Passed General Assembly Resolutions

[Imperium Anglorum]

Protections During Territorial Transitions
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Daarwyrth

Text: Let it be known that this august body confirms that territorial transitions between member states may occur as part of trade agreements or other diplomatic proceedings, and that sovereign states have the right to manage their territory as they see fit;

Let it be further known that this international organisation applauds previously passed legislation and its mandate that member states allow their inhabitants to fulfil their basic needs, yet is left troubled about the fate of those inhabitants that must endure the effects of territorial transitions; and

Thus, the World Assembly enacts as follows:

1. For the purposes of this resolution, these terms will be defined in the following manner:
   
   
   1. a "transition" as the transfer of territory from one sovereign state to another sovereign state resulting from economic, political or diplomatic proceedings and where at least one member nation either acquires or cedes territory;
      
      
   2. a "receiving state" as a member state that acquires territory as a result of a transition;
      
      
   3. a "ceding state" as a member state that cedes territory as a result of a transition;
      
      
   4. an "affected inhabitant" as an inhabitant of any area of a member state that is directly affected by a transition;
2. Member states involved in a transition must inform affected inhabitants extensively and with sufficient advance notice on any jurisdictional changes that they will be subjected to as a result of a transition, and provide affected inhabitants with all other information relevant to that transition, and the changes it will inflict upon them, unless affected inhabitants have overtly communicated not to want such information or contact on the subject;
   
   
3. Ceding states must allow affected inhabitants who are unwilling to become the inhabitant of the receiving state as a result of a transition to relocate to another part of the ceding state that is suitable for civilian habitation, without any harmful impact upon their existing rights, duties and protections;
   
   
4. Ceding states must assist affected inhabitants who would be unable to see to their basic needs as a result of relocating within that state in line with their right as granted by Clause 3;
   
   
5. In cases of mass relocation as a result of a transition, or multiple transitions, which would cause a ceding state to be overwhelmed in terms of housing and the fulfilment of affected inhabitants' basic needs, Clauses 3 and 4 may be temporarily waived (and resolved through other suitable, temporary measures) until that state is no longer so overwhelmed;
   
   
6. Receiving states must offer affected inhabitants citizenship within their jurisdiction if the latter held that status within the ceding state, or any other equivalent right to residency that they enjoyed in said state;
   
   
7. Receiving states must automatically transfer any rights, privileges and duties that an affected inhabitant held in the ceding state, or grant them close equivalents to such rights, privileges and duties if such did not previously exist within the receiving state's jurisdiction;
   
   
8. Nothing in Articles 6 and 7 prevents receiving states from offering affected inhabitants new rights and privileges upon the finalisation of a transition;
   
   
9. Receiving states must grant inhabitants who have had their citizenship or right to residence transferred as a result of a transition, a period of acclimatisation to their change of jurisdiction, which must be of a fair length and grant them enough time to integrate into their new nation, and which should be taken into consideration by the authorities of the receiving state where appropriate and necessary;
   
   
10. Receiving states must provide affected inhabitants with aid and/or guidance regarding affairs such as legal integration into their new jurisdiction or the learning of the receiving state's official language(s) free of charge, should those inhabitants request such assistance;
    
    
11. Both receiving and ceding states must ensure that the safety and wellbeing of affected inhabitants are not unduly infringed upon as a result of a transition;
    
    
12. All member nations involved in a transition must have the provisions of this resolution included in the treaties and/or agreements regulating the transition of territories as per the definition of Clause 1a, regardless of whether the other nations involved in those agreements are or are not also WA members.

Co-author: Bears Armed Mission

Votes For: 9 814 (64.9%)
Votes Against: 5 304 (35.1%)

Implemented Thu 11 Aug 2022

[GA 620 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "National Economic Freedoms"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #68
Proposed by: Morover

Description: General Assembly Resolution #68 "National Economic Freedoms" (Category: Free Trade, Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The World Assembly,

Recognizing, at the time that Resolution 68 was drafted and passed, the World Assembly was still in its infancy, and there was a practical interest for it to grant member-states a certain level of autonomy in order to uphold the organization's legitimacy and stability,

Noting, however, that the test of time has not favored Resolution 68, and that the organizations and its delegates thereof have taken issue with several of its provisions, which include:

1. The World Assembly no longer has practical reason to hinder its ability to legislate, and if its member-states deem it necessary to restrict, outlaw, or other regulate certain forms of commerce on an international scale, they should be able to do so;
   
   
2. The exceptions to the general ban on World Assembly restrictions of commerce are too narrow, and an "enterprise caus[ing] an extreme hazard to national populations" is not the only valid circumstance that an international body should be making laws restricting commerce, and this exception would not allow the regulation of commerce for greater international interests, local interests, or even hazards to a national populace that do not rise to the level of 'extreme';
   
   
3. The Impartial Mediation Foundation's purpose is extraordinarily vague, and without the clarification that it applies solely to issues of commerce, which is presumably its purpose, defining it to "investigate, mediate, and arbitrate" any conflicts that arise may very well make it the most sprawling of all World Assembly committees, given conflicts that arise in the forms of wars, embargos, disagreements on legislative texts, and countless other circumstances;
   
   
4. The substantive requirements of member-states only apply to national governments, which is all but useless for many member states who do not have a strong unitary body, and instead have all of their power designated to regional entities;
   
   
5. Given that the resolution mandates that "national governments compensate any... national governments for any physical property... seized", there is the potential for complications to occur during wartime between two nations, where spoils of war are taken and never formally agreed upon in any treaty;

Hoping that, through the elimination of this Resolution, future international legislation that effectively regulates commerce may be implemented, to the benefit of local, national, and international entities and populaces alike, and that moving forward this body can more effectively ensure the livelihoods of all and uphold its goal of being equitable to all peoples and all nations,

Hereby repeal Resolution 68, "National Economic Freedoms".

Votes For: 14 333 (90.5%)
Votes Against: 1 505 (9.5%)

Implemented Sat 20 Aug 2022

[GA 621 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "Sexual Predator Registry Act"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #619
Proposed by: Attempted Socialism

Description: General Assembly Resolution #619 "Sexual Predator Registry Act" (Category: International Security, Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The General Assembly,

Accepting the premise that sexual predation is a particularly heinous crime,

Agreeing that a balance must be found between public safety and the rights of convicted persons, however,

Believing the target’s claims about the positive effects of putting people on a list and higher recidivism for sexual crimes are incorrect,

Opining that a convicted person can change,

Convinced that any equitable justice system must be based on rehabilitation and the public good rather than a private desire to use the state as a means for revenge,

Arguing that finite punishment should not be extended indefinitely by remaining on a public list of convicts, and

Finding the following flaws in the recently passed Sexual Predator Registry Act:

1. It requires a list of some past offenders to be made public, including their place of residence and employment, enabling vigilantism with little apparent gain. Any completely innocent associates of a past offender who live or work the same place, such as a family member, cohabiter, or co-worker, also risk exposure or being targeted by vigilantes.
   
