Autropolis

The Security Council,

Remembering The Crown Dependency of Hong Kong a small, fledgling, frontier colony of Empire of Great Britain, which became embattled in late 2023 as barbarous forces from beyond the region’s borders invaded and took control of the region,

Recognizing that during this period of instability and strife, this esteemed council passed a liberation to preserve the region and its community,

Understanding that following the invasion, the community of The Crown Dependency disbanded and its nations returned back to their mother region which chose other avenues for developing its community and pursuing growth in the frontiers,

Acknowledging that the liberation has outlived its original purpose, and now acts as a barrier preventing its former community from reclaiming the space and protecting it,

Seeking to allow the former community to reclaim and preserve their former home,

Repeals Liberate The Crown Dependency of Hong Kong.

Co-authors: Mar Teret, Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Gagium

Thus, it is our privilege and duty as sovereign members of this body of NationStates to forge a new international order. The new General Assembly must seize this opportunity at this critical juncture in history, and learn from the legacy of its predecessor to secure a new vision for the future that centers the needs and sovereignty of its constituents.

In pursuit of those lofty and necessary goals, the General Assembly hereby recognizes the following realities:

1. This new General Assembly is the successor to the one of old, whose resolutions no longer have effect.

2. Member nations are considered competent to manage their own affairs. They possess sovereignty over matters within their jurisdiction, including the ability to freely engage with international affairs.

3. In exercising their sovereignty, member nations may choose to cede it, such as by adopting and implementing resolutions passed by this body or participating in regional or other supranational units.

4. The World Assembly must maintain infrastructure necessary for the execution of its functions and responsibilities, such as administrative bureaucracy and funding mechanisms.

For the benefit of members and future legislative efforts, the General Assembly additionally recognizes the following distinctions:

1. There is a distinction between resolution effects that are Assembly-wide, such as the establishment of agencies or reservation of powers, and effects that are member nation-specific due to flowing from a member nation's obligations under resolutions it adopts.

2. In its capacity as an expression of the collective will of its member nations, the General Assembly expresses collective positions and commitments through resolutions it passes. However, individual member nations subscribe to those positions and commitments by adopting the relevant resolutions.

Based on those realities, and in order to begin the great work of establishing foundational infrastructure for the vibrant legislative efforts sure to come, the General Assembly enacts the following:

1. Member nations possess formal equality under World Assembly law.

2. Member nations must make a good-faith effort to fulfill their obligations under General Assembly resolutions they adopt.

When one chapter ends, another begins. It is time for the General Assembly to usher in a new age of international relations, and to forge a new, better legacy. This body looks forward to the coming era, and eagerly awaits what its members will accomplish. Together, we can improve the world, one resolution at a time.

Co-authors: Walkabout, Ghost, Halsoni

Well aware of its newly-minted status of international body, serving tens of thousands of nations worldwide, and the responsibility that comes alongside dutiful oversight of these nations, and

Wishing to establish an early standard of respect within this institution, and between members, which preserves the autonomy of individual members of this body while still being capable of accomplishing policy goals of international significance, therefore

Enacts as follows:

1. All binding actions taken by this Assembly ought to satisfy each of the following conditions:

   1. the subject matter presents a collective action problem that member nations cannot adequately address through independent domestic action, fundamental rights that transcend national sovereignty, or some other transboundary concern;

   2. the scope and intrusiveness of the resolution does not exceed what is reasonably necessary to address the identified concern; and

   3. among the available policy approaches capable of achieving the resolution's objective, the approach chosen is the least burdensome on the domestic governance of member nations, with respect to current understanding of how that is best accomplished.

2. No binding action shall be taken by this body that impedes the sovereign right of members to determine their own constitutional order, or otherwise mandates or prohibits the adoption of any particular form of government, political system, or governing ideology. No resolution should govern a matter which is purely domestic in character and would violate clause 1 of this resolution.

3. In all areas of policy which do not have explicit, active resolutions or clauses governing them, it is to be presumed that the World Assembly reserves governance of this issue to individual members, or independent coalitions of members, where applicable, for their policy assessment.

4. Member nations are expected to extend good faith recognition of domestic policy choices of other members in areas which are not covered by the World Assembly or other relevant treaties, consistent with clause three of this resolution. This clause should not be construed to restrict member governments or officials from expressing political opinion regarding the domestic policies of other members.

Co-author: Heavens Reach

Observing the utopian haven of Fooooooooo, resting in the quaint realm of Balder, and resolving to unearth the vital role the nation’s leader, Fuzzy the Owl, has played in developing the Balderan identity,

Starting with Fuzzy’s entry into Balderan politics in 2012, at that time a hotbed of conflicts due to the community’s nascent status, and their election into the Storting (the region’s parliament); they became one of the chief drivers of activity in the legislature through their equanimous engagements with their colleagues, soon assuming the post of Talman (Speaker) due to this demeanor,

Understanding that Fuzzy then went on to become one of the longest serving and most impactful Talmans in the region’s history; chief amidst their numerous achievements in the position is their orchestration of Balder’s peaceful transition to a monarchy in 2013, allowing the fledging Balderan community to breath a sigh of relief for the first time since its inception,

