General Assembly Resolutions
Since the rise of the World Assembly from the ashes of its predecessor, the Bureaucracy That Cannot Be Named, WA member nations have worked tirelessly to improve the standard of the world. That, or tried to force other nations to be more like them. But that's just semantics.
Below is every World Assembly resolution ever passed.
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General Assembly Resolution # 141
Permit Male Circumcision
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
The World Assembly,
AFFIRMING that male circumcision, the removal of some or all of the foreskin from the penis, may be performed for a range of medical and religious reasons;
HAVING VOTED to deny a ban on male circumcision on previous occasions;
DECLARES male circumcision to be a medical procedure, and entitles patients undergoing male circumcision to all the protections associated with that status;
OBLIGES all member states to permit the practice of male circumcision, notwithstanding their authority to regulate the procedure.
Passed: |
For: | 6,495 | 68.5% |
Against: | 2,986 | 31.5% |
General Assembly Resolution # 142
In Regards to Cloning
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
DEFINES cloning as 'the creation of an organism that is an exact genetic copy of another'
DEFINES clone as 'the organism that is an exact genetic copy of another'
RECOGNIZES the risk of cloning mistakes,
URGES nations to take steps to prevent cloning mishaps,
REQUIRES that cloning only be done by trained professionals,
DECLARES that nations cannot classify sentient sapient clones as their own legal class,
REQUIRES sapient clones in member nations be extended all the legal rights, privileges, and opportunities granted to their genetically identical counterparts,
DECLARES that clones cannot be used for the purpose of or as part of a violation of other GA resolutions,
AFFIRMS the right of nations to pursue cloning of sapient beings,
PRESERVES the right of nations to illegalize such cloning in that nation,
REMINDS that nations are allowed to enact further legislation in regards to clones, so long as it does not violate this act,
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Passed: | |
For: | 5,261 | 53.8% |
Against: | 4,520 | 46.2% |
General Assembly Resolution # 143
Repeal: “In Regards to Cloning”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #142 “In Regards to Cloning” (Category: Civil Rights; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
While the General Assembly recognises the intent behind Resolution #142, In Regards to Cloning, it notes the following flaw:
The Resolution specifically:
DEFINES clone as 'the organism that is an exact genetic copy of another'
The wording used includes organisms that reproduce naturally in a number of ways in the definition of 'clone'.
Examples of organisms included in the definition are:
Any organism which reproduces by binary fission, in which the parent organsim divides into two genetically identical offspring.
Any organism which reproduces through budding, in which a genetically identical offspring grows off a mother organism.
Any plant which reproduces by vegetative reproduction, in which a genetically identical plant grows from the leaf, runner, or rhizome of another plant, or from the stem of a damaged plant, or from new shoots on an existing root system, or arise from tubers or bulbs.
Any organism which reproduces through asexual sporogenesis, in which a genetically identical offspring develops from a mitospore after dispersal.
Any organism which reproduces through fragmentation, in which genetically identical offspring from fragments of the parent organism.
Any organism which reproduce through parthenogenesis, in which the female of a species produces genetically identical offspring from an unfertilised egg.
Any organism undergoing asexual reproduction, not mentioned in the list above.
Based on this definition of cloning, General Assembly Resolution #142 In Regards to Cloning is rendered in a different sense than that in which it was meant.
For the above reason, the World Assembly hereby repeals In Regards to Cloning.
Passed: |
For: | 7,762 | 72.4% |
Against: | 2,954 | 27.6% |
General Assembly Resolution # 144
Repeal: “Neutrality of Nations”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #14 “Neutrality of Nations” (Category: Global Disarmament; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The World Assembly,
REAFFIRMING that one of its roles is to promote world peace;
ACKNOWLEDGING that indeed it is a right of any Nation that is uninvolved in a war to make a formal claim of Neutrality;
FULLY ACKNOWLEDGING that there were good intentions behind Neutrality of Nations and that the vast majority of the Ambassadors and Delegates who voted for Neutrality of Nations did so thinking they were actually advancing the cause of world peace; hence:
DISMAYED that despite its name, GA #14 Neutrality of Nations does nothing to promote world peace, but does the exact opposite;
PERPLEXED that any nation may switch between Neutral and Belligerent at any time according to the terms of the Resolution, as their mood strikes them, without any penalties and without fear of acting in violation of international war conventions;
SHOCKED that section 3.a) states that any nation can have its claim of neutrality voided on the sole basis of indirect trade (which it may ultimately have no control over) of ill-defined supplies, such as goods and personnel, which can encompass basic humanitarian needs such as food, potable water, medical supplies and medical personnel;
OUTRAGED that GA #14 says, in relevant part:
2. MANDATES that Belligerent Nations may not:
a) Invade or occupy a Neutral Nation during the said war, unless the World Assembly is convinced that doing so will actually improve world peace.
