Difference between revisions of "Free World Alliance"

From NSwiki, the NationStates encyclopedia.
Jump to: navigation, search
(The Charter of the Free World Alliance)
('''Chapter IX: Ratification''')
 
Line 157: Line 157:
 
The Commonwealth of '''[[Overbecland]]'''
 
The Commonwealth of '''[[Overbecland]]'''
 
The Liberal Republic of '''Hamturwinske'''
 
The Liberal Republic of '''Hamturwinske'''
The People's Republic of [[Alfegos]]
+
The People's Republic of '''[[Alfegos]]'''
 
The United States of '''Zoingo'''
 
The United States of '''Zoingo'''
The Experimental Communes of [[Mephras]]
+
The Experimental Communes of '''[[Mephras]]'''
 
The Kingdom of '''[[Pinguinum]]'''
 
The Kingdom of '''[[Pinguinum]]'''
 
The United States of '''Allanea'''
 
The United States of '''Allanea'''

Latest revision as of 14:28, 6 November 2007

The Free World Alliance
Headquarters: Damirez and Etoile Arcture
Members: 15 members
Type: Humitarian and Military
Forum: Free World Alliance

Introduction

The Free World Alliance was founded by Etoile Arcture and Damirez to try and make a difference to the world of suffering today.


The Charter of the Free World Alliance

Preamble

Fundamental Freedoms are essential for the social, political, and economic development of all nations and the well being of its peoples. At this time of heightened international tensions and worldwide conflict, the principles set forth within the Charter of the United Nations seem increasingly at risk from those who would seek to destroy the very way of life enjoyed by free and democratic people. The Unitary Technocracy of Etoile Arcture and the Great Protectorate of FreeDemGov can no longer sit idly by as such abuses occur unchallenged, and asks the support and assistance of the international community towards the creation of a Free World Alliance among the freedom-loving nations, so that it may become a bulwark against the forces of tyranny and oppression.


Chapter I: Scope

ARTICLE I The Parties recognise the peoples of the Free World Alliance have a right to fundamental freedoms and to representative democracy exercised in accordance with the rule of law, and undertake to comply and respect the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all international instruments on Human Rights, Civil Rights and Worker's Rights.


ARTICLE II As such, the Parties undertake to develop and strengthen the friendly and peaceful relations among them, and to promote and defend the fundamental principles of Democracy and Human Rights for the good of regional and international peace and security.


Chapter II: Membership Requirements

ARTICLE III Amendment II No Party shall be accepted into the Free World Alliance whose Civil Rights and Political Freedoms are classified below the level of "Good" in their daily United Nations Report.

I. Any nation applying for membership that does not fit all or part of these requirements shall be granted a grace period of seven days from the date of their intiial application to improve their UN ratings to a standard acceptable for entrance into this Alliance.

II. If, by then, they have not improved their Civil Rights and Political Freedoms, they shall be ejected, and not considered for re-application for a week.

III. During this grace period they shall be granted probationary status within the Alliance to observe the ongoings of the Alliance, until which point they have been accepted or rejected for full membership.


Chapter III: Mutual Defence

ARTICLE IV 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-defence recognised by ARTICLE 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the Free World.


ARTICLE V The parties agree, pursuant to ARTICLE II and ARTICLE IV of this charter, to establish a permanent, directly recruited Joint Rapid Reaction Force (“JRRF”) to hold the peace in a crisis, police gross violations of human rights and support multilateral defence against aggression and genocide.


Chapter IV: Governance, Procedure and Decision Making

ARTICLE VI The Parties hereby establish a Governing Council to constitute the policy-making body of the Alliance. It shall include an elected Chairperson, seven permanent seats and five elected temporary seats. It shall consist of the following:

I. The two Founding Nations of the Free World Alliance, being the: (a) Great Protectorate of FreeDemGov (B) Unitary Technocracy of Etoile Arcture

II. Five permanent members, being those senior nations who represent the first cadre of Member States to join the Alliance: (a) Googleistic Democracy of Googlewoop (B) Principality of Damirez [c) People's Republic of Alfegos (d) (e)

III. Five temporary members, each Member Nation having the right, in accordance with the principle of rotation, to serve on the Governing Council.

IV. A Chairperson, who shall be elected from among the members of the Governing Council, who shall preside at all meetings and perform all acts incident to the office of the Chairperson, and shall have such additional powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Governing Council.


ARTICLE VII The Governing Council shall meet for regular sessions. Between regular sessions it shall meet as often as may be required for the fulfilment of its powers and functions.


ARTICLE VIII The Parties, including all Signatory Member States to this Charter, agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Governing Council in accordance with the present Charter.


ARTICLE IX The Governing Council shall elaborate its rules of procedure and may establish such subsidiary organs as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions.