Uncovering Fuzzy’s adventures as one of Balder’s premier hosts of carnivals and jamborees, where the interregional community first came to interact with the Foooooooooan leader’s puntastic ways through events like Dragons of the Frozen Sea, a bilateral festival jointly hosted with The West Pacific (TWP) to celebrate the start of a new, enduring relationship between the two regions,

Noticing a pattern about Fuzzy’s admirable drive to improve the Balderan society, best exemplified through their work as the Minister of Integration of Balder; under their guidance, new integration and retention practices were implemented that resulted in the Delegate’s endorsement count soaring from just above 100 to almost 200, amplifying the region’s voice in the World Assembly,

Analyzing Fuzzy’s investiture into Balder’s esteemed nobility as the Crown Prince (Vice Delegate) to North East Somerset following the latter’s first coronation as King; apart from aiding in the strengthening of regional security (a task they dutifully continue to this day), they served as one of the primary impetuses behind constitutional reforms that separated the roles of head of state (King) and head of government (Statsminister), boosting the efficiency of the government and leading to the formation of the modern Balderan executive that has persevered into the modern era,

Recalling Fuzzy’s pioneering stint as the first Statsminister of Balder, where they set a high bar for all subsequent Statsministers through their exemplary work; they laid down the administrative foundations of the newly-created position which helped their successors ease into the role and would later return in the post in 2020 to restore stability into the region in the aftermath of Operation Heimdall, an internal plot to overthrow Balder’s sitting government,

Investigating Fuzzy’s momentary detour into the fabled land of Albion, which they helped to discover and spread the word of as one of its original settlers; it was thanks to their efforts that Albion ballooned to over 400 nations within a short period of time, allowing the community to flourish on an unprecedented level,

Reliving the magical culture Fuzzy helped curate during their stay in Albion, guided by the wisdom acquired from their early Balder days; Albion throughout its existence came to be known as a domain of unbridled whimsy, partly due to the dazzling fests Fuzzy helped organize like:

• the Royal Festival, which celebrated the conclusion of the first-ever elections held in the realm,

• the Falling Leaves Festival, which honored the coming of autumn in a multiverse-spanning revelry and saw over a thousand posts lodged onto the regional forums as a result, and,

• the Solstice Celebration, a jointly-held gala with Europeia which commemorated the signing of the Treaty of Friendship between the two regions,

Returning to Balder, where Fuzzy proved themselves to be a consummate diplomat, devoted towards bettering the region’s transborder standing, by:

• revitalizing relations with TWP, already a long-standing ally, which saw the two regions come closer than ever before,

• supporting The East Pacific during Fedele’s failed coup, and negotiating the Treaty of Aarhus with the community immediately after, and,

• thawing long-cold ties with The South Pacific by brokering the Pact of the Centre of the Earth, marking a shift in Balderan foreign policy by making peace with former defender rivals,

Rejoicing at Fuzzy’s ascension to the throne of Balder as King, the culmination of a decade of impeccable servitude towards the region; during their reign, Fuzzy spearheaded fundamental legislative reforms that incentivized citizen participation and led Balder to war against adherents of Raider Unity for their aggression against allies,

Believing that Fuzzy’s awe-inspiring dedication towards Balder and its interests deserves recognition from this august assembly,

Hereby commends Fooooooooo.

Co-authors: North East Somerset, Millenhaal

Recognizing that issues of transboundary nature, of which environmental degradation is among the most consequential, are a salient concern for this Body to address, as no member state alone can fully address damages arising therefrom, and

Convinced that the long-term sustainability of shared ecosystems and the pursuit of economic development are inalienable rights of this Assembly’s members best considered as complementary, not competing, objectives to be navigated according to each member’s individual circumstances and capabilities, and

Noting that, following the annihilation of the body previously occupying this space, no extant WA entity serves to coordinate endeavors of environmental concern nor facilitate the international exchange of environmental information, hereby enacts as follows:

1. The World Assembly establishes the following guiding principles, in the hope that they will be respected and upheld by all members:

   1. Pursuant to international law, each member has the right to exploit the resources within their jurisdiction and the responsibility to ensure that such exploitation does not cause undue environmental harm to the jurisdiction of other members without their consent;

   2. Where there is a risk for significant or long-term environmental damage from state action or inaction, uncertainty of the possibility of such damage should not preclude reasonable efforts to prevent environmental damage;

   3. In cases where a member causes undue or preventable transboundary environmental harm to a neighboring member’s jurisdiction, the member responsible is also responsible for the cost of the infringement, accounting for feasibility, public interest, international trade, and other circumstantial considerations;

   4. When undertaking environmental initiatives, members ought to endeavor to equitably consider the needs of the current generation and future generations;

   5. Due to the varying circumstances, needs, and capabilities of members, each individual member has different and corresponding responsibilities to prevent and mitigate global environmental degradation;

   6. Individuals in members are entitled to be made aware of environmental proceedings which may reasonably affect them, including but not limited to health, safety, and quality of life risks from environmental degradation of any scale;

   7. Member-driven exploitation of the environment ought to be undertaken in a manner that maintains the long-term ecological viability of its components and does not cause significant degradation to adjacent, dependent, or intertwined ecosystems; and

   8. Members and their people ought to work together in good faith on environmental initiatives, especially where transboundary implications are entailed.

