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Midlona Refuses to Enforce Certain World Assembly Resolutions
The Federal Republic of MidlonaMinistry of Law
Office of Foreign Law & Affairs
About This Document
This document details which World Assembly Resolutions, provisions, or language that Midlona has nullified. Nullification requires a simple majority in both chambers of the National Assembly and the President's approval. A Presidential veto is not able to be overriden by the Assembly.
Nullification is an extreme and rare measure taken to preserve essential elements of national sovereignty or to avoid disatrious and intolerable policies.
Gay Panic Defense Ban (GAR #542)
The Congress of Representatives voted to nullify certain provisions of GAR 542 by a margin of 375-126. The Provincial Congress voted for nullification by a margin of 39-9. President Hayes signed the "Gay Panic Defense Selective Nullification Act" into law on March 30, 2021.
To learn more about Midlona's position on this topic, click here to see the Midlonan Ambassador's statement on his support to repeal GAR 542.
Paragraph 1 has been nullified to read:
- "Commending previous efforts passed in these hallowed halls which advanced the civil rights of those who do not identify as heterosexual or cisgender,"
Paragraph 3 has been nullified to read:
- "Noting one of the most egregious offenses against these rights which is still in existence: the Gay Panic Defense, often used by aggressors of assault and murder to justify their actions due to their perception of one's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, an argument which would have the finder of fact in the relevant courtroom believe that one's sex, sexual orientation or gender identity makes it acceptable to commit a violent crime against them,"
Paragraph 4 has been nullified to read:
- Realizing that this justification rarely if ever is actually accurate to the circumstances of an assault or murder, and that when it is, the argument is rooted in bigotry, homophobia and transphobia which should not be logic accepted or utilized by a jury or judge in any court of law,
Paragraph 6 has been nullified to read:
- "The perception, whether true or not, of a person's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity may not be used as a defence to a criminal offence, excuse or justification of criminal conduct, or evidence for mitigating a criminal offence's severity in sentencing"
Paragraph 7 has been nullified to read:
- The use of force against another individual is not justified by the mere discovery, knowledge, or disclosure of that individual's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.