Conscription Fairness Act
Category: Civil Rights | Effect: Mild
The World Assembly,
IDENTIFYING the importance of standing armed forces in the Member states' safety and security,
ACKNOWLEDGING the historical importance of conscription in many Member states,
RECOGNIZING the perdurable obligation of a citizenry to defend its nation during peace and war,
CONCERNED that systems of conscription may lead to mismanagement and abuses of power towards minors or elderly persons,
The World Assembly hereby:
- DEFINES for the purposes of this resolution:
"Conscription" is the obligatory enlistment of free persons into a military or national militia,
"Free persons" are those not detained within a correctional facility and,
"Disabled persons" are those with grievous or life-threatening physical or mental ailments that render them unfit for service,- DECLARES that Members have sole discretion to implement conscription;
- PROHIBITS all Members from conscripting:
- Persons under the age of majority,
- Non-citizens,
- Citizens exempted by operation of diplomatic service,
- Disabled persons, notwithstanding gender or sex and,
- Primary familial caregivers to children or adult dependents who cannot be relocated or protected if their caregivers are absent,
- FURTHER PROHIBITS Members from conscripting persons for longer than four years;
- Persons conscripted before a war who have not met the four-year maximum conscription period by the time war is declared must have their conscription period reset so as to allow them to serve four years in the war;
- Members may require persons serving on naval vessels to involuntarily continue service after the four-year limit has elapsed if there is no feasible way to return the sailors to friendly or home shore. These sailors shall be released immediately upon arrival to native shores;
- CLARIFIES that this resolution does not prevent soldiers from voluntarily serving beyond the maximum period of conscription;
- MANDATES that Members must not recall those who have satisfied their maximum obligation, except during declared war or serious domestic unrest;
- ALLOWS Members to retain conscripted soldiers for an indefinite amount of time if and only if that Member is fighting an exclusively defensive war wherein the territorial integrity of that Member is in grievous jeopardy;
- ENCOURAGES Members to ensure the health, welfare, education, and employment of soldiers upon completion of their tour of duty;
- CLARIFIES that this resolution does not apply to those who have voluntarily enlisted into their national armed forces or militia(s).