Chapter V: Voting Rights

ARTICLE X Each member of the Governing Council shall have one vote. The voting rights of the Parties are set forth below:

I. Unless otherwise specified in this Charter, the Governing Council shall take decisions on matters of substance by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members present at a meeting.

II. The Governing Council shall take decisions on questions of procedure by a simple majority of all its members present at a meeting.

III. Non-voting members of the Alliance may participate in the discussion of any question brought before the Governing Council.


Chapter VI: Amendments

ARTICLE XI Any Party may propose or submit directly to the Governing Council an amendment or revision to the articles of this Charter. The amendments shall be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members present at a meeting. The amendments shall then enter into immediate force.


Chapter VII: Settlement of Disputes

ARTICLE XII I. The Parties undertake to resolve any differences in their relations with each other by peaceful means, and shall refrain from the use of force or threat to use force, in order to avoid endangering regional and international peace and security.

II. The Parties concerned shall consult together with a view to the expeditious settlement of the dispute by negotiation or by other peaceful means of the parties' choice, including by mutual consent or referal to a third-party mediator.

III. The Governing Council may contribute to the settlement of a dispute by whatever means it deems appropriate, including offering its good offices, calling upon the Member States to a dispute to start the settlement process of their choice and recommending a time-limit for any agreed procedure.


Chapter VIII: Withdrawal, Suspension and Expulsion

ARTICLE XIII Amendment II Any Party that fails to comply with the terms set by this Charter may find their membership of the Free World Alliance suspended or terminated for any of the following reasons:

I. A failure to maintain a rating of “Good” or better in the categories of Civil Rights and Political Freedoms in their United Nations Report.

A nation shall be notified by the Chairperson of the Governing Council and shall be given a grace period of three days to correct their ratings and if failing or refusing to do so, shall then be suspended until they correct their ratings.

II. Any acts of abuse violating the fundamental rights of the citizens of a Member State, or of any other sovereign state. This shall result in the permanent expulsion of the offender, who shall then be dealt with by the Alliance accordingly.

III. The threat of force or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, except for the legitimate purpose of individual or collective self-defence against an unprovoked armed attack.

An violator shall be suspended from the Alliance for a period of three days to come to a peaceful resolution, and if failing to do so, shall then be expelled from this Alliance.

IV. A nation that uses lethal chemical, biological or radiological weapons of mass destruction (WMD) against the civilian population or the military forces of another State Party shall be expelled permanently from this Alliance, who shall then deal with them accordingly.

Only in circumstances consistent with ARTICLE IV of the Charter, where a nation is, ipso facto, the victim of an unprovoked attack using WMD, shall the Alliance support a proportional strategic retaliatory response up to and including the use of conventional and WMD weapon systems, targeting only the military and WMD capacity of the aggressor state in order to prevent any further attack.


ARTICLE XIV Membership in the Free World Alliance may additionally be terminated in the following manner, to wit:

I. Any member may voluntarily withdraw its membership by submitting a written declaration of withdrawal to the Chairperson.

II. A member may be expelled for a cause from the Alliance by a vote of at least four-fifths (4/5) of the members present at a meeting of the Governing Council.


Chapter IX: Ratification

ARTICLE XV This Charter shall be open to the signature of the Members of the Free World Alliance. It shall be ratified. Ratifications shall be deposited with the founding nations of the Free World Alliance.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WE, the undersigned, being the Heads of State or Government, or duly authorised representatives thereto, have signed this Charter.

The Great Protectorate of FreeDemGov, The Unitary Technocracy of Etoile Arcture The Googleistic Democracy of Googlewoop The Divinus Imperium d'Intracircumcordei (ICCD-Intracircumcordei) The Principality of Damirez The Wilhelm-Hatarian Empire The Commonwealth of Overbecland The Liberal Republic of Hamturwinske The People's Republic of Alfegos The United States of Zoingo The Experimental Communes of Mephras The Kingdom of Pinguinum The United States of Allanea The Fourth Republic of Kansiov The Free Land of Turinas

The Free World Alliance Convention on Fundamental Freedoms

The Governments signatory hereto, being Members of the Free World Alliance,

CONSIDERING the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations;

CONSIDERING that the Charter of the Free World Alliance recognizes that representative democracy and respect for human rights is indispensable for the stability, peace, and development of all nations;

BEARING IN MIND that the aim of the Free World Alliance is the achievement of greater unity between its Members and that one of the methods by which the aim is to be pursued is the maintenance and further realization of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;

REAFFIRMING their profound belief in those Fundamental Freedoms which are the foundation of justice and peace in the world and are best maintained on the one hand by an effective political democracy and on the other by a common understanding and observance of the Human Rights upon which they depend;

RESOLVES:

To adopt the following:


Chapter I: Rights and Obligations

ARTICLE I The High Contracting Parties recognise the effective exercise of representative democracy and respect for fundamental rights is essential for the social, political, and economic development of the peoples of the whole world.


