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 # 541
Repeal: “Fairness in Collective Bargaining”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #530 “Fairness in Collective Bargaining” (Category: Regulation; Area of Effect: Labour Rights) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The World Assembly,
Affirming that the protection of workers rights to unionise and collectively bargain is an admirable goal,
Understanding that some member nations may wish to balance unions rights with those of employers,
Concerned by the definition of interference in clause 1, as it only prevents employers from attempting to gain control of labour unions and fails to provide any meaningful protections for the creation or operation of unions,
Noting that the term 'labour union' is not used consistently throughout the target, and that GAR#530 instead utilises various surrogate terms that unscrupulous employers and governments could effectively argue are different types of organisations, and that the protections over one type of organisation do not apply when their own organisation is considered to be another,
Disappointed by GAR#530's use of easily-exploitable language, which creates loopholes in the following sections:
4c, which prohibits labour unions from requiring excessive dues without defining what excessive would mean in this context, allowing anti-union governments to define any monetary amount or percentage of income as 'excessive',
4d, which prohibits labour unions from influencing employers to pay for unneeded workers, stifling the efficacy of labour unions to intervene when employers seek to underpay or cut workers' hours, at will, any time an employer states the worker was 'unneeded',
Believing that GAR#530 does more through its language choices to harm the rights of workers than protect them,
Optimistic that a replacement proposal better suited to protecting labour unions and providing for fair negotiations will soon be passed,
Hereby repeals GAR#530, Fairness in Collective Bargaining.
Co-authored by: Junitaki-cho
Passed: |
For: | 13,274 | 87.6% |
Against: | 1,879 | 12.4% |
General Assembly Resolution # 542
Gay Panic defense Ban
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Commending previous efforts passed in these hallowed halls which advanced the civil rights of those who do not identify as heterosexual or cisgender,
Recognizing that there is still much work to be done in the securing of equality and justice for members of the LGBTQ+ community, as the previously passed resolutions could only cover so much ground,
Noting one of the most egregious offenses against these rights which is still in existence: the Gay Panic Defense, often used by aggressors of assault and murder to justify their actions due to their perception of one's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, an argument which would have the finder of fact in the relevant courtroom believe that one's sex, sexual orientation or gender identity makes it acceptable to commit a violent crime against them,
Realizing that this justification rarely if ever is actually accurate to the circumstances of an assault or murder, and that when it is, the argument is rooted in bigotry, homophobia and transphobia which should not be logic accepted or utilized by a jury or judge in any court of law,
This legislature enacts the following:
The perception, whether true or not, of a person's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity may not be used as a defence to a criminal offence, excuse or justification of criminal conduct, or evidence for mitigating a criminal offence's severity in sentencing.
The use of force against another individual is not justified by the mere discovery, knowledge, or disclosure of that individual's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Co-authored with Imperium Anglorum.
Passed: |
For: | 13,832 | 86.5% |
Against: | 2,155 | 13.5% |
General Assembly Resolution # 543
Protecting the Rights of Labour Unions
A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public.
The World Assembly,
Believing that the ability for workers to advocate for fair and equitable treatment is of vital importance,
Acknowledging the imbalance of power between workers and employers,
Avowing that detailed mandates are necessary to protect workers' rights,
Hereby:
Defines a "labour union" as an entity formed by employees for the purpose of improving pay, benefits, and working conditions;
Requires that labour unions operate autonomously from the employers to which they advocate;
Prohibits employers from:
preventing the formation or independent operation of labour unions,
attempting to control the decisions or operation of labour unions,
barring employees from operating or enrolling in labour unions,
discriminating or retaliating against employees for creating, operating, or enrolling in labour unions,
impeding the ability of labour unions to negotiate over the rights and interests of their enrolled employees, and
refusing to negotiate in good faith with labour unions regarding the interests of their enrolled employees;
Disallows labour unions from:
employing staff who hold conflicts of interest which would compromise negotiations between employers and employees,
acting in the interests of an employer at the expense of the interests or well-being of its enrolled employees,
discouraging or coercing employees from exercising their workers' rights, and
requiring enrolled employees to participate in demonstrations or retaliating against enrolled employees who choose not to; and
Grants exceptions to the above provisions for compliance with prior WA legislation.
Co-authored by Sylh Alanor.
Passed: |
For: | 11,396 | 74.4% |
Against: | 3,913 | 25.6% |
General Assembly Resolution # 544
Prohibition Of Honor-Based Violence
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
The General Assembly,
Believing that acts of honor-based violence are especially heinous, and represent a fundamental betrayal of the trust afforded by a person to their relatives and members of their community,
Appalled that such acts occur in this current day and age, often with the tacit or explicit support of local authorities,
Seeking to put an end to these vile acts,
Hereby:
Defines "honor-based violence" as an act of violence perpetrated against an individual by or at the direction of a relative or any other member of a community, due to the perception that the individual has brought shame or dishonor upon their family or community, or has otherwise violated an honor code.
Prohibits:
honor-based violence from being carried out in any member state and;
the belief that the victim of an act of violence brought shame or dishonor upon their family or community, or otherwise violated an honor code, from being permitted as a part of:
any defense in criminal proceedings or
any argument to reduce the severity of criminal penalties.
Requires member states to prosecute alleged honor-based violence with at least the same severity as they prosecute other forms of alleged unlawful violence against individuals.
Passed: |
For: | 13,108 | 82.8% |
Against: | 2,721 | 17.2% |
General Assembly Resolution # 545
Military Death Penalty Ban
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Recognizing the utility of GA#535 "Death Penalty Ban" in abolishing its application under most circumstances,
Concerned that the remaining applications of the death penalty are injurious and inhumane to people who are sentenced to death for crimes they may not have even committed,
Convinced that the death penalty is a draconian judicial punishment often used in the name of revenge and wrongfully rationalized as justice,
Appalled that exceptions can be made in the application of the death penalty,
Confident that alternative sentencing exists to produce fair and effective justice for victims of heinous crimes,
Determined to discontinue all remaining uses of the death penalty,
The World Assembly hereby,
Abolishes the death penalty for all crimes under the purview of military law;
Prohibits states from deporting persons to states that may seek the application of the death penalty against them;
In regards to Article 2, an exception shall be provided for receiving states that enter into a lawful, written contract that assures the extraditing state that the persons in question shall not receive the death penalty.
Passed: |
For: | 9,044 | 60.2% |
Against: | 5,971 | 39.8% |