Ideas for General Assembly Proposals

[Drew Durrnil]

Is there any resolutions that ban certain types of weapons in warfare?

[Bears Armed]

Is there any resolutions that ban certain types of weapons in warfare?

Biochemical weapons are banned, radiological weapons are banned, chemical weapons are restricted; owning nuclear weapons is a guaranteed right for member nations, but their use might be restricted; not sure about landmines at present, but they have been in the past.
Also, there's a ban on starting "insufficiently controlled" fires in wilderness or semi-wilderness areas that effectively restricts the use of incendiaries.
Beyond that, I'm not sure. Look in the stickied thread on Passed Resolutions near the top of this forum.

[Great Algerstonia]

Is there any resolution related to universal language/communications?

[Araraukar]

Is there any resolution related to universal language/communications?

The passed resolutions thread is pinned near the top of this forum, search it. But think this: if you in Real Life cannot bother to learn Chinese, Hindi and Spanish, then you can assume WA citizens to be just as reluctant to learn whatever language you think they should learn. And you can't mandate a language as that would run afoul of game mechanics. The universal language has been tried and failed before. There is a resolution requiring the resolutions to be translated to the WA nations' languages upon passing. There is at least one resolution about communication. Myriad resolutions that require communication between member nations.

tl;dr: No, because it's useless/yes, find and read them.

[Texkentuck]

What incentive should businesses get for hiring immigrants?! The proposals that have been passed may have a negative affect for buisnesses not to hire immigrants in such nations....

Would write one myself but Texkentuck isn't in the WA....Too many proposals for the free and crazy of the Texkentuck Republic...... One day may join but for now Texkentuck is a growing powerhouse.....

President Bram W. Schirkophf

[Potted Plants United]

What incentive should businesses get for hiring immigrants?! The proposals that have been passed may have a negative affect for buisnesses not to hire immigrants in such nations....

Would write one myself but Texkentuck isn't in the WA....Too many proposals for the free and crazy of the Texkentuck Republic...... One day may join but for now Texkentuck is a growing powerhouse.....

President Bram W. Schirkophf

This is an out of character thread. Not sure what you're commenting on specifically, but you can definitely write a draft even without being in the WA, this forum isn't only for members. You just can't submit it on your own.

[Bears Armed Mission]

I've just updated & expanded my Factbook on writing GA Resolutions: After over 6 1/2 years it needed updating.
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=bea ... /id=346618

[Cappedore]

Are there any proposals considering the rights of all individuals involved in divorce cases?

...Or, at least, the rights of children in divorce cases?

[Tinhampton]

Are there any proposals considering the rights of all individuals involved in divorce cases?

...Or, at least, the rights of children in divorce cases?

GA#39 "The Right to a Lawful Divorce" demands that should divorcees "have children, appropriate legal systems of member states shall resolve issues of custody of and support for said children with an overriding priority of the best interests of each and every child."

[Cappedore]

Thanks. What about a proposal regarding coastline safety?

[WayNeacTia]

Thanks. What about a proposal regarding coastline safety?

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[Cappedore]

Thanks. What about a proposal regarding coastline safety?

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I see that one doesn't exist, I'm confused as to why one doesn't exist yet so I will actually write one and put it down as a draft.

[Potted Plants United]

What search words did you use on the passed resolutions thread? Because the search function thinks that "coast" and "coasts" are two entirely unrelated words. Off the top of my head I can think of at least one that probably passed and which has stuff about preventing coastline erosion, and the one about swamp protection does include mangroves and possibly also mangroves is the one about forest management.

So depending on what you mean with "coastline safety" - whose safety? Only sea coasts or lakes too? - there may or may not be existing resolutions on the matter.

[Cappedore]

What search words did you use on the passed resolutions thread? Because the search function thinks that "coast" and "coasts" are two entirely unrelated words. Off the top of my head I can think of at least one that probably passed and which has stuff about preventing coastline erosion, and the one about swamp protection does include mangroves and possibly also mangroves is the one about forest management.

So depending on what you mean with "coastline safety" - whose safety? Only sea coasts or lakes too? - there may or may not be existing resolutions on the matter.

I used 'coast', 'coasts', 'coastline', and 'coastlines' which returned no results.

[WayNeacTia]

So depending on what you mean with "coastline safety" - whose safety? Only sea coasts or lakes too? - there may or may not be existing resolutions on the matter.

Nothing on coastline safety, which is amazing in itself.

[Tinhampton]

BBC News have recently published an article about Kate and Gemma Fox, a same-sex couple in Devon who were unable to register the birth of their son because the relevant forms only provided space for a mother and a father.

Requiring birth certificate forms to be designed in a way that allows all parents, regardless of number(?) or sexual orientation, to be recognised on them could be a good subject for international law - perhaps in combination with general right-to-an-identity legislation or a requirement that all births actually be registered - although no way am I going to be the one tackling this (maybe unless it's been a couple of years and there's been no progress on this front )

[Araraukar]

Requiring birth certificate forms to be designed in a way that allows all parents, regardless of number(?) or sexual orientation, to be recognised on them could be a good subject for international law

Not really. That is very easily solved by national legislation instead. And birth certificates are meant to list the father anyway (unless we're talking about combining two egg cells into an embryo but given you linked to a RL thing, that's not the case), regardless of who are the baby's parents or legal guardians.