   
2. It requires information to be spread across World Assembly member nations without regard for presence or lack of transnational risk of a repeat offence, lowering the utility of the list for law enforcement internationally. Moreover, information on past offenders could instead be used to target them regardless of actual or current criminal suspicion.
   
   
3. It contains no statute of limitations, requiring many past offenders – now rehabilitated – to be continuously reassessed despite their exclusion from the list for long periods, demeaning the subject and leading to member nation’s police forces being diverted away from current priorities.
   
   
4. It does not require the conviction and presence on the list to be relevant to a background check, increasing the risk listed ex-convicts are unhireable even for positions with no material opportunity for sexual predation. People deprived of gainful employment may depend on public assistance or turn to crime for support.
   
   
5. Unrestricted dissemination and possible reproduction of the lists makes it difficult for a pardoned or exonerated person to escape the stigma of having previously been branded a “sexual predator” by the target resolution, and enables vigilantes to copy the list without deleting those no longer considered “high risk”.

Hereby repeals the Sexual Predator Registry Act.

Co-author: West Barack and East Obama, Novella Islands

Votes For: 11 765 (80.0%)
Votes Against: 2 944 (20.0%)

Implemented Mon 29 Aug 2022

[GA 622 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Minimum Payment Act
A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public.

Category: Regulation
Area of Effect: Consumer Protection
Proposed by: Imperium Anglorum

Text: The World Assembly,

Believing that it is an unfair business practice to set minimum payments so low that it does not even cover interest accrued,

Observing that many people use unsecured retail credit lines, such as credit cards and personal loans, and

Concerned that such low minimum payments lead to a cycle of ever-increasing debt, hereby enacts as follows.

1. The minimum payment on any unsecured retail credit line must be equal to or greater than interest to be incurred over the payment period.
   
   
2. If a person sets a minimum payment less than the amount calculated in section 1 and a borrower makes that minimum payment, that payment must be treated as if it were in the minimum amount compliant with section 1.

Votes For: 12 519 (85.1%)
Votes Against: 2 191 (14.9%)

Implemented Fri 16 Sep 2022

[GA 623 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "Whistleblower Protection Act"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #539
Proposed by: Imperium Anglorum

Description: General Assembly Resolution #539 "Whistleblower Protection Act" (Category: Civil Rights, Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The World Assembly finds as follows:

1. Privacy is an important right. People who work for the government have privacy rights in the same way normal citizens do. The vast majority of people who work for the government, being inferior officers thereof, take salaries and live peacefully. The provision in section 4, which indemnifies media outlets from punishment for "the dissemination of financial information of a government official", is at best the World Assembly saying that "if you have nothing to fear, you have nothing to hide". At worst, it opens government workers to identity theft and harassment. Privacy rights are sometimes overridden by other important public interests. Release of such information should be judged on a case-by-case basis: a civil servants' personal financial information should not be turned into public knowledge without a credible suspicion of malfeasance.
   
   
2. Section 3 prohibits the media from publishing a person's personally identifying information (such as names) unless that person is party to a crime committed by a government official. This is a substantial limit on the freedom of the press: media outlets would no longer be able to report on crimes committed entirely by private individuals and unconnected to government action. This not only harms press freedom, but also the ability of the press to report on private misdeeds, meaning more unethical behaviour goes unreported, harming society writ large.
   
   
3. Section 6(a) prohibits 'seek[ing] legal recourse' for libel unless the statement was "proven to be demonstrably false". "Proven" is in the past tense. Such a bar in effect closes off all recourse: to have something proven false in a court of law, it must first be proved before a judge, which cannot directly happen because "seek[ing] legal recourse" is prohibited. Both governments and citizens ought to have a right not to be lied about, destroying that right indulges in the worst incentives for misinformation and slander.
   
   
4. Replacement for this vital legislation should be passed which corrects these flaws.

Now, therefore, be "Whistleblower Protection Act" repealed.

Co-author: Hulldom

Votes For: 13 674 (91.4%)
Votes Against: 1 287 (8.6%)

Implemented Thu 22 Sep 2022

[GA 624 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Deposit Insurance Fund
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Category: Social Justice
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Imperium Anglorum

Text: Whereas bank runs can bankrupt a bank, leading to all the depositors' savings disappearing in a flash of mania:

And whereas savings destruction sharply reduces economic activity and poses an extreme hazard to national populations:

And whereas (1) banks are central to modern payments systems and (2) protections for firms or certain asset classes in specific circumstances do not necessarily protect savers from having their life's work wiped out in an instant:

Be it enacted by the World Assembly, as follows:

1. All member nations are encouraged to establish a deposit insurance scheme that meets or exceeds the protective standards given by the Deposit Insurance Fund. All depository institutions are encouraged to enrol, and all such institutions with demand accounts are required to enrol, in the Deposit Insurance Fund.
   
   
2. There shall be established a Deposit Insurance Fund, hereinafter referred to as the Fund, with the following mandates. "Insured depository institutions" (IDI) are those institutions the Fund insures.
   
   
   1. IDIs must pay premiums in proportion to the amount and risk of Fund-insured deposits. Extra premiums may be levied against what the Fund believes are systemically important institutions. IDIs receive a certificate and the ability to advertise that their deposits are insured by the Fund. Institutions not insured by the Fund may not make fraudulent claims that they are so insured.
      
      
   2. If an IDI declares bankruptcy or is judged by the Fund to be critically undercapitalised, the Fund shall resolve it. The deposits insured by the Fund shall be determined ex ante by an insurance limit. That limit shall apply separately for each account-holder and be set roughly between two and three times that member nation's median household income, with adjustments made by the Fund after taking that member nation's advice.
      
      
   3. The Fund shall resolve IDIs using one of the following options with the least cost to the Fund: (i) It may pay out to the depositors of such an institution their insured deposits. (ii) It may sell such an institution, or parts thereof, to another IDI, with some proportion of expected losses shared by the Fund, set at the Fund's discretion. (iii) It may advance liquidity support to such an institution if the Fund believes that the institution is systemically important. (iv) It may administer the IDI until such time that it is able to take other action cost-efficiently.
      
      
   4. In all cases where the Fund closes an insolvent IDI, it must (i) make reimbursements to depositors forthwith and (ii) liquidate the unsold assets and liabilities in receivership, distributing proceeds to stakeholders per section 3 infra.
      
