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Introduction

This topic contains several templates for Speakers and Members of the World Forum alike in order to propose resolution drafts and conduct elections. The topic shall also serve as a collection of all current versions of passed resolutions.
More information on the history of the resolutions, the current World Forum administration or its members and observers or the membership in WF sub-organisations can be found on TSPedia.

Speaker Election Procedure

Phase 1 - Nominations

Phase 1 of a Speaker election lasts seven days and is ought to be opened by the incumbent Speaker, when they are 11 months into their term. In this phase, member nations can do four things:

Speaker nominations

Any member can nominate any other member, except for itself, for the position of Speaker. A nominee must accept or decline the nomination within the deadline. Not doing so will lead automatically to an assumed refusal of the nomination and thus to the member being disregarded for Phase 2 of the election.

Committee affiliations

During every Speaker election, members of the World Forum may change their affiliation to the Committees of the World Forum. If a member does not post any information to this bullet point, it is assumed the committee affiliation shall not change.

Justice nominations

Each member, who is not represented by a judge yet or who desires to replace their judge at the International Court (WFIC) may nominate a judge during every Speaker election. The member shall give additional information to the judge, so the other members can make an informed vote on them.

Every nation, who is represented with a judge at the WFIC and does not aim to replace their judge, must face an approval vote on the judge at every regular Speaker election. A renewed nomination or presentation of an incumbent judge is not necessary.

If a member does not appoint a judge to the WFIC, it is assumed that this nation does not intend to be represented at it for the time being.

Membership in WF affiliated organisations

The World Forum has created several sub-organisations like the International Labor and Trade Council (ILTC) or the PNA as part of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Membership in those organisations is voluntary. The incumbent Speaker shall, when starting an election, provide an overview over the current WF affiliated organisations each member could join (or leave). If a member does not comment on their memberships in WF affiliated organisations, it is assumed, no changes on their memberships are wished for.

Phase 1 Template

The Speaker shall use the following template to conduct Phase 1 of the election. Stylistic changes are allowed. Each member should refrain from posting more than one post per election phase, so if a member has casted their vote and after that is nominated for the position of Speaker, they shall edit their original post and not accept their nomination through a second cast of votes. Also each roleplayer shall be encouraged to consolidate all its votes into one post and not divide up the posts of each member they are representing.

**Speaker nomination(s):**
**Do you accept your nomination (if applicable)?** [ ] Yes | [ ] No

**Justice nominee:**
**Background information on the nominee:**

**Committee memberships:**

**Membership in WF affiliated organisations:**

Phase 2 - Voting

Phase 2 of the Speaker elections last another 7 days following Phase 1.
It contains three elections and still the opportunity for each member to change their membership in WF-affiliated organisations. The following sub-chapters will be only about the elections. The roleplayers are asked to play fair and only cast one effective vote altogether, even if they have control over multiple World Forum members.

Speaker election

The Speaker election is a vote in the IRV system, which means that each member has one vote, in which they may rank any or all nominees, who accepted their nomination, plus the option “RON” (re-open nominations). The option receiving a majority according to IRV rules laid out in WF Resolution 1 will be styled Speaker of the Assembly. They will assume their office the moment this phase of the election has ended.

Election of the Committee Officers

The Officers of the Committees are like the Speakers of each Committee, but generally will not have that much significance in our roleplay. Only members of a Committee can become their Officer. We are generally assuming, any nation would be willing to become a Committee Officer and thus we skip the nomination phase for it. IRP another IRV vote would be necessary, but to make things less complex and tiring the Speaker is encouraged to let people vote for the Officer positions through a poll, which can be created by clicking the gear wheel in the post creator and then choosing “Build poll”.

Approval of the Justices

Each member may approve of all, any or none of the justice nominees. It might be useful to use a (multiple-choice) poll in this case too, so that members do not forget to cast their votes for justices, who have not been presented anew also.

Phase 2 Template

**Vote for the Speaker**
<small>*Please order the options x, y, z and RON from most preferred to least preferred option* </small>

**Vote for the Officers** *(only if not done through a poll)*
<small>*Please vote for each Committee you are a part of, who shall become the Officer of said Committee. You may vote for three members of the Committee, including yourself, by ranking them from most to least preferred option.

**Approval vote for the Justices** *(only if not done through a poll)*
I approve of the following judges:
[ ] All
[ ] The judges from (please list the member states, whose justices you approve of)
[ ] None

**Membership in WF affiliated organisations:**

Phase 2.1 - Election of the Deputy Speaker

Once Phase 2 has finished and a Speaker was elected, they may nominate one of the other members as their Deputy Speaker. After that member has accepted its nomination, a vote over the course of three days will be held, in which every member can vote “Aye”, “Abstain” or “Nay” to the proposed Deputy Speaker. This vote also might be best conducted through a (single-choice) poll.

Resolution Templates

Ordinary and Binding Resolutions

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Standard Resolutions

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Resolution Quick Links

Charter of the World Forum
WFR 1 - Establishment of a Chair over the Assembly
WFR 1a - Establishment of the Committees
WFR 1b - Establishment of the International Court
WFR 1c - Membership
WFR 1d - Debate and voting procedures
WFR 3 - Country Codes
WFR 4 - International Labor and Trade Council
WFR 5 - Protection of landmarks of human heritage
WFR 6 - Leaders’ Debates in the Assembly
WFR 7 - Emergency Services Cooperation Organisation
WFR 8 - International Anti-Criminal Organisation
WFR 9 - Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
WFR 10 - Condemnation of Izaakia
WFR 11 - International blockade of NAGB
WFR 12 - Call for a trial against Izaakia and Rhayna at the IC
WFR 13 - Post-war NAGB and establishment of a Department of Peace Operations
WFR 14 - Reform Resolution I
WFR 15 - World Forum Reaction to the Situation on Mainland Ryccia
WFR 16 - Resolution on Orbital Safety
WFR 17 - Resolution on the Apprehension of RIM

Charter of the World Forum

Current version as originally passed on 19 March 2017 and last amended by WFR 14 on 13 May 2022

Preamble

We, the sovereign nations of the world, seeking everlasting peace, order, stability, environmental protection, and social and mutually beneficial economic development of the world, hereby agree to establish the World Forum.

Article I - The Mandate

Section A - Purpose

  1. The purpose of the World Forum shall be to maintain peace, order, and stability in the world. The member states of the World Forum shall take collective action to ensure that all threats to the peace, order, or stability among them are suppressed.
  2. The purpose of the World Forum shall be to facilitate the development of cordial relations amongst the the nations of the world.
  3. The purpose of the World Forum shall be to create an era of peace and prosperity for all states to be able to foster social, economic, and environmental development.

Section B - Responsibilities

  1. The World Forum shall serve as a framework, facilitating multilateral discussion and agreements aiming for adopting broad consensus-based suggestions for national legislation.
  2. 1a. The World Forum shall have the right, to impose binding resolutions, the contents of which must be adopted through national legislation by all World Forum members. Such a resolution requires the approval of two-thirds of the Assembly.

  3. The World Forum shall serve as a channel for consolidating our separate resources in times of great need.
  4. The World Forum shall monitor the fulfilment of adopted agreements and suggest new issues to be brought up before the assembled nations.
  5. The World Forum shall provide an international arbitrary court to settle national and international disputes that are voluntarily submitted, and to help the Forum, should the need for arbitration arise.

