Esquarian Community (OOC)

[Michillies]

Less than 24 hours left for Codifin, Dolfradia, Lanos and Lydland! Voting on the three new applications will last until 22:00 EST on 31 December 2015 (03:00 UTC 1 Jan)…

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The current vote count
Codifin (closes 25 Dec)
Aye (7): An Déise, Arkiasis, Atlantica, Britanno, Francilie, Masseau, Vyvland
No (2): Ainin, Crolacia
Abstentions (2): Lyonsland, United Republics
Not voting (4): Geadland, Montecara, Nordlund, Sandhelm

Dolfradia (closes 25 Dec)
Aye (3): Atlantica, Britanno, Vyvland
Conditional Aye (2): Francilie, Masseau (upon abolition of the death penalty)
No (3): Ainin, Arkiasis, Crolacia
Abstentions (2): Lyonsland, United Republics
Not voting (5): An Déise, Geadland, Montecara, Nordlund, Sandhelm

Lanos (closes 25 Dec)
Aye (6): Ainin, Atlantica, Britanno, Francilie, Lyonsland, United Republics
Conditional Aye (3): Arkiasis, Masseau, Vyvland (all upon abolition of the death penalty)
No (0)
Not voting (6): An Déise, Crolacia, Geadland, Montecara, Nordlund, Sandhelm

Lydland (closes 25 Dec)
Aye (5): Ainin, Atlantica, Britanno, Crolacia, Vyvland
Conditional Aye (3): Francilie, Lyonsland, Masseau (all upon abolition of the death penalty)
No (1): Arkiasis
Abstentions (1): United Republics
Not voting (6): An Déise, Arkiasis, Geadland, Montecara, Nordlund, Sandhelm

Freyhill (closes 31 Dec)
Aye (3): Ainin, Atlantica, Vyvland
No (0)
Not voting (12): An Déise, Arkiasis, Britanno, Crolacia, Francilie, Geadland, Lyonsland, Masseau, Montecara, Nordlund, United Republics, Sandhelm

Montezelo (closes 31 Dec)
Aye (2): Atlantica, Vyvland
No (0)
Not voting (13): Ainin, An Déise, Arkiasis, Britanno, Crolacia, Francilie, Geadland, Lyonsland, Masseau, Montecara, Nordlund, United Republics, Sandhelm, Vyvland

Walminghaven (closes 31 Dec)
Aye (2): Atlantica, Vyvland
No (0)
Not voting (13): Ainin, An Déise, Arkiasis, Britanno, Crolacia, Francilie, Geadland, Lyonsland, Masseau, Montecara, Nordlund, United Republics, Sandhelm, Vyvland

[Sandhelm]

AYE to Lanos, Dolfradia, Freyhill and Walminghaven.

[Ainin]

Aye to Walminghaven.
Present, not voting on Montezelo.

[Crolacia]

Voting no on all new entries, including Lanos.

[Welskerland]

Application
Nation name: Welskerland
RP population: 11,000,000
Head of state: King Godfrey III
Head of government: Minister President Anston Kolton
When do you want your nation to have ICly joined: (from its founding in 1990 until the present) 2010

Ruling party/coalition: Christian Democratic Party
How popular is your current leader and their party/coalition: Pretty popular
Describe how your government works: The Parliament is the governing body that is both legislative and executive. It is bicameral, with the Council of State led by the Minister President (PM), and the monarch. The lower house is called the House of Representatives and is legislative. The House is to serve as the voice of the people. The judicial branch is led by the Royal Court, and the head of it is the chancellor.
Economic system: Mixed Market Capitalism
Current military alliances: International Anti -Terror Alliance, Anti Ponyists (Welskerland will withdraw from it if that is unacceptable.)
Nations in the region you have good relations with: Welskerland is fairly isolationist, so it is indifferent to pretty much every other nation, but it will end its isolation soon and hopes to establish positive relations with other nations.
Nations in the region you have strained relations with: Sea above
Does your nation have...
Freedom of speech Yes
Freedom of conscience Yes
Freedom of assembly Yes
Freedom of religion Yes
Freedom of movement Yes
The right to a fair trial Yes
Universal adult suffrage Yes
Racial discrimination No
Religious discrimination No
Gender discrimination No
LGBT discrimination Gays cannot marry, other than that, no
Laws to prevent racial/religious/gender/LGBT discrimination Yes
The death penalty (in use? on the statute books?) The death penalty is used, but reserved only for heinous crimes like terrorism, treason, and homicide. Also, executions must be done humanely.
Torture No
Slavery Slavery is only legal as a form of punishment (penal slavery) or as voluntary slavery (there are laws that prohibit the master from mistreating his slave and slavery is usually temporary)
Retroactive laws (i.e. punishing someone for doing an action in the past when it was legal at the time) No

Link to factbook or wiki article: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=wels ... l=factbook
Your main RPing nation within Esquarium: If this nation is not your main RPing nation within Esquarium, you can still join but will only be entitled to 5 seats in the Esquarian Parliament. Welskerland is going to be my main RPingn nation.