      
   5. The Fund shall collect and supervise the collection of financial and legal information to determine the risk of failure and therefore, appropriate premiums to be levied on IDIs. It may release to the public non-sensitive information that it believes useful in furthering depositor discipline or improving transparency of the banking sector.
      
      
   6. The Fund may require IDIs to pre-pay premiums, in exchange for credit against future premiums, within a reasonable time window. When the Fund does not have the money necessary to secure its mandate and is unable to raise it from IDIs without severely weakening remaining institutions, it may borrow from IDIs or incur amortised non-callable fixed-rate liabilities secured against future General Fund assessments.
3. The Fund shall distribute monies raised at the liquidation of an IDI in the following order: (a) the Fund itself, but only to reimburse liquidation expenses, (b) insured depositors if they have not yet been fully reimbursed, (c) uninsured depositors, and (d) all other stakeholders according to the bankruptcy procedures of the relevant jurisdiction. The Fund may issue an advance dividend for insured depositors against a conservatively-estimated value of the receivership.
   
   
4. The Fund shall have the power to create and enforce regulations needed to ensure that it can efficiently and effectively carry out its mandate. Member nations must enforce and IDIs comply with such regulations. IDIs shall send to the Fund standardised consolidated reports of income and condition at regular intervals on standards specified by the Fund. After considering a cost-benefit analysis, the Fund or superseding institutions shall issue regulations establishing minimum reserve requirements, capital adequacy requirements, liquidity requirements, and corporate governance standards in IDIs. Such regulations must be periodically reevaluated.
   
   
5. The Fund shall release consolidated reports of income and condition at the close of each quarter and liaise with deposit insurance programmes within member nations to provide guidance and assistance in fulfilling mandates concurrent with those of the Fund.

Votes For: 11 205 (81.7%)
Votes Against: 2 518 (18.3%)

Implemented Fri 30 Sep 2022

[GA 625 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "Nuclear Arms Possession Act"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #10
Proposed by: Cretox State

Description: General Assembly Resolution #10 "Nuclear Arms Possession Act" (Category: International Security, Area of Effect: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The World Assembly,

Understanding the critical role nuclear weapons play as tools of deterrence and national defense,

Lauding GA 10 "Nuclear Arms Possession Act" for securing member nations' right to possess nuclear weapons at a time when this august body was in its infancy and could have made any number of disastrous mistakes on the subject due to shortsighted political forces,

Recognizing, however, that the main purpose of the target resolution- to protect the right of member nations "to possess nuclear weapons to defend themselves from hostile nations"- is now redundant with a more recent and better written resolution, GA 418 "Safeguarding Nuclear Materials," thereby removing the main benefit provided by the target and allowing its severe issues to come to the forefront,

Deeply troubled by the target’s ultimate clause, "REQUIRES that any nation choosing to possess nuclear weapons take every available precaution to ensure that their weapons do not fall into the wrong hands," which:

1. does not define or elaborate on the meaning of "the wrong hands," thereby leaving who or what nations are to secure their weapons against unclear, and
2. requires nations to "take every available precaution" regardless of how reasonable, sensible, or otherwise justified a given precaution is,

Comprehending that the above problem areas render compliance with the already redundant target resolution unclear, difficult, and unnecessarily costly through their vagueness and poor wording, and could easily undermine the purpose of the target and even endanger nations by potentially forcing members to implement unreasonable restrictions that harm their ability to access, use, or even maintain or dismantle their own weapons so long as those restrictions act to "ensure" they "do not fall into the wrong hands,"

Adamant that such issues are inexcusable where nuclear weapons and national security are concerned, especially since the survival of the members of this Assembly could very well hinge on the credible threat of rapid nuclear retaliation in certain circumstances, not to mention the ability to efficiently access their weapons for repairs and maintenance,

Noting that even the aforementioned final clause of GA 10 is better covered by GA 418's fourth clause: "Mandates that member nations take all practical actions to stop unauthorised release of the materials or disclosure of the knowledge spoken of in the above two clauses,"

Clarifying that repealing GA 10 will not leave the right of members to possess nuclear weapons unprotected, nor will it have any significant impact other than eliminating a redundant resolution with several flaws that can prove severely harmful to member nations,

Believing that GA 10 has not failed, but rather has served its purpose and helped allow this body to survive into the future, and to pass a resolution of a higher quality that has rendered GA 10 obsolete, and

Wishing to finally lay one of the most venerable documents produced by this body to a well-deserved rest,

Hereby repeals GA 10 "Nuclear Arms Possession Act."

Votes For: 12 088 (85.6%)
Votes Against: 2 028 (14.4%)

Implemented Tue 4 Oct 2022

[GA 626 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Ship Recycling and Breaking Protocols
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses - Mild
Proposed by: Simone Republic

Text: The World Assembly,

Recognizing its efforts to protect the seas (GAR#168, GAR#409), to promote recycling (GAR#511), and resolutions on labor rights and trade;

Concerned that, with ever more ships plying the waters, no effective rules exist on the recycling of ships at the end of their useful lives;

Noting that ship recycling yard workers may be exposed to potential hazardous materials which may pose significant negative risks to their health;

Anxious that, with many bodies of water connected across the multi-verse, pollution from a member state may still harm the well-being of another member state;

Hereby enacts as follows:

1. For the purposes of this Resolution:
   
   1. "WA vessel" means a ship either (i) duly registered to the competent authority of a WA member state with relevant information on the ship duly recorded by the WA member state, in accordance with that state's requirements and/or (ii) asserted by the said member state to be subject to its jurisdiction thereof;
      
   2. "Flag state" means the WA member state for which a WA vessel is duly registered on its registry and/or asserted by the said WA member state to be subject to its jurisdiction; and
      
   3. "WA yard" means a breaking and recycling yard located within a WA member state.
2. The World Assembly Nautical Commission (WANC) shall set forth, and update from time to time as it deems fit:
   
   1. (I) regulations, (II) procedures and (III) recommendations on service levels and best practices on safe and environmentally-friendly ways to recycle WA vessels, including technical rules and requirements on design, construction, and operations of WA vessels and WA yards and the handling of potentially hazardous materials;
      
   2. A database for sharing latest research, advanced technologies and developed best practices between WA members, subject to regulations on copyright and intellectual property;
      
   3. requirements to (re)confirm the safety and capability of a WA vessel prior to and for its final voyage to a WA yard for recycling;
      
   4. requirements that flag state must ensure that its WA vessels carries sufficient insurance with an insurance underwriter that the flag state deems to be well capitalized, prior to setting off on its final voyage to a WA yard for recycling to compensate for any potential incidents en route, including any salvage and clean-up costs and compensation paid to any other WA states affected on this voyage;
      
   5. requirements that any new WA vessels to compile and maintain (and for existing vessels, compile and maintain to the fullest extent possible) an updated inventory of potentially hazardous materials used in its construction, modification and/or repairs to aid the WA yard during breaking and recycling; and
      
   6. templates for "Recycling Plans" for WA yards, to be updated from time to time, detailing how various kinds of WA vessels will be recycled in a safe and environmentally-friendly manner, including the safe handling of potentially hazardous materials.
3. WA yards are required, for each recycling of a WA vessel, to:
   
   1. complete such a "Recycling Plan" stated in Clause (2)(f) specific to that WA vessel, using the latest templates from WANC;
   2. for such a Plan to be approved by a competent authority of the WA member where the WA yard is located prior to the start of work; and
   3. for the aforesaid competent authority to enforce compliance of the said Plan.
   
