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This is a draft of a resolution to govern Antarctica. It is based on the real Antarctic Treaty.

The NationStates United Nations,

Recognizing that it is in the interest of all mankind that Antarctica shall continue for ever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord;

Acknowledging the substantial contributions to scientific knowledge resulting from international cooperation in scientific investigation in Antarctica;

Have agreed as follows:

Article I

1. Antarctica shall be used for peaceful purposes only. There shall be prohibited any actiities of a military nature.

2. The present Treaty shall not prevent the use of military personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other peaceful purpose.

Article II

Freedom of scientific investigation in Antarctica and cooperation toward that end shall be guaranteed to everyone, subject to the provisions of the present Treaty.

Article III

1. In order to promote international cooperation in scientific investigation in Antarctica, as provided for in Article II of the present Treaty, the Contracting Parties agree that, to the greatest extent feasible and practicable:

# a. information regarding plans for scientific programs in Antarctica shall be exchanged to permit maximum economy of and efficiency of operations;

b. scientific personnel shall be exchanged in Antarctica between expeditions and stations;

c. scientific observations and results from Antarctica shall be exchanged and made freely available.

Article IV

All claims to Antarctica made after this treaty by any nation subject to this treaty are invalid.

Article V

1. Any nuclear explosions in Antarctica and the disposal there of radioactive waste material shall be prohibited.

Article VI

The provisions of the present Treaty shall apply to the area south of 60° South Latitude, including all ice shelves, but nothing in the present Treaty shall prejudice or in any way affect the rights, or the exercise of the rights, of any State under international law with regard to the high seas within that area.

Article VII

1. In order to promote the objectives and ensure the observance of the provisions of the present Treaty, each nation shall have the right to designate observers to carry out any inspection provided for by the present Article. Observers shall be nationals of the Contracting Parties which designate them. The names of observers shall be communicated to every other Contracting Party having the right to designate observers, and like notice shall be given of the termination of their appointment.

2. Each observer designated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall have complete freedom of access at any time to any or all areas of Antarctica.

3. All areas of Antarctica, including all stations, installations and equipment within those areas, and all ships and aircraft at points of discharging or embarking cargoes or personnel in Antarctica, shall be open at all times to inspection by any observers designated in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.

4. Aerial observation may be carried out at any time over any or all areas of Antarctica.

5. Each Contracting Party shall, at the time when the present Treaty enters into force for it, inform the other Contracting Parties, and thereafter shall give them notice in advance, of

# a. all expeditions to and within Antarctica,

b. all stations in Antarctica occupied by its nationals; and

c. any military personnel or equipment intended to be introduced by it into Antarctica subject to the conditions prescribed in paragraph 2 of Article I of the present Treaty.

Article VIII

1. Observers designated under paragraph 1 of Article VII and scientific personnel exchanged under sub-paragraph 1(b) of Article III of the Treaty, and members of the staffs accompanying any such persons, shall be subject only to the jurisdiction of the Contracting Party of which they are nationals while they are in Antarctica for the purpose of exercising their functions.

Article IX

1. Representatives of the Contracting Parties named in the preamble to the present Treaty shall meet at a mutually agreed city, and thereafter at suitable intervals and places, for the purpose of exchanging information, and passing laws on the following:

# a. use of Antarctica for peaceful purposes only;

b. facilitation of scientific research in Antarctica;

c. facilitation of international scientific cooperation in Antarctica;

d. facilitation of the exercise of the rights of inspection provided for in Article VII of the Treaty;

e. questions relating to the exercise of jurisdiction in Antarctica;

f. preservation and conservation of living resources in Antarctica.

Article X

Each of the Contracting Parties undertakes to exert appropriate efforts, consistent with the Charter of the United Nations, to the end that no one engages in any activity in Antarctica contrary to the principles or purposes of the present Treaty.

Article XI

1. If any dispute arises between two or more of the Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of the present Treaty, those Contracting Parties shall consult among themselves with a view to having the dispute resolved by negotiation, inquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement or other peaceful means of their own choice.

Article XII

The NSUN will never claim any parts of Antarctica.

*snip*

Article XII

The NSUN will never claim any parts of Antarctica.

I should hope not. That'd really piss off Omigodtheykilledkenny.

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1. This pretty much is the Antarctica treaty.

2. NationStates isn't like real life. There is no Antarctica. There is a region called Antarctica; there's also a region called Antarctic Oasis (whose former delegate will probably invade you for doing this).

3. You can't have real life references in your proposal, so this is illegal.

Sorry. I would like to see a general proposal along these lines, though: perhaps something which improves upon Scientific Freedom?

*snip*

There is a region called Antarctica; there's also a region called Antarctic Oasis (whose former delegate will probably invade you for doing this).

*snip*

Beat you to it. ;)

This is a draft of a resolution to govern Antarctica. It is based on the real Antarctic Treaty.There already is a document governing Antarctica. It is styled the Constitution of the Federal Republic.