[United Provinces of Atlantica]

Welskerland isn't in Esquarium. You'll need to move your nation to Esquarium first before you can apply to join the EC.

[Dolfradia]

I changed that death penalty thing to a ''no'', just to remind you. I also removed or changed a few things around in my application.

[Welskerland]

Welskerland isn't in Esquarium. You'll need to move your nation to Esquarium first before you can apply to join the EC.

K. I will move there as soon as I can.

[Michillies]

Voting is closed on the applications Codifin, Dolfradia, Lanos and Lydland. Voting on the other three applications will last until 22:00 EST on 31 December 2015 (03:00 UTC 1 Jan)…

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The current vote count
Codifin — ADMITTED
Aye (7): An Déise, Arkiasis, Atlantica, Britanno, Francilie, Masseau, Vyvland
No (2): Ainin, Crolacia
Abstentions (2): Lyonsland, United Republics
Not voting (4): Geadland, Montecara, Nordlund, Sandhelm

Dolfradia — ADMITTED
Aye (3): Atlantica, Britanno, Vyvland
Conditional Aye (2): Francilie, Masseau (upon abolition of the death penalty; condition judged to be met)
No (3): Ainin, Arkiasis, Crolacia
Abstentions (2): Lyonsland, United Republics
Not voting (5): An Déise, Geadland, Montecara, Nordlund, Sandhelm

Lanos — ADMITTED
Aye (6): Ainin, Atlantica, Britanno, Francilie, Lyonsland, United Republics
Conditional Aye (3): Arkiasis, Masseau, Vyvland (all upon abolition of the death penalty)
No (1): Crolacia
Not voting (6): An Déise, Geadland, Montecara, Nordlund, Sandhelm

Lydland — ADMITTED
Aye (5): Ainin, Atlantica, Britanno, Crolacia, Vyvland
Conditional Aye (3): Francilie, Lyonsland, Masseau (all upon abolition of the death penalty)
No (1): Arkiasis
Abstentions (1): United Republics
Not voting (6): An Déise, Arkiasis, Geadland, Montecara, Nordlund, Sandhelm

Freyhill (closes 31 Dec)
Aye (3): Ainin, Atlantica, Vyvland
No (1): Crolacia
Not voting (15): An Déise, Arkiasis, Britanno, Cofidin, Dolfradia, Francilie, Geadland, Lanos, Lydland, Lyonsland, Masseau, Montecara, Nordlund, United Republics, Sandhelm

Montezelo (closes 31 Dec)
Aye (2): Atlantica, Vyvland
No (1): Crolacia
Abstentions (2): Ainin
Not voting (15): An Déise, Arkiasis, Britanno, Cofidin, Dolfradia, Francilie, Geadland, Lanos, Lydland, Lyonsland, Masseau, Montecara, Nordlund, United Republics, Sandhelm

Walminghaven (closes 31 Dec)
Aye (3): Ainin, Atlantica, Vyvland
No (1): Crolacia
Not voting (15): An Déise, Arkiasis, Britanno, Cofidin, Dolfradia, Francilie, Geadland, Lanos, Lydland, Lyonsland, Masseau, Montecara, Nordlund, United Republics, Sandhelm

[The Republic of Lanos]

Freyhill, Aye.

Montezelo, could you explain your capital punishment situation?

Walminghaven, elective monarchy?

[Ainin]

OFFICE OF THE CITIZEN-PROCURATOR OF THE AININIAN REPUBLIC
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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IN THE ESQUARIAN COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE ESQUARIAN COMMUNITY
IN CHRISTIANA DI CAMPOSTELLA, UNITED REPUBLICS
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUCTION

The Republic of Ainin,
Plaintiffs

The Esquarian Football Association,
Associate Plaintiffs

The Republic of Lanos,
Defendants

versus

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Pursuant to the appropriate rules and procedures of the Esquarian Court of Justice and the judicial codes of the Esquarian Community law, the Citizen-Procurator of the Aininian Republic in his capacity as legal representative extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Plaintiffs Republic of Ainin, files the following motion for a preliminary injunction against Defendants Republic of Lanos:

• Suspend the indictment of Misters Wen Xi and Jackson Xi by the Republic of Lanos District Court for the State of Keinsteinem pending a judicial review of the legality of the actions by the Esquarian Court of Justice or the Esquarian Court of Human Rights (as appropriate);
  
• Issue an indefinite stay of proceedings in the Republic of Lanos District Court for the State of Keinsteinem and any courts of assize or cassation in the Lanosian judiciary in regards to the prosecution of Misters Wen Xi and Jackson Xi;
  
• Order Defendants Republic of Lanos to acknowledge the diplomatic immunity of senior agents and officials of the associate plaintiffs Esquarian Football Association pending the outcome of judicial review by the Esquarian Court of Justice or the Esquarian Court of Human Rights (as appropriate);
  
• Grant leave for plaintiffs Republic of Ainin and associate plaintiffs Esquarian Football Association to file for judicial review at the Esquarian Court of Justice or the Esquarian Court of Human Rights (as appropriate).

