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The United Nations works from a body of International Law. The UN members vote to accept proposals into resolutions, and push for repeals of existing resolutions. Here is the current body of law as accepted by the United Nations.
UN Timeline
The official chronology of the United Nations only makes note of the passage of resolutions. There is no official UN record of failed resolutions, nor of proposals that were removed from the queue prior to reaching the UN floor. Several UN resolutions that did pass have also been purposefully deleted from the official record of adopted UN resolutions. Typically, deleted resolutions or proposals violated the Enodian UN rules or game mechanics.
The following chronology has been assembled by meticulous study of forum topics past and the recollections of UN members and observers. Since game time tends to be somewhat fluid, this list has been indexed into annual quarters. The numbers express the 'official' chronology, with other important events inserted where appropriate.
All of 2002 and much of 2003 (through early September) is no longer available in the forums, so your assistance is especially welcome in upgrading that portion of the Timeline. Additionally, note that official forum topics did not exist until 2004, so earlier resolutions often had many topics to discuss them.
2002
2002 Fourth Quarter
The United Nations was formed on Nov 13 2002 by Maxtopia. In order to test the new procedures for voting on UN resolutions, a test resolution, Fight the Axis of Evil, was proposed and voted upon by three nations prior to the official starting date of the UN. This resolution is considered the first United Nations resolution. It took over a month before the next (and only other 2002) resolution reached the UN floor. There were no formal guidelines for resolution submission nor formats at this time.
Res # | Title | Status | Date | UN Debate | % Support |
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1 | Fight the Axis of Evil | Repealed | 2002.11.12 | No | 67% |
2 | Scientific Freedom | Passed | 2002.12.26 | N/A | 70% |
2003
2003 First Quarter
Education for AllJan 8 2003 Repealed: Mar 1 2005- UN Taxation Ban Jan 13 2003
- DVD Region Removal Jan 17 2003
- End Slavery Jan 21 2003
- Removed for mechanics reasons: Proposal limits Jan 26 2003
- Removed for mechanics reasons: Search Function Jan 30 2003
- Removed for mechanics reasons: Secretary General Feb 6 2003
- Removed for mechanics reasons: Resolution 245A Proper Grammar Feb 15 2003
- Removed for mechanics reasons: Knowledge of Own Country Feb 19 2003
- Removed for mechanics reasons: Reduction of Needed Approvals Mar 4 2003
- Sexual Freedom Mar 13 2003
- Failed: - UN, Where did it go wrong? Mar 21 2003
- Failed: - Self-Support Mar 25 2003
- Failed: - TO PROTECT Mar 30 2003
2003 Second Quarter
- Citizen Rule Required Apr 4 2003
- Removed for mechanics reasons: Resolution Restrictions Apr 8 2003
- Keep the World Disease-Free Apr 14 2003
- Stop Privacy Intrusion Apr 22 2003
- Ban Single-Hulled Tankers Apr 28 2003
- Gay Rights May 3 2003
- Mandatory Recycling May 8 2003
- Child Labor May 13 2003
- Contoversy over Child Labor
- Protect Historical Sites May 23 2003
Elimination of Bio WeaponsMay 31 2003 Repealed: Jun 28 2005Required Basic HealthcareJun 5 2003 Repealed: May 13 2005- Failed - Curb Illicit Arms Transfers Jun 10 2003
- Hydrogen Powered Vehicles Jun 16 2003
- Religious Tolerance Jun 21 2003
- 'RBH' Replacement Jun 26 2003
2003 Third Quarter
- Failed - United Nations Peace Prize Jul 5 2003
- Fair Trial Jul 13 2003
- Outlaw Pedophilia Jul 18 2003
- A History of Outlaw Pedophilia
- Replanting Trees Jul 23 2003
- Metric System Jul 28 2003
- The Child Protection Act Aug 2 2003
- The Universal Bill of Rights Aug 8 2003
- Due Process Aug 13 2003
- Free Education Aug 19 2003
- The IRCO Sep 1 2003
- Establishment of the International Red Cross Organization
- Common Sense Act II Sep 12 2003 - Forum topic -
- Wolfish Convention on POW Sep 17 2003 - Forum topic -
- A History of Wolfish Convention on POW
- Failed - The Cato Acts Sep 25 2003 - Forum topic -
