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Ma'at Kheru: No Penalty Without Law; Passed
Topic Started: Apr 2 2015, 04:59 PM (156 Views)
Ainocra
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Alcon Enta, Fleet Marshal of Ainocra
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
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No Penalty Without Law

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Sciongrad

Description: The General Assembly,

Reaffirming its stance that "one should not be penalized for doing something that is not prohibited by law,"

Regretting, however, the lack of internationally recognized legal safeguards protecting individuals from criminal penalties in circumstances where no relevant law exists,

Believing that the World Assembly must act to rectify this oversight,

1. Declares that neither member nations, political subdivisions thereof, nor any person or organization acting on or purporting to be acting on the authority of the member nation or political subdivisions thereof, may arrest, detain, prosecute, or punish any individual unless such action is specifically permitted by international law or a relevant member nation's established statutory laws, judicial precedents, or guidelines with the force of law;

2. Mandates that such established international or statutory laws, judicial precedents, or guidelines with the force of law shall define any punishable action in good faith so as to reasonably minimize ambiguity in enforcement;

3. Requires member nations to ensure that all established international or statutory laws, judicial precedents, or guidelines with the force of law applicable under their jurisdiction are publicly promulgated when it is determined to be both practical and necessary in preventing their inhabitants from committing punishable actions;

4. Prohibits member nations, political subdivisions thereof, or any person or organization acting on or purporting to be acting on the authority of the member nation or political subdivisions thereof, from arresting, detaining, prosecuting, incarcerating, fining, or otherwise placing under duress individuals for violating laws that are not publicly promulgated;

5. Demands that all individuals previously convicted or currently detained in violation of any of the aforementioned principles shall be immediately freed and have their sentences nullified, and;

6. Clarifies that nothing in this resolution shall provide protection for those that claim ignorance of the law if the relevant law is publicly promulgated in accordance with the provisions of clause three.


I feel this is a vast over reach and that we should oppose it.
Scion while well meaning would have all nations enrolled in a nanny state.
This is best determined at the local level.

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Koth
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Countin' bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums.
AGAINST
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Andrew
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Against.
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War Wombat
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Agasint
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Tim Stark
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My vote's been against since the start.
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Against.
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