   
4. WA yards recycling non WA vessels, or vessels not built according to WANC rules, are required to comply with local rules or WANC rules, whichever is stricter, to the maximum technical extent possible.
   
   
5. WA members shall recycle their WA vessels in WA yards, and not at non-WA member states, unless the WA member is satisfied that the non-WA member state adheres to standards for recycling at least as stringent as WANC rules.
   
   
6. Flag states may not permit the re-registration of a WA vessel to a non-WA member state, or abandon its claims to subject a particular vessel to its jurisdiction thereof, if the competent authority of the flag state independently determine after due process that the re-registration is primarily for the purpose of circumventing WANC rules.

Votes For: 13 465 (81.6%)
Votes Against: 3 031 (18.4%)

Implemented Sat 8 Oct 2022

[GA 627 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "Equal Justice Under Law"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #572
Proposed by: Excidium Planetis

Description: General Assembly Resolution #572 "Equal Justice Under Law" (Category: Civil Rights, Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The Assembly of Worlds,

Believing in the value of holding public officials accountable for their actions, including ending unnecessary immunity from prosecution of crimes,

Arguing that nevertheless, GA#572 "Equal Justice Under Law" not only does not do that, but also even endorses such "qualified immunity" of public officials,

Stating the facts as such:

• GA#572 "Establishes that all private and public individuals, officials, entities, and institutions... be held accountable... under any guidelines and/or disciplinary measures that may be in use by a particular organization."
  
  
• GA#572 makes no rules regarding these disciplinary measures.
  
  
• Institutions in member nations may therefore set their own guidelines and disciplinary measures, including such things as paid administrative leave, and consider this to be sufficient accountability.

Encouraging the members of this Assembly to think carefully about the legislation they choose to enact in the future and whether it is really an improvement over the resolutions we frequently repeal,

Destroys "Equal Justice Under Law"

Votes For: 13 066 (88.1%)
Votes Against: 1 764 (11.9%)

Implemented Sun 16 Oct 2022

[GA 628 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "Minimum Standard of Living Act"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #344
Proposed by: Heidgaudr

Description: General Assembly Resolution #344 "Minimum Standard of Living Act" (Category: Social Justice, Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The General Assembly,

Believing that the health and welfare of member nations' citizens is of great importance;

Extolling the target resolution for attempting to assist people living in squalor;

Worried, however, that several flaws render the target resolution ineffectual at accomplishing its goal of improving the lives of member nations’ citizens;

Finds as follows:

1. Several terms are used throughout without definition and without obvious interpretation - such as "legitimate reason" in Section 4(c) and "partial minimum standard of living" in Section 5(c) - which both defangs the World Assembly's ability to enforce the mandates of target resolution and empowers bad actors to continue neglecting their citizens.
   
   
2. Section 3 states “that member states are permitted to facilitate the provision of a minimum standard of living through public or private sector initiatives” which grants members the right to promote anti-competitive state-sponsored monopolies for any services that would be included in facilitating the minimum standard of living for citizens.
   
   
3. Section 4 enshrines institutional discrimination by creating exemptions for several highly stigmatized groups of people, such as undocumented immigrants, criminals who have not made “a good faith attempt to make restitution”, and the unemployed who have not made “a good faith attempt to support themselves without government assistance … without a legitimate reason”, without providing any justification for why these groups should be excluded.
   
   
4. Section 5(a) allows member states to guarantee “only a partial minimum standard of living” in certain circumstances which can be the result of government mismanagement, such as economic crises or inadequate preparation for predictable national disasters, thus absolving member nations of responsibility for any actions they committed that may have caused the inability to provide a full minimum standard of living.

Dismayed that the target resolution fails at satisfying the goal it set out to accomplish, namely "eliminat[ing] extreme poverty in all states";

Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution #344 "Minimum Standard of Living Act".

Votes For: 11 997 (79.6%)
Votes Against: 3 068 (20.4%)

Implemented Thu 20 Oct 2022

[GA 629 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Protections In Wartime Reporting
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Free Press
Proposed by: Magecastle Embassy Building A5

Text: The World Assembly,

Highlighting the dangerous conditions faced by those sent to an active warzone to gather information for journalism,

Emphasising that wartime reporting is necessary to ensure that belligerents in wars face due scrutiny, helping to prevent war crimes and other atrocities in the field of war,

Identifying an ominous silence of World Assembly law on this important topic since various past resolutions attempting to address this matter were repealed,

Concerned that member nations or entities therein may, as a result, attempt to unduly harm wartime reporters in order to suppress their necessary activities,

Enacts as follows _

1. So be it as follows within this resolution _
   
   
   1. "Wartime reporting" refers to the gathering of information conducted from a warzone for the purpose of said information's publication as journalism; as well as the provision of technical assistance in the same.
      
      
   2. A "warzone" is an area of armed conflict involving at least one military force; as well as the region immediately surrounding that area.
   
   
2. The status of a non-combatant, along with all rights, protections, and responsibilities that such status entails, must be granted to any individual acting as a wartime reporter. Accordingly, the act of knowingly targeting a wartime reporter with violence shall be considered a war crime.
   
   
3. All member nations must refrain from discriminating or retaliating against any individual for performing or facilitating wartime reporting, or attempting the same; including by
   
   
   1. penalising or prosecuting persons for performing or facilitating wartime reporting;
      
      
   2. deporting or denying entry to individuals due to their status as wartime reporters, or otherwise discriminating against wartime reporters in restrictions on freedom of travel; or
      
      
   3. denying equality under the law to wartime reporters.
4. This resolution does not protect any wartime reporter who, in the conflict which they are reporting from, willfully attempts to
   
   
   1. use or direct the use of force, outside of allowable self-defense, to actively support a belligerent in said conflict;
      
      
   2. transport supplies for a belligerent in said conflict; or
      
      
   3. participate in the clandestine collection or reporting of classified information for the purpose of obtaining a strategic advantage for one entity over another.
   