- Failed - The Bill of No Rights Sep 30 2003 - Forum topic -
- Removed for mechanics reasons: International Space Initiative (ISI) Oct 3 2003 - Forum topic -
- Failed - The GenetiCorp Convention Oct 11 2003 - Forum topic -
2003 Fourth Quarter
- Global AIDS Initiative Oct 18 2003
- No Embargoes on Medicine Oct 24 2003
- Oceanic Waste Dumping Oct 30 2003
- Stop Dumping - Start Cleaning Nov 4 2003
- Freedom of Humor Nov 9 2003
- World Heritage List Nov 15 2003
- Failed: - Equality For All Nov 19 2003
- The Rights of Labor Unions Nov 24 2003
- A History of The Rights of Labor Unions
- Alternative Fuels Nov 30 2003
- Removed: - HIPPOS ARE BIG - removed Dec 02 2003
- Banning the Use of Landmines Dec 6 2003
- End Barbaric Punishments Dec 11 2003
- Failed - HIPPOS ARE REALLY QUITE LARGE Dec 16 2003
- Increased Access to Medicine Dec 28 2003
2004
2004 First Quarter
- Failed - Internet Advertising Pop-ups Jan 10 2004 - Forum topic -
- Removed for mechanics reasons: Freedom From SPAM Act Jan 15 2004
- Legalise Euthanasia Jan 16 2004 - Forum topic -
- Fair Treatment of Mentally-Ill Jan 21 2004 - Forum topic -
- UCPL Jan 26 2004 - Forum topic -
Legalize ProstitutionFeb 2 2004 - Forum topic - Repealed Jan 12 2005- Exclusion of Res. 46a? Passport Harmonisation Feb 9 2004 - Forum topic -
- Definition of 'Fair Trial' Feb 14 2004 - Forum topic -
- Save the Forests of the World Feb 19 2004 - Forum topic -
- Rights and Duties of UN States Feb 24 2004 - Forum topic -
- A History of Rights and Duties of UN States
- UN Space Consortium Feb 29 2004 - Forum topic -
- Establishment of the United Nations Space Consortium
- Children in War Mar 8 2004 - Forum topic -
- Ballast Water Mar 14 2004 - Forum topic -
- A History of Ballast Water
- Universal Freedom of Choice Mar 26 2004 - Forum topic -
2004 Second Quarter
During this time period, UN discussions were characterized by double posts due to issues with the old NationStates server. Problems with the server made it difficult to conduct business on the old server, but a number of the discussions were transfered over to Jolt, thus providing records of many of the discussions from this time. A number of UN resolutions were voted down. The Enodian Protocols came into effect around this time.
Res # | Title | Status | Date | UN Debate | % Support |
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54 | UN Educational Committee | Passed | 2004.04.09 | Yes | 61% |
55 | World Blood Bank | Passed | 2004.04.14 | Yes | 66% |
Space Defense Initiative | Failed | 2004.04.20 | Yes | 40% | |
56 | Bio Rights Declaration | Passed | 2004.05.06 | Yes | 72% |
57 | Reduce Black Market Arms Sales | Passed | 2004.05.12 | Yes | 72% |
58 | SPCC Regulation Act | Passed | 2004.05.17 | Yes | 73% |
59 | The 40 Hour Workweek | Passed | 2004.05.23 | Yes | 50% |
60 | Public Domain | Passed | 2004.05.31 | Yes | 56% |
61 | Abortion Rights | Passed | 2004.06.05 | Yes | 59% |
End Nuclear Proliferation Act | Failed | 2004.06.10 | Yes | 44% | |
62 | Female Genital Mutilation | Passed | 2004.06.16 | No | 92% |
63 | Freedom of Press | Passed | 2004.06.21 | Yes | 79% |
Ban of Death Penalty | Failed | 2004.06.27 | Yes | 43% |
2004 Third Quarter
The NationStates United Nations under went some significant changes in the third quarter of 2004. First, the server that was used to host the forum debates for NationStates was switched to Jolt. The transition took several weeks, during which time, several UN resolutions reached the UN floor for voting at a time when there was no centeralized debate location. Second, the UN Secretariat went through the old adopted resolutions and deleted a number of early resolutions because they violated UN rules. Proposals submitted to the UN were now subject to the high standards left in the Enodian Protocols, meaning more illegal proposals were deleted before they had the chance to reach quorum while in the proposal queue. Though some proposals still reached quorum, the decide to remove the Olympic Games proposal after it had reached the resolution queue, reinforced the idea that a proposal is only a resolution once it actually was put before the UN for a vote.
