The World Assembly,
Conscious of the risks posed to sapient life by the deliberate targeting of food supplies for military or political purposes;
Reminding itself of prior resolutions governing the laws of war and the suppression of terrorism; and
Reaffirming its belief that war ought to be waged in a manner which avoids unnecessary civilian casualties,
Hereby enacts as follows:
- General prohibition.
No person or member nation may intentionally:
- disseminate any contagious disease among crops or livestock in a manner which:
- creates a substantial risk of death to one or more other persons; or
- deprives, or creates a substantial risk of depriving, any population or substantial section of the population of a source of food relied upon by that population;
- introduce any non-sapient invasive species to a region:
- with intent to cause major destruction to the natural ecosystem of that or another region;
- in a manner which creates a substantial risk of death to one or more other persons resulting from the characteristics of that species; or
- in a manner which deprives, or creates a substantial risk of depriving, any population or substantial section of the population of a source of food relied upon by that population,
except that this subsection shall not apply to conduct performed by a member nation in respect of an ecosystem located wholly within another nation;
- damage or destroy facilities used for the purpose of producing, processing, or shipping food to a civilian population, except where such a facility is being used as a civilian shield in violation of international law;
- threaten to do any act described in subsections (a) through (c), where it appears that the person or nation making such a threat is willing and able to carry it out;
- attempt or conspire to do any act described in subsections (a) through (d).
- Exceptions.
Section 1 does not apply to any good-faith scientific experiment, provided that the person or nation conducting such experiment:
- informs all communities affected, or reasonably expected to be affected, by such experiment, of the nature thereof and of the measures taken to minimize risks;
- takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that, even if the experiment goes wrong to a significant degree, no community will suffer a substantial loss of food; and
- permits outside intervention in the case of an unforeseen error or outcome.
- Enforcement.
When a member nation discovers that one or more persons subject to its jurisdiction is violating or intends to violate section 1, it shall with appropriate haste:
- inform the World Health Authority and every other nation (including territorial subdivisions) affected or likely to be affected; and
- take all reasonably necessary action against such person or persons.
- Ensuring food security.
The World Health Authority shall:
- work with member nations to identify ways in which acts prohibited under section 1 can adversely affect food supplies;
- create and update as needed a program for the purposes of:
- minimizing the risks of such acts to food supplies;
- ensuring that, in the case of any such act being carried out, member nation populations will not suffer losses of food; and
- assisting in the efficient movement of food between member nations; and
- when informed under section 3(a), provide specific assistance to the nation or nations affected, as needed, to minimize the risks posed to sapient life and to the environment.