   
5. Should a provision of this resolution contradict some past World Assembly resolution still in force, that previous resolution takes precedence. This resolution should not be interpreted as addressing the eventual broadcasting or publication of information collected by wartime reporting.

Votes For: 10 565 (64.7%)
Votes Against: 5 772 (35.3%)

Implemented Sat 5 Nov 2022

[GA 630 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "Freedom of Religion"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #430
Proposed by: Magecastle Embassy Building A5

Description: General Assembly Resolution #430 "Freedom of Religion" (Category: Civil Rights, Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Believing that the protection of religious individuals from unfair persecution is indeed important, and accordingly respecting the resolution's intent to protect religious individuals,

Affirming that a replacement resolution has already been drafted, so as to ensure that religious freedoms are still protected internationally after repeal of the target, yet

Saddened that the resolution's mandate that restrictions on religious practices only be "the least restrictive means" to advance certain interests prevents member nations from advancing "safety, health, or good order" through more restrictive, albeit also more effective, means, including prohibiting cannibalism wholesale to address the practice's inherent health risks, as opposed to eg licensing and disease testing mandates which are less restrictive but also far less effective,

Emphasising that the requirement that restrictions on religious practices only be to advance interests in "health, safety, or good order" is also too narrow, as there are many other reasons that a member nation might want to restrict a religious practice, such as preventing sacrifice of endangered animals to advance environmental protection, the World Assembly

Declares "Freedom of Religion" null and void.

Votes For: 12 636 (75.5%)
Votes Against: 4 109 (24.5%)

Implemented Sat 12 Nov 2022

[GA 631 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Protection of Sexual Assault Victims [Struck out by GA 634]
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Jedinsto

Text: The World Assembly,

Noticing the widespread victim blaming, ridicule, and shaming often faced by victims of sexual assault,

Recognizing that sexual assault victims are often discouraged from speaking out about the crimes committed against them due to such potential for victim blaming etc.,

Believing these victims should be able to seek justice freely and without fear of any form of reprisal,

Reminding member nations of previous efforts within these halls to guarantee an individual's rights to their own body,

Hereby;

1. Requires that individuals who wish to report a sexual assault to the authorities be able to do so without;
   
   1. Facing any form of punishment strictly for doing so,
   2. Any kind of intentional interference in reporting the crime,
2. Mandates that no person shall face discrimination or harassment in any form on account of being a victim of sexual assault or making an accusation of sexual assault,
   
   
3. Establishes that there shall be no legally recognized difference in the severity or illegality of a sexual assault charge based on the sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, status as a prostitute, social standing, or economic or political status of the accused or of the accuser, except where hate crime legislation applies,
   
   
4. Requires that any person in violation of clauses one or two shall face civil penalties for their actions,
   
   
5. Recommends that schools within member nations educate their students about sexual assault and how to prevent it.

Votes For: 15 116 (89.6%)
Votes Against: 1 761 (10.4%)

Implemented Sun 20 Nov 2022

[GA 632 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Independent Investment Research Protocol
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Simone Republic

Text: The World Assembly,

Acknowledges previous resolutions to protect the interest of investors (GAR#474);

Recognizing the reliance of investors on investment research written by analysts for decisions on financial instruments, especially on securities from jurisdictions outside of their own state or nation;

Noting that the views of analysts are not always favorable to particular stakeholders;

Anxious to protect the opinions of analysts for their independence, both from undue intervention by their employers and from frivolous or strategic litigation by other stakeholders;

Hereby defines:

"Analysts" as regulated and qualified financial analysts employed by a research department of an institution;

"Financial instruments" to include all securities, currencies, futures, options and all their respective derivatives traded in any WA member state;

"Institution" to mean a financial institution regulated by at least one member state;

"Investment research" as any written opinions and reports on financial instruments published by analysts under their own name on behalf of an institution in a member state and distributed to investors.

Hereby requires that:

1. Institutions must:
   
   1. Impose information barriers, controlled by qualified staff, between their research department and any other department(s) that may have a material actual or potential conflict of interest with their research unit;
   2. Prohibit linking the compensation of analysts to the performance of any specific banking activities conducted by that institution;
   3. Prohibit any threats, or perceived threats, by another department of the institution against the analyst(s) or their research department(s) (or their respective compensation) over the contents of any investment research;
   4. Prohibit clearance or approval of investment research by persons employed by the institution who are not directly responsible for the research department, other than legal or compliance staff;
   5. Purchase adequate directors' and officers' liability insurance from a reputable insurer against any litigation directed at the institution, their research department(s) or their analysts.
2. A published "investment research" report must disclose, in a very clear and legible font:
   
   1. Any material potential or actual conflicts as specified in clause (1)(a);
   2. Historical ratings and historical performance data pertinent to each of the said analysts who authored this report;
   3. If an entity that is the subject of the investment research has been provided with a copy the report prior to publication;
   4. Specifically disclose on the front page if (i) the investment research is published to support a client or proprietary position taken by that institution and/or (ii) is sponsored by any organization(s) with a material interest in the instruments covered;
   5. Any position(s) in any of the financial instruments mentioned in a report held by the analyst(s) who authored the report;
   6. Any other disclosures required by the competent authority of a member state with jurisdiction on the said report.
3. In any litigation pending before any member state involving any published investment research:
   
   1. A petitioner against an analyst, a research unit, or the institution itself must prove beyond reasonable doubt of actual malice in any analysis and opinions published therein;
   2. The burden of proof is on the petitioner(s) in demonstrating actual malice and/or a reckless disregard for unambiguous factual statements published therein;
   3. The direction of any proprietary or client positions taken by any institution may not be admitted as evidence in any such litigation.
4. A competent authority of a member state with jurisdiction is responsible for the implementation and interpretation of Clauses 1 and 2, and for any penalties that may be imposed.

Votes For: 13 040 (85.6%)
Votes Against: 2 193 (14.4%)

Implemented Mon 28 Nov 2022

[GA 633 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "Protection of Sexual Assault Victims"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #632
Proposed by: Imperium Anglorum

Description: General Assembly Resolution #632 "Protection of Sexual Assault Victims" (Category: Moral Decency, Area of Effect: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The World Assembly,

Observing that, due to the word "strictly" in section 1(a), the immunities against punishment given to reporters of sexual assault are extremely narrow,

Believing that sexual assault reporters should not be punished for making such reports against marital partners, police officers, or persons in positions of power,

Concerned that reports would be chilled by the lack of such immunity and that such chilling would be a severe disservice for justice, and

Hopeful that the appropriate actors will soon advance legislation resolving flaws while integrating the necessary safeguards in a single cohesive resolution, hereby:

Repeals GA 632 "Protection of Sexual Assault Victims".