Article II - Functions

Section A - The Assembly

  1. The World Forum shall have an organ—the Assembly—which shall serve as a forum of discussion and adopt policy recommendations as well as binding resolutions for member states of the World Forum.
  2. Each member state of the World Forum shall hold one seat in the Assembly, giving equal representation to all member states.
  3. The member states shall respectively decide who shall represent them at the Assembly.
  4. The Assembly shall be able to appoint officers by a simple majority vote.
  5. Observers may speak at Assembly meetings, but shall not have a vote.

Section B - The Committees

  1. The World Forum shall have expert committees reporting directly to the Assembly. These committees shall monitor the fulfilment of adopted agreements and suggest issues for discussion in the Assembly.
  2. By a simple majority vote in the Assembly, committees may be formed, merged, separated, or dissolved. The rules for committee membership shall be determined by the Assembly.
  3. The officers of each committee shall be decided by a simple majority vote in the respective committees.
  4. Observers may speak at committee meetings, but shall not have a vote.

Section C - The Court

  1. The World Forum shall have a court—the International Court—which shall settle national and international disputes submitted to it and to help the Forum, should the need for arbitration arise.
  2. If a party fails to comply with a decision of the International Court, the other party or parties may have recourse to the Assembly, where a recommendation may be made.
  3. The Assembly, through a simple majority vote, shall appoint Justices, the amount of which shall be also be specified by the Assembly.
  4. The Assembly shall also determine the length of time that a Justice shall serve.

Article III - Commonly accepted International Law

  1. The members of the World Forum fully accept the Grovne Conventions on the rules of war, weapons banned in warfare, treatment of non-combattants in national and international conflicts, statehood, borders, navigation of the seas and trade.
  2. The members of the World Forum fully accept the international ius cogens. It includes
    1. the human rights as formulated in the “Declaration of Human Rights” of 1956
    2. the prohibition of the threat and use of violence against another state’s territory or political sovereignty
    3. the prohibition of genocide
    4. the prohibition of slavery, including the trading of humans
    5. the prohibition of racial discrimination
    6. the prohibition of torture
  3. The members of the World Forum recognize the general principles of law:
    1. pacta sunt servanda
    2. lex specialis derogat legi generali
    3. lex posterior derogat legi priori
    4. venire contra factum proprium
  4. The members of the World Forum continue to accept all international treaties they have been a part of prior to their accession to the World Forum. This does not apply to treaties with contents going against any of the binding principles of this organization.
  5. The members of the World Forum accept all binding resolutions passed by the Assembly and any finally effective verdicts spoken by the International Court.
  6. The subsections 1-3 are to be applied in perpetuity unless fully superseded by new legislation.

Article IV - Amendments

  1. Amendments to the Charter of the World Forum require a two-thirds majority in the Assembly and the ratification of the amended Charter by two-thirds of the member states.
  2. If the requirements of subsection 1 are met, the amended Charter affects all members of the World Forum equally.

Article V - Ratification

The Charter shall be ratified in accordance with the constitutional procedures of the signatory states.

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WFR 1 - Establishment of a Chair over the Assembly

Current version as originally passed on 8 December 2017 and last amended by WFR 14 on 13 May 2022

Section A - Office of the Speaker of the Assembly

  1. There shall be a member nation whose representative to the Assembly shall be the Speaker of the Assembly.
  2. The Speaker shall serve as the chair for all Assembly debate.
  3. The Speaker shall serve for 12 months at a time. No nation may hold the Speakership for more than 1 consecutive term.
  4. The Speaker shall be the primary representative of the WF as a whole and shall conduct themselves as such.

Section B - Election

  1. 11 months into the current Speaker's term, the election process shall begin.
  2. Any nation my nominate any other nation for the Speakership but may not nominate themselves. Nominations shall be open for 7 days.
  3. 2a. Nations against which there is an active trial at the International Court at the time of the election, or that have been judged by the International Court or have been suspended or expelled from the Assembly in the last 18 months may not be nominated.

  4. At the conclusion of nominations, an election shall be held, following the Instant Runoff system, for a total of 7 days. Each member nation is entitled 1 vote, and a selection to reopen nominations shall be included.
  5. The Nation receiving a majority shall be elected to the Speakership, with their World Forum Representative being styled as Speaker of the World Forum, and they shall take office at the conclusion of the previous Speaker's term.
  6. The Speaker may be removed from office with a snap election being held should 2/3rds of all members wish for their removal
  7. 5a. After 6 months, a snap election may be held already if half of the members wish for the Speaker’s removal.

Section C - Powers and duties of the Speaker

  1. The Speaker shall conduct all votes in the WF and has the power to declare a resolution adopted or not adopted.
  2. The Speaker shall review all submitted resolutions and refer them to the appropriate Committee.
  3. The Speaker may nominate a Deputy Speaker to assist them in these duties as well as any others that future resolutions may assign to them. The Deputy Speaker will need to be elected with a simple majority voting in favor of their appointment, and shall serve at the leisure of the Speaker. Should the Speaker be unable to fulfill their duties or be removed from office, the Deputy Speaker shall serve as acting Speaker until a new Speaker is elected.
  4. 3a. For the nomination of the Deputy Speaker, the provisions of Section B, Subsection 2a apply accordingly.

  5. The Speaker has the right to be a voting member in the Assembly and may still speak on any resolution as any other member would.

WFR 1a - Establishment of the Committees

Current version as originally passed on 4 February 2020

Section A - Purpose

According to Article II, Section B, No. 1 of the Charter the World Forum maintains expert committees who report directly to the Assembly about observations on the fulfillment of adopted agreements as well as suggest issues to put up to discussion in the Assembly. This resolution aims towards establishing these expert committees and their organisation.

Section B - Definitions, institutions and committee locations

  1. Following definitions are used in this resolution:
    1. The expert committees shall be called “Committees”.
    2. “Participants” of the World Forum are all members and observers of the World Forum.
    3. “Host Countries” are members of the World Forum hosting a Committee within their borders.
    4. The head of a committee is called “Officer of the Committee” or “Officer”. They represent the Committee in the Assembly by presenting the monitoring results and the suggested debates and resolution topics as recommended by their Committee.
    5. A subdivision of a Committee working on a special field within the responsibility of a Committee is called “Council”.
  2. The World Forum maintains five Committees:
    • Committee for Climate and Environment
    • Committee for Economy
    • Committee for Health
    • Committee for International Law
    • Committee for Science and Education

    Complying with Article II, Section B, No. 2 of the Charter Committees can be merged, dissolved or created by a simple majority vote in the Assembly.

  3. The Committees shall be set up at the following locations:
    1. The Committee for Climate and Environment in Resentine
    2. The Committee for Economy in Gullkysten, Republic of Valkyria
    3. The Committee for Health in Aweiqinna, Peocracy of Huawan
    4. The Committee for International Law in Gracemaria, Imperial Frost Federation
    5. The Committee for Science and Education in Freudstadt, Federal Republic of GI-Land
    The Assembly may relocate Committees with a simple majority vote. Before this can happen, the Assembly shall hear the Host Countries and take possible counter arguments into consideration. A Host Country has been heard by the Assembly after it has expressed its standpoint in the process of Committee relocation or after fourteen (14) days have passed.

Section C - Membership

  1. Whenever a new Speaker of the Assembly gets elected, the Participants may join or leave any number of Committees at their own discretion.
  2. New Participants may choose upon accession which Committees they would like to join.
  3. Host Countries own a fixed seat in a Committee. They may not leave the Committee they are hosting.

