Constitution of the United Nations of World Diplomacy IX.
The security council.
§1. The 17 powers has an equal vote in the security council.
§2. All other land (land and coastal) territories are to be considered as independent small nations of the world. They don't have a vote in the security council but they are members of the UN. There are in total 96 independent small nations in the world.
§3. The purpose of the security council is to uphold the peace and resolve conflicts.
Rules of movement.
§4. Any unauthorized movement into an independent small nation territory or a territory of a power is to be considered as an act of war, unless there is a resolution that allows such movement.
§5. The seas and oceans are international water and free for all powers to move in, unless there is a resolution that restricts such movement.
Segments of a turn
§6. Each turn consist of 10 days (the clock counting 9 days to 0 days). This will be divided into 5 segments:
a. 9 & 8 days before next turn (DBNT). Debate-and-vote segment 1.
b. 7 & 6 DBNT. Debate-and-vote segment 2.
c. 5 & 4 DBNT. Debate-and-vote segment 3.
d. 3 & 2 DBNT. Debate-and-vote segment 4.
e. 1 & 0 DBNT, is reserved for diplomacy in the private messaging and for making orders.
General Secretary.
§7. The security council will appoint one power to be the General Secretary of the UN.
a. The purpose of the general secretary is to keep the order in the assembly (the global chat) according to the constitution and the resolutions of the game.
b. The General Secretary decides how the constitution and the resolutions is to be interpreted if the powers don't agree.
c. The General Secretary will be responsible for deciding (in accordance to the constitution) which proposal is up for the next debate-and-vote segment, and to count the votes.
d. The power playing the General Secretary should be explicit about if they in the role of power or General Secretary when they write a message in the Global chat.
§8. The creator of the Game starts as General Secretary.
§9. The General Secretary remains in office until
a. they resign, or is eliminated from the game,
b. or a power nominates a new candidate for General Secretary and that candidate is elected.
§10. A power can at any time nominate a new General Secretary by announcing it in the Global chat.
a. The vote for the a General Secretary will take place in the next debate-and-vote segment, simultaneous with debate-and-vote on a proposal.
Proposals, debate and voting.
§11. The 17 powers can make proposals for resolution or amendment to the constitution in the security council.
a. By a resolution, moves into independent nations (powers or small nations), can be made legal.
b. Proposals can also be used to amend the constitution by removing, changing or adding parts of it, and/or remove and change earlier resolutions.
§12. To make a proposal at least three powers has to co-sign it.
a. A proposal can be made at any time.
b. The powers will agree on the wording and the content of the proposal in private messaging.
c. The powers co-sign by announcing it in the global chat. Anyone can co-sign a proposal. The co-signing is not binding, i.e. you can later vote against the proposal if you have co-signed it. A co-signing implies that you want to debate-and-vote on a proposal.
d. The proposal will be numbered by year and number (ie 2000.1).
e. The proposals can't be changed after they have been put forth in the global chat, but they can be retracted.
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§13. Each segment will only debate-and-vote on ONE proposal. Which proposal is to debate-and-vote next is decided by
a. First: The proposal that has the most co-signings.
b. Second: The oldest proposal.
§14. Each power have one vote, and it has to be made before the segment deadline (9, 7, 5 or 3 DBNT) for the vote to be valid.
a. If a power votes more than once the latest vote will count.
b. A power votes by stating that they vote YES or NO in the global chat within the time of the debate-and-vote segment. A power can ABSTAIN by either state that in the global chat, or by not voting within the time of the debate-and-vote segment.
§15. Each power can debate the proposal as many times as they like in the global messages or in private messages, during the time of the debate-and-vote-segment.
a. Power cannot discuss other proposals during a debate-and-vote segment (in the global chat), but they can make other statements and discuss the world status in general at all times. (Note that powers can make a proposal at any time if they are co-signed by at least three powers (§12a), but not discuss its merits until the proposal is in an debate-and-vote segment).
§16. In the vote, to be in effect, a proposal must be approved by an simple majority (more YES than NO) of the powers still in play, if exceptions don't apply.
a. Exception: Moves into territories with an SC must be approved by a absolute majority (more than half).
b. Exception: Votes on a new General Secretary must be approved by a simple majority. If the vote is tied, the old General Secretary stays.
Resolutions and amendments to the constitution.
§17. If a proposal is approved it will either, depending on its content, result in a change of the constitution, or a resolution.
a. All proposals with a purpose not to amend the constitution is called a resolution.
b. The proposal can add, change or remove rules from the constitution or a resolution.
§18. A resolution is a new law that all nations are obliged to follow, same as the constitution.
§19. The resolutions will be numbered from #1 and upwards. (I.E Resolution 1).
Other rules.
§20. All other rules are in accordance to the rules of World diplomacy IX.
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