Res # | Title | Status | Date | UN Debate | % Support |
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64 | Tracking Near Earth Objects | Passed | 2004.07.05 | No | 79% |
65 | Refugee Protection Act | Passed | 2004.07.10 | No | 67% |
66 | Illegal Logging | Passed | 2004.07.18 | Yes | 68% |
67 | Needle Sharing Prevention | Passed | 2004.07.25 | Yes | 80% |
68 | Ban Trafficking in Persons | Passed | 2004.08.01 | Yes | 82% |
69 | The Sexes Rights Law | Passed | 2004.08.15 | Yes | 73% |
70 | Banning Whaling | Passed | 2004.08.24 | Yes | 77% |
Olympic Games | Removed | 2004.08.28 | Yes | N/A | |
71 | Sustainable Energy Sources | Passed | 2004.08.31 | Yes | 78% |
72 | Reduction of Green House Gases | Passed | 2004.09.05 | Yes | 73% |
73 | Habeas Corpus | Passed | 2004.09.10 | Yes | 79% |
74 | The Law of the Sea | Passed | 2004.09.21 | Yes | 69% |
No Marriage Under Age of 15 | Failed | 2004.09.27 | Yes | 42% |
2004 Fourth Quarter
Towards the end of the third quarter of 2004, the UN Secretariat enacted changes to the UN procedures (i.e. the moderators changed the game) to allow repeals. Though many nations attempted to repeal just about every existing resolution, it wasn't until late October that a proposed repeal achieved quorum and reached the UN Floor. The official United Nations repeal was a motion to remove the Fight the Axis of Evil resolution from the books, and this motion was carried by a supermajority. Two months later the next repeal that reached the UN Floor failed. The vast majority of the 2004 repeals were justified on the opinion that the resolutions they seeked to repeal were flawed, but many UN members disagreed with this sort of reasoning thus accounting for the lack of success of many of the proposed repeals of this time.
When the NSWiki project was started during this time period, many governments and NGOs started using NSWiki to document UN resolutions, thus increasing the continuity in UN resolutions. It was also during this time that references to prior adopted resolutions started appearing in the preambles of proposed resolutions. The International Red Cross was also revisited in two Moral Decency resolutions, starting a renewed international focus on humanitarian aid and protecting populations against natural disasters and epidemics.
Res # | Title | Status | Date | UN Debate | % Support |
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75 | The Nuclear Terrorism Act | Passed | 2004.10.02 | Yes | 79% |
76 | Good Samaritan Laws | Passed | 2004.10.08 | Yes | 72% |
77 | Epidemic Prevention Protocol | Passed | 2004.10.13 | Yes | 83% |
78 | Repeal "Fight the Axis of Evil" | Passed | 2004.10.23 | Yes | 83% |
79 | Reformed Literacy Initiative | Passed | 2004.11.02 | ? | 78% |
Disallow Torture | Removed | 2004.11.07 | No | N/A | |
Ban Nuclear Weapons | Failed | 2004.11.09 | Yes | 43% | |
Preventing Human Trafficking | Removed | 2004.11.12 | No | N/A | |
80 | Rights of Minorities and Women | Passed | 2004.11.20 | Yes | 63% |
81 | Definition of Marriage | Passed | 2004.11.25 | Yes | 61% |
82 | Stem Cell Research Funding | Passed | 2004.11.30 | Yes | 73% |
83 | The Eon Convention on Genocide | Passed | 2004.12.07 | Yes | 83% |
Repeal "The 40 Hour Workweek" | Failed | 2004.12.19 | Yes | 46% | |
84 | NS HIV AIDS Act | Passed | 2004.12.28 | Yes | 85% |
2005
2005 First Quarter
Although repeals were first established in 2004, it was in this quarter that nations began to organize into coalitions and make use of the repeal function to replace resolutions with new revised and improved versions of the resolutions. The repeal debates began to shift away from "this resolution should be removed" campaigns to a more successful "there is an effort underway to replace the text of this resolution". The Global Library and Legalize Prostitution are two examples of resolutions that were repealed and then quickly replaced by resolutions that had stronger support. The Tsunami Warning System resolution is also notable in that it was a NationStates response to the real-life Boxing Day Tsunami and is considered a good example of how to incorporate ideas from the real world in a NationStates context.