Section D - Organisation

  1. Complying with Article II, Section B, No. 3 of the Charter, Officers are elected by a simple majority vote in their respective Committee. The vote shall happen in parallel with the election of a new Speaker of the Assembly. Only Committee members which are also members of the World Forum may be nominated for the Officer position and are entitled to vote for it. Entitled nations may vote for only one nation. If two or more nations get the same number of votes, a run-off vote between these nations shall be held with a duration of three (3) days. A lot will decide the election, if there is still no clear result after the run-off vote. There shall be no other restrictions regarding consecutive terms or the nomination process when electing an Officer for a Committee. Beyond that, the electoral rules of the Assembly Speaker position apply.
  2. A Committee can recall an Officer by a simple majority vote in favour of such a motion. Upon that, a new Officer election shall occur following the rules formulated in Section D, No.1. The newly elected Officer resumes the term of the recalled Officer until the next Assembly Speaker election. A motion to recall an Officer may only be submitted the earliest one week after the Officer’s term started and the latest in the second week of the fourth month of the Officer’s term. An explanatory letter has to be attached to the recall motion. A motion to recall an Officer without such an explanatory letter will not be considered. Committee members that are also World Forum members may vote in such a motion for five (5) days.
  3. An Officer may initiate votes and open discussions in their Committee, and create, dissolve or merge Councils.
  4. Councils have a chair position of their own. A Council’s chair may initiate votes and open discussions in the Committee they belong to.
  5. The organisation of the Councils and the voting process to elect a chair for them are put under the Councils’ discretion.
  6. All Committee members are allowed to open a discussion.
  7. A discussion is considered closed after either a vote on a debate or resolution suggestion for the Assembly has taken place, or if a simple majority of the Committee members decide to close the discussion without a final result.
  8. A debate or resolution suggestion the Committee voted in favour for, needs to be brought forward to the Assembly by the Officer the latest fourteen (14) days after it has been decided on in the Committee.

WFR 1b - Establishment of the International Court

Current version as originally passed on 10 May 2020

Section A - Purpose

This resolution aims towards establishing the International Court (IC) according to its framework laid out in Article II, Section C of the Charter of the World Forum.

Section B - Responsibilities

  1. The International Court shall:
    1. have the authority to adjudicate disputes and administer justice in accordance to the International Laws as defined in the Grovne Conventions, which are voluntarily submitted by nations, regions in nations, international organisations, or individuals involved in the dispute, henceforth defined as Entities. Entities do not have to be members or observers of the World Forum to submit a dispute to the International Court.
    2. help the Assembly, should the need for arbitration arise.
    3. propose actions to the Assembly when Entities violate human rights
    4. judge Entities that disturb international peace and security
    5. propose the deployment of peacekeeping troops or other sanctions to the Assembly, should no other action be deemed sufficient to resolve the dispute.
    6. mediate in conflicts between non-governmental organisations or enterprises, which are voluntarily submitted to it.
    Any rulings by the International Court must always be based on international law as defined in the Grovne Conventions. If one party fails to comply with a decision of the International Court, the other party may have recourse to the Assembly, where a recommendation may be made.
  2. In case of a trial, the accused Entities will be provided counsel versed in international law by the International Court. The defendant may also appoint counsel of their choice. If they are unable to find one, the International Court needs to provide counsel versed in international law.
  3. The International Court shall work out guidelines to protect witnesses and testifiers to the International Court. These guidelines need approval by a simple majority in the Assembly.

Section C - Location

The seat of the International Court is in Petrovka, Karnetvor. The Assembly may relocate the Court with a simple majority vote after hearing the country, in which the International Court is located, and taking possible counter arguments into consideration. The country has been heard after it has expressed its standpoint on the relocation or after fourteen (14) days have passed.

Section D - Organisation

  1. All members of the World Forum are represented with one justice in the International Court proposed by the member’s government. All justices need approval by the Assembly with a simple majority vote. In each case only a board of five (5) justices administer justice. The term of each justice lasts one (1) year, after which the Assembly needs to approve the judge again.
  2. The approval of justices happens during the speakership elections. The Assembly can decide on whether to approve all judges at once or to have a vote for each judge separately.
  3. The Speaker of the Assembly shall ensure, that the board of justices working on a case only consists of justices who are unbiased towards either party of the conflict. All conflicting parties have the right to file a complaint if they are feeling mistreated by the Court. Such a complaint shall get sent to the Speaker with an explanatory letter attached to it. A complaint without such an explanatory letter will not be considered. The Speaker decides on whether to act upon such a complaint.
  4. For the duration of the term, there shall be a head justice who is appointed by the other justices by a majority vote to lead the work of the International Court. The head justice shall be neutral in all disputes.
  5. The participation in a peacekeeping mission is entirely voluntary. No member of the World Forum is bound to send troops, material, money or other goods, if the Assembly has voted in favor of deploying peacekeeping troops after a suggestion by the International Court.

Section E - Procedure

  1. Rulings shall be decided by a majority vote by the board.
  2. Rulings may be appealed. If the head justice finds that there is reason to do so, new justices shall replace those in the board.
  3. The International Court shall otherwise have the authority to establish its own procedural framework by majority votes by the justices.

WFR 1c - Membership

Current version as passed with WFR 14 on 13 May 2022

Section A - Purpose

This resolution regulates the conditions and procedures of accession, suspension and expulsion of members and observers of the World Forum. It shall further define the procedure on how a member or observer can terminate its relations to the organization.

Section B - Definitions

  1. Founders of the World Forum shall be those, who participated in the 2017 Grovne Conference and have ratified the Charter.
  2. Members shall be those states, who ratify the Charter and are approved by a simple majority vote in the Assembly.
  3. Applicants shall be those states, who apply for membership in the World Forum.
  4. Observers shall be those states or non-state entities, who are approved by a simple majority vote in the Assembly.
  5. Observer applicants shall be those state or non-state entities, who apply for observership in the World Forum.
  6. An application is a letter to the Speaker of the Assembly informing them about the state’s or non-state entity’s desired accession to or their desired promotion within the World Forum.
  7. A promotion is the process of an observer becoming a member.
  8. A violation of the tenets of the Charter is persistent, if the violation concerns Art. III, Subsection 2 c-f of the Charter or if the violation lasts for more than two years. The two years start running at the day of the first report of said violations to the Assembly.
  9. A notice is a letter to the Speaker of the Assembly informing them about the state’s or non-state entity’s desired termination of their representation at or their demotion within the World Forum.
  10. A demotion is the process of a member becoming an observer.

Section C - Accession, Promotion

  1. After receiving an application for accession to the World Forum, the Speaker of the Assembly shall initiate the approval process. The applicant or observer applicant may send an envoy to the Assembly to observe the further process.
  2. The approval process is open for five days. During this time, the members can debate about and vote on the application. The applicant or observer applicant becomes a member or observer of the World Forum by receiving a simple majority in the Assembly.
  3. At the end of the approval process, the Speaker of the Assembly shall notify the applicant or observer applicant of the approval vote results. The applicant must ratify the Charter before being granted full membership rights.
  4. The norms laid out in subsections 1-3 shall be applied accordingly, when the Speaker of the Assembly receives an application for promotion.

