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Between March 1st and April 4th, 2006, the nations of The Honor Guard gathered in Pax City to discuss the international rules of war within the region. This meeting became known as the Persepolis Convention.

It was origionaly proposed by Soverign Cyrus Zathuri of Nuekallaya after atrocities in the Honor War, and was ment to take plave in Nuekallaya's capital city: Persepolis. After some convincing, Soverign Zathuri agreed to hold the convention in Pax City, capital of The Honor Guard.

Many of the region's nations sent delegates to the convention, all under the watchful gaze of Premier Sandra Kirkpatrick of the People’s Republic of Western Akirema.

The Convention

With the Authority of the Undersigned Delegates of the Governments represented at the Diplomatic Conference held at Pax City from March 1 to April 4, 2006, for the purpose of establishing the Persepolis Conventions regarding the following issues:

1. Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare;
2. Prohibition of the Use in War of Nuclear Weapons and Proliferation restrictions on Nuclear Technology;
3. Provisions for the Humane conduct of Military Action;
4. Provisions for the Humane Treatment of Prisoners of War, including provisions for the sick and wounded;
5. Establishment of International Agencies to Oversee Enforcement of Protocols

General Provisions

I. The Delegate Nations undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances.

II. In addition to the provisions which shall be implemented in time, the present Convention shall apply to all cases of declared war or of any other armed conflict which may arise between two or more of the Delegate nations, even if the state of war is not recognized by one of them.

a. The Convention shall also apply to all cases of partial or total occupation of the territory of a Delegate nation, even if the said occupation meets with no armed resistance.<td> b. Although one of the nations in any conflict may not be a party to the present Convention, the nations who are undersigned thereto shall remain bound by it in their mutual relations. They shall furthermore be bound by the Convention in relation to the unsigned nation, even if the latter does not accept and apply the provisions thereof.<td> c. Failure to abide the Protocols of this Convention by any nation may result in referral to the Security Council for tribunal. Resulting penalties may include mass sanction or armed intervention and may result in Regime Change and War Crimes Trials for violations of international law.

Area 1-Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare; Prohibition of Production of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare

No nation may use Chemical Agents that may result in lethal or permanently debilitating effects upon victims. No nation may develop, store or otherwise possess such Chemical Agents.

Chemical Agents that do not result in lethal or permanently debilitating effects upon victims, such as tear gas, pepper spray, etc. may be produced and utilized if such is done responsibly.

No nation may use Bacteriological or Viral Agents as a method of warfare. No nation may develop, store or otherwise possess such Bacteriological or Viral Agents.

Area 2-Prohibition of the Use in War of Nuclear Weapons and Proliferation restrictions on Nuclear Technology

No nation may use Nuclear Weapons, including but not limited to atomic fission weapons, thermonuclear fusion weapons, radiological explosive devices (dirty bombs) or any other weapon that results in radioactive fallout.

Those nations presently in possession of such weapons are responsible for the restriction on proliferation of Nuclear Technology. No nation that does not possess such weapons may attempt to develop or acquire such weapons with out the approval of the Security Council.

Area 3-Provisions for the Humane conduct of Military Action

Every effort should be made to ensure the safety of non-combatant persons regardless of nation of origin.

The use of force should be restricted to the military forces of the belligerent nation and should not exceed what is necessary to subdue said persons or to defend one's self.

The manufacture, deployment and maintenance of land mines is prohibited. All nations are expected to remove any existing mines in as short a period as is practically feasible.

Area 4-Humane treatment of prisoners of war

Prisoners of war must be humanely treated at all times. Any unlawful act which causes death or seriously endangers the health of a prisoner of war is a grave breach of the Persepolis Conventions. In particular, prisoners must not be subject to physical mutilation, biological experiments, violence, intimidation, insults, and public curiosity.

Prisoners of war must be interred on land, and only in clean and healthy areas. Prisoners of war must receive enough food to maintain weight and to prevent nutritional deficiencies. Food must not be used for disciplinary purposes.