The NationStates United Nations,That's our name. Don't wear it out.

Recognizing that it is in the interest of all mankind that Antarctica shall continue for ever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord;International discord? Well, the region of Antarctica once threatened us with "mutant polar bears." Does that count?

Acknowledging the substantial contributions to scientific knowledge resulting from international cooperation in scientific investigation in Antarctica;We've learned plenty from our own scientific investigations in Antarctica, like how to arm penguins against foreign invaders, or rig them to explode.

Have agreed as follows:We agree to nothing here.

1. Antarctica shall be used for peaceful purposes only. There shall be prohibited any actiities [sic] of a military nature.See, now that's gonna be a problem. We can't use our own territory to store up all them cool missiles and guns and tanks and stealth bombers we developed, as well as all our troops and barracks and shit? Is there room in Cascadia? No? If we camped our entire arsenal on your border, would you be willing to make room?

2. The present Treaty shall not prevent the use of military personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other peaceful purpose.Scientific research? Do all our chemical and nuclear labs count?

Freedom of scientific investigation in Antarctica and cooperation toward that end shall be guaranteed to everyone, subject to the provisions of the present Treaty.Not within our borders it won't.

a. information regarding plans for scientific programs in Antarctica shall be exchanged to permit maximum economy of and efficiency of operations;Oh, goody! The nuclear scientist exchange we currently have with the Palentine will finally be enshrined in UN law.

b. scientific personnel shall be exchanged in Antarctica between expeditions and stations;If they traverse from station to station, can you guarantee their security should any of our penguin commandos mistake them for UN gnomes?

c. scientific observations and results from Antarctica shall be exchanged and made freely available.Did ... did you just threaten to expose our state secrets?

All claims to Antarctica made after this treaty by any nation subject to this treaty are invalid.The commanding general over the nuclear arsenal we have pointed at your nation assures me our claims to Antarctica are totally valid.

1. Any nuclear explosions in Antarctica and the disposal there of radioactive waste material shall be prohibited.Now, see, that's gonna be another problem ... we have to conduct our R&D someplace ...

The provisions of the present Treaty shall apply to the area south of 60° South Latitude, including all ice shelves, but nothing in the present Treaty shall prejudice or in any way affect the rights, or the exercise of the rights, of any State under international law with regard to the high seas within that area.60° South Latitude? Where's that?

1. In order to promote the objectives and ensure the observance of the provisions of the present Treaty, each nation shall have the right to designate observers to carry out any inspection provided for by the present Article. Observers shall be nationals of the Contracting Parties which designate them. The names of observers shall be communicated to every other Contracting Party having the right to designate observers, and like notice shall be given of the termination of their appointment.Inspectors? In our borders? We think not.

2. Each observer designated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall have complete freedom of access at any time to any or all areas of Antarctica.That's all very interesting, considering that President Fernanda just signed Executive Order #55B68, which entends our shoot-on-sight rule for UN gnomes to any "observer" acting under this article.

3. All areas of Antarctica, including all stations, installations and equipment within those areas, and all ships and aircraft at points of discharging or embarking cargoes or personnel in Antarctica, shall be open at all times to inspection by any observers designated in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.I'm afraid not.

4. Aerial observation may be carried out at any time over any or all areas of Antarctica.Any craft seeking to conduct any such aerial observation will be shot down.

5. Each Contracting Party shall, at the time when the present Treaty enters into force for it, inform the other Contracting Parties, and thereafter shall give them notice in advance, of

a. all expeditions to and within Antarctica,
b. all stations in Antarctica occupied by its nationals; and
c. any military personnel or equipment intended to be introduced by it into Antarctica subject to the conditions prescribed in paragraph 2 of Article I of the present Treaty.Urge to kill ... rising ....

Article VIII

1. Observers designated under paragraph 1 of Article VII and scientific personnel exchanged under sub-paragraph 1(b) of Article III of the Treaty, and members of the staffs accompanying any such persons, shall be subject only to the jurisdiction of the Contracting Party of which they are nationals while they are in Antarctica for the purpose of exercising their functions.Rising ...

1. Representatives of the Contracting Parties named in the preamble to the present Treaty shall meet at a mutually agreed city, and thereafter at suitable intervals and places, for the purpose of exchanging information, and passing laws on the following:

a. use of Antarctica for peaceful purposes only;
b. facilitation of scientific research in Antarctica;
c. facilitation of international scientific cooperation in Antarctica;
d. facilitation of the exercise of the rights of inspection provided for in Article VII of the Treaty;
e. questions relating to the exercise of jurisdiction in Antarctica;
f. preservation and conservation of living resources in Antarctica.Rising ...

Article X

Each of the Contracting Parties undertakes to exert appropriate efforts, consistent with the Charter of the United Nations, to the end that no one engages in any activity in Antarctica contrary to the principles or purposes of the present Treaty.So, technically, nuking your asses is still fair game? 'Cause you're not located in Antarctica?