Section D - Suspension, Expulsion

  1. Members in violation with the tenets of the Charter may be deprived of all their membership privileges (suspended) upon a motion by a member in the Assembly or upon a verdict of the International Court.
  2. A member’s suspension upon a motion requires a two-thirds majority in favour of the motion in the Assembly.
  3. The duration of the suspension is to be determined by a vote, which also requires a two-thirds majority. In case of a suspension upon a motion, it takes place after the successful motion. If after two rounds of voting, a two-thirds majority cannot be reached, a simple majority suffices.
  4. The member, who shall be suspended, may not participate in the process unless the Speaker of the Assembly or the International Court allows it to do so. Either can limit, in which parts of the process said member may or may not participate.
  5. Members in persistent violation with the tenets of the Charter may be expelled from the World Forum upon a motion by a member in the Assembly or upon a verdict of the International Court. For the expulsion upon a motion, subsections 2 and 4 apply accordingly.

Section E - Termination, Demotion

  1. After receiving a notice, the Speaker of the Assembly announces the member’s or observer’s intent to terminate its ties to or its demotion within the World Forum to the Assembly.
  2. The termination or demotion takes effect fourteen days after the notice has been received by the Speaker of the Assembly, yet not sooner than the first day of the following month.

WFR 1d - Debate and voting procedures

Current version as passed with WFR 14 on 13 May 2022

Section A - Purpose

This resolution codifies the existing rules of procedure in regards of debates and voting. It also defines different types of resolutions, the World Forum can pass through their organs.

Section B - Resolution types

  1. An ordinary resolution (resolution) is a written legal norm passed by the Assembly with a simple majority. Its implementation through the members’ national legislation is voluntary.
  2. A binding resolution is a resolution, that is declared binding by the Assembly. It requires a two-thirds majority in the Assembly to pass. Its implementation through the members’ national legislation is mandatory. If a binding resolution does not receive a two-thirds, yet at least a simple majority, the implementation through the members’ national legislation is voluntary.
  3. A standard resolution is a resolution, which makes use of the standard measures the World Forum can take as laid out in Section F. Its implementation through national legislation is only mandatory for those members, who have approved the resolution draft.
  4. A resolution on procedural rules or the organizational structure of the World Forum or on the foundation of a World Forum sub-organization is binding. If a resolution in the sense of subsection 1 contains regulations on the subjects mentioned in sentence 1, then only those parts are binding.
  5. Finally effective verdicts of the International Court are binding without requiring an approval vote in the Assembly.

Section C - Debate procedures

  1. Any member or Committee may propose a debate on any political topic or a resolution draft. Any observer may propose a debate on any political topic. The International Court may suggest actions against members or observers to the Assembly.
  2. The Speaker of the Assembly invites all members and observers to each session of the Assembly. They set the session’s agenda, and open, interrupt, resume and close the debates. They may warn members or observers, who misbehave in the Assembly and retain the right to strip a member or observer from their speaking rights or impose other sanctions, if the warnings do not lead to a change of behavior of said member or observer. Sanctionable misbehavior especially includes unparliamentary language, insulting or threatening an official, deliberately destroying property of an official or the World Forum and harming the body or health of an official. If there is no other way to reestablish the order in the Assembly, the Speaker of the Assembly may restore order by using the World Forum’s police.
  3. Debates are mainly prioritized in the following manner:
    1. suggestions from the International Court
    2. resolution drafts proposed by a Committee or a group of members
    3. resolution drafts proposed by a single member
    4. applications on the accession or promotion of states
    5. debates on a political topic proposed by a Committee
    6. debates on a political topic proposed by a member
    7. debates on a political topic proposed by an observer
    Secondly older debate proposals are put on the agenda sooner than newer debate proposals.
  4. The provisions of subsection 2 also apply figuratively to the Committees and International Court and their heads. Further details are regulated by their rules of procedure.

Section D - Voting procedures

  1. A vote is required to approve a resolution draft.
  2. If a vote on a resolution draft is an agenda item, the Speaker of the Assembly must establish a quorum at the opening or reopening of a session. The quorum is met, if at least half of the members of the Assembly are present in the assembly hall. If the vote on the resolution draft requires a two-thirds majority, at least two-thirds of the members of the Assembly must be present in the assembly hall. If a member doubts the quorum is still met, before a vote shall commence, the Speaker of the Assembly must reestablish a quorum.
  3. The voting process on a resolution draft commences after a debate and a member or the Speaker of the Assembly motioning to vote. After the motion is seconded by other members and there has not been an objection to the motion, the Speaker of the Assembly may open the vote. An objection can be made once without any explanation. Any additional objection following that must be explained. The Speaker of the Assembly decides whether an explained objection is valid.
  4. Voting is conducted either electronically or by raising hands. Each member has one vote and each vote has equal weight. Each member can either approve the resolution draft (Aye), reject the resolution draft (Nay) or abstain from the vote.
  5. The duration of the voting period depends on the type of resolution draft presented to the Assembly. For resolutions in the sense of Section B, Subsections 1 and 4 it is three days, for binding and standard resolutions it is five days.
  6. At the end of the voting period, the Speaker of the Assembly closes the vote. They tally the votes and announce the result to the Assembly.
  7. Voting procedures in the Committees and at the International Court are regulated by their rules of procedure.

Section E - Stylistic guidelines for resolutions

  1. Every resolution in the sense of Section B, Subsections 1, 2 or 4 consists of the logo of the World Forum, the resolution’s title and the resolution’s content divided into chapters, sections and subsections. Chapters and subsections are numbered with standard numerals, sections with the letters of the standard alphabet. The resolution draft presented to the Assembly must be in Austral. Section A shall always lay out the purpose of the resolution. Section B shall, if necessary, define legal terms used throughout the entirety of the resolution’s text. Binding resolutions shall declare their nature in the first or last section of the resolution draft.
  2. Every standard resolution consists of the logo of the World Forum, the resolution’s title, the measure from Section F the member wishes to take and against whom the measure shall become effective and a comprehensive explanatory statement on the reasons and proportionality of the to-be-taken measure. The resolution draft can also regulate, in which way the measure shall be carried out. The resolution draft presented to the Assembly must be in Austral.
  3. Resolutions are principally numbered according to the order they were approved of.

Section F - Standard measures

  1. The Assembly has the right to make use of the standard measures listed in subsection 2 through approving a standard resolution. Principally the measures must be taken one after the other from the least severe to the most detrimental one. In emergency situations, less severe measures, namely the measures listed in Subsection 2, Letters a-f, can be skipped. The Assembly shall always respect the principle of proportionality as defined in Subsection 4 when a standard measure is taken.
  2. Standard measures are:
    1. a complaint by the Assembly
    2. a formal complaint letter by the Speaker of the Assembly
    3. installment of human rights or electoral observers, depending on applicability
    4. a fine
    5. light diplomatic sanctions
    6. light economic sanctions
    7. a condemnation
    8. the calling of the International Court
    9. the suspension of the member or observer
    10. severe economic sanctions
    11. severe diplomatic sanctions
    12. an international blockade
    13. a peacekeeping mission
    14. the expulsion of the member or observer
  3. The Assembly can take standard measures against any nation, organization or individual, even if they are not entities in the sense of World Forum Resolution 1b, Section B, Subsection 1, Letter a.
  4. A measure is proportionate, if it is suitable, necessary and appropriate. A measure is suitable, if it can reach the set goal or at least helps in reaching said goal. A measure is necessary, if it is the one suitable measure impairing the affected party and the general public the least. A measure is appropriate, if the aimed for advantage for the general public is not objectively disproportionate in comparison to the disadvantage occurring to the affected party.
  5. In accordance with World Forum Resolution 1b, Section B, Subsection 1, Letter a, the affected party or a member has the right to call the International Court and take legal action against those measures. This does not stop the enforcement of the standard measures.

