Representative Madelyne Zylkoven: My predecessor, Dame Maria vyn Nysen, and her delegation had at one point proposed this idea, yet, unfortunately it was withdrawn shortly before it reached the floor of the General Assembly. As my delegation still sees merit in the ideas expressed in Dame vyn Nysen's draft, we would like to revisit this idea and gather new commentary and feedback on the proposition."
CURRENT DRAFT:
Believing it is in the interest of any being or entity to know itself and to reflect upon its nature critically, and thus desiring to give the students of member nations both present and future the ability to understand the World Assembly academically, and be aware of its influence and role in the international community as attendees of national or international law schools; and
Recognising the work of previously passed legislation that ensures the inhabitants of member nations receive the opportunity to learn more about those resolutions that impact them, yet confident that there remains ample room to further the consolidation of knowledge about the World Assembly and how it operates;
The World Assembly hereby:
- Instructs member states, and/or any of their departments or educational boards, to establish, devise and implement the academic course World Assembly Jurisprudence Studies (from here on WAJS) into the curricula of facilities and institutions that qualify as tertiary education, and where the study of law and jurisprudence is at the core of the educational programming, that shall aim to impart knowledge and understanding to course attendants on the World Assembly, its functioning, and its nature;
- Clarifies that nothing in Clause 1 prevents member nations, and/or any of their departments or educational boards, from adopting a different nomenclature for the academic course named WAJS within the articles of this resolution;
- Provides the following components as possible guidelines on what the WAJS courses could entail:
- The general history of the World Assembly, from its founding to its role in the international community in the present;
- The manner in which the World Assembly and its committees function;
- An understanding of World Assembly law, how it is written, how it functions and what its impact is on member nations;
- The process of debating and voting in the World Assembly, which can include simulated debates and votes, for example;
- Further instructs member states to develop, implement and administer internship programmes at their World Assembly-related national government bodies for students who follow an educational trajectory as specified by Clause 1, to allow them to gain practical experience that may help them to satisfactorily complete their education, yet requires:
- that these shall be paid internship positions, or that these interns will have their expenses compensated in the form of a stipend at least; and
- that the candidates for these internship positions shall be selected by fair yet demanding academic competition that the member nations are free to give shape to;
- Strongly urges member nations to prioritise students with degrees in the WAJS educational trajectories when hiring new staff members for World Assembly-related government organisations and institutions.