2. The Environmental Coordination Office (ECO) is hereby founded to aid members in their pursuit of environmental endeavors and response to environmental events. ECO shall be bound by the following duties and obligations, but shall not have the ability to compel a member into action or inaction unless further empowered by future resolutions:

   1. Regularly monitor global environmental markers, including but not limited to greenhouse gas emissions, ambient air quality, freshwater availability, and global biodiversity, and shall provide these measurements free of charge to all member governments;

   2. Coordinate with member governments on national and subnational environmental monitoring endeavors, striving to standardize environmental data measurement and reporting guidelines;

   3. Provide reasonable technical and logistical assistance to member governments suffering environmental damages or working on environmental projects upon request;

   4. Facilitate the exchange of pertinent information between members who may otherwise have difficulty exchanging such information, for example due to diplomatic tensions;

3. Upon becoming aware of an event within their jurisdiction that poses a credible risk of significant transboundary environmental harm, such as the large-scale release of pollutants, acute ecosystem collapse, or hazardous contamination of waterways or airsheds, members will notify ECO and any other potentially affected parties under World Assembly jurisdiction as soon as possible.

4. Any body established by future World Assembly legislation to address environmental matters should, unless that legislation specifies otherwise, either operate as a subsidiary body under ECO's administrative coordination or maintain a formally coordinated relationship with ECO, and shall work to ensure coherence among World Assembly environmental policy and the principles established herein.

Co-author: The Ankhalic Vaspriot

The General Assembly,

Recognizing that individuals retain inherent rights over their own bodies and personal autonomy,

Affirming that informed consent is a fundamental component of ethical medical practice and the protection of human dignity,

Concerned that the absence of clear international standards may enable coercive, harmful, or non‑consensual medical practices,

Determined to establish foundational protections while preserving the ability of member nations to administer their own medical systems,

Hereby enacts the following:

1. Definitions

For the purposes of this resolution:

a. “Medical intervention” means any procedure, treatment, examination, or action that directly affects an individual’s bodily integrity.

b. “Informed consent” means voluntary, revocable agreement to a medical intervention, given after the individual has been provided reasonably accessible information about the nature, purpose, risks, benefits, and alternatives of the intervention.

c. “Coercion” means any threat, penalty, manipulation, or undue pressure that would reasonably compromise an individual's ability to freely consent.

d. “Emergency circumstances” means situations in which delaying medical intervention would pose an imminent threat to an individual’s life or risk severe and immediate harm.

e. “Incapacitated individual” means any person who, due to age, unconsciousness, cognitive impairment, or other condition recognized by the member nation, cannot meaningfully provide informed consent.

f. “Responsible authority” means any medical professional or other lawfully empowered individual authorized to perform or order a medical intervention.

2. Rights

a. Individuals possess a fundamental right to bodily autonomy.

b. Individuals must not be subjected to medical intervention without informed consent, except as permitted under Section 4.

c. Individuals have the right to refuse or withdraw consent to a medical intervention, unless doing so would cause imminent harm under emergency circumstances.

d. Individuals must be informed of their basic rights and provided reasonably accessible information necessary to make an informed decision.

e. Individuals must not be subjected to coercive or involuntary medical procedures.

f. Individuals must have access to a lawful avenue to challenge alleged violations of bodily autonomy or informed consent.

3. Obligations of Member Nations

Member nations shall:

a. Establish and maintain lawful procedures ensuring that medical interventions generally require informed consent.

b. Take reasonable measures to prevent coercive medical practices within their jurisdiction.

c. Ensure that responsible authorities provide individuals with information sufficient for informed consent, adapted to the medical context and the individual’s circumstances.

d. Maintain procedures for obtaining consent from guardians or lawful proxies for minors or incapacitated individuals.

e. Maintain lawful processes for emergency circumstances in which consent cannot be obtained.

f. Provide individuals with a means to challenge violations of the rights established in this resolution, through judicial, administrative, or other lawful mechanisms.

4. Exceptions

The requirements of informed consent do not apply when:

a. Emergency circumstances make obtaining consent impracticable and immediate intervention is necessary to prevent imminent harm.

b. A minor or incapacitated individual receives consent from a guardian or lawful proxy, consistent with member nation law.

c. Member nations undertake public health interventions that do not involve bodily intrusion.

d. Member nations perform non‑intrusive medical screenings necessary for public safety or health.

e. Member nations identify additional emergency categories, provided such categories are justified, lawful, and consistent with the principles of bodily autonomy.

5. Implementation

a. Member nations retain full authority over the administration, enforcement, and regulation of consent procedures within their jurisdiction.

b. Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to require the creation of any new World Assembly body or to empower any existing body to compel member nations to act or refrain from acting.

c. The World Assembly may interpret this resolution through future legislation, but enforcement remains the responsibility of member nations.

6. Final Provision

This resolution establishes foundational protections for bodily autonomy and informed consent while preserving the flexibility necessary for member nations to administer their own medical systems.