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[PASSED] Reducing Addiction (V.2)

Postby Greater Cesnica » Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:43 am

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OOC: This thread was created since Morover has been locked out of his NS account, and is unable to recover the password. I have received permission to create a new thread accordingly. Old thread: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=510315

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.

Co-authored by Morover.
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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 repetition of behaviors to an extent that day-to-day routines, relationships, and functioning are severely impacted, as assessed by a relevant professional.
  2. All member-nations are required to publicize information about addiction and how to avoid developing it, to an extent that most individuals in the nation are aware of 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.
  3. Rehabilitation programs for addiction of recreational or prescription drugs, gambling, and any other prominent forms of addiction in each member-state must be created with sufficient capacity to treat all people within a member-nation suffering from addiction who seek rehabilitation. These rehabilitation programs must be of high-quality, 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.
  4. Participation in these rehabilitation programs 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.
  5. Participation or attempts at participation in rehabilitation programs 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Member-nations are encouraged to incentivize participation in rehabilitation programs where feasible via the offering of skills training and/or education opportunities.
  8. 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.
  9. Member-nations may only pursue rehabilitation or rehabilitation-oriented approaches to activities that commonly lead to addiction. Furthermore, member-nations shall not impose punitive measures such as imprisonment, fines, or other civil sanctions as a means of punishing an individual for suffering from addiction.
  10. 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.

Co-authored by Morover

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 repetition of behaviors to an extent that day-to-day routines, relationships, and functioning are severely impacted, as assessed by a relevant professional.
  2. All member-nations are required:
    1. to publicize information about addiction and how to avoid developing it, to an extent that most individuals in the nation are aware of 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 be of high-quality, 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, fines, or other civil sanctions 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.

Co-authored by Morover
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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 severe impacts on their day-to-day functioning, relationships, and routines, as assessed by a relevant professional.
  2. All member-nations are required:
    1. to publicize information about addiction and how to avoid developing it, to an extent that most individuals in the nation are aware of 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 be of high-quality, 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, fines, or other civil sanctions 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.

Co-authored by Morover.
Adopted a new definition of "Addiction".
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 severe 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 be of high-quality, 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.

Co-authored by Morover.
Removed "civil sanctions".
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.

Co-authored by Morover.
Replaced "high-quality" with something less subjective and vague.
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Postby Potted Plants United » Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:48 pm

OOC: I don't think addiction needs to be defined if it's used in the same manner as the dictionary definition of the word would be. (Not awake enough for more in-depth commentary, but that stuck out.)
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Postby Greater Cesnica » Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:15 pm

Potted Plants United wrote:OOC: I don't think addiction needs to be defined if it's used in the same manner as the dictionary definition of the word would be. (Not awake enough for more in-depth commentary, but that stuck out.)

OOC: I was thinking of defining it that way to deal with the concerns Banana had with it targeting casual smokers and drinkers and the such. I would be open to an alternative way of dealing with it that :)
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C Marcius Blythe. Not going to lie, the first thing that struck out to me was the extent to which this proposal is unaesthetic. You should group your clauses by theme and then write them in spaced-out sections rather than putting them in this shopping list. That aside, what sort of addictions do you want to engage with? Is playing games of chance addiction?

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Greater Cesnica wrote:
Potted Plants United wrote:OOC: I don't think addiction needs to be defined if it's used in the same manner as the dictionary definition of the word would be. (Not awake enough for more in-depth commentary, but that stuck out.)

OOC: I was thinking of defining it that way to deal with the concerns Banana had with it targeting casual smokers and drinkers and the such. I would be open to an alternative way of dealing with it that :)


OOC:

Or addiction to yelling at someone you've never met (and probably will never meet) on Twitter or the NS Forums or various Discord channels? Or playing a browser based computer game with no consequences in real life? Or keep pressing buttons for a dopamine release (to quote issue 1549)?

I suspect you probably really have to define what is addicted and what is not. At a certain point there's a blurred line between say playing professional poker vs gambling addict, or playing fantasy league sports vs (again) gambling, and between wine connoisseur vs alcoholics
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Postby Greater Cesnica » Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:30 am

Imperium Anglorum wrote:That aside, what sort of addictions do you want to engage with? Is playing games of chance addiction?

"If taken to the point that playing said games interferes with day-to-day functioning and has a profoundly adverse impact on an individual and those around them, yes."

Simone Republic wrote:
Greater Cesnica wrote:OOC: I was thinking of defining it that way to deal with the concerns Banana had with it targeting casual smokers and drinkers and the such. I would be open to an alternative way of dealing with it that :)


OOC:

Or addiction to yelling at someone you've never met (and probably will never meet) on Twitter or the NS Forums or various Discord channels? Or playing a browser based computer game with no consequences in real life? Or keep pressing buttons for a dopamine release (to quote issue 1549)?

I suspect you probably really have to define what is addicted and what is not. At a certain point there's a blurred line between say playing professional poker vs gambling addict, or playing fantasy league sports vs (again) gambling, and between wine connoisseur vs alcoholics

"Perhaps it would be worthwhile to differentiate between activities taken in the course of a professional career or hobby that nevertheless doesn't adversely impact the individual to a severe extent- which of course is highly subjective?"

Imperium Anglorum wrote:C Marcius Blythe. Not going to lie, the first thing that struck out to me was the extent to which this proposal is unaesthetic. You should group your clauses by theme and then write them in spaced-out sections rather than putting them in this shopping list.

"I have made an effort to nest clauses more efficiently. What do you think?"
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Simone Republic wrote:
Greater Cesnica wrote:OOC: I was thinking of defining it that way to deal with the concerns Banana had with it targeting casual smokers and drinkers and the such. I would be open to an alternative way of dealing with it that :)

OOC:

Or addiction to yelling at someone you've never met (and probably will never meet) on Twitter or the NS Forums or various Discord channels? Or playing a browser based computer game with no consequences in real life? Or keep pressing buttons for a dopamine release (to quote issue 1549)?

