Surrender & Prisoner Act
The World Assembly,
Noting the lack of more thorough, polished laws about humanitarian laws and their specific focuses,
Believing the idea of leaving combatants unprotected due to possible loopholes and less attention is cruel and regretful,
Seeking the amendment of the laws protecting prisoners of war and surrenderors in combat, giving an option for mercy in a scorched landscape,
Defines as follows:
1. A prisoner of war (PoW) is a captive under the protection of a belligerent nation or other organization of recognition for being a part of the warfare, due to either voluntary surrender or capture while being unable to agree to captivity. They are considered non-combatants, and are protected from classification as a military asset or target.
a. They may be used as a bargaining asset. In which case, they shall be, if the exchange is confirmed, be returned to friendly soil, seacraft, or any other land belonging to their or an ally’s territory, suitable for the person’s physical conditions, species, and needs for life. For which it would be classified as illegal includes, but is not limited to leaving a being requiring solid ground and oxygen in an area with a lack of even one of the needs.
2. A surrenderor is a person who is showing an internationally recognized sign of parley or surrender, or verbal acknowledgement at a reasonable distance, for the purpose of, including but not limited to, reducing casualties in their organization, surrendering on their behalf, for themselves, escape from certain cruel conditions, and imminent danger. They are unarmed and are considered non-combatants. Certain conditions may apply.
a. In the case of the opposing side being unable to understand or see the surrender due to conditions out of their control, the surrenderor cannot be legally protected. If they are killed attempting to surrender with the opposers having no possibility to see, it is not illegal.
b. A surrenderor may not try to evade capture. The moment they plead for surrender, they don’t hold allegiance to any military and are no longer in combat.
i. This is nullified only in the case of where going through with surrender poses an immediate risk to the surrenderor, receiver, or both, including but not limited to newly discovered landmines, crossfire, or one who is not following the protective laws and is attempting to neutralize the surrenderor, receiver, or both.
c. A surrenderor who attempts to attack at any point is a war criminal, and no longer protected.
Hereby establishes as follows:
1. A new international sign of parley and surrender is established, with member nations being required to agree to the recognition of its existence and required to educate soldiers on applicable conditions for it.
2. Militaries of member nations will be required to accept all surrenderors and cease fire at the sight of the sign.
3. PoW camps will be highly regulated in member nations, with all nations in active combat concerning the physical action of persons within combat zones, being required to have at least one PoW camp with the capacity of at least one hundred prisoners. These must include:
a. Adequate nutrition.
b. Not physically detrimental tasks.
c. Freedom to participate in jobs with choice not to, with compensation of at least a fair
corresponding pay per day.
d. No physical or mental torture.
e. Medical care.
f. No punishment of prisoners without prior permission from an international tribunal.
i. Violation or lack of providing for any of the above will result in disqualification of the PoW camp and will result in all PoWs either moved to another camp or be returned to their own territory.
ii. If the above is violated and not followed with cooperation of the transfer of PoWs, the leadership and others who authorized the action will be held on trial by an international tribunal.