Res # | Title | Status | Date | UN Debate | % Support |
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85 | Support Hemp Production | Passed | 2005.01.02 | Yes | 74% |
86 | The Global Library | Repealed | 2005.01.07 | Yes | 54% |
87 | Repeal "Legalize Prostitution" | Passed | 2005.01.12 | Yes | 53% |
88 | Equality and Fairness | Passed | 2005.01.17 | Yes | 66% |
89 | Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Passed | 2005.01.22 | Yes | 71% |
90 | Tsunami Warning System | Passed | 2005.01.27 | Yes | 86% |
91 | The Sex Industry Worker Act | Passed | 2005.02.06 | Yes | 62% |
92 | Humanitarian Intervention | Passed | 2005.02.14 | Yes | 66% |
93 | Repeal "The Global Library" | Passed | 2005.02.19 | Yes | 70% |
94 | Right to Self-Protection | Passed | 2005.02.24 | Yes | 72% |
95 | Repeal "Education for All" | Passed | 2005.03.01 | Yes | 55% |
96 | UNWODC | Passed | 2005.03.07 | Yes | 65% |
97 | Universal Library Coalition | Passed | 2005.03.15 | Yes | 75% |
International Court of Justice | Failed | 2005.03.21 | Yes | 38% |
2005 Second Quarter
The 100th resolution was adopted by the NationStates UN by a supermajority. The UN Secretariat removed one proposal that had reached quorum, but after a revision that proposal managed to reach the UN floor and was adopted. It was during this quarter that the Enodian Protocols were replaced by a new set of rules drafted by the Most Glorious Hack. Some of the changes included limitations on the number of authors that could be listed in a resolution and the number of committees established by a resolution.
Res # | Title | Status | Date | UN Debate | % Support |
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98 | Eradicate Smallpox | Passed | 2005.04.02 | Yes | 78% |
UN Peace Prize | Failed | 2005.04.07 | Yes | 48% | |
99 | Discrimination Accord | Passed | 2005.04.14 | Yes | 63% |
100 | Natural Disaster Act | Passed | 2005.04.24 | Yes | 81% |
Right to Learn About Evolution | Removed | 2005.04.25 | No | N/A | |
Defining Diplomat Immunity | Failed | 2005.05.02 | Yes | 48% | |
101 | Right to Learn Evolutionary Theory | Passed | 2005.05.08 | Yes | 72% |
102 | Repeal "Required Basic Healthcare" | Passed | 2005.05.13 | Yes | 77% |
103 | Right to Refuse Extradition | Passed | 2005.05.20 | Yes | 71% |
104 | Computer Crimes Act | Passed | 2005.05.25 | Yes | 74% |
105 | National Systems of Tax | Repealed | 2005.05.31 | Yes | 52% |
106 | Protection of Dolphins Act | Passed | 2005.06.10 | Yes | 66% |
107 | Ban Chemical Weapons | Repealed | 2005.06.10 | Yes | 58% |
108 | Repeal "Elimination of Bio Weapons" | Passed | 2005.06.28 | Yes | 80% |
2005 Third Quarter
The most significant UN resolution of the 3rd quarter of 2005 was the United Nations Security Act, because as a result of its passage all future Global Disarmament resolutions now must include language stating that any weapon being restricted is not necessary to national defense. This quarter was marked by a steady decline in UN members and also in a decrease in the level of support for UN resolutions.
Res # | Title | Status | Date | UN Debate | % Support |
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109 | Nuclear Armaments | Passed | 2005.07.03 | Yes | 55% |
110 | United Nations Security Act | Passed | 2005.07.08 | Yes | 58% |
111 | Civilian Rights Post War | Passed | 2005.07.13 | Yes | 73% |
112 | Repeal "National Systems of Tax" | Passed | 2005.07.18 | Yes | 78% |
113 | UN Biological Weapons Ban | Passed | 2005.07.23 | Yes | 57% |
114 | Establish UNWCC | Passed | 2005.07.28 | Yes | 72% |
115 | Freedom of Conscience | Passed | 2005.08.03 | Yes | 70% |
116 | Mitigation of Large Reservoirs | Passed | 2005.08.08 | Yes | 65% |
117 | The Microcredit Bazaar | Passed | 2005.08.13 | Yes | 60% |
The Transgender Equality Act | Failed | 2005.08.18 | Yes | 49% | |
118 | The Sex Education Act | Passed | 2005.08.23 | Yes | 72% |
Repeal "Protection of Dolphins Act" | Failed | 2005.08.28 | Yes | 34% | |
119 | UNCoESB | Passed | 2005.09.02 | Yes | 68% |
120 | Repeal "Ban Chemical Weapons" | Passed | 2005.09.07 | Yes | 51% |