Charter Convention for the LoM

Highlander

Banned
Here is the thread where we can stamp out the Charter which will govern our organization by delegating power and setting basic laws.

Here is what I have so far. Note that it is based heavily on the UN Charter.

PREAMBLE

WE THE PEOPLES OF THE LEAGUE OF MICRONATIONS DETERMINED

to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights of self determination, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations small and really small, and
to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and
to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,

AND FOR THESE ENDS

to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors, and
to unite our strength to maintain intermicronational peace and security, and
to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples,

HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS

Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives assembled from all over the world at AH.com, who have exhibited their full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the present Charter of the League of Micronations and do hereby establish an intermicronational organization to be known as the League of Micronations.


Article 1

THE PURPOSES OF THE LEAGUE OF MICRONATIONS ARE:

To maintain intermicronational peace and security, and to that end: for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and intermicronational law, adjustment or settlement of intermicronational disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace;
To develop friendly relations among micronations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace;
To achieve intermicronational co-operation in solving intermicronational problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, sexual orientation or religion; and
To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of micronations in the attainment of these common ends.

Article 2

The League and its Members, in pursuit of the Purposes stated in Article 1, shall act in accordance with the following Principles.
The League is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members.
All Members, in order to ensure to all of them the rights and benefits resulting from membership, shall fulfill in good faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the present Charter.
All Members shall settle their intermicronational disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that intermicronational
All Members shall refrain in their peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.intermicronational relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the League of Micronations.
All Members shall give the League assistance in any action it takes in accordance with the present Charter, and shall refrain from giving assistance to any state against which the League of Micronations is taking preventive or enforcement action.
The League shall ensure that micronations which are not Members of the League of Micronations act in accordance with these Principles so far as may be necessary for the maintenance of intermicronational peace and security.
Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the League of Micronations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the Members to submit such matters to settlement under the present Charter.


CHAPTER II: MEMBERSHIP

Article 3

Membership in the League of Micronations is open to all peace-loving micronations which accept the obligations contained in the present Charter and, in the judgment of the League, are able and willing to carry out these obligations.
Those Micronations, which are already well established with a record of peace will be automatically accepted; the first twenty Micronations whom wish to enter may do so without such restrictions.

Article 4

A Member of the League of Micronations against which preventive or enforcement action has been taken by the League Court may be suspended from the exercise of the rights and privileges of membership by the Council of the League upon the recommendation of the League Court of Justice. The exercise of these rights and privileges may be restored by the League Court of Justice.

Article 5

A Member of the League of Micronations which has persistently violated the Principles contained in the present Charter may be expelled from the League by the Council of the League upon the recommendation of the League Court of Justice.


CHAPTER III: ORGANS

Article 6

1. There are established as principal organs of the League of Micronations: a Council of the League, which acts as an oversight and resolution making body; a League Court of Justice, which acts as enforcement for the prior organ.
2. Such subsidiary organs as may be found necessary may be established in accordance with the present Charter.

Article 7

The League of Micronations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs.


CHAPTER IV: THE Council of the League

Article 8

1. The Council shall consist of all the Members of the League of Micronations.
2. Each Member shall have not more than five representatives in the Council of the League. Due to the nature of Micronationalism, often micronations will only have one representative.

FUNCTIONS and POWERS

Article 9

The Council of the League may discuss any questions or any matters within the scope of the present Charter or relating to the powers and functions of any organs provided for in the present Charter, and, except as provided in Article 12, may make recommendations to the Members of the League of Micronations or to the League Court of the Justice or to both on any such questions or matters.

Article 10

The Council may consider the general principles of co-operation in the maintenance of international peace and security and may make recommendations with regard to such principles to the Members or to the Court Justice or to both.

VOTING

Article 11

1. Each member of the Council shall have one vote.
2. Decisions of the Council on important questions shall be made by a two-thirds majority of the members voting. These questions shall include: recommendations with respect to the maintenance of intermicronational peace and security, the election of non-permanent Chancellor, the election of the non-permanent members of the Council Justice, the admission of new Members to the League of Micronations, the suspension of the rights and privileges of membership, the expulsion of Members, and budgetary questions.
3. Decisions on other questions, including the determination of additional categories of questions to be decided by a two-thirds majority, shall be made by a majority of the members present and voting.

