Ozymandias IV
30-04-2004, 19:45
After weeks of quiet meetings following the dissolution of the IADF, a small core of the former organization's membership has developed a new Alliance Charter. The new Charter was adopted by a unanimous vote of all members.
Text follows:
IADF Charter
Article 1
The Parties undertake to settle any international dispute in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered, and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the maintaining international peace and security and justice unless such use of force is required to bring a return to peace and stability.
Article 2
The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by strengthening their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being. They will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them.
Article 3
In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.
Millitary action against any Party or Parties is forbidden, except with the unanimous consent of the Security Council, excluding the potential target(s) of action, if that Party or Parties is a member the Security Council.
Article 4
The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened. A Security Council of no more than four members plus a President will be established to evaluate these claims and to determine when the use of force is justified.
The Security Council and President shall consist of active members and shall serve in staggered terms of two RL months. The Presidency of the Security Council shall be an elected position in addition to the Security Council.
Article 5
The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the attacked Party or Parties.
Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.
Article 6
For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack:
• On the territory of any of the Parties, or on any lands under the jurisdiction of any of the Parties;
• On the forces, vessels, or aircraft of any of the Parties, when in or over these territories or any other area in the world;
• On the citizens of any of the Parties either at home or abroad.
Article 7
A Rapid Reaction Force shall be established for the mutual defense of one or more of the Parties in the event of an armed attack. All Parties shall contribute to the Rapid Reaction Force the following: one light infantry battalion and air transport necessary to transport such forces. If a party nation cannot donate what is required to the Rapid Reaction Force the nation may substitute other vheciles or troops to the force, as long as the Security Council deems the substution is fair.
The Rapid Reaction Force shall be trained and equipped in such a fashion as to be a cohesive fighting force when deployed. Field command of the Rapid Reaction Force shall be assigned to the designee of the President of the Security Council.
Article 8
This Treaty does not affect, and shall not be interpreted as affecting in any way the rights and obligations of any Party.
Article 9
Each Party declares that none of the international engagements now in force between it and any other of the Parties or any third state is in conflict with the provisions of this Treaty, and undertakes not to enter into any international engagement in conflict with this Treaty.
Article 10
The Parties hereby establish a General Assembly, on which each of them shall be represented, to consider matters concerning the implementation of this Treaty. The General Assembly shall be so organised as to be able to meet promptly at any time. The General Assembly shall set up such subsidiary bodies and committees as may be necessary; in particular it shall establish immediately a Security Council which shall recommend measures for the implementation of Articles 3, 4 and 5.
Article 11
The Parties may, by a simple majority agreement of the General Assembly, invite any other State in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the Parties to accede to this Treaty. Any State so invited may become a Party to the Treaty by depositing its instrument of accession with the IADF. The IADF will inform each of the Parties of the deposit of each such instrument of accession.
Article 12
This Treaty shall be ratified and its provisions carried out by the Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional processes. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited as soon as possible with the IADF, which will notify all the other signatories of each deposit. The Treaty shall enter into force between the States which have ratified it as soon as the ratifications of the majority of the signatories have been deposited and shall come into effect with respect to other States on the date of the deposit of their ratifications.
Article 13
After the Treaty has been in force for one RL month, or at any time thereafter, the Parties shall, if any of them so requests, consult together for the purpose of reviewing the Treaty, having regard for the factors then affecting peace and security in the NS World, including the development of universal as well as regional arrangements for the maintenance of international peace and security.
Article 14
Any Party may cease to be a Party one RL day after its notice of denunciation has been given to the IADF, which will inform the Governments of the other Parties of the deposit of each notice of denunciation. Any equipment and/or funds donated to the IADF Rapid Reaction Force will not be refunded.
Article 15
This Treaty shall be deposited in the archives of the IADF. Duly certified copies will be transmitted to the Governments of all signatories.
Article 16
The Alliance shall keep record of all Active and Inactive Alliance members. Active Alliance members are those who have signed the Alliance charter, and who have communicated through Allliance diplomatic channels (OOC: The web board or our region page on NS) in the previous 14 RL days. Inactive Alliance Members are those who have signed the Alliance charter, but who have not communicated through Alliance diplomatic channels in the previous 14 RL days.
Inactive Alliance members recieve the full benefits of IADF membership, but their vote will not be counted in either the numerator or denominator of the required members in order to pass a motion. Both Inactive and Active Alliance members all recieve the assurance of mutual self-defense as defined in Articles 4 and 5, and are obligated to follow all rules and regulations set out by the Alliance and by this charter.
Any member who has been placed on the Inactive member list may regain Active status by establishing communication on an Alliance Diplomatic channel.
Article 17
The Alliance shall keep a record of whether member nations are Alliance Members or Puppet Members. Puppet Members shall be nations that are controlled by the government of an Alliance Member.
Only Alliance Members may vote in the General Assembly or hold office as President or as a Security Council member. However, Puppet Nations are subject to mutual self-protection as outlined in Articles 4 and 5, and are obligated to follow and are obligated to follow all rules and regulations set out by the Alliance and by this charter.
No Alliance Member shall be required to bring their Puppet Nations into the IADF, but any Puppet Nation that is not a member of the IADF shall not be included in the mutual protection offered by the Alliance. Puppet Nations are, however, expected to follow Alliance policy in the categories of imperialism, non-agression against Alliance members, and Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Article 18
This charter may be amended by a 2/3rds majority vote in the General Assembly.
Amendment One
All Parties shall agree that the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction has a destabilizing effect upon international peace and security. As such, Parties shall limit the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and agree to a test ban and prohibition of first-use in an armed attack. A first-use strike utilising WMDs is only permissible with the unanimous vote of the Security Council. For purposes of this Amendment, Weapons of Mass Destruction shall be defined to include nuclear, chemical, and biological weaponry. Alliance Members without WMD may call for assitance in the General Assembly.
