Here is a draft for a proposal to be submitted. Please post any suggestions that you feel could be improved. All help is appreciated.
(BTW this is my first proposal, so forgive any mistakes and/or omissions)
[UPDATE: THIS WILL NO LONGER BE SUBMITTED UNDER THIS NATIONS NAME. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE SUBMITTED UNDER Hindopia's NAME ONCE I GET THE REQUIRED 2 ENDORSEMENTS. This is due to me creating another nation which I will be making my WA nation. Please forgive any inconvenience.
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INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION ACT
Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed By: Greater Sanctum
The World Assembly,
RECOGNISING every childs right to be given adequate care, including the provision of adequate nourishment, clothing, shelter and the protection from all forms of abuse, and to be provided with adequate education and medical care when needed.
UNDERSTANDING that international adoption may be a child’s only chance at achieving the rights stated above.
REALISING that some individuals and/or parties may take advantage of desperate situations by requiring payment to ensure that a child be either put up for adoption or for the child to be adopted by prospective adoptive parents.
CONVINCED that to ensure international adoptions are made with regard to the rights and interests of the child, which are paramount to those of any other party involved in the process, and that no illegal dealings are made during the adoption every Member State must create an accredited Authority to handle the international adoption process in their nation.
ACKNOWLEDGING that in the interests of cultural preservation the child has a right to knowledge of his or her country of origin and the cultures contained therein.
DECLARING that a child adopted as the result of an international adoption has, when reaching an age of mature understanding, the right to return to his or her country of origin if he or she so wishes.
DEFINING:
- MEMBER STATE: any nation which is a member of the World Assembly.
- INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION: the process in which a child from one Member State is adopted by parents from another Member State.
- ACCREDITED AUTHORITY: a central agency created by a Member State that handles all of that nations international adoptions and ensures that the adoptions adhere to the terms of the resolution.
DECLARING the terms of the resolution to be:
(1) Member States shall ensure that no party involved in an international adoption has been coerced into participating in the process.
(2) Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that no adoption is the result of the abduction, sale or traffic of a child.
(3) Member States shall ensure that the child has a legitimate need to be adopted and that international adoption is the best option.
(4) Member States shall ensure that no party involved in the adoption has received financial or compensatory incentive to pursue the adoption.
(5) Member States shall ensure that all responsible parties involved are mentally competent to proceed with the adoption.
(6) Member States shall ensure that all parties involved in the adoption understand (with the exception of infants and small children not yet at an age of understanding) what the process will entail, and that all parties involved expressly give their consent to the adoption in writing. When the adoption concerns an infant or small child not yet at an age of understanding, only the express written consent of the child's parent(s) or legal guardian(s) is needed to begin the proceedings.
(7) Member States shall create an accredited Authority which shall oversee all adoptions taking place in their own nation and adhere to the terms of this resolution.
(8)If a Member State is concerned that another Member State may be in violation of this resolution, an investigation must be launched. If any violation is found, all Member States shall immediately cease all adoptions with the Member State in violation until the violation is found to be rectified by an independent investigation.
