Zadinya
30-08-2005, 02:32
Permalink: Revised Anti-Slavery Protocol (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=UN_proposal1/match=Revised%20Anti-Slavery%20Protocol)
Description: Being as slavery is a brutal and tragic practice, legislation should be enacted to protect all nations.
However, the current rights granted by Resolution 6 pose an unreasonable risk to the populace at large and the safety of all nations.
Citizens should not have the right to travel at will within their country. Regretibly, some citizens choose to conduct themselves outside the law. Their unrestricted movements pose a danger to themselves as well as others. In addition, a percentage of a nation's citizenry will contain the mentally ill as well as mentally handicapped. Again, a responsible government may need to restrict their movement in order to protect their welfare and the welfare of others. In the event of natural disaster, goverment agencies may need to restrict access or impose a quarantine protocol in order to fascilitate rescue efforts and minimize resulting damage. A government must reserve the right to restrict their citizen's movements for the safety of all.
The second point requiring revision states "The right to bodily safety from one's employer." In the case of armed forces, police, fire fighters, and rescue personnel an assurance of bodily safety cannot be guaranteed. As there are many professions involving a degree of bodily risk to a greater or lesser extent, the point should be revised to protect citizens from an unreasonable physical risk.
As such I propose that Resolution 6 be stricken and replaced with the following rights:
- The right to leave her or his job, given two weeks' notice.
- The right to own possessions.
- The right to reasonable safe-guards by one's employer.
- The outlawing of the selling or purchasing of people.
This proposal addresses the common-sense issues that every nation faces during situations of national emergency or to protect the common good, while still confirming that slavery and unreasonable restriction of movement is unacceptable.
Voting to make this proposal a resolution ends: Thu Sep 1 2005
Please review and add your support! (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=UN_proposal1/match=Revised%20Anti-Slavery%20Protocol)
Description: Being as slavery is a brutal and tragic practice, legislation should be enacted to protect all nations.
However, the current rights granted by Resolution 6 pose an unreasonable risk to the populace at large and the safety of all nations.
Citizens should not have the right to travel at will within their country. Regretibly, some citizens choose to conduct themselves outside the law. Their unrestricted movements pose a danger to themselves as well as others. In addition, a percentage of a nation's citizenry will contain the mentally ill as well as mentally handicapped. Again, a responsible government may need to restrict their movement in order to protect their welfare and the welfare of others. In the event of natural disaster, goverment agencies may need to restrict access or impose a quarantine protocol in order to fascilitate rescue efforts and minimize resulting damage. A government must reserve the right to restrict their citizen's movements for the safety of all.
The second point requiring revision states "The right to bodily safety from one's employer." In the case of armed forces, police, fire fighters, and rescue personnel an assurance of bodily safety cannot be guaranteed. As there are many professions involving a degree of bodily risk to a greater or lesser extent, the point should be revised to protect citizens from an unreasonable physical risk.
As such I propose that Resolution 6 be stricken and replaced with the following rights:
- The right to leave her or his job, given two weeks' notice.
- The right to own possessions.
- The right to reasonable safe-guards by one's employer.
- The outlawing of the selling or purchasing of people.
This proposal addresses the common-sense issues that every nation faces during situations of national emergency or to protect the common good, while still confirming that slavery and unreasonable restriction of movement is unacceptable.
Voting to make this proposal a resolution ends: Thu Sep 1 2005
Please review and add your support! (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=UN_proposal1/match=Revised%20Anti-Slavery%20Protocol)