WFR 2 - Establishment of a membership procedure for the WF

Originally passed on 2 January 2018 it was replaced by WFR 1c - Membership through WFR 14 on 13 May 2022.

WFR 3 - Country codes

Current version as passed on 2 November 2018

Article I - Introduction

In the interest of streamlined economic development and documentation, we hereby establish country codes.

Article II - Country Codes

(Please see here)

Article III - Additions

Additions to the index of country codes shall be made upon the accession of states into the World Forum.

WFR 4 - International Labor and Trade Council

Current version as passed on 14 November 2018

Section A - Introduction

To establish freer and fairer trade, we hereby establish the International Labour and Trade Council (which shall be referred to as the “ILTC” throughout the rest of the resolution).

Section B - Mandate

The ILTC shall

  1. be an international organisation featuring the voluntary membership of states within the World Forum,
  2. be responsible for gathering data volunteered by member states on matters of labour and trade,
  3. review the legislation of states and sub-states on the matters of labour and trade and compare the differences and similarities, and
  4. issue policy recommendations with the intent of achieving the harmonisation of labour and trade law.

Section C - Organisational structure

  1. The ILTC shall be headed by a director-general who shall be elected by a simple majority vote in the Committee for the Economy.
  2. The director-general shall serve for a term of six months.
  3. The Committee for the Economy shall determine, by a simple majority vote, the headquarters of the ILTC.

WFR 5 - Protection of landmarks of human heritage

Current version as passed on 17 December 2018

Section A - Introduction

To protect specific landmarks that are important to the human cultural, historical, or scientific heritage, we hereby establish the International Council for the Preservation of Human Heritage (the “ICHPP”).

Section B - Mandate

The ICPHH shall:

  1. be an international organisation under the Committee for Science and Education featuring the voluntary membership of states within the World Forum,
  2. select such landmarks that are deemed to be of outstanding common interest of humanity (designated as a Human Heritage Landmark, "HHL"), nominated by its members and confirmed by a simple majority vote,
  3. suggest laws and treaties to protect HHL's, and
  4. provide support to states to preserve HHL's.

Section C - Organisational structure

  1. The ICHPP shall be headed by a director-general who shall be elected by a simple majority vote in the Committee for Science and Education.
  2. The director-general shall serve for a term of six months.
  3. The Committee for Science and Education shall decide by a simple majority vote where headquarters of the ICHPP shall be located.

WFR 6 - Leaders’ Debates in the Assembly

Current version as passed on 17 December 2018

Section A - Introduction

To foster greater interaction between state leaders, we hereby establish the Leaders Debate in the Assembly.

Section B - Purpose

The purpose of the Leaders Debate shall be to:

  1. identify the issues that each state is concerned about,
  2. allow for civil debate to occur between states on various issues, and
  3. find consensus solutions to the concerning issues of each state.

Section C - Regulations

  1. The Leaders Debate shall be held in the chamber of the Assembly at least once a year and scheduled by the Speaker of the Assembly.
  2. The Speaker of the Assembly and leaders of all member and observer states shall have the right to give an initial speech that is no longer than 1500 words in length.
  3. All member and observer states, including the state that gives the initial speech, are entitled to the right of reply twice for each initial speech, but replies must not be longer than 1000 words in length.
  4. For initial speeches, the order of precedence shall be as follows:
    1. Speaker of the Assembly
    2. Home state of the Speaker of the Assembly
    3. Member states, then observer states; which shall follow in this order:
      1. Ranking of state leader in one's government (primary discriminator)
        1. Heads of state and government take first priority
        2. Foreign ministers take second priority
        3. Other officials take third priority
      2. Date and time of submitting an application to give an initial speech (secondary discriminator)
    4. States that were unable to give a speech as scheduled may do so in the order they were supposed to do so.
  5. A final speech shall be given by the Speaker of the Assembly to provide a summary of the Leaders Debate.
  6. The Speaker of the Assembly shall be responsible for providing a schedule of the Leaders Debate.

WFR 7 - Emergency Services Cooperation Organisation

Current version as passed on 30 August 2019

Section A - Introduction

The purpose of this Resolution is to set up the Emergency Services Coordination Association (the ESCA), its associated administrative elements, its purpose, and its power.

Section B - Mandate

The ESCA is formed to fulfil the following purposes:

  1. To coordinate a multi-national response to any emergency as necessary.
  2. To train and prepare all relevant services effectively and under the recommendations set forth by the ESCA.
  3. To collect numerous data regarding the performance of emergency services among member states and process it for recommendations on increasing efficiency and response capability.
  4. To inform the World Forum on an annual basis the status of all member states’ emergency services.

Section C - Power

The ESCA shall have the power of the World Forum to carry out and enforce its mandate on all member states, and will enlist the assistance of its parent organisation as required.

Section D - Administration

The ESCA is to be headed by a Director selected annually by the World Forum, from a pool of nominees from all member states. All member states will also select their own Sub-Directors to serve on the Directorate of the ESCA, charged with the mandate of the ESCA. any decision undertaken by the Directorate may be overruled by the World Forum.

Section E - Membership

Membership in the ESCA is offered to all member states of the World Forum unconditionally, and to all external states under the conditions as set forth by the Directorate.

WFR 8 - International Anti-Criminal Organisation

Current version as passed on 14 May 2020

Section A - Introduction

To maintain greater security and order, we hereby establish the International Anti-Criminal Organisation.

Section B - Terms

  • Genocide — the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation
  • IACO (pronounced ee-ah-ko) — International Anti-Criminal Organisation
  • Incoming state — State that issued the World Arrest Warrant
  • Outgoing state — State that holds the subject or subjects of the World Arrest Warrant
  • WAW — World Arrest Warrant

Section C - Mandate

IACO shall:

  1. Be an international organisation featuring the voluntary membership of states within the World Forum,
  2. Help facilitate the legal extradition of criminals from one state to another, and
  3. Assist in bringing violators of international law before the International Court.

Section D - Responsibilities of the Assembly

The Assembly shall be responsible to pass resolutions to

  1. define the crimes that shall exist under the scope of IACO and
  2. define what constitutes a crime against humanity or war crime in addition to the provisions of the Grovne Convention.

Section E - World Arrest Warrant

  1. A member state may issue a World Arrest Warrant against a person for any crime under the scope of IACO.
  2. All outgoing states of IACO shall be obligated to comply with the WAW and extradite an individual or individuals to the incoming state.
  3. When the offences committed are genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes, outgoing states shall transfer the custody of individuals to IACO.
  4. An outgoing state shall be able to refuse to recognise a WAW if:
    1. the incoming state practises capital punishment or life imprisonment,
    2. the subject or subjects of the WAW are below the age of criminal responsibility in the outgoing state, or
    3. the crime that took place within the incoming state is not recognised as a crime in the outgoing state.
  5. The validity of a WAW may be challenged by any member state of IACO and can be nullified by a simple majority vote among the member states of IACO.

Section F - Enforcement

  1. Any member state of IACO may volunteer their correctional facilities as venues to hold individuals convicted of violating international law.
  2. Member states of IACO that fail to act on a valid WAW may be suspended or expelled by a simple majority vote among other member states of IACO.

Section G - Organisational structure

  1. IACO shall be headed by a director-general who shall be elected by a simple majority vote in the Committee for International Law.
  2. The director-general shall serve for a term of six months.
  3. The Committee for International Law shall determine, by a simple majority vote, the headquarters of IACO.