The grounds for this motion are as follows:

1. Plaintiffs Republic of Ainin believe that there is a strong case for judicial review due to the officials indicted possessing diplomatic immunity as part of their official duties as agents of the Esquarian Football Association, making their prosecution and extradition potentially unlawful under the terms of customary international on consular and diplomatic relations and require leave to seek judicial action to remedy this legal wrong;
   
2. In the event that this motion is not granted by the court, the officials in question would be extradited to the Republic of Lanos, where they would potentially be subject to degrading treatment in violation of their status as accredited diplomatic officials, and charged with capital offences resulting in execution, which would result in a situation in grave violation of their fundamental civil and humanitarian rights that cannot be remedied;
   
3. As the motion sought by Plaintiffs Republic of Ainin only seeks a temporary stay to appeal the validity of the Lanosian indictment's validity in regards to Esquarian international law, no harm is done to the integrity of the proceedings if the motion is granted and they would be allowed to continue if the judicial review is ruled baseless, while a rejection of the motion would lead to direct, physical harm to the individuals in question, making it clear that the balance of harm overwhelmingly favours Plaintiffs;
   
4. It is in the public interest for the Court to grant this motion as it would protect the fundamental human rights to life, liberty and security against a potentially unlawful incursion by Defendants Republic of Lanos.

Respectively submitted,

Victor Flandin
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Ainin
Citizen-Procurator of the Republic of Ainin
on behalf of the Cabinet and Republic of Ainin

[Lyonsland]

Freyhill: NAY
Montezelo: AYE
Walminghaven: AYE

[Gibberan]

Walminghaven, elective monarchy?

The Monarch plays essentially the same role a Prime Minister would in any parliamentary republic, with elections, term limits, constitutional powers, etc. It's only called a Monarch because the Royalists were sulking about how they lost the civil war, and this led to glorious compromises.

[Francilie]

AYE

Freyhill
Montezelo
Walminghaven

[Dolfradia]

Aye to Walminghaven and Freyhill
Conditional Aye to Montezelo upon abolishing the death penalty

[Britanno 2]

Aye to all.

Also agreed with Ainin. If you want to list the reason you say no, go ahead, but conditional ayes are utter bs.

[Montezelo]

Montezelo, could you explain your capital punishment situation?

I have abolished the death penalty.

[Welskerland]

K. I am now in Esquarium!

[Montecara]

Freyhill: AYE
Montezelo: AYE
Walminghaven: NO

Explanation of vote: The Government of Montecara has no objection to the admission of the states of Freyhill and Montezelo to the Esquarian Community. It must, however, oppose the admission of the state of Walminghaven, which retains provision in its national law for the use of the death penalty. It is the firm and consistent policy of the Government of Montecara that the death penalty is a cruel, inhumane, and unjustifiable punishment, and it calls upon all states to renounce its use. The Government of Montecara would reconsider the application of the state of Walminghaven if its government were to act to remove from its laws provision for use of the death penalty in all cases.

[Tuthina]

Freyhill is a previously-undeclared member of EU, which I think you lot should consider.

[United Provinces of Atlantica]

Freyhill is a previously-undeclared member of EU, which I think you lot should consider.

The Atlantican government changes its vote from Aye to Conditional Aye upon leaving the Esquarian Union.

[FreYhill]

Freyhill is a previously-undeclared member of EU, which I think you lot should consider.

The Atlantican government changes its vote from Aye to Conditional Aye upon leaving the Esquarian Union.

After Analysation of the Esquarium Union, Freyhill has decided to terminate its membership from the EU. The joining of the Esquarium Union was not analysed thoroughly with all the cons not told to the Jong-Ji Administration by the government of Luziyca, sorry for the inconvenience.

[United Provinces of Atlantica]

In light of this, the Atlantican government will change its vote back to a full aye.

[Masseau]

Aye to Montezelo, Freyhill and Walminghaven.

[Britanno 2]

Freyhill: AYE
Montezelo: AYE
Walminghaven: NO

Explanation of vote: The Government of Montecara has no objection to the admission of the states of Freyhill and Montezelo to the Esquarian Community. It must, however, oppose the admission of the state of Walminghaven, which retains provision in its national law for the use of the death penalty. It is the firm and consistent policy of the Government of Montecara that the death penalty is a cruel, inhumane, and unjustifiable punishment, and it calls upon all states to renounce its use. The Government of Montecara would reconsider the application of the state of Walminghaven if its government were to act to remove from its laws provision for use of the death penalty in all cases.

So you're going to demand the expulsion of current nations that have the death penalty as well?

Objections over the use of the death penalty are stupid, illogical and unrealistic.