Text follows:
IADF Charter
Article 1
The Parties undertake to settle any international dispute in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered, and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the maintaining international peace and security and justice unless such use of force is required to bring a return to peace and stability.
Article 2
The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by strengthening their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being. They will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them.
Article 3
In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.
Millitary action against any Party or Parties is forbidden, except with the unanimous consent of the Security Council, excluding the potential target(s) of action, if that Party or Parties is a member the Security Council.
Article 4
The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened. A Security Council of no more than four members plus a President will be established to evaluate these claims and to determine when the use of force is justified.
The Security Council and President shall consist of active members and shall serve in staggered terms of two RL months. The Presidency of the Security Council shall be an elected position in addition to the Security Council.
Article 5
The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the attacked Party or Parties.
Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.
Article 6
For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack:
• On the territory of any of the Parties, or on any lands under the jurisdiction of any of the Parties;
• On the forces, vessels, or aircraft of any of the Parties, when in or over these territories or any other area in the world;
• On the citizens of any of the Parties either at home or abroad.
Article 7
A Rapid Reaction Force shall be established for the mutual defense of one or more of the Parties in the event of an armed attack. All Parties shall contribute to the Rapid Reaction Force the following: one light infantry battalion and air transport necessary to transport such forces. If a party nation cannot donate what is required to the Rapid Reaction Force the nation may substitute other vheciles or troops to the force, as long as the Security Council deems the substution is fair.
The Rapid Reaction Force shall be trained and equipped in such a fashion as to be a cohesive fighting force when deployed. Field command of the Rapid Reaction Force shall be assigned to the designee of the President of the Security Council.
Article 8
This Treaty does not affect, and shall not be interpreted as affecting in any way the rights and obligations of any Party.
Article 9
Each Party declares that none of the international engagements now in force between it and any other of the Parties or any third state is in conflict with the provisions of this Treaty, and undertakes not to enter into any international engagement in conflict with this Treaty.
Article 10
The Parties hereby establish a General Assembly, on which each of them shall be represented, to consider matters concerning the implementation of this Treaty. The General Assembly shall be so organised as to be able to meet promptly at any time. The General Assembly shall set up such subsidiary bodies and committees as may be necessary; in particular it shall establish immediately a Security Council which shall recommend measures for the implementation of Articles 3, 4 and 5.
Article 11
The Parties may, by a simple majority agreement of the General Assembly, invite any other State in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the Parties to accede to this Treaty. Any State so invited may become a Party to the Treaty by depositing its instrument of accession with the IADF. The IADF will inform each of the Parties of the deposit of each such instrument of accession.
Article 12
This Treaty shall be ratified and its provisions carried out by the Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional processes. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited as soon as possible with the IADF, which will notify all the other signatories of each deposit. The Treaty shall enter into force between the States which have ratified it as soon as the ratifications of the majority of the signatories have been deposited and shall come into effect with respect to other States on the date of the deposit of their ratifications.
Article 13
After the Treaty has been in force for one RL month, or at any time thereafter, the Parties shall, if any of them so requests, consult together for the purpose of reviewing the Treaty, having regard for the factors then affecting peace and security in the NS World, including the development of universal as well as regional arrangements for the maintenance of international peace and security.
Article 14
Any Party may cease to be a Party one RL day after its notice of denunciation has been given to the IADF, which will inform the Governments of the other Parties of the deposit of each notice of denunciation. Any equipment and/or funds donated to the IADF Rapid Reaction Force will not be refunded.
Article 15
This Treaty shall be deposited in the archives of the IADF. Duly certified copies will be transmitted to the Governments of all signatories.
Article 16
The Alliance shall keep record of all Active and Inactive Alliance members. Active Alliance members are those who have signed the Alliance charter, and who have communicated through Allliance diplomatic channels (OOC: The web board or our region page on NS) in the previous 14 RL days. Inactive Alliance Members are those who have signed the Alliance charter, but who have not communicated through Alliance diplomatic channels in the previous 14 RL days.
Inactive Alliance members recieve the full benefits of IADF membership, but their vote will not be counted in either the numerator or denominator of the required members in order to pass a motion. Both Inactive and Active Alliance members all recieve the assurance of mutual self-defense as defined in Articles 4 and 5, and are obligated to follow all rules and regulations set out by the Alliance and by this charter.
Any member who has been placed on the Inactive member list may regain Active status by establishing communication on an Alliance Diplomatic channel.
Article 17
The Alliance shall keep a record of whether member nations are Alliance Members or Puppet Members. Puppet Members shall be nations that are controlled by the government of an Alliance Member.
Only Alliance Members may vote in the General Assembly or hold office as President or as a Security Council member. However, Puppet Nations are subject to mutual self-protection as outlined in Articles 4 and 5, and are obligated to follow and are obligated to follow all rules and regulations set out by the Alliance and by this charter.
No Alliance Member shall be required to bring their Puppet Nations into the IADF, but any Puppet Nation that is not a member of the IADF shall not be included in the mutual protection offered by the Alliance. Puppet Nations are, however, expected to follow Alliance policy in the categories of imperialism, non-agression against Alliance members, and Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Article 18
This charter may be amended by a 2/3rds majority vote in the General Assembly.
Amendment One
All Parties shall agree that the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction has a destabilizing effect upon international peace and security. As such, Parties shall limit the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and agree to a test ban and prohibition of first-use in an armed attack. A first-use strike utilising WMDs is only permissible with the unanimous vote of the Security Council. For purposes of this Amendment, Weapons of Mass Destruction shall be defined to include nuclear, chemical, and biological weaponry. Alliance Members without WMD may call for assitance in the General Assembly.