WFR 9 - Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Current version as passed on 19 October 2020

Article 1 - Prohibitions

All signatory states and any private or public entity within their territory or at any place under their jurisdiction or control shall never under any circumstance undertake directly or indirectly to:

  1. develop, test, produce, manufacture, acquire, possess, stockpile, transfer or receive nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices;
  2. use or threaten to use nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices;
  3. assist, encourage or induce anyone in any way to engage in any of the above activities and neither seek or receive any assistance in that matter.
  4. allow any stationing, installation or deployment of any nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.

Article 2 - Declarations

Each signatory state shall declare to the Assembly upon accession or the latest one year after this treaty has entered into force whether:

  1. they owned, possessed or controlled nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, or still do own, possess or control such weaponry.
  2. there are any nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices in its territory or in any place under its jurisdiction or control, which are owned, possessed or controlled by another state.
  3. a programme for the elimination or irreversible conversion of all nuclear-weapons-related facilities has been established prior to this treaty entering into force.

If paragraph a) applies, the signatory state has to make the number of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices it owns, possesses or controls, or has owned, possessed or controlled transparent to the Assembly.
If paragraph b) applies, the signatory state has to make the number of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices controlled by another state in its area of jurisdiction or control transparent to the Assembly.
If paragraph c) applies, the signatory state has to make the current progress of the programme transparent to the Assembly.

Article 3 - PNA/The total elimination of all nuclear weapons

  1. There shall be a competent international authority, the Pacifican Nuclear Association (PNA), consisting of one representative for each signatory state. The headquarters of the PNA shall be in Anserisa.
  2. Each signatory state, which owned, possessed or controlled nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices after 1 September 2020 and eliminated its nuclear weapons programme, including the elimination or irreversible conversion of all nuclear-weapons-related facilities, shall cooperate with the PNA for the purpose of verifying the irreversible elimination of its nuclear weapons programme. Furthermore they shall reach a safeguards agreement with the PNA sufficient to provide credible assurance of the non-diversion of declared nuclear material from peaceful nuclear activities and of the absence of undeclared nuclear material or activities in the signatory state’s area of jurisdiction or control.
  3. Each signatory state owning, possessing or controlling nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices shall immediately remove those from operational status and destroy them as soon as possible, but not later than the end of 31 December 2024. This deadline also extends to the elimination of a signatory state’s nuclear weapons programme, including the elimination or irreversible conversion of all nuclear-weapons-related facilities. A cooperation with the PNA as laid out in Section B, Article 3, Number 2 shall follow the latest as of 1 January 2025.
  4. The PNA shall report yearly to the International Court and the Committee of International Law on the progress made by each signatory state on the elimination of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. If necessary the International Court shall, after consultation with the aforementioned Committees and the PNA, impose penal actions on signatory states to enforce the fulfilment of the treaty.

Article 4 - National implementation

  1. Each signatory state shall adopt necessary measures in national legislation to implement its obligations under this treaty.<7li>
  2. Each signatory state shall take all appropriate legal, administrative and other measures, including the imposition of penal sanctions, to prevent and suppress any activity prohibited under this treaty.

Article 5 - Victim assistance and environmental remediation

  1. Each signatory state shall adequately provide assistance – without discrimination –, including medical care, rehabilitation and psychological support, to individuals within their area of jurisdiction or control, who were affected by the use or testing of nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices.
  2. Each signatory state shall environmentally remediate areas under their jurisdiction or control, which were contaminated by the use or testing of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.
  3. Independently from any other duty or obligation a state might have due to international law, a signatory state that has used or tested nuclear weapons or any other nuclear explosive devices shall have a responsibility to provide adequate assistance to affected states for the purpose of victim assistance and environmental remediation.

Article 6 - International cooperation and assistance

Each signatory state shall:

  1. cooperate with other states to facilitate the implementation of this treaty
  2. have the right to seek and receive assistance, where feasible, from other states, to fulfil their obligations under this treaty.
  3. provide technical, material, financial and humanitarian assistance to states affected by, and victims of the use or testing of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, if the signatory state is in a position to do so.

Article 7 - Treaty membership

  1. Each signatory state shall encourage states not party to this treaty to sign, ratify, accept, approve or accede to the treaty, with the goal of universal adherence of all states to the treaty.
  2. This treaty needs to be ratified, accepted or approved by signatory states. Those signatory states do not have to be members or observers of the World Forum.
  3. This treaty shall enter into force for a signatory state 60 days after its ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
  4. Each signatory state has the right, through exercising its national sovereignty, to withdraw from this treaty, if it decides that extraordinary events related to the subject matter of the treaty have jeopardised the supreme interests of its country. It shall give notice of such withdrawal to the PNA, the Speaker and the International Court. Such notice needs to include a statement laying out the extraordinary events, that it regards as having jeopardised its supreme interests.
  5. The withdrawal shall take effect 12 months after the date of the receipt of the notification of withdrawal by the International Court. If, however, on the expiry of this 12-month-period the withdrawing signatory state is a party to an armed conflict, the signatory state shall continue to be bound to the obligations of this treaty and of any additional protocols to it until it is no longer party to an armed conflict.

Article 8 - Final provisions

  1. The treaty shall be of unlimited duration and its articles shall not be subject to reservations.
  2. The Alman, Austral and Sedunnic texts of this treaty shall be equally authentic.
  3. The original of this treaty shall be deposited in the World Forum headquarters in Grovne, Sedunn. Certified copies of this treaty shall be deposited at the PNA headquarters on Government Island, at the International Court in Petrovka, Karnetvor, at the Committee for International Law in Gracemaria, Imperial Frost Federation, and at the Committee for Science and Education in Freudstadt, GI-Land.

WFR 10 - Condemnation of Izaakia

Current version as passed on 16 November 2020

The members of the World Forum are deeply concerned about the development of the Kingdom of Izaakia following the annexations of the regions of La Montagne and Brödmark (subsequently called “regions”), conducted through a private Izaakian company with unknown ties to the official government of Izaakia. To ensure the continued peace and stability on the continent of Bailtem:

  1. Izaakia shall withdraw its troops from the regions and cooperate with the World Forum to ensure, the regions are completely demilitarised. This does not include the military La Montagne and Brödmark originally maintained.
  2. The regions shall each conduct an independent, democratic vote on their annexation by Izaakia. Only the populace, who lived in the regions prior to the annexation shall have a vote in their respective referendum. Neither local nor foreign powers shall intervene into the referendum, thus directly or indirectly changing the populations' opinion on their annexation.

Electoral observers sent by the WF shall ensure, no democratic principle is violated during the referendum, the counting of votes and the proclamation of the result. If the Kingdom of Izaakia does not cooperate with the WF within four weeks after this resolution passed the Assembly, the Speaker shall file a case against its member state for the violation of the self-determination of the peoples in the regions at the International Court.

Note (not part of resolution text): A referendum was not conducted in due time and under the regulations imposed by the WF Assembly. Thus a trial against the USI was started on 28 November 2021.. Once a verdict is found, the verdict will act as a WF resolution and supercede WFR 10.

