Difference between revisions of "Union of Independent States"

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Warning: Please do not confuse the Union of Independent States with the Union of Independant States.

World Factbook Entry:

Welcome to the Union, a region based on ideals of justice and equality. I would like to wish you happiness for the duration of your stay here. Beyond that time, I are sorry that I cannot wish you anything much. I would like to reccomend that members of the Judicial Panel vote for Caladonn for chief justice!

Our regional forum: http://s9.invisionfree.com/The_Union_Forum/index.php?act=idx

--Delegate Jjuulliiaann

Members with an NS Wiki page:

• Jjuulliiaann
• Travistaan
• Liberal Experiment
• Pak Tu

The Constitution of the Union of Independent States:

Article One; concerning the election process:

The election occurs once every 100 days. Any United Nations member may run. Voting starts once the current delegate's 100 day term has expired. The voting period lasts five days. The candidate with the most votes at the end of that period is the delegate for the next 100 days, at which time the next election occurs.

Article Two; concerning free speech on the message board and on the forum:

Any nation has the right to post anything it wants, so long as the content of these posts complies with the NationStates Terms of Service, the NationStates rules, the constitution of the Union of Independent and (on the forum only), complies with the official The Union Forum rules.

Article Three; concerning amendments to the Constitution:

Any amendment to the constitution can be proposed by any member of the Union of Independent States, including but not limited to puppet nations and non-United Nations nations. The amendment should be proposed on the regional message board or on The Union Forum. Once the amendment has been proposed, all United Nations members may vote on it. The voting period lasts five days. Once the voting period ends, the votes are counted. If more than half of the votes are approving of the proposal, the proposal has been ratified and the amendment becomes an official part of the constitution. If exactly have or fewer of the votes are approving of the proposal, the proposal is thrown out and is not made part of the constitution. The proposal may be re-submitted any number of times, so long as it is not submitted before ten days have passed since the failure of the original proposal. If it is re-submitted before that ten day period has expired, the proposal is removed from the voting floor and that proposal cannot be re-submitted until ten days from the time that it was removed from the voting floor.

Article Four; concerning the Vice-Delegacy:

In addition to the position of the delegate, there shall also be a position of vice-delegate, who shall assist the delegate in all regional affairs, including but not limited to: approval of proposals; writing and editing of the regional fact-book; appointments to other official regional positions; and amendments to the constitution. The vice-delegate shall be the second-place winner in the election of the delegate. Also, the vice-delegate shall select two out of the five of the members of the Judicial Panel.

Article Five; concerning the Judicial Panel:

From the members of the Union of Independent States (whether they be members of the United Nations or not) shall be selected five justices who serve an unlimited amount of time on the Judicial Panel of the Union of Independent States, which is to be used to take disciplinary action on members of the Union of Independent States who violate the rules of The Union Forum and/or the official NationStates rules outlined in the Etiquette section of the NationStates FAQ and/or the official NationStates Terms and Conditions and/or the Constitution of the Union of Independent States. Two of the members of the Judicial Panel shall be selected by the delegate; two shall be selected by the vice-delegate, and a chief justice shall be selected by the initial four members of the Judicial Panel. If the nation selected to be chief justice is already a member of the Judicial Panel, that nation shall hold two positions on the Judicial Panel: one as a regular justice, and one as chief justice. Should disciplinary action need to be taken on one of the members of the Judicial Panel, that member shall be forced to abstain from that voting.

The nation in question shall be given a hearing which is to last as long as is necessary for all sides to be presented and for the Judicial Panel to reach an agreement. The hearing shall work like this: An accusation is made by any member of the Union of Independent States against any other member of the Union of Independent States. Any nation (including the nation which is the subject of the hearing) will make arguments proclaiming the guilt of that nation. Any nation (including the nation which is the subject of the hearing) will make arguments proclaiming the innocence of that nation. The Judicial Panel will confer and will return a verdict of either "guilty" or "not guilty." In order to return a "guilty" verdict, the Judicial Panel must unanimously agree that the nation in question is guilty "beyond the shadow of a doubt." In order to return a "not guilty" verdict, the Judicial Panel must unanimously agree that the nation in question is not guilty "beyond the shadow of a doubt." If the verdict returned is "not guilty," the nation in question is not given any punishment. If the verdict returned is "guilty," the Judicial Panel will then decide on a punishment for that nation. They may either expel the nation from the region, ban the nation from the forums, bar the nation from ever serving in regional government, bar the nation from serving in regional government for a set amount of time, or force than nation to resign from the United Nations. In order to force the nation to resign from the United Nations, the delegate will threaten to eject and ban (for a predetermined (by the Judicial Panel) amount of time) that nation from the Union of Independent States should they not resign from the United Nations within five days.

Article Six; Concerning separation of powers:

Any member of the Union of Independent States shall only be allowed to hold one position in the regional government at any time. Positions in the regional government include the positions of delegate, vice-delegate, and Judicial Panel member.

Article Seven; Concerning the organization of the regional government:

The government of the Union of Independent States shall be organized into two branches: the legislative branch and the executive branch.

The Legislative Branch:

The Judicial Panel: Two judges chosen by the delegate Two judges chosen by the the vice-delegate One chief judge chosen by the other four judges on the judicial panel.

The Executive Branch

One delegate One vice-delegate