SADLY NOTING that the conditions for improv[ing] world peace are not defined anywhere;
REALIZING the appalling potential for extreme abuse of this single clause; it gives Belligerent Nations unlimited power to invade or occupy any self-proclaimed neutral nation, merely by convincing the World Assembly that such a shameful act will improve world peace.
CONVINCED that such a state of uncertainty does create an international environment where war is even more probable, instead of creating peace;
THEREFORE, in the best interests of peace, THE WORLD ASSEMBLY REPEALS General Assembly Resolution #14.
Passed: |
For: | 8,253 | 75.9% |
Against: | 2,620 | 24.1% |
General Assembly Resolution # 145
Animal Cruelty Prevention
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.
RECOGNIZING THAT Animals, as living beings and occupants of the lands and homes of the member nations of the World Assembly offer service and companionship to inhabitants of those nations,
AND RECOGNIZING THAT cruel mistreatment of said animals is an offense to moral decency,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT
(1) All owners, overseers and caretakers of domesticated animals and livestock shall:
a) Provide medical care for the treatment of injury or illness and reduction of pain resulting from said ailments to a level deemed adequate by licensed animal medical personnel.
b) Provide clean food and water for said animals in amounts and of types adequate to maintain the health of the animal.
c) Provide said animals with a clean and comfortable living environment to a degree that a reasonable person would deem it adequate.
d) Kill and slaughter said livestock in a manner that limits the pain and suffering of said livestock.
(4) Mistreatment of domesticated animals, livestock and wild animals by means of abuse, torture, training for sport fighting and the act of sport fighting is expressly prohibited.
VIOLATION of this resolution shall incur a suitable punishment based on the severity of the offense and may include fines, imprisonment, forfeiture of said animals and prohibition from owning animals in the future.
EXCLUSIONS: The following categories of animals and actions by humans are expressly excluded from this resolution:
(i) Animals used for any religious purposes are expressly excluded from this resolution.
(ii) Animals commonly known to be pests are specifically excluded, as are all widely accepted methods of eradication of said pests.
(iii) Wild Animals commonly hunted for sport, food or fur are excluded as is the act of hunting said wild animals.
(iv) Euthanasia, or the humane killing to end suffering of an animal is further excluded.
(v) Acts of animal husbandry, selective or targeted breeding are also excluded.
(vi) This resolution is not intended to deny the use of animals currently employed as service or working animals, including but not limited to police dogs, animals used as aids for the handicapped, horses used for working situations or other animals used for purposes not widely accepted as cruel.
(vii) This resolution specifically excludes animal related laboratory testing of consumer products and medical procedures neither condoning nor condemning those actions, as it is felt that Animal Testing should be viewed as a separate and distinct issue.
DEFINITIONS:
(i) Domesticated Animal shall be defined as any animal that has been tamed and made fit for a human environment or born into such an environment.
(ii) Livestock shall be defined as any animal bred or tamed for the express purpose of providing food, fur, leather or other animal products.
(iii) Wild Animals shall be defined as non-domesticated animals not in the care or ownership of any person.
(iv) Pests shall be defined as any non-domesticated animal deemed to inhabit and/or cause damage to any building, structure, cropland, or other physical location or where eradication of said pest is in the best interest of the public health.
(v) abuse and torture shall be defined as any act causing physical harm, mutilation, or injury which would be deemed excessive by a reasonable person.
Passed: | |
For: | 7,911 | 73.5% |
Against: | 2,850 | 26.5% |