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 # 506
Public Access to Court Records
A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public.
Whereas court records are fundamental to the ability for the public to learn of and execute effective oversight on their judicial systems :
And whereas people of limited financial means have unconscionable financial barriers to their access of such documents :
And whereas it is the case that in many nations, knowledge of judicial decisions and doctrines is required to fully understand the law as it is enforced rather than as it is stated in text, meaning that such barriers make it difficult for poor people to determine what the law actually is :
Now, therefore, be it enacted by the World Assembly, by and with the advice and consent of the Delegates and Members, in this present session assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :
Member nation court systems must to the best of their ability provide open access to unsealed court documents and their redacted derivatives in person, upon request, and online, charging no fees for the provision of such services. Reasonable limitations may be made to ensure the breadth of public access and the good faith of accessors. No limitation may be enforced on the ability of member nation inhabitants to read or reproduce such documents; nor may any copyright be recognised or enforced over documents produced by member nation courts.
The public has a presumptive right to all court documents, and such documents may only be sealed: (a) upon order of a judicial officer who has determined the specific and contextualised existence of a compelling need which (i) supersedes the public's interest in open access and (ii) is essential to preserve or advance the public interest or (b) if it is required by World Assembly legislation. When a court document is sealed, member nation courts must create and release a redacted derivative without the information that fails the test in the section above and, to the extent practicable, give reasons for the exclusion of such information.
All unsealed court documents and their redacted derivatives pertaining to a case must be deposited, upon the case's conclusion and within a reasonable time frame, with the Universal Library Coalition.
Passed: |
For: | 13,277 | 86.3% |
Against: | 2,105 | 13.7% |
General Assembly Resolution # 507
Repeal: “Promotion of Recycling”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #483 “Promotion of Recycling” (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses - Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The General Assembly,
Acknowledging and praising GAR#483 for its attempt to promote recycling of materials, thereby reducing waste;
Disappointed, however, at the numerous critical flaws in GAR#483 that render it unable to achieve its commendable goal;
Annoyed at the garbled language littered throughout GAR#483, rendering clauses incoherent and unable to be enforced even in good faith, such as clause 3s bizarre phrasing 'the usage of through recycling recovered materials';
Concerned that despite defining recyclable waste material in Clause 1(a), the term is not used in Clause 2(b), which as a result mandates that member nations implement separate systems to collect all refuse containing even a small portion of recyclable material;
Further concerned that this mandate is infeasible and incredibly costly, as it arguably requires the collection of goods that are:
a serious environmental, occupational or processing hazard;
extremely difficult or expensive to salvage or recycle; or
of incredibly low use in a member nation's economy;
Irritated by the resolution's apparent insistence on domestic handling of all materials, without any allowance made for possible trade or transshipment of recyclable waste products to reduce costs among all member states;
Saddened by the resolutions lack of insistence on full upgrade and update measures for nations claiming to have recycling programs already in place, allowing pre-existing substandard recycling programs to pass without penalty; and
Hoping that by repealing this legislation, a more effective resolution to promote good recycling practices can be passed;
Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution 483, "Promotion Of Recycling."
Co-authored by Sierra Lyricalia.
Passed: |
For: | 12,971 | 83.9% |
Against: | 2,495 | 16.1% |
General Assembly Resolution # 508
Restrictions on Forced Eugenics
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Condemning the use of forced eugenics,
Applauding the measures contained in GAR #38 "Convention Against Genocide" against the use of eugenics to further an agenda of ethnic cleansing,
Convinced that it should be the guardian's prerogative, and not a state's or a medic's, whether their unborn offspring undergoes genetic modification,
Subject to its previous, extant legislation, the World Assembly hereby:
Forbids member states, or the governments of any political subdivision thereof, from incentivising the genetic modification of any sapient offspring prior to their birth, except for incentivising the remedy or elimination of disorders, disabilities, or diseases;
Prohibits any individual or entity from genetically modifying or commanding the genetic modification of sapient offspring prior to their birth without the informed consent of the offspring's legal guardians; and
Forbids any individual or entity from compelling, forcing, or coercing a legal guardian to give consent to the genetic modification of their offspring prior to their birth.
Passed: |
For: | 12,006 | 80.3% |
Against: | 2,939 | 19.7% |
General Assembly Resolution # 509
GMO International Trade Accord
A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public.
