[GA - Passed] Repeal "Suppress International Piracy"

[Magecastle]

Repeal "Suppress International Piracy"
Category: Repeal | GA #20
Proposed by: Simone Republic | Onsite Topic
Replacement: Combating International Piracy​

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The World Assembly,

Acknowledges the efforts of the target resolution to combat piracy;

Concerned that Clause 1 of the target introduces the concept of ”privateers” but without specifying their relationship with the government (if any), resulting in substantial ambiguities in the application of the resolution when, for example, member states are at a stage of undeclared war, or if governments give tacit but not explicit approval to piracy activities, or other ambiguous circumstances;

Dismayed that clause 7 of the target “that anybody who is accused of having served knowingly as crew aboard any vehicle being used by international pirates, but who can not be linked to any specific offences, shall be subject to appropriate charges of criminal conspiracy" and that "proof of that service shall constitute adequate proof for conviction on those charges, unless they prove that they were forced into that crew on pain of death and served only as a non-combatant" create a travesty of judicial principles in requiring that the burden of proof of the lack of a conspiracy (or the requirement of a threat of "pain of death" but not other forms of threats) has to come from the accused, thus indirectly deeming the accused guilty of an offence unless proven innocent;

Hereby repeals GAR#20 “Suppress International Piracy”.

Note: Only votes from TNP WA nations and NPA personnel will be counted. If you do not meet these requirements, please add (non-WA) or something of that effect to your vote.

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Voting Instructions:

• Vote For if you want the Delegate to vote For the resolution.
• Vote Against if you want the Delegate to vote Against the resolution.
• Vote Abstain if you want the Delegate to abstain from voting on this resolution.
• Vote Present if you are personally abstaining from this vote.

Detailed opinions with your vote are appreciated and encouraged!

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For	Against	Abstain	Present
14	0	0	1

 

[Magecastle]

Overview
This proposal seeks to repeal GAR#20. The repeal acknowledges the efforts to combat piracy that were made by GAR#20 but raises concerns over two clauses. These concerns involve the lack of specification involving the concept of privateers in Clause 1, and the indirect issues raised by Clause 7.

Recommendation
This repeal is based around serious issues that these clauses form, such as in Clause 7, where the clause requires proof of innocence to come from the accused, which indirectly deems the accused guilty until proven innocent. This clause forms a major issue, as a guilty until proven innocent case normally ends in a guilty verdict due to the flaw in the case. This issue, coupled with the lack of specification in Clause 1, places a large flaw in the original resolution.

For the above reasons, the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs recommends a vote For the General Assembly Resolution at vote, “Repeal Suppress International Piracy”.

 

[Comfed]

For

 

[Daijaqnida]

For

 

[Jag]

For

 

[Kaiser Reinhold II]

For.

 

[Magecastle]

For.

 

[Fili]

For

 

[Simone]

Present as author. Happy to answer any questions as usual.

 

[nvxl]

For

 

[Chipoli]

For

 

[TheLandOfFunFunFun]

For

 

[Zash]

For

 

[Loh]

For

 

[Caius]

For

 

[Namwenia]

For

 

[Kenmoria]

(Non-WA) I am for this.

 

[Fregerson]

For because of presence of replacement.

 

[Elfnotonashelf]

For
Completely agree with Simone on this one.
Also side note I would for the replacement as well as this repeal

 

[Wilkshire]

For

 

[Lionsmeow]

For

 

[Simone]

The General Assembly resolution Repeal "Suppress International Piracy" was passed 12,794 votes to 2,533.