[Socialist Amogus]

[proposal=]
Noting that many nations lack alternate exits or any other form of alternate escape route,
Noting that alternate exits and escape routes drastically improve the chance of survival in an emergency inside of a building,
Hereby mandates that all buildings have at least one alternate exit leading outside of the building, in addition to the main exit leading out of the building.
An alternate or emergency exit, which for, at least this act, are words that are interchangeable, and describe the same thing, are defined as:

1. An exit that differs from a main exit, an exit only used in cases of emergencies.
a. The exit must be at least 30 feet by 30 feet wide.
b. If the exit utilizes stairs or some other form of ascending or descending mode of travel (barring elevators suspended by wires), there must be rails and they must be at least 1 cm thick and be able to withstand the weight of at least 200 people pushing down on them.
c. The exit must be able to be opened by a 10 year old child, and must always be kept open, no matter the circumstances.
d. The exit must be maintained at least once a month and must have no damage, internally and externally.
i. This act clarifies that negligible damage, such as scratches or superficial damage will not conflict with subsection d.
e. There must be at least one emergency exit per level of a building.
i. For the purposes of this act, the ground floor is also counted as a level of a building.

2. This act will apply to all buildings, regardless of the function of the building.
[/proposal]
How do I need to improve this? Any tips?

[Outer Sparta]

[proposal=]
Noting that many nations lack alternate exits or any other form of alternate escape route,
Noting that alternate exits and escape routes drastically improve the chance of survival in an emergency inside of a building,
Hereby mandates that all buildings have at least one alternate exit leading outside of the building, in addition to the main exit leading out of the building.
An alternate or emergency exit, which for, at least this act, are words that are interchangeable, and describe the same thing, are defined as:

1. An exit that differs from a main exit, an exit only used in cases of emergencies.
a. The exit must be at least 30 feet by 30 feet wide.
b. If the exit utilizes stairs or some other form of ascending or descending mode of travel (barring elevators suspended by wires), there must be rails and they must be at least 1 cm thick and be able to withstand the weight of at least 200 people pushing down on them.
c. The exit must be able to be opened by a 10 year old child, and must always be kept open, no matter the circumstances.
d. The exit must be maintained at least once a month and must have no damage, internally and externally.
i. This act clarifies that negligible damage, such as scratches or superficial damage will not conflict with subsection d.
e. There must be at least one emergency exit per level of a building.
i. For the purposes of this act, the ground floor is also counted as a level of a building.

2. This act will apply to all buildings, regardless of the function of the building.
[/proposal]
How do I need to improve this? Any tips?

Make your own draft in another thread, please. This one is specifically for ideas, not whole drafts.

[Cappedore]

Has there yet been a bill outlining bathing beach safety / enforcing tide timetables / just overall safety on the beach and when swimming in the sea?

[Untecna]

Has there yet been a bill outlining bathing beach safety / enforcing tide timetables / just overall safety on the beach and when swimming in the sea?

That would be better solved with national legislation.

[Jedinsto]

Has there yet been a bill outlining bathing beach safety / enforcing tide timetables / just overall safety on the beach and when swimming in the sea?

That would be better solved with national legislation.

Or better yet local legislation.

[Texkentuck]

Thank you for your insite going to go post my oppinion in the proper thread. Can't delete until you delete your reply thx.....

[Tsaivao]

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This is an OOC thread, you don't need to post in-character.

Furthermore, as explained to you before, the World Assembly does not have to cater to any nation's constitution. By joining the WA, you automatically assume that the WA has precedence over any national-level legislation, including constitutions. Nobody is stopping you from believing in the things you believe in, you just have to be willing to give your people the freedom of choice to have an abortion without being prevented by their government. You would have to make a much stronger case that isn't "In my nation, we don't have abortions."

Furthermore, you cannot submit a proposal without at least two world assembly endorsements (something I had to find out myself the hard way), so you would have to both join the WA and get two people to back you up in order to at least attempt what you want to do. If you can do that, power to you, but I don't think it's going to pass through this assembly with this kind of argument

[Athenadom]

Athenadom Ambassador to the World Assembly

Hello my fellow members of the world assembly. My name is Leila Mahabadi and I am the ambassador from Athenadom. I have reason to worry about an uprise of slavery in our world regardless of race, gender, sexuality, or ethnicity. I believe that our current laws on the books are too lenient towards countries that want to participate in this abhorrent practice which ruins the lives of thousands. I propose that we update the current laws on slavery and we expand those laws to include prisoners of war, child trafficking, and other forms of slavery. My nation has just drafted a declaration against the Pro-Slavery alliance and I believe that the World Assembly should do the same. Only through unity can we ensure equal rights for all people.
Leila Mahabadi, Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Athenadom