PROCEDURE

Article 12

The Council shall have a constantly open forum for debate and in such special sessions as occasion may require. Special sessions shall be convoked by the Chancellor at the request of the Council Justice or of a majority of the Members of the League of Nations.

Article 13

The Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure. The elected Chancellor shall serve for a period of no more than one month - after which time new a Chancellor must be elected. The same person can not run for two consecutive terms.

Article 14

The Council may establish such subsidiary organs as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions.


CHAPTER V: THE League Court of Justice

Article 15

1. The Court Justice shall consist of five Members of the League of Micronations. The Council of the League shall elect five Members of the League of Micronations to be non-permanent members of the Court Justice.
2. The non-permanent members of the Court Justice shall be elected for a term of two months.
3. New Members may be added at the behest of the Council.

FUNCTIONS and POWERS

Article 15

The Members of the League of Micronations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Council Justice in accordance with the present Charter.

VOTING

Article 16

1. Each member of the Council Justice shall have one vote.
2. Decisions of the Council Justice on procedural matters shall be made by an affirmative vote of three members.
3. Decisions of the Council Justice on all other matters shall be made by an affirmative vote of all five members.

PROCEDURE

Article 17

The Security Council may establish such subsidiary organs as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions.

Article 18

The Security Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including the method of selecting its Chancellor.
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Konrad13

Very good, my friend. The UT-S hereby back this Charter as long as a "Council of the League" and "League Court of Justice" are added eventually.
 

ah-sue

Magnificent work, Highlander. Not to be overly nit-picking, but in the following I suggest one addition (in blue) and a number of amendments (in red).



 PREAMBLE[FONT=&quot]
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WE THE PEOPLES OF THE LEAGUE OF MICRONATIONS DETERMINED
to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights of self determination, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations small and really small, and
to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and
to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
AND FOR THESE ENDS
to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors, and
to unite our strength to maintain intermicronational peace and security, and
to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples,
HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS
Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives assembled from all over the world at AH.com, who have exhibited their full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the present Charter of the League of Micronations and do hereby establish an intermicronational organization to be known as the League of Micronations.[FONT=&quot]

[/FONT]Article 1[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]THE PURPOSES OF THE LEAGUE OF MICRONATIONS ARE:
To maintain intermicronational peace and security, and to that end: for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and intermicronational law, adjustment or settlement of intermicronational disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace;
To develop friendly relations among micronations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace;
To achieve intermicronational co-operation in solving intermicronational problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, sexual orientation or religion; and
To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of micronations in the attainment of these common ends.
Article 2[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]The League and its Members, in pursuit of the Purposes stated in Article 1, shall act in accordance with the following Principles.
The League is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members.
All Members, in order to ensure to all of them the rights and benefits resulting from membership, shall fulfill in good faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the present Charter.
All Members shall settle their intermicronational disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that intermicronational peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.
All Members shall refrain in their intermicronational relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the League of Micronations.
All Members shall give the League assistance in any action it takes in accordance with the present Charter, and shall refrain from giving assistance to any state against which the League of Micronations is taking preventive or enforcement action.
The League shall ensure that micronations which are not Members of the League of Micronations act in accordance with these Principles so far as may be necessary for the maintenance of intermicronational peace and security.
Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the League of Micronations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the Members to submit such matters to settlement under the present Charter.
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[/FONT]CHAPTER II: MEMBERSHIP[FONT=&quot]

[/FONT]Article 3
Membership in the League of Micronations is open to all peace-loving micronations which accept the obligations contained in the present Charter and, in the judgment of the League, are able and willing to carry out these obligations.
Those Micronations, which are already well established with a record of peace will be automatically accepted; the first twenty Micronations whom wish to enter may do so without such restrictions.
Article 4[FONT=&quot]

[/FONT]A Member of the League of Micronations against which preventive or enforcement action has been taken by the Security Council may be suspended from the exercise of the rights and privileges of membership by the Council of the League upon the recommendation of the League Court of Justice. The exercise of these rights and privileges may be restored by the League Court of Justice. [FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]Article 5[FONT=&quot]

[/FONT]A Member of the League of Micronations which has persistently violated the Principles contained in the present Charter may be expelled from the League by the Council of the League upon the recommendation of the League Court of Justice.
 

Highlander

Banned
Okay, suggested changes have been made - I have also added onto it.

I believe if everything is in order, we can get the League up and running.:)
 
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