WFR 11 - International blockade of NAGB

Current version as passed on 1 November 2021

Expressing its grave concern at reports of gross human rights violations occurring in Nicholas and Great Britain,
Condemning the refusal of the Nicholas and Great British government to acknowledge any wrongdoing,
Urging all parties involved to seek a swift but peaceful resolution of these crises,
Determined to uphold human rights across Pacifica,
Acting under Article I, Section A of the Charter of the World Forum,

  1. Resolves to enact economic sanctions on the Nicholas and Great British government;
  2. Urges all Member States to:
    1. Freeze all funds, other financial assets, and economic resources in their territories which are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by members of the Nicholas and Great British government;
    2. Prevent such funds, other financial assets, and economic resources from being made available to any individuals or entities, to or for the benefit of the members of the Nicholas and Great British government;
  3. Calls upon all States to immediately take necessary measures in order to prevent the direct or indirect supply of Nicholas and Great British military or paramilitary forces with any and all types of arms and related materiel, including:
    1. Weapons and ammunition;
    2. Military or paramilitary vehicles, equipment, or spare parts;
    3. Technical, training, or financial assistance; and
    4. Armed mercenary personnel;
  4. Authorizes all Member States, upon discovery of such materiel intended to supply Nicholas and Great British military or paramilitary forces, to seize and dispose (such as by destroying, rendering inoperable, or transferring to another State for disposal) such materiel;
  5. Urges all Member States to share reports of such discoveries with the World Forum;
  6. Demands that the government of Nicholas and Great Britain provide safe entry to international human rights observers, as to be determined by the Committee for International Law;
  7. Authorizes Member States to enact an international blockade surrounding Nicholas and Great British territorial waters in order to enforce the provisions of this resolution;
  8. Decides to remain actively seized on the matter.

WFR 12 - Call for a trial against Izaakia and Rhayna at the IC

Note: The trial has begun on 28 November 2021. Once a verdict is found, it will act as a resolution and supercede WFR 12.

WFR 13 - Post-war NAGB and establishment of a Department of Peace Operations

Current version as passed on 18 December 2021. While it passed, it couldn’t get into effect due to the political situation within NAGB.

Section A - Interim administration of N&GB

  1. The territory of Nicholas & Great Britain (N&GB) shall be placed under interim administration headed by a Special Representative appointed by the Assembly. The Interim Administration shall function as the government of N&GB with its responsibilities as defined in No. 3 until a new government has been democratically elected under a new constitution.
  2. The Special Representative shall be elected under the provisions of Res. 2, Sec. B, No. 2, barring Sentence 1's provision to not be allowed to nominate oneself, and No. 3-5.
  3. The Interim Administration of N&GB (IANAGB) shall have the responsibilities of
    1. police and justice
    2. civil administration
    3. disarmament of the N&GB military, including the nuclear arsenal
    4. distribution of life-sustaining aid
    5. democratisation and institution building, especially through the "de-Nicholasation" of the country, the holding of a referendum on the independence of Romordia from N&GB and the establishment of a constituent assembly, which shall draft a new constitution for N&GB that will be voted upon through a referendum. The new constitution shall include provisions, which make the democratic election of a new government possible.
    6. reconstruction of key infrastructure, especially streets, railroads, sea ports, airports, bridges, the sewage and electricity system, hospitals, schools, and buildings of the police, judiciary and public administration.
    7. economic development, especially by collecting money from WF members for a fund helping the rebuilding efforts of N&GB and preparing trade talks between a future democratically elected government of N&GB and its direct neighbours
    The progress made in each field shall be assessed every 3 months and reported to the Assembly. In each field, the IANAGB shall phase itself out as soon as it deems it possible to leave the respective responsibilities to local authorities. As soon as a native government is formed and a simple majority in the WF Assembly is in favour of ending the WF intervention in N&GB based on the quarterly N&GB stabilisation reports, but no later than two years after a native government has been formed, the IANAGB shall no longer be in charge of N&GB's territory.
  4. The Interim Administration shall receive personnel and resources from the WF Committees, but shall also, if possible, fall back on locals as much as possible.

Section B - Department of Peace Operations

  1. No later than after the defeat of a majority of the military forces fighting for N&GB within N&GB's territory, a Department of Peace Operations directly under the Committees of Health and International Law shall integrate and deploy different resources in N&GB to:
    1. distribute aid
    2. ensure the safety of civilians
    3. saving salvagable infrastructure, especially key infrastructure
    4. replace foreign troops
  2. The Department of Peace Operations shall receive personnel and resources from the Committees of Health and International Law and directly from volunteering WF members
  3. The Department of Peace Operations shall gradually phase out in N&GB as soon as the IANAGB is taking over the government.
  4. Until further action taken by the Assembly, no additional foreign military forces shall be deployed in N&GB as soon as this resolution has passed the Assembly. Members and Observers will be trialed at the IC, if they go against that provision. All foreign forces currently present shall either withdraw or transfer command to the Department of Peace Operations as soon as the provision of No. 1 applies.
  5. Following the engagement of the Department of Peace Operations in N&GB, the Assembly will, in cooperation with the Committees of Health and International Law, assess whether a permanent establishment of such a department would be desirable. If so, the goals, tasks, organisation and procedure of the department will be regulated by a separate and independent resolution.

WFR 14 - Reform Resolution I

Addendums 1 and 2; Passed 13 May 2022

WFR 15 - World Forum Reaction to the Situation on Mainland Ryccia

Current version as passed on 1 August 2022 and last amended on 15 October 2022

Section A - Standard measures adopted

  1. A condemnation according to WFR 1d Sec. F Subsec. 2 Ltr. g
  2. The calling of the International Court according to WFR 1d Sec. F Subsec. 2 Ltr. h
  3. Implementation of severe economic sanctions according to WFR 1d Sec. F Subsec. 2 Ltr. j
  4. The calling of a WF peacekeeping Mission according to WFR 1d Sec. F Subsec. 2 Ltr. m

Section B - Explanation of Necessity and Proportionality

  1. Due to the nature of the junta and them not representing the legitimate government of the Ryccian Federation and furthermore due to the brutal actions taken not only against their own citizens, but also against those of member states of the World Forum and members of families of one of our delegations, and additionally due to their extremist views and actions in the Valoran Civil War, the Assembly hereby assesses, that the situation in mainland Ryccia is an emergency situation, in which sanctions according to WFR 1d Sec. F Subsec. 2 Ltr. a-f cannot be considered effective. Therefore they are skipped in accordance with WFR 1d Sec. F Subsec. 1 S. 3.
  2. The condemnation will help the international community especially the World Forum to reach the goal of the isolation of the Ryccian junta. Through the condemnation, nations all around the world are alarmed to cut any ties to the junta which is violating international law and human rights. This condemnation will not hinder any nations in their actions, but it sends a signal to the international community with what they are dealing with.
  3. The calling of the International Court shall help in opening a case against any war criminal from the Ryccian junta. The WFIC is also able to suggest or impose necessary sanctions, this Assembly cannot pass. As the junta has not shown respect to general international law, human rights and the Grovne Convention, it is questionable, whether the calling of the WFIC will have much of an effect during the conflict and will not just play a huge role after the end of it. Therefore the Assembly shall pass additional standard measures.
  4. The Assembly skips the standard measure of suspension due to the Ryccian junta not being represented in the World Forum. Suspending the Mirrey administration, to which the Ryccian delegation has plead allegiance to, would be wrong sign to the world and also to the junta, that would feel legitimated to represent Ryccia on the international stage officially.
  5. The severe economic sanctions towards the Ryccian junta will ensure that the Military junta isn’t provided with material capable of producing weapons. The sanctions will isolate the Ryccian junta and its economy further weakening the military force. This measure is necessary, as it provides a strong leverage against the junta and only affects the Ryccian junta's side. The weakening of the military through economic sanctions will help ensure a peaceful transition to a civil government of, by and for the people.
  6. The Assembly skips the standard measure of diplomatic sanctions due to the Ryccian Junta being already isolated from the international community and not pursuing any communiques through diplomatic channels. Nor does the Ryccian Junta hold distinct positions in its governance to be targeted by these sanctions. Therefore, the Assembly believes that diplomatic sanctions cannot be considered effective.
  7. The Assembly calls for an international blockade to be operational as to further limit the potential threat of the Ryccian Junta by containing its military capabilities. Therefore the Assembly believes that the implementation of an international blockade will be an effective measure to further contain the threat posed by the Ryccian Junta.
  8. The Assembly calls for a peacekeeping mission to put an end to the Ryccian Junta’s threat to Cordilia and Pacifica as a whole. The Ryccian Junta has continuously proven that it will not cease its aggressive actions. Therefore the Assembly believes in the implementation of a peacekeeping mission to ensure a peaceful transition to a new Ryccian civil government.