ARTICLE II The High Contracting Parties shall recognise and secure to everyone within their jurisdiction the following rights, freedoms and obligations:

I. Compliance and respect for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all international instruments on Human Rights

II. Compliance and respect for the six core treaties of the United Nations on economic, social and cultural rights; civil and political rights; racial discrimination; discrimination against women, children's rights, torture, and the Conventions on genocide, refugees and labour standards.

This Treaty does not affect, and shall not be interpreted as affecting in any way the rights, laws, the constitutions and sovereignty of the High Contracting Parties.


Chapter II: Exceptions and Emergencies

ARTICLE III In time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation any High Contracting Party may take measures derogating from its obligations under this Convention to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are not inconsistent with its other obligations under international law.


Chapter III: Observance and Disputes

ARTICLE IV The High Contracting Parties agree to review periodically the actions adopted and carried out by the Free World Alliance to promote dialogue, cooperation for integral development, and to take the appropriate measures to further these objectives, including:

(a) Democracy and Electoral Observation Missions (b) Economic Aid (c) Promotion of democratic culture (d) Social-economic cooperation including the free movement of goods and persons


ARTICLE V I. Any party that undertakes to interrupt or suspend the fundamental rights of its own citizens, or those of another nation, through war, discrimination or economic sanction, except under ARTICLE III conditions, shall immediately be suspended from the Free World Alliance.

II. They shall be placed in arbitration in accordance with the procedures set forth in ARTICLE XIII of the Free World Alliance Charter, until a time that the situation that led to suspension has been resolved, or the party has been permanently expelled in accordance with the said procedures.


Chapter IV: Ratification This Convention shall be open to the signature of the Members of the Free World Alliance. It shall be ratified. Ratifications shall be deposited with the founding nations of the Free World Alliance.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WE, the undersigned, being the Heads of State or Government, or duly authorised representatives thereto, have signed this Convention.

The Unitary Technocracy of Etoile Arcture The Principality of Damirez The People's Republic of Alfegos


Protocol Agreeing the Creation of a Free World Alliance Joint Rapid Reaction Force

The Governments signatory hereto, being Members of the Free World Alliance,

CONSIDERING the Charter establishing the Free World Alliance (“FWA”), and in particular ARTICLE V thereof, directing the establishment of a Free World Alliance Joint Rapid Reaction Force (“JRRF”);

BEARING IN MIND the aims of the FWA to bring peace in unstable regions, and promote and defend the fundamental principles of Human Rights for the good of regional and international peace and security;

HAVING REGARD that the aims of aid, assistance and cooperation policies and programmes to foreign nations outside the FWA may be jeopardised or directly affected by, inter alia, the emergence of situations of crisis or conflict, by impending or ongoing threats to law and order, to the security and safety of individuals;

Have agreed as following:


Chapter I: Establishment of the Joint Rapid Reaction Force

ARTICLE I The Parties agree to create a directly recruited Joint Rapid Reaction Force designed to allow the FWA to respond in a rapid, efficient and flexible manner, to situations of urgency or crisis or to the emergence of crisis.


Chapter II: Recruitment and Funding

ARTICLE II I. The Contracting Parties agree to earmark from the armed forces and national budgets of each Member Nation, combat and non-combat supporting units, and their personnel, materiel, equipment, and engineering and logisitical support. Such assets are to be made available to the JRRF for mobilisation on behalf of the FWA when called upon to peform an intervention, or for the purposes of conducting training and joint military exercises.

II. The JRFF shall not be a standing army. Units shall remain with their respective national armies when not deployed or on exercise, and the Member Nations shall retain the power to decide if their forces will take part in any particular mission. Nations shall be exempt from any contribution only at times of duress to the nation, such as times of military conflict and civil unrest.

III. The smallest operational unit of action of the JRRF shall be a Combined Arms Reinforced Battalion Combat Team and such units shall be organised into self-deployable, self-sustaining, Brigade Battle Groups. The JRRF shall be organised into those number of Reinforced Battalion Combat Teams or Brigade Battle Groups neccessary to achieve the objectives of a particular mission.

IV. The Parties agree to establish standby arrangements for these units of action. The units of action shall have a reaction time between one (1) to three (3) days, be sustainable in-theatre for up to sixty (60) days and deployable for a maximum of six (6) months.

V. The JRFF, its personnel and infrastucture, shall be relieved, so far as practicable, from duties and taxes, affecting expenditures by them in the interest of common defence and for their official and exclusive benefit.


Chapter III: Chain of Command

ARTICLE III I. The Contracting Parties have agreed to establish a Joint Command of the JRRF that by agreement among the Parties shall be assigned a Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), who shall have a Second-in-Command (SiC) to act as his or her subordinate.

