United Nations Thread

[Sheb (OP)]

While we welcome this change, I must stress that as far as I know, neither the NAU nor the RC have ever acknowledged the right of the FSA to dictate what kind of military units they might deploy on other worlds. 

[Sheb (OP)]

I submit the following speed information to the UN registry:

FSA:
van der Heijden: 973 km/s
Scipio Africanus: 2500 km/s
Fasjr: 73 km/s

For some reason, I don't see the speed of the David Livingstone in the logs

NAU
Kombi:1093 km/s

[Sheb (OP)]

At the appointed time for his speech, Al-Shebi, in hologram form, materialize at the podium in front of the general assembly.

Honourable delegates of Earth's nations,

In the name of the North American Union, I stand in front of you today to offer an additionnal protocol to the Outer Space Treaty for ratification.

On the seas of Earth, it has long been accepted that a ship's captain has a duty to rescue anyone stranded at sea. No such duty has been codified for space vessels yet. As more and more vessels start roaming the vast interplanetary spaces, accidents are bound to happen. We need to make sure that, if someone is stranded out there, assistance be brought with all possible speed. The Protocol for the Safety of Life in Space (SOLIS) reads as such:

The Master of a spaceship which is in a position to be able to provide assistance, on receiving information from any source that persons are in distress in space, is bound to proceed with all practical speed to their assistance, if possible informing them or the search and rescue service that the ship is doing so, as long as doing so does not put his own ship in overwhelming danger.

[Drgong]

At the appointed time for his speech, Al-Shebi, in hologram form, materialize at the podium in front of the general assembly.

Honourable delegates of Earth's nations,

In the name of the North American Union, I stand in front of you today to offer an additionnal protocol to the Outer Space Treaty for ratification.

On the seas of Earth, it has long been accepted that a ship's captain has a duty to rescue anyone stranded at sea. No such duty has been codified for space vessels yet. As more and more vessels start roaming the vast interplanetary spaces, accidents are bound to happen. We need to make sure that, if someone is stranded out there, assistance be brought with all possible speed. The Protocol for the Safety of Life in Space (SOLIS) reads as such:

The Master of a spaceship which is in a position to be able to provide assistance, on receiving information from any source that persons are in distress in space, is bound to proceed with all practical speed to their assistance, if possible informing them or the search and rescue service that the ship is doing so, as long as doing so does not put his own ship in overwhelming danger.

Nikki De Boer,  Deputy Attache to the UN (Zambia)

The FSA ruling council wishes to express full support of the NAU proposal of the Protocol for the Safety of Life in Space (SOLIS).   


(OOC note: Do be careful on picking up lifeboats, as I think even with allies they become POWs and cannot be repatriated.  So perhaps seek permission to pick up lifeboats unless someone knows how to return POWs or make them not POWs. )

[Bughunter]

OOC: Then I guess the interrogation effect will always happen regardless of if the people in RP terms would be interrogated or not? Otherwise I'm not sure if keeping POW:s has any effect or not.

[Drgong]

The Protocol for the Safety of Life in Space (SOLIS):

The Master of a spaceship which is in a position to be able to provide assistance, on receiving information from any source that persons are in distress in space, is bound to proceed with all practical speed to their assistance, if possible informing them or the search and rescue service that the ship is doing so, as long as doing so does not put his own ship in overwhelming danger.

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Signed:  FSA
The Ruling council will submit this for ratification by the FSA senate when/if the Russian Confederation and the NAU sign the treaty.

[Sheb (OP)]

In the name of the NAU I'm proud to sign this protocol.

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Signed:  FSA, NAU

[Bughunter]

The Russian Duma will vote on the SOLIS proposal in their next session.

[Bughunter]

As UN representative for the Russian Confederation I hereby declare our support for the SOLIS.
Aleksis Klimov

[Drgong]

Proposal for modification of the OST.

The FSA proposes the following.

Establishing of EEZ.

that to carry out the orderly use of the materials located in planetary bodies, that each power shall be able to add up to five small bodies (Small bodies are bodies that are not planets, moons, or comets) as a exclusive Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).  This grants them exclusive mining access and use of the body, but does not establish ownership.  Claiming requires placing mining other gear on the body.

[Sheb (OP)]

While this could work, I think that to avoid conflicts, more bodies ought to be claimable. Comets and moons at the very least are plentiful enough for everyone to get something.

[Drgong]

While this could work, I think that to avoid conflicts, more bodies ought to be claimable. Comets and moons at the very least are plentiful enough for everyone to get something.

One of my main concerns about moons and comets is private companies like to establish mining bases on those.  Perhaps if we had a agreement that if a private company establishes a mining base on a moon or comet that the power who claimed it could "Tax" the private company might work. 

[Drgong]

Sol Treaty Organization

We are aware that we are not alone, the alien ruins discovered have proven this.  We do not know if they may return at some point.

We hereby propose the Sol Treaty Organization

Article 1
The Parties undertake, as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, to settle any international dispute in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered, and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations.

Article 2
The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by strengthening their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being. They will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them.

Article 3
In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.

Article 4
The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened by a non-human force.

Article 5
The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Sol System by a non-human force 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 recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the Sol System.

Article 6
For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack by a non-human:

on the territory of any of the Parties on Earth, or any body in the Sol System

on the forces, vessels, or fighters of any of the Parties, when in the Sol System.


Article 7
The Parties hereby establish a Council, on which each of them shall be represented, to consider matters concerning the implementation of this Treaty. The Council shall be so organised as to be able to meet promptly at any time. The Council shall set up such subsidiary bodies as may be necessary; in particular it shall establish immediately a defence committee which shall recommend measures for the implementation of Articles 3 and 5.

Article 8
This Treaty shall be ratified and its provisions carried out by the Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional processes. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited as soon as possible with the UN, which will notify all the other signatories of each deposit. The Treaty shall enter into force between the States which have ratified it as soon as the ratifications of the majority of the signatories.

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Signed: FSA

[Drgong]

The The Protocol for the Safety of Life in Space (SOLIS) as been ratified by the FSA.

[Drgong]

The EU has signed the following treaties

Outer Space Treaty (OST)
Safety of Life in Space (SOLIS)
United Nations Revised Treaty
Treaty of Réunion
UN registration Treