07-19-2022, 09:16 PM
Final Draft: May be motioned to vote, in accordance with Rule 5-d of the Great Council Resolution
Referencing Chapter III of The Charter entitled 'Rights and Freedoms', with proposed changes. Community feedback on areas which should be included & further expansion will be well appreciated.
Citizen: Refers to nations admitted in the Assembly and/or ''registered voters''.
Residents: Refers to all nations residing in the region of the South Pacific.
(1) All citizens of The Coalition of the South Pacific enjoy the freedoms of speech; within bounds of Community Standards, which are to be enforced by the global moderation and administration staff.
(2) All global moderation and administration staff members have the duty to enforce Community Standards as they are written; arbitrary interpretations are prohibited.
(3) All citizens enjoy the right to a fair trial and defense against criminal accusations.
(4) No citizen may be sentenced to a crime they did not commit; all accusations of crime brought to court under false pretense are illegal and as such the accuser will be subject to a separate trial.
(5) No citizen may be subject to multiple, simultaneous trials concerning the same crime.
(6) All citizens enjoy the right to request an appeal of a sentence; approval of such request will depend upon discretion of The High Court.
(7) All citizens enjoy the freedoms of suffrage; to vote and be voted.
(8) All citizens enjoy the right to hold office if such position is obtained in a regular, legal procedure related to that specific office.
(9) All citizens enjoy the right to democratic participation, in the forms of association and discussion, within the bounds of the Community Standards.
(10) All residents and visitors of the South Pacific region, who have dutifully followed the Community Standards, are free from ostracization of the region.
(11) All citizens, residents and dignitaries of the South Pacific discord channel, who have dutifully followed the Community Standards, are free from ostracization of that discord channel.
(12) Members of The High Court of the South Pacific have the duty to strike down any law, policy, legislation or action which violates the freedoms, rights and duties found in the Charter.
(13) Members of The High Court have the duty to act solely in the role of Justice and Associate Justices within the confines of The High Court opinions, trials and sentences.
(14) All global moderation and administration staff members have the duty to act solely in the role of moderation and administration staff members when enforcing the Community Standards.
(15) RMB rules of the South Pacific region are to be revised by the global moderation and administration staff members; such rules are to be devised in the spirit of the Community Standards, within the bounds of Nation States site rules.
(16) RMB moderation of the South Pacific region is to be handled by the global moderation and administration staff members or whomever they wish to appoint to such a role under their own discretion; the appointed are responsible to their appointees.
(17) All citizens, residents, dignitaries and visitors of the South Pacific have the duty to abide by the South Pacific Community Standards.
Referencing Chapter III of The Charter entitled 'Rights and Freedoms', with proposed changes. Community feedback on areas which should be included & further expansion will be well appreciated.
Citizen: Refers to nations admitted in the Assembly and/or ''registered voters''.
Residents: Refers to all nations residing in the region of the South Pacific.
Freedoms, Rights and Duties
Recognizing the freedoms, rights and duties within The Coalition
(1) All citizens of The Coalition of the South Pacific enjoy the freedoms of speech; within bounds of Community Standards, which are to be enforced by the global moderation and administration staff.
(2) All global moderation and administration staff members have the duty to enforce Community Standards as they are written; arbitrary interpretations are prohibited.
(3) All citizens enjoy the right to a fair trial and defense against criminal accusations.
(4) No citizen may be sentenced to a crime they did not commit; all accusations of crime brought to court under false pretense are illegal and as such the accuser will be subject to a separate trial.
(5) No citizen may be subject to multiple, simultaneous trials concerning the same crime.
(6) All citizens enjoy the right to request an appeal of a sentence; approval of such request will depend upon discretion of The High Court.
(7) All citizens enjoy the freedoms of suffrage; to vote and be voted.
(8) All citizens enjoy the right to hold office if such position is obtained in a regular, legal procedure related to that specific office.
(9) All citizens enjoy the right to democratic participation, in the forms of association and discussion, within the bounds of the Community Standards.
(10) All residents and visitors of the South Pacific region, who have dutifully followed the Community Standards, are free from ostracization of the region.
(11) All citizens, residents and dignitaries of the South Pacific discord channel, who have dutifully followed the Community Standards, are free from ostracization of that discord channel.
(12) Members of The High Court of the South Pacific have the duty to strike down any law, policy, legislation or action which violates the freedoms, rights and duties found in the Charter.
(13) Members of The High Court have the duty to act solely in the role of Justice and Associate Justices within the confines of The High Court opinions, trials and sentences.
(14) All global moderation and administration staff members have the duty to act solely in the role of moderation and administration staff members when enforcing the Community Standards.
(15) RMB rules of the South Pacific region are to be revised by the global moderation and administration staff members; such rules are to be devised in the spirit of the Community Standards, within the bounds of Nation States site rules.
(16) RMB moderation of the South Pacific region is to be handled by the global moderation and administration staff members or whomever they wish to appoint to such a role under their own discretion; the appointed are responsible to their appointees.
(17) All citizens, residents, dignitaries and visitors of the South Pacific have the duty to abide by the South Pacific Community Standards.
Quote:III. RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
Recognizing the democratic rights and freedoms of all members of the Coalition.
(1) All members of the South Pacific will enjoy the freedoms of expression, speech, assembly, and the press, limited only by reasonable moderation policies.
(2) The right to a fair trial and defense against criminal accusations will not be abridged. No member may be subject to any bill of attainder, be tried for the same crime more than once, or be tried ex post facto.
(3) No member, who had joined the region in good faith, may be banned or ejected from the in-game region without the due process of law.
(4) No member may be denied the right to vote or hold office, unless prohibited by constitutional law.
(5) No law may be passed by the Assembly that directly affects the activities of the in-game community without the consent of the in-game community.
(6) The High Court may strike down any general law or action that violates any right or freedom found in this Charter.