Votes For: 13 443 (87.6%)
Votes Against: 1 899 (12.4%)

Implemented Fri 2 Dec 2022

[GA 634 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Religious Freedom Protection
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Magecastle Embassy Building A5

Text: Recalling that the World Assembly's previous attempt at addressing religious freedoms, "Freedom of Religion", was repealed due to overly restrictive and specific mandates vis-a-vis restrictions on religious practices;

Noting that, while resolutions such as "Freedom of Association" may protect rights such as to gather into religious institutions, there is still no resolution legislating on freedom of religious practice or from state discrimination based on religion,

Recognising the importance of balancing the ability of member nations to take measures to advance compelling, practical interests, and the international protection of the right to religious freedom,

The World Assembly enacts as follows, subject to relevant past World Assembly resolutions still in force _

1. No member nation, or political or administrative subdivision thereof, may discriminate against any individual for their religion or lack thereof, including by
   
   
   1. denying equal protection under the law to those holding or lacking a religion;
      
      
   2. enforcing legal penalties for an individual's holding or lack of a religion; or
      
      
   3. discriminating against individuals in tax based on their religion or lack thereof.
   
   
2. No individual may be penalised for performing a bona fide religious practice which does not cause positive harm to other individuals. Any restriction upon this right must be vital for the furtherment of a secular interest which outweighs the public's interest in religious freedom.

Votes For: 11 849 (72.8%)
Votes Against: 4 422 (27.2%)

Implemented Wed 7 Dec 2022

[GA 635 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Protections for Sexual Assault Victims
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Jedinsto

Text: The World Assembly,

Reminding nations of a prior attempt to pass similar legislation,

Noting that such legislation was repealed due to inherent flaws,

Wishing to reinstate those protections for victims of sexual assault,

Hereby;

1. Requires that individuals who wish to report a sexual assault to the authorities be able to do so without;
   
   1. Facing any form of punishment for doing so (except if the accusation is proven to be false, held to the same standard of proof as a sexual assault charge),
   2. Any kind of intentional interference in reporting the crime,
2. Mandates that no person shall face harassment in any form on account of being a victim of sexual assault or making an accusation of sexual assault (except if the accusation is proven to be false, held to the same standard of proof as a sexual assault charge),
   
   
3. Establishes that there shall be no legally recognized difference in the severity or illegality of a sexual assault charge based on the sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, status as a prostitute, social standing, or economic or political status of the accused or of the accuser, except where hate crime legislation applies,
   
   
4. Requires that any person in violation of clauses one or two shall face civil penalties for their actions,
   
   
5. Recommends that schools within member nations educate their students about sexual assault and how to prevent it.

Votes For: 13 837 (87.8%)
Votes Against: 1 916 (12.2%)

Implemented Thu 15 Dec 2022

[GA 636 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "Rights and Duties of WA States"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #2
Proposed by: Lord Dominator

Description: General Assembly Resolution #2 "Rights and Duties of WA States" (Category: Political Stability, Area of Effect: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Whilst General Assembly Resolution #2, "Rights and Duties of WA States", served its purpose in the early days of the World Assembly, making order out of the cooling remains of that colossal fireball that wiped out our predecessor organisation;

The Assembly of Worlds now, however;

Saddened that many of its provisions on war and interactions between nations are illogical at best and actively detrimental to the goals of the World Assembly at worst;

Dismayed by the rather absurd definition of war, which blatantly disregards all plain understanding of actual armed conflict;

Aghast that Article 10 severely limits or eliminates the ability of the WA to protect its own facilities, operations, and personnel;

Concerned that Articles 3 and 6 together provide no definitions of “an unrequested intervention” and “fomenting civil strife” in their mandates;

Further Concerned that all of the aforementioned Articles limit the actions of member states in interactions with all nations, not just the member states that are also bound to follow them;

Hoping for a swift replacement that removes or solves these problems while retaining the important functionality of the other Articles;

Hereby Repeals Rights and Duties of WA States.

Co-author: Excidium Planetis

Votes For: 12 307 (69.9%)
Votes Against: 5 290 (30.1%)

Implemented Fri 30 Dec 2022

[GA 637 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "International Patent Agreement"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #394
Proposed by: Heidgaudr

Description: General Assembly Resolution #394 "International Patent Agreement" (Category: Free Trade, Area of Effect: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The General Assembly,

Recognizing that many member nations realize significant and tangible economic benefits through the recognition of patents;

Contending that economic benefit should not be the only measurement for deciding the legitimacy of patents;

Saddened that patents allow rightsholders to deny those most in need access to lifesaving inventions, such as medical treatments, due to external factors, such as being poor;

Believing the only solution is through the repeal of the target resolution;

Certain that member nations are able to capably handle the application and granting of patents according to their economic and ideological needs without the imposition of World Assembly legislation;

Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution #394 "International Patent Agreement".

Votes For: 13 433 (87.5%)
Votes Against: 1 916 (12.5%)

Implemented Tue 3 Jan 2023

[GA 638 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "LGBTIQA Inclusiveness In Schools Act"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #603
Proposed by: Saint Tomas and the Northern Ice Islands

Description: General Assembly Resolution #603 "LGBTIQA Inclusiveness in Schools Act" (Category: Education and Creativity, Area of Effect: Educational) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The World Assembly,

Affirming its stalwart commitment to protecting marginalised communities from discrimination via World Assembly legislation, such as through “Defending the Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities”, “Access to Transgender Hormone Therapy”, and “Ending School Segregation”,

Embarrassed, however, by the numerous flaws present within General Assembly Resolution #603 “LGBTIQA Inclusiveness in Schools Act”,

Lambasting the overly broad definition of “school” within GA#603, as “an institution designed for the organised education of students by providing learning spaces and environments”, which includes many entities such as junior football academies, martial arts dojos, and online coding courses,

Understanding that these “schools” consequently have to teach, along with their main educational purpose, a plethora of material concerning sexual orientation, romantic orientation, and gender identity, as well as provide resources to help minors question and accept their identities, even if these are already being provided by the main educational institutions that these students attend, thereby straining vital resources and almost certainly detracting from the primary educational function of these “schools” due to having to provide resources and lessons to all of the minors enrolled therein, hindering the holistic development of said students,

