Repeal "Diplomat Protection Act"
Category: Repeal | Target: GA 22 "Diplomat Protection Act" | Replacement: None. The target does basically nothing beneficial, and nations can be trusted to negotiate the specifics of diplomatic immunity arrangements themselves.
The World Assembly,
Convinced that international diplomacy is the bedrock of this body,
Also convinced that GA 22 "Diplomat Protection Act" so utterly fails at advancing international diplomacy that it's unfit to serve as bedrock for anything other than a sanitary restroom experience,
Confused that the target resolution's preambulatory clauses are mutually contradictory, first denouncing the ability of nations to restrict diplomats and claiming that diplomats are necessary, then claiming that diplomatic immunity is something that nations must agree on between themselves,
Puzzled that the target's definition of a diplomat inexplicably excludes all diplomatic personnel with local citizenship, including ambassadors and their support staff,
Annoyed that the target mandates that all diplomats to the World Assembly automatically receive diplomatic immunity, despite the resolution's diplomatic immunity protections being nonsensical in this case due to the Assembly not being a nation,
Befuddled that the target does not clarify how this "automatically granted" diplomatic immunity is to be revoked, or whether it even can be revoked,
Outraged that the target requires host nations to "provide the diplomat with the best medical care on hand in cases of emergency" even if that specific care isn't actually necessary, potentially forcing nations to prioritize the care of random foreign luggage handlers over that of their own heads of state in an emergency,
Frustrated by the target's blanket ban on nations searching or seizing the belongings of diplomats serving in that nation, even if the search or seizure:Perplexed that the target allows nations to present evidence of a crime "to the nation the diplomat is from" while banning critical ways to collect that evidence in the first place,
- is a routine security measure at a summit or other high-profile event,
- is necessary to stop an imminent threat to national security or people's lives, or
- was specifically requested by the nation a diplomat is representing,
Confounded that the target protects diplomats whose diplomatic immunity has been revoked from "prosecution for suspected crimes that occurred during the immunity by the nation in which they are serving" (emphasis added), meaning that a diplomat can easily be prosecuted in this way as soon as they're reassigned from that nation,
Uncertain why the target requires the agreement of a diplomat's home nation in order for a nation to detain that diplomat for longer than 24 hours even if "they serve a direct threat to the wellbeing of others,"
Entertained by the fact that these inane provisions incentivize members to simply not bother with diplomatic immunity in the first place,
Adding that members can just sidestep many of the target's mandates regarding diplomatic immunity by granting diplomats "privilege" or "indemnity" instead, or just not granting immunity of any form at all, and
Believing that nations are perfectly capable of negotiating mutually beneficial arrangements regarding their diplomats, especially given how important such arrangements are to the success of any broader diplomatic efforts between them,
Hereby repeals GA 22 "Diplomat Protection Act."
