Convention on Settlement Construction
Category:Global Disarmament | Strength:Mild | Proposed by Heliseum
The General Assembly,
Understanding the drive for nations to expand their territories, on land or by sea,
Concerned that nations may create settlements in foreign territories as a way to legitimize claims to that territory,
Reminded that the expansion of one nation is almost always accompanied by the decline of another,
Asserting that these practices sow instability and disrupts the fabric of international law,
Hereby:
Article 1 - Artificial Islands
- Defines an artificial island as any landmass off of a nation's coast that has been constructed by people rather than formed by natural means.
- Prohibits member nations from building artificial islands outside of their Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
- Clarifies that artificial islands constructed following the passage of this resolution do not count towards their nation’s coastline, and thus do not extend the nation’s territorial waters or EEZ.
Article 2 - Strategic Emigration Practices
- Defines a strategic emigration practice as any attempt made by a member nation or its political subsidiaries to incentivize, financially or otherwise, the emigration of its citizens into a specific foreign territory.
- Prohibits member nations from employing strategic emigration practices without the consent of the government of the territory in question.
Co-author: United Massachusetts