Prisoners of war must receive adequate clothing, underwear and footwear. The clothing must be kept in good repair and prisoners who work must receive clothing appropriate to their tasks.

Prisoners of war must have adequate sanitary facilities, with separate facilities for women prisoners.

Collective punishment for individual acts, corporal punishment, imprisonment without daylight, and all forms of torture and cruelty are forbidden.

Medical care of prisoners of war
Prisoners of war must receive adequate medical attention. Each camp must have an adequate infirmary, with isolation wards if needed for cases of contagious or mental disease.

Those seriously ill or requiring special treatment must be admitted to any military or civilian medical unit where such treatment can be given.

Prisoners may not be prevented from seeing medical personnel. Any costs of treatment, including dentures, eyeglasses, and other artificial appliances, will be borne by the detaining power.

Medical inspections, which must include the recording of the weight of each prisoner, must be held at least once a month for the purpose of supervising the general state of health, nutrition and cleanliness and to detect contagious diseases.

Sick and wounded prisoners of war must not be transferred if the move would endanger their recovery, unless their safety requires it. Incurably wounded and sick prisoners of war whose mental of physical fitness seems to have been gravely diminished must be repatriated directly to their home countries.

Medical personnel who are detained for the purpose of assisting prisoners may not be considered prisoners of war, although they are entitled to, at a minimum, all the same protections.

In addition, they must have the opportunity to make regular visits to prisoners of war in work detachments or hospitals outside the camp, including transport if needed.

They shall be subject to the internal discipline of the camp in which they are retained, but do not have to do any work other than that concerned with their medical duties.

Medical personnel may not renounce their rights under the Persepolis Conventions.

Prisoners of war and internees must have the right to receive parcels containing medical supplies.

In an occupied territory, the occupying power has the responsibility of assuring adequate medical supplies for the population.

If there is a lack of medical supplies, the occupying power must agree to and support relief efforts by states or humanitarian organizations.

In an internal conflict, if the civilian population is suffering from a lack of medical supplies, humanitarian relief actions must be undertaken, subject to the agreement of the country concerned.

Each camp must have an adequate infirmary and, if additional treatment is necessary, prisoners of war must be admitted to any military or civilian hospital where that treatment can be given, even if they are soon to be repatriated. Seriously wounded and sick prisoners must be sent back to their own countries as soon as they are fit to travel.

Death certificates, or certified lists, must include particulars of identity, date and place of death, cause of death, date and place of burial, and all information needed to find the graves, both for prisoners of war and for internees.

The records must be forwarded, by the most immediate means, to the powers concerned.

Burial of the dead must be carried out individually if possible and must be preceded by a careful examination in order to confirm death and establish identity. The burials should be honorable and, if possible, according to the rites of the religion to which the deceased belonged. Graves must be properly maintained, with adequate record keeping, so that they may be found later.

Cremation can take place only for imperative reasons of hygiene or if required by the religion of the deceased. Ashes must be kept until proper disposal is possible.

In all prisoner of war camps, except where officers are present, the prisoners must be allowed to freely elect representatives by secret ballot every six months and in case of vacancies. These representatives will lobby for prisoners’ interest before the military authorities, the protecting powers, and Prisoners of war must be allowed to freely consult with their representatives, and these representatives must be allowed to freely visit premises where prisoners are kept.

Officers must receive the same standard of treatment as any other POW, although they may be detained in separate facilities from lower-ranked prisoners.

Area 5-Establishment of International Agencies to Oversee Enforcement of Protocols

Under the provisions of these conventions, from the nations of the Collective shall be established a Security Council, to which it shall fall to enforce the observation of said protocols. Furthermore, it is established that said Council shall retain the power to investigate alleged breaches, and to try and punish those responsible.

Additionally, the Security Council may establish various agencies answerable to its authority to maintain various elements of these protocols.

Signatory Nations

Nuekallaya
Western Akirema
Qlestine
Ekram Kiros
Narwah
Sons of Bayushi
Vizcosa
Venezcuba
The True Al Bhed
The Marxist State