II. The C-in-C and SiC shall both be chosen in accordance with the principle of rotation among the Member States and shall hold their office for a period of one (1) month to commence on the first day of the calendar month. The normal succession of command will follow that the next C-in-C shall act as SiC to ensure continuity of leadership. Neither the C-in-C and SiC shall hold any other office for the duruation of their tenureship.


ARTICLE IV I. The C-in-C shall ensure that action taken by the JRRF is effectively coordinated, including on-the-spot coordination, with action by the Member States, in order to increase the coherence, complementarity and effectiveness of the interventions.

II. The C-in-C shall recieve a clear remit to bring about coordination and harmonisation of force structures so as to better achieve the mission of the JRRF. As such, it is encumbant on Member Nations to work with the C-in-C to bring their military command and operational organisations into accordance with these structures.


Chapter IV: Composition and Capability

ARTICLE V The composition of the JRRF shall be drawn from the armed forces of the Member Nations of the FWA. It shall consist of an integrated military structure including forces made available to the FWA by member nations participating in the structure, in accordance with prescribed conditions. These may be formerly divided into the:

I. Operational Deployment Forces (ODF) component of the JRRF, as defined by ARTICLE II of this Protocol.

II. The Special Forces (SF) component of the JRRF shall be drawn from the elite forces of the Member Nation holding the office of C-in-C. These shall be maintained at a high state of readiness for deployment anywhwere in the world at short notice for the duration of each C-in-C’s holding of office.

III. A Gendarmerie Force (Military Police) component of the JRRF, for conducting security and stabilisation operations, counter terrorism operations and force protection of civilians, contractors, and NGOs in conflict zones.


Chapter V: Policy and Decision Making

ARTICLE VI I. Action by the JRRF shall be decided by the Governing Council of the FWA in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE VIII and ARTICLE IX of this Protocol, and ARTICLE II of the Charter to the Free World Alliance.

II. A decision to deploy the JRRF may be decided by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Governing Council according to the provisions of ARTICLE X of the Charter to the Free World Alliance.


ARTICLE VII I. At times of emergency when the Governing Council is unable to convene in a timely manner to address an emerging crisis, the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and C-in-C of the JRRF shall be empowered to decide on behalf of the Governing Council to authorise an intervention.

II. They shall only be empowerd to authorise action in the most urgent emergency situations in which action must be decided and taken quickly so as to avoid gross violations of human rights. These would be: (a) War crimes; (b) Genocide; [c) Crimes against humanity.

III. Any decision made by these parties shall be subject to later review by the Governing Council at their first opportunity to meet. The parties shall argue their reasons for authorising action and the Governing Council be allowed to vote to ratify or reject the action taken.

IV. If the Governing Council finds that the decision overstepped authority granted, or was reckless or damaging to the Alliance, the council may vote to remove the High Representative and C-in-C from their office.


Chapter VI: Mission and Responsibilities

ARTICLE VIII I. The JRRF shall not be used as a tool for aggressive foreign policy by the FWA, or for the purposes of mutual self defence as defined by ARTICLE IV of of the Charter to the Free World Alliance, being an organisation separate from the common defence and security policy of the FWA.

II. The remit of the JRRF shall include and be limited to: (a) Preventive action during emerging crises to restore international peace and security; (b) Acute crisis management during a conflict or in response to a sudden-onset emergency, to implement measures to restore stability; [c) Post-conflict reconciliation to provide confidence-building measures in support of an emerging or established peace process; (d) Post-crisis reconstruction to provide security and assistance in the immediate aftermath of a war or sudden-onset natural or man-made emergency, and create the conditions for re-establishment of rule of law and civilian administration.


ARTICLE IX The JRRF shall be permanently at the disposal of the FWA to deal with such emergencies of international purport as outlined: (a) Situations of crisis or emerging crisis; (b) Situations of grave circumstances such as war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity, [c) Situations posing a threat to law and order, the security and safety of individuals; (d) Situations threatening to escalate into armed conflict or to destabilise a country; (e) Situations likely to jeopardise the beneficial effects of assistance and cooperation policies and programmes, their effectiveness and/or conditions for their proper implementation.


ARTICLE X The Governing Council shall set those Rules of Engagement (ROE) and legal limitations upon a deployment of the JRRF, neccessary to conform with international humanitarian law, the Articles of War and the Geneva Conventions.


Chapter VII: Oversight

ARTICLE XI The C-in-C shall inform the Governing Council forthwith, following its decision, of the approved actions and projects, notably by indicating their nature and the partners concerned. To that end, the C-in-C and the Governing Council shall exchange between themselves all useful information on the actions they implement or intend to implement.


This Protocol shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States