Section C - Implementation

  1. The World Forum hereby condemns the Ryccian junta for its gruesome and barbaric violations of international law, human rights, and human dignity against the people in Ryccia and Valora, as well as the attack of Snolland's capital.
  2. The World Forum Assembly hereby forwards the preparation to file a case at the WFIC against the war criminals and leaders of the Ryccian junta to the INL. The current Officer and his/her successor together with the judges at the Court shall bring justice to every innocent person tortured and murdered by the Ryccian junta.
  3. The members of the World Forum are to implement severe economic sanctions including, but not limited to, an embargo on all military equipment (including but not limited to weapons, munition, and radio), as well as equipment which can be used militarily; embargo on steel and steel products; embargo on electric chips and semiconductors.
  4. As an essential part to guarantee a peacekeeping mission, the World Forum encourages member states to engage in military activities in strict accordance to existing international laws against all Junta -controlled military forces. All military action conducted against the Ryccian Junta shall be limited insofar as to respect the national sovereignty and consent of all states involved. Third states must have authorisation from the state in which military activities against the Ryccian Junta shall occur.
    1. The recommendation of military activities against the Ryccian Junta as outlined in this standard resolution shall be revoked when the following criteria are met:
      1. The recommendation of military activities against Ryccia as outlined in this standard resolution shall be revoked when the Junta-controlled Ryccian forces permanently cease hostilities against Doge Land, its Allies and third states.
      2. Ryccian Junta is no longer found to be a direct and immediate threat by its neighbouring states.
    2. The recommendation of military activities against the the Junta-controlled Ryccian forces as outlined in this standard resolution shall be temporarily revoked when the following criteria are met:
      1. Ryccian Junta asks for a ceasefire and negotiations toward the perpetual cessation of hostilities against Doge Land, its Allies and third states.
      2. The ceasefire is strictly observed by the Ryccian Junta military without violation.
  5. The goal of the implemented World Forum peacekeeping mission is the removal of the Ryccian Junta from power and the return of a civil government on mainland Ryccia.
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WFR 16 - Resolution on Orbital Safety

Current version as passed on 28 October 2022

Section A - Purpose

  1. The purpose of this resolution is the prevention of additional space debris entering Pacifica’s orbit and assistance in the elimination of existing space debris.
  2. The World Forum recognizes the hazardous dangers created by space debris orbiting Pacifica which pose an existential threat to sustainable spaceflight.
  3. This resolutions also is binding by nature to ensure the reduction of additional space debris by all member states to safeguard sustainable spaceflight.

Section B - Definitions

  1. Space debris is defined as a defunct human-made object in space – primarily in Pacifica orbit, which no longer serves a useful function – creating a collision hazard for orbiting spacecraft in intersecting orbits.
  2. A spacecraft is any type of manned or unmanned aerospace vessel with the intention of orbital or sub-orbital spaceflight.
    1. Orbital spaceflight is defined as spaceflight in which a spacecraft reaches escape velocity or a trajectory that complete at least one orbital revolution.
    2. Sub-orbital spaceflight is defined as spaceflight in which a spacecraft reaches outer spaces, but its trajectory is unable to prevent the completion of one orbital revolution or escape velocity.
  3. Space debris elimination programs are any projects with the goal to eliminate existing space debris.

Section C - Implementation

  1. The creation of a Sub-Committee for Space Regulations, abbreviated SRE, under the Committee for Science & Education and the Committee for Economy to supervise the ongoing campaign against space debris.
  2. All members of the World Forum shall limit the designed creation of space debris through the separation of a spacecraft’s components for each spaceflight. Hence spacecraft designs must pass technical specifications made by the Sub-Committee for Space Regulations.
  3. All members of the World Forums shall enforce the performance of orbital manoeuvres that put spacecraft reaching a planned nonfunctional state and separated components on sub-orbital trajectories.
  4. Members of the World Forum – and their constituent companies – may apply for funding for space debris elimination programs at the Sub-Committee for Space Regulations.

WFR 17 - Resolution on the Apprehension of RIM

Current version as passed on 1 November 2022

Section A - Standard measures adopted

  1. The calling of the International Court according to WFR 1d Sec. F Subsec. 2 Ltr. h
  2. A condemnation according to WFR 1d Sec. F Subsec. 2 Ltr. g
  3. An additional World Arrest Warrant on any member of the Reizen Independent Movement according to WFR 8 Sec. E Subsec. 1.

Section B - Explanation of Necessity and Proportionality

  1. Due to the nature of RIM as a terrorist organization and furthermore due to the brutal actions taken not only against their own compatriots, but also against those of member states of the World Forum, and additionally due to their extreme methods in the Reizen Civil War & interference in internal politics of other nation states while remaining invisible to intelligence agencies. As such, sanctions according to WFR 1d Sec. F Subsec. 2 Ltr. a-f cannot be considered effective. Therefore they are skipped in accordance with WFR 1d Sec. F Subsec. 1 S. 3.
  2. The condemnation will help the international community, especially the World Forum, to reach the goal of recognizing RIM as a terrorist organization and their eventual apprehension. Through the condemnation, nations all around the world are alarmed to cut any open or hidden ties to RIM which is a threat to international security and their usage of weapons of mass destruction to the detriment of Pacifica and the Bareland continent specifically. This condemnation will not hinder any nations in their actions, but it sends a signal to the international community with what they are dealing with.
  3. The calling of the International Court shall help in opening a case against any war criminal from RIM. The WFIC is also able to suggest or impose necessary sanctions, this Assembly cannot pass.
  4. The World Forum Assembly also encourages all members of the World Forum Assembly or IACO to issue a World Arrest Warrant on members of RIM to IACO according to WFR 8 Sec. E Subsec. 1 to extradite these individuals so that they may be prosecuted by the International Court.

Section C - Implementation

  1. The World Forum hereby condemns the Reizen Independence Movement for their terrorist actions during the Seven Pillars Tragedy, interference of internal politics in Emerald-Denver with the goal of further destabilization of nation states and disregard to human dignity & life across the South Pacific.
  2. The World Forum Assembly hereby forwards the preparation to file a case at the WFIC against the criminals and leaders of the Reizen Independence Movement to the INL. The current Officer and his/her successor together with the judges at the Court shall bring justice to every innocent person tortured and murdered by the Reizen Independence Movement.
  3. The World Forum Assembly hereby issues a World Arrest Warrant for any member of the Reizen Independence Movement to IACO for their crimes against humanity.
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