Disappointed that GA#603 requires that “schools” “otherwise support the mental health of students with diverse sexual or romantic orientations or gender identity”, which includes students’ mental health issues beyond being unable to cope with their sexual orientation, romantic orientation or gender identity; Since “diverse” would easily cover many people, leaving no doubt as to what the consequences of this are, this creates more inexcusable costs for these “schools”, as they may need to hire full-time counsellors or take less time covering core material and instead set time aside for therapy (for example); not to mention the inefficiency of it, since all of this would had already been provided in schools,

Stressing that these mandates not only detract from the primary educational function of these more specialized institutions, but in some cases also stop them from serving the primary educational purpose entirely, because running the normal operation as well as managing a system to identify minors using the learning space or environment, teaching them gender and sexual or romantic orientation material, and providing and funding resources to help every single user, (which may be thousands or even millions of people) come to terms with their gender identity, sexual orientation, or romantic orientation is simply financially impossible in the overwhelming majority of instances,

Concluding that GA#603 is an unmistakably flawed and poorly constructed piece of legislation, and that there is little reason for it to continue to be enforced as international law, and

Hoping that in the future, the World Assembly stops passing haphazardly written resolutions on the sole basis that they grant rights to certain marginalised groups, and instead consider the technical merit of a proposal before rushing to vote in favour based on premise alone, hereby:

Repeals General Assembly Resolution #603, “LGBTIQA Inclusiveness in Schools Act”.

Co-author: Minskiev, Dokansia

Votes For: 12 188 (73.5%)
Votes Against: 4 385 (26.5%)

Implemented Wed 11 Jan 2023

[GA 639 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "Reducing Spills and Leaks"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #298
Proposed by: Gemeinschaftsland

Description: General Assembly Resolution #298 "Reducing Spills and Leaks" (Category: Environmental, Industry Affected: All Businesses - Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The World Assembly,

Recognizing the immense importance of legislation regulating the transportation of hazardous substances, General Assembly Resolution #298 “Reducing Spills And Leaks” included;

Concerned that despite its laudable aim, a series of flaws and oversights may render this resolution detrimental to the member states of this august body;

Troubled that poor phrasing in subclause 1C(b): "... [penalizing] entities which cause and/or allow leaks to occur through negligence" may enable a dangerous interpretation of the provision, in which punitive penalties may only be extracted from negligent offenders;

Frightened that the desiderata laid out in Clause 2, which require compliant WA member states to "establish standards and utilize technologies ... using SaLDA recommendations and technological resources," may inhibit national-level policy and technologies by tying smaller-scale legislation and technological implementations, which seek to minimize risk, enable restitution for, and/or improve cleanup of spills and leaks, to the much broader standards of an international committee;

Ill at ease over Clause 4’s mandate, requiring compliant WA Member States to turn away transports from any entity that does not comply with the aforementioned SaLDA standards and recommendations, so long as the material being transported is considered "capable of causing a spill or leak," an outrageously broad mandate that applies not only to potentially hazardous materials. but to nearly every meaningful good and resource, and which could place trade between WA member states and the roughly 90% of nations that do not hold membership in this body (and which have little incentive to abide by regulations that hold no legal authority over them), alongside the import and export economies of compliant WA member states, at risk;

Dismayed that, despite the absolute importance of total cooperation between local, national, and international authorities in the success of any cleanup effort, and the number of lives that stand to be lost if particularly dangerous spills aren’t dealt with as quickly and effectively as possible, that Clause 7, the resolution’s provision regarding cooperation with national governments, is non-binding. Simply put, the risk of a breakdown in collaboration between hazmat authorities is too great to put into a simple recommendation, and stronger measures must be enacted for the safety of WA member states' citizens;

Propounding that, far be it from "[preserving] lives", the flaws present in General Assembly Resolution #298 “Reducing Spills And Leaks”’s provisions risk bringing significant harm upon World Assembly nations and nationals;

Concluding, therefore, that the immediate repeal and replacement of the aforementioned resolution is the right and proper path towards putting in place effective international standards and oversight for the transportation of hazardous materials,

Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution #298 “Reducing Spills And Leaks”.

Votes For: 13 627 (89.1%)
Votes Against: 1 663 (10.9%)

Implemented Sun 15 Jan 2023

[GA 640 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Repeal "Stock Exchanges and Foreign Investment"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #401
Proposed by: Magecastle Embassy Building A5

Description: General Assembly Resolution #401 "Stock Exchanges and Foreign investment" (Category: Free Trade, Area of Effect: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The World Assembly,

Recognising that GA #401 establishes the International Securities and Exchange Commission (ISEC), and directs it to enact regulations on currency exchange in order to "prevent artificial manipulation of the exchange rate [and] ensure that [currency] exchanges operate without bias toward the citizens of any one nation",

Disheartened that the resolution fails to clearly delineate what regulations the ISEC would enact to further these goals,

Further noting that the resolution's ambiguity on what constitutes "artificial manipulation of the exchange rate" severely limits the ability of a member nation to engage in currency intervention operations, such as to stabilise its currency's exchange rate,

Baffled that the definitions on stocks, bonds, and securities in GA #401 are very poorly written, excluding such instruments as preferred stocks, pay-in-kind bonds, convertible bonds, and insurance-linked securities, and thus leaving the ISEC to offer inferior and potentially misleading recommendations to member nations in its "model code of securities regulations",

Repeals "Stock Exchanges and Foreign Investment".

Co-author: Simone Republic

Votes For: 14 139 (95.2%)
Votes Against: 709 (4.8%)

Implemented Thu 19 Jan 2023

[GA 641 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Sophisticated Investors Protocol
A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public.

Category: Regulation
Area of Effect: Consumer Protection
Proposed by: Simone Republic

Text: The World Assembly,

Acknowledges previous resolutions to protect the interest of investors (GAR#474, #633);

Recognizing the wide range of investment products available but that potential investors have widely differing levels of knowledge, expertise, risk appetite, and other circumstances;

Believing that distinguishing between sophisticated and other investors is necessary to protect ordinary investors from purchasing high risk products but also allow knowledged investors with sufficient expertise to assume higher risks;

Hereby defines:

"Institution" to mean a financial institution with qualified staff and regulated by a competent authority in at least one member state;

"Instruments" to include all securities, currencies, futures, options, and all related derivatives traded in any member state;

"Products" to include all funds, certificates, notes, units, shares, interests and all other products investing in instruments and managed by an institution regulated by at least one member state;

Hereby further defines:

"Individual investor" to mean an individual, a sole proprietorship or the partners of an unlimited partnership;

"Corporate investor" to mean an incorporated entity owned by multiple individuals or other corporate entities with limited liability, including (but not limited to) mutual societies and cooperatives and entities pursuant to legislation by at least one member state;

"Institutional investor" to mean an institution with specialist functions in investment;

Hereby requires that:

