General Assembly Q&A

[Wallenburg]

If I took a resolution from the UN such as this one and edited it (irl resolutions are very long and link to non-Nationstates things), would it be allowed? It shouldn't be plagiarism if you aren't getting anything out of it and it has no effect on anything. No one would know unless they keep track of UN Resolutions.

Yes, that is plagiarism. It doesn't matter that you aren't making money from it, nor that most people wouldn't recognize it as plagiarism.

[Araraukar]

If I took a resolution from the UN such as this one and edited it (irl resolutions are very long and link to non-Nationstates things), would it be allowed? It shouldn't be plagiarism if you aren't getting anything out of it and it has no effect on anything. No one would know unless they keep track of UN Resolutions.

Yes, that is plagiarism. It doesn't matter that you aren't making money from it, nor that most people wouldn't recognize it as plagiarism.

Also quite a few people here are quite capable of checking a suspiciously well-written newbie's proposal topic in UN resolutions and RL laws, to find if it is plagiarized from somewhere. It's a bad idea of an approach to begin with.

[Bears Armed]

If I took a resolution from the UN such as this one and edited it (irl resolutions are very long and link to non-Nationstates things), would it be allowed? It shouldn't be plagiarism if you aren't getting anything out of it and it has no effect on anything. No one would know unless they keep track of UN Resolutions.

Under the WA rules it would be Plagiarism, and that can get your nation kicked out of the WA for a year. If it looks too obviously a RL document of some kind then we can search the net using phrases from it and see what comes up, which has caught some plagiarists in the past...
... and now you've warned urrs to keep an eye on you, too.

Anyway, the chances are that UN legislation either wouldn't work in the NS context or already has a WA equivalent. Have you looked through the searchable thread on passed resolutions that is also stickied near the top of this forum?

[Greater Cesnica]

No one would know unless they keep track of UN Resolutions.

And yet you just told everyone here of your intentions. Well played.

[Separatist Peoples]

If I took a resolution from the UN such as this one and edited it (irl resolutions are very long and link to non-Nationstates things), would it be allowed? It shouldn't be plagiarism if you aren't getting anything out of it and it has no effect on anything. No one would know unless they keep track of UN Resolutions.

GenSec has tools to detect plagiarism. Do not try it.

[Untecna]

I should probably ask before doing this: would it be a good idea to make a proposal banning alcohol?

[Bears Armed]

I should probably ask before doing this: would it be a good idea to make a proposal banning alcohol?

No.

[Naya Insaafistan]

I should probably ask before doing this: would it be a good idea to make a proposal banning alcohol?

i'm all for prohibition, but having a WA resolution enact the policy in all member states would be a gross violation of sovereignty. each nation needs to be allowed to decide for themselves what policies they wish to enact and not have them foisted upon them by external forces.

[Honeydewistania]

I should probably ask before doing this: would it be a good idea to make a proposal banning alcohol?

We don’t even ban hard drugs like meth and heroin, so no

[Daarwyrth]

I should probably ask before doing this: would it be a good idea to make a proposal banning alcohol?

A ban wouldn't be a good idea, I think (even though I'd fully support it). However, there are other angles to approach the topics from. Not a ban, but other legislative acts like regulating stuff or trying to create more awareness for the dangers of alcohol etc.

[Bears Armed]

I should probably ask before doing this: would it be a good idea to make a proposal banning alcohol?

A ban wouldn't be a good idea, I think (even though I'd fully support it). However, there are other angles to approach the topics from. Not a ban, but other legislative acts like regulating stuff or trying to create more awareness for the dangers of alcohol etc.

Bear in mind that you can't try to set any single WA-wide ("One-size-fits-none") age limits, due to GA Res. #299, clause 4.

[Untecna]

I should probably ask before doing this: would it be a good idea to make a proposal banning alcohol?

A ban wouldn't be a good idea, I think (even though I'd fully support it). However, there are other angles to approach the topics from. Not a ban, but other legislative acts like regulating stuff or trying to create more awareness for the dangers of alcohol etc.

Okay, makes sense.

A ban wouldn't be a good idea, I think (even though I'd fully support it). However, there are other angles to approach the topics from. Not a ban, but other legislative acts like regulating stuff or trying to create more awareness for the dangers of alcohol etc.

Bear in mind that you can't try to set any single WA-wide ("One-size-fits-none") age limits, due to GA Res. #299, clause 4.

Noted. Are there any other clauses in previous legislation I should be aware of?

[The North Polish Union]

Has GA 46 "Right of Emigration" ever been replaced? If so, was it with one or multiple resolutions?

[Tinhampton]

Has GA 46 "Right of Emigration" ever been replaced? If so, was it with one or multiple resolutions?

Yes, by GA#279 (an identically-named resolution by another author).

[Team Lennox]

An animal protection act?

[Sierra Lyricalia]

An animal protection act?

Not as an omnibus law. You will probably need to focus in on one more specific aspect of animal welfare rather than trying to do a giant catch-all.

[Team Lennox]

An animal protection act?

Not as an omnibus law. You will probably need to focus in on one more specific aspect of animal welfare rather than trying to do a giant catch-all.

Ok

[Dar Al-Badw]

Do the WA laws governing airstrikes in particular or, acts of war in general, classify police officers of enemy nations as combatants or non-combatants?

[Wallenburg]

Do the WA laws governing airstrikes in particular or, acts of war in general, classify police officers of enemy nations as combatants or non-combatants?

That would depend on what they are doing.

[Dar Al-Badw]

Do the WA laws governing airstrikes in particular or, acts of war in general, classify police officers of enemy nations as combatants or non-combatants?

That would depend on what they are doing.

If the war aims at regime change and they’re enforcing the regime.

[Separatist Peoples]

That would depend on what they are doing.

If the war aims at regime change and they’re enforcing the regime.

Extant law addresses the status of noncombatants. You are asking a question without a clear legal answer because it is heavily based in immediate factual issues at the time of the strike.

[Wallenburg]

That would depend on what they are doing.

If the war aims at regime change and they’re enforcing the regime.

If that's all they're doing, then they are noncombatants. Being a loyalist doesn't make you a legal military target.

[Dar Al-Badw]

If the war aims at regime change and they’re enforcing the regime.

If that's all they're doing, then they are noncombatants. Being a loyalist doesn't make you a legal military target.

I mean in terms of quelling dissent and/or insurrection.

[Separatist Peoples]

If that's all they're doing, then they are noncombatants. Being a loyalist doesn't make you a legal military target.

I mean in terms of quelling dissent and/or insurrection.

Again, extremely fact specific. Dissent is not itself a combative act. It can be. But isn't always. I suggest you look at extant WA law addressing warfare and work it out yourself.

[The North Polish Union]

Has the GA set an age of consent for invasive medical procedures, above which parents cannot consent on behalf of their children?