The World Assembly,
Admiring the potential of agricultural biotechnology to revolutionize food production, bolster commercial growth, and ensure food security for peoples throughout the world,
Recognizing genetically modified organisms as a crucial product of agricultural biotechnology, which offer immense benefits in crop yield, pest resistance, and other areas,
Understanding that genetically modified organisms by their very nature present a potentially extreme hazard to national populations, due in no small part to the unpredictability of novel genetic material, which poses substantial risks such as increased selection pressure on native organisms, gene transfer resulting in resistant pests and microorganisms with increased pathogenicity, and the impossibility of removing many such organisms from the environment after their introduction, and
Wishing to encourage the development of agricultural biotechnology while addressing this potential hazard and supporting global conservation and agricultural sustainability efforts through the regulation of the international trade of genetically modified organisms, hereby:
Defines for the purposes of this resolution:
"biotechnology" as the application of genetic modification techniques that overcome natural barriers of physiological reproduction or recombination, and are not techniques used in traditional breeding and selection; and
a "genetically modified organism" (GMO) as any living organism or product made from a living organism, including viruses and similar particles, that possesses genetic material in a novel combination obtained through the use of biotechnology, excepting sapient organisms;
Establishes the Committee for the Regulation of Modified Products (CRMP) under the International Trade Administration for the purpose of overseeing the implementation of measures pursuant to this resolution, with the following responsibilities:
establishing and maintaining guidelines regarding the international trade of GMOs, in order to protect conservation efforts and biodiversity;
providing guidance on environmental risk assessment of GMOs;
facilitating the exchange of information concerning GMOs;
assisting member nations with the acquisition of resources to safely develop and effectively regulate biotechnology;
assisting member nations with the implementation of measures pursuant to this resolution; and
providing funding to member nations for the purpose of implementing measures pursuant to this resolution, in the event that the member nations in question are demonstrably unable to otherwise implement such measures due to economic limitations;
Mandates that member nations:
make decisions regarding the import of GMOs based on scientific environmental risk assessments where reasonable;
take reasonable and effective measures to prevent the illicit shipment or accidental release of GMOs or their genetic material;
take economically feasible measures to promote public awareness of the benefits and risks of GMOs according to a cost-benefit analysis of said measures; and
assist with scientific and technical training regarding GMOs;
Reserves to member nations the ability to set their own policies regarding the sterilization of plant GMOs and the use of sterilized plant GMOs, with the following requirements:
said policies must permit the use of sterilized plant GMOs in cases where the environmental benefit of using sterilized plant GMOs would clearly outweigh any downsides of their use; and
said policies must implement reasonable and effective measures to prevent the spread of sterilized plant GMO pollen to any nearby fields of similar plants;
Encourages member nations to facilitate more expansive research and development of biotechnology.
Passed: | |
For: | 10,610 | 71.7% |
Against: | 4,187 | 28.3% |
General Assembly Resolution # 510
Marine Protection Act
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
The World Assembly,
Noting the importance of a healthy marine environment in maintaining biodiversity, enabling sustainable fishing and other commercial activities, and ensuring that people are fully able to enjoy recreational and cultural activities,
Applauding the commitment of this august body to the preservation of environmental health, including the integrity of marine environments,
Lamenting the lack of existing World Assembly resolutions designed to address destructive practices in essential marine environments, including unsustainable harvesting of marine organisms, heavy tourist traffic, waste dumping, and industrial activities, and
Wishing to remedy this deficiency by establishing an international framework for the protection of marine environments, hereby:
Defines "regulations" as reasonable restrictions on any of the following, for the purposes of this resolution:
the types and scale of fishing and other harvesting of marine organisms;
the dumping of waste;
access to tourists and the activities tourists may undertake; or
industrial activities, such as oil drilling and refinement;
Establishes the Committee for the Preservation of Marine Environments (CPME) to oversee the protection of critical marine environments in international waters, with the following responsibilities:
identifying areas within international waters which would benefit from sanctuary designation due to said areas meeting any of the following conditions:
being critical to the survival and growth of a species due to serving as a major spawning, breeding, or feeding area;
serving as a habitat containing an exceptional level of biodiversity; or
containing a notable shipwreck or other site of high cultural or historical significance;
designating such areas as sanctuaries, and implementing and maintaining regulations in said areas to further the purpose for which said sanctuaries were designated;
compiling and maintaining a comprehensive report on the state and health of the marine environment within each sanctuary as applicable to the purpose for which that sanctuary was designated, to be available upon request to any member nation; and
ensuring that member nations are appraised of the regulations enacted within a sanctuary should they desire that information;
Clarifies that any regulations implemented under this resolution must comply with other World Assembly resolutions;
Permits member nations to petition the CPME to remove sanctuary designation from an area or modify regulations implemented pursuant to this resolution in that area, which the CPME shall thoroughly review before making a decision on the matter;
Mandates that member nations implement regulations within areas of their territorial waters meeting the conditions outlined in section 2a of this resolution, to the extent reasonable and effective in those areas;
Urges member nations to take further measures to protect marine environments within their territories; and
Encourages member nations to finance the implementation of measures pursuant to this resolution through financial penalties on industrial practices harmful to environmental health.
Passed: | |
For: | 11,880 | 76.4% |
Against: | 3,672 | 23.6% |