I suspect you probably really have to define what is addicted and what is not. At a certain point there's a blurred line between say playing professional poker vs gambling addict, or playing fantasy league sports vs (again) gambling, and between wine connoisseur vs alcoholics

"Perhaps it would be worthwhile to differentiate between activities taken in the course of a professional career or hobby that nevertheless doesn't adversely impact the individual to a severe extent- which of course is highly subjective?"


There's a difference between addiction to substances in pharmacology vs psychology: pharmacology is I guess some dependance on a drug (legal or otherwise), psychology is "a person with an addiction uses a substance, or engages in a behavior, for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeat the activity, despite detrimental consequences."
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Postby Greater Cesnica » Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:28 am

Simone Republic wrote:
Simone Republic wrote:"Perhaps it would be worthwhile to differentiate between activities taken in the course of a professional career or hobby that nevertheless doesn't adversely impact the individual to a severe extent- which of course is highly subjective?"


There's a difference between addiction to substances in pharmacology vs psychology: pharmacology is I guess some dependance on a drug (legal or otherwise), psychology is "a person with an addiction uses a substance, or engages in a behavior, for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeat the activity, despite detrimental consequences."

OOC: I've adopted a new definition of addiction.
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Postby Tinhampton » Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:38 am

Why must "most individuals [be] aware" of addiction recovery services, rather than requiring that members educate all of their inhabitants about them (as other such resolutions, about different subjects, do)?

Otherwise, this enjoys my wholehearted support.
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Postby Greater Cesnica » Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:41 am

Tinhampton wrote:Why must "most individuals [be] aware" of addiction recovery services, rather than requiring that members educate all of their inhabitants about them (as other such resolutions, about different subjects, do)?

Otherwise, this enjoys my wholehearted support.

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Greater Cesnica
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Postby Greater Cesnica » Sun Jan 01, 2023 7:44 pm

McCooley fidgets with his ballpoint pen, noting the recent silence on this particular draft from members of the international community.

He submits a brief note via email to concerned delegations, asking for additional feedback. He's satisfied so far- but he's missed things before.
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Postby Kenmoria » Mon Jan 02, 2023 3:48 am

(OOC: In clause 2c, is the term ‘civil sanction’ supposed to refer strictly to civil penalties, i.e. monetary penalties, or to any penalty enforced in civil law? In the former case, it seems duplicatory with ‘fines’; in the latter case, it seems too broad, since that would include revocation of a license to work with heavy machinery, for example.)
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Postby Greater Cesnica » Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:49 am

Kenmoria wrote:(OOC: In clause 2c, is the term ‘civil sanction’ supposed to refer strictly to civil penalties, i.e. monetary penalties, or to any penalty enforced in civil law? In the former case, it seems duplicatory with ‘fines’; in the latter case, it seems too broad, since that would include revocation of a license to work with heavy machinery, for example.)

OOC: Removed "civil sanctions".
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Postby Greater Cesnica » Mon Jan 09, 2023 5:24 am

OOC: Bump v.2
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Second Sovereignty
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Postby Second Sovereignty » Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:11 pm

"This draft appears quite complete! We, would however recommend, that language is added to decriminalize addictive substances in Member-States; we, are not asking for the free sale of such things, merely that their use does not inof itself constitute a crime. Such criminality remaining in place is a severe inhibition on access to rehabilitation."
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Postby The Ice States » Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:21 pm

Second Sovereignty wrote:"This draft appears quite complete! We, would however recommend, that language is added to decriminalize addictive substances in Member-States; we, are not asking for the free sale of such things, merely that their use does not inof itself constitute a crime. Such criminality remaining in place is a severe inhibition on access to rehabilitation."

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Postby Second Sovereignty » Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:24 pm

The Ice States wrote:"Your mission should review GA #577."

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"Ah, hm, I suppose that's what I get for not checking the records before speaking; Thank you Ambassador, the Sovereignty is glad to support the proposal of the day."
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Postby Greater Cesnica » Wed Jan 11, 2023 7:50 pm

"Our Delegation is moving this proposal to Last Call - we intend to submit this to the floor whenever the queue is... less crowded."
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Postby Potted Plants United » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:01 am

OOC: Too tired to make substantial constructive criticism sweep, but it greatly amuses me that in RL this would mean a warning campaigns AGAINST fasting, regular physical exercise and being sexually active (even if only masturbating) at all.

Possibly also working. As in having a job.

Definition is perhaps a bit too vague? :P
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Greater Cesnica
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Postby Greater Cesnica » Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:00 am

Potted Plants United wrote:OOC: Too tired to make substantial constructive criticism sweep, but it greatly amuses me that in RL this would mean a warning campaigns AGAINST fasting, regular physical exercise and being sexually active (even if only masturbating) at all.

Possibly also working. As in having a job.

Definition is perhaps a bit too vague? :P

OOC: "severely detrimental" paired with the rest of the definition should solve that :P
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Postby Greater Cesnica » Sun Jan 15, 2023 7:52 pm

OOC: I intend to submit this shortly without adding Morover as a co-author using the authorship field since they are CTE and unable to revive their nation. I will nevertheless be crediting Morover in the event that this passes.
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Postby Republic of Mesque » Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:12 pm

Support.
Very well written proposal, the definition is based and its contents very direct, yet still taking proper action.
Well done!

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Postby The Ice States » Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:13 pm

"We find this draft to be adequate and effective in a noble goal. Support."

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"Petty tyrant", "antithetical to a better future for the WA".

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Postby Greater Cesnica » Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:19 pm

OOC: This has been submitted.
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