1. If any dispute arises between two or more of the Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of the present Treaty, those Contracting Parties shall consult among themselves with a view to having the dispute resolved by negotiation, inquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement or other peaceful means of their own choice.What about locking up the reps from the "Contracting Parties" and charging them with espionage? Can we handle that sticky little matter in our own courts?

The NSUN will never claim any parts of Antarctica.Oh, go on. Just try it. We dare you.

I was waiting for that reply. :D

In fairness, the whole NSUN=/= RLUN deal isn't obvious until you're confronted with it.

I should hope not. That'd really piss off Omigodtheykilledkenny.

Not to mention me, mate! My Emperor has a lot of possibly illegal experiments going on in the wastes.
Sen. Horatio Sulla

LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS AND FREE ANTARCTIC OASIS!!!!

Not to mention me, mate! My Emperor has a lot of possibly illegal experiments going on in the wastes.
Sen. Horatio Sulla

LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS AND FREE ANTARCTIC OASIS!!!!

Very true, and nobody wants to have to deal with a bunch of foul-mouthed dolphins. ;)

I was waiting for that reply. :D


"Sniff!" *wipes eyes and blows nose* Thats why Kenny's the bossman down here, he has a way with words that moves ya. We stand with you in defiance boss. Anyone who tries to bring shipping in without our permission best be ready for a nasty, swearing suprise(not to mention exploding).

After that eloquence good sir, here have this case of Fine Yeldan Whiskey(TM) to whet your whistle.* Sen Sulla stands and salutes Ambassador Riley, and the delegation from Ohmigodtheykilledkenny.*

Excelsior,
Sen Horatio Sulla

2. NationStates isn't like real life. There is no Antarctica. There is a region called Antarctica; there's also a region called Antarctic Oasis (whose former delegate will probably invade you for doing this).

The Current Delegate is having serious thoughts about that as well.
Excelsior,
Sen Horatio Sulla
Palentine UN office
"More Barbaric Militant Machismo 24/7"

As an active member of Antarctica, I must strongly protest this proposal. Frankly, an extension of UN power into Cantarch's sovereign, recognized territory will be met with the full force of the Cantarch Military Forces. This proposal would be, in effect, the seizure of the region of Antarctica by the NS United Nations and therefore will be resisted like the invasion it is.

-Cantarch

As an active member of Antarctica, I must strongly protest this proposal. Frankly, an extension of UN power into Cantarch's sovereign, recognized territory will be met with the full force of the Cantarch Military Forces. This proposal would be, in effect, the seizure of the region of Antarctica by the NS United Nations and therefore will be resisted like the invasion it is.Amateurs. :p

Please Kenny, Don't Hurt 'Em!

Amateurs. :p

You tell 'em Boss!*Salutes and Cheers*:D
excelsior,
Sen. Horatio Sulla

Please Kenny, Don't Hurt 'Em!

Stop! Kennytime!

Stop! Kennytime!
Oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh oh oh oh-oh-oh


Every time you see me, that Kenny's just so hype.
I demand the UN floor, and I'm screamin' on the mic.
Now why would I ever stop doing this,
While others write proposals that just don’t hit.
I wage war around the world, from Tiki to Kawaii.
It's Kenny, go Kenny, they killed Kenny, yo Kenny, and the rest can go and play.

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Can't touch dis!

The Commonalitarianism consists of large free floating arcologies travelling over the ocean. Our platforms travel through arctic waters at times. Claiming the arctic as a preserve would impinge on our ability to travel the ocean. We claim the oceans to a distance of ten kilometers from all land masses. Remove this proposal. It threatens our sovereignty.

The Commonalitarianism consists of large free floating arcologies travelling over the ocean. Our platforms travel through arctic waters at times. Claiming the arctic as a preserve would impinge on our ability to travel the ocean. We claim the oceans to a distance of ten kilometers from all land masses. Remove this proposal. It threatens our sovereignty.

Keep away from the Palentine Waters or I'll sic the scourge of the Antarctic Ocean on ya: the Palentine Naval Dolphin. They have the filthiest mouths of any creature man or beast. Trust me you do not want them swearing at you. Good Gravy, Man! Think of the Children!

The Commonalitarianism consists of large free floating arcologies travelling over the ocean. Our platforms travel through arctic waters at times. Claiming the arctic as a preserve would impinge on our ability to travel the ocean. We claim the oceans to a distance of ten kilometers from all land masses. Remove this proposal. It threatens our sovereignty.


Haha, if one of those suckers sinks...well, lets just say fishermen might be picking up more than fish for a long time...

The Commonalitarianism consists of large free floating arcologies travelling over the ocean. Our platforms travel through arctic waters at times. Claiming the arctic as a preserve would impinge on our ability to travel the ocean. We claim the oceans to a distance of ten kilometers from all land masses. Remove this proposal. It threatens our sovereignty.1) This proposal is illegal anyway;
2) Umm, this proposal is dealing with Antarctica. "The Arctic" is on the other side of the world.