1. A competent authority of a member state must define, if desired in writing by the said investor, to be "sophisticated" if that investor can present evidence to meet the requirements below at the time of accreditation and repeating at all times thereafter until the said investor rescinds such evidence:
   
   
   1. An individual investor meets all requirements on personal and household wealth, income, education, experience and knowledge of financial instruments and products sufficient to invest in complex financial instruments and/or products;
   2. A corporate investor has a majority of its board of directors and/or officers (as defined by the member state) satisfying all education, experience and knowledge of instruments and products deemed necessary by the member state, and for the corporate itself to have such sufficient wealth and income as deemed necessary;
   3. An institutional investor is required to meet all regulated requirements imposed on it by the said competent authority at all times;
2. Unless classified as a sophisticated investor based on the aforesaid criteria, a member state may not make available instrument(s) and/or product(s) to an investor if the said instrument(s) and/or products:
   
   
   1. Has features that may potentially result in a loss greater than the original investment amount;
   2. Invests in non-WA member states that the member state deems to offer insufficient protection to investors;
   3. Includes any other features deemed relevant by the competent authority of a member state with jurisdiction on the said instrument and/or product.
3. Hereby further requires that:
   
   
   1. All sales documentation on the said instrument(s)/products must include appropriate disclosures concerning the risks of the said instrument and/or product(s) and any potential or actual material conflict(s) of interest between the institution and the investor;
   2. A member state may not prohibit the sophisticated investors of its state from purchasing products from an institution in another member state, provided that the said investor also meets the requirements to be deemed a sophisticated investor in the other member state;

A competent authority of a member state with jurisdiction is responsible for the implementation and interpretation this resolution, and for any penalties that may be imposed on any violations thereof.

Co-author: Imperium Anglorum

Votes For: 9 800 (64.7%)
Votes Against: 5 343 (35.3%)

Implemented Fri 27 Jan 2023

[GA 642 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Reducing Addiction
A resolution to modify universal standards of healthcare.

Category: Health
Area of Effect: Healthcare
Proposed by: Greater Cesnica

Text: The General Assembly,

Recognizing that addiction is an insidious disease that can affect not only those who suffer from it, but their friends, family, and anyone else around them, with untold amounts of public expenditure being wasted due to the impacts of addiction on societal systems and inappropriate, punitive responses to it,

Believing that it is appropriate for the international community to intervene in cases where public health crises such as this run rampant across a multitude of member-nations,

Seeking to reverse the disastrous consequences of punitive actions against those suffering from a public health crisis,

Hereby enacts the following provisions into World Assembly law:

1. ”Addiction” for the purposes of this resolution shall be defined as the persistent usage of a substance or repetition of behaviors by an individual, for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeat the activity despite such activities leading to severely detrimental impacts on their day-to-day functioning, relationships, and routines, as assessed by a relevant professional.
   
   
2. All member-nations are required:
   
   1. to educate their inhabitants about addiction and how to avoid developing it. This may come in the form of informational pamphlets, television commercials, online advertisement, dissemination within educational settings, or any other form of popular method to distribute the information.
   2. to create rehabilitation programs for addiction of recreational or prescription drugs, gambling, and any other prominent forms of addiction with sufficient capacity to treat all people within a member-nation suffering from addiction who seek rehabilitation. These rehabilitation programs must meet or surpass standards for medical care as set forth by extant international legislation, with frequent reviews by independent auditors to ensure their effectiveness in treating addiction. There must also be frequent reviews on the faculty’s treatment of patients in order to minimize cases of abuse.
   3. to pursue rehabilitation or rehabilitation-oriented approaches to activities that commonly lead to addiction. Furthermore, member-nations shall not impose punitive measures such as imprisonment or fines as a means of punishing an individual for suffering from addiction.
3. Participation or attempts at participation in rehabilitation programs:
   
   1. must be free for all people with addiction in member-states. They shall not be compelled to refrain from attending, and will be allowed to stay for as long as treatment is beneficial for them in their recovery from addiction.
   2. shall not result in the punishment of any individual. Information given to staff and personnel at rehabilitation programs regarding one’s participation in the activity which they are addicted to shall also not be used in an attempt to punish them.
4. Health workers, social workers, and members of law enforcement are, within the course of their duties, required to provide accurate information on how to seek out treatment and rehabilitation programs to individuals suffering from addiction that they may encounter.
   
   
5. Member-nations are encouraged to incentivize participation in rehabilitation programs where feasible via the offering of skills training and/or education opportunities.
   
   
6. Treatment for addiction is encouraged to be pursued and distributed across all member-nations and the international community at large. Studies should be done into the effectiveness of these treatments, be peer-reviewed, and be distributed to all manufacturers, distributors, and other relevant healthcare personnel for the highest degree of information regarding modern addiction treatment to be administered at all times.
   
   
7. Nothing in this resolution is to be construed to prevent future legislation on the management of addictive activities, nor to directly regulate individual member-nation’s policies on the actual legality of participating in addictive activities.

Votes For: 13 327 (83.8%)
Votes Against: 2 580 (16.2%)

Implemented Sat 4 Feb 2023

[GA 643 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]

[Imperium Anglorum]

Protecting Press Freedoms
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Free Press
Proposed by: Hulldom

Text: The General Assembly,

Noting that GAR#155: “Freedom of the Press” has been repealed,

Ascertaining that press freedoms are therefore not currently protected by the World Assembly,

Determined to ensure that media in member states continues to have robust protections which allow it to operate with little regulation, and

Committed to the idea that citizens of member states should have free access to the media, hereby:

1. Declares that member states may not prevent the reporting of information whose reporting is necessary for the wellbeing of society as a whole or which may be of interest to the public.
   
   
2. Allows member states to restrict the dissemination of reporting by journalists or news organizations for purposes permitted by extant World Assembly legislation.
   
   
3. Orders that journalists or news organizations not be:
   
   1. subject to civil or criminal penalties for the content they produce by member state governments beyond the exceptions nations may avail themselves of in clause (2), or
   2. required to produce material reflecting any particular ideology or viewpoint excepting that which journalists agree to do so contractually.
4. Requires that news organizations:
   
   1. create content warnings for material that may not be suitable for consumption by minors,
   2. not prevent citizens from accessing content created by themselves or any journalist affiliated with them except to prevent individuals below the age of majority from accessing content inappropriate for consumption by minors, and
   3. implement said content warnings, subject to the discretion of each news organization.

Co-authors: Wymondham, Attempted Socialism

Votes For: 12 725 (81.5%)
Votes Against: 2 888 (18.5%)

Implemented Wed 8 Feb 2023

[GA 644 on NS] [Official Debate Topic]