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GA Recommendation Archive: Vote FOR 'Epidemic Investigation Act' | OWL

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Background Information

Proposal title: 'Epidemic Investigation Act'
Author: Imperium Anglorum
Purpose: To require nations to report newly-discovered pathogens suspected of person-to-person transmission to the World Health Authority, which then may send inspectors to freely investigate in member states about reported pathogens without fear of retaliation.

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The Office's Analysis

"Epidemic Investigation Act" is an in-depth piece of legislation with sensible requirements to ensure national governments are properly responding to pandemics. It builds off of previous legislation to better hold nations accountable for protecting their citizens during contagious outbreaks. While there are some concerns about sovereignty in regards to inspections and overreach to non-member states via sanctions, the legislation is fair and reasonable in basing them off of reports of pathogen outbreaks. Therefore, the Office of WA Legislation recommends a vote FOR "Epidemic Investigation Act".

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From TSP Citizens

Arvan irawer is a legislator of the South Pacific.

Arvan irawer wrote:This proposal will protect the world from epidemics and increase transparency in the international community regardless of perceived side effects.

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Barfleur is a citizen of The East Pacific. On the General Assembly subforum, they wrote:

Barfleur wrote:We support this proposal for multiple reasons. First, the more knowledge the international community has about an emerging pathogen, the better it and individual nations can prepare and respond. Second, tracing the manner in which such a pathogen spreads would help researchers predict where it may travel to, or where it may have already reached. And third, it encourages transparency and lifts the veil on the activities of those nations which generally keep these things hidden from the rest of the world, to the immeasurable detriment to the people affected.

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From TSP Citizens

Lucabaduka is the Minister of Engagement of the South Pacific and a member of OWL staff.

Lucabaduka wrote:Clause 3 while not illegal for making requirements of non-member nations, it does "declare appropriate sanctions to be enforced by member nations against the nation". This is an extraordinary overreach because it targets non-World Assembly nations and penalises them for not following policy that they never agreed to, had a vote in, from an organisation they are not even a part of. It's certainly a new brand of attack on national sovereignty.

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Tinhampton is the Founder and WA Delegate of Sophia. On the General Assembly subforum, they wrote:

Tinhampton wrote:Unequivocally opposed until and unless the requirement that non-members be sanctioned for failure to comply with legislation that they are not generally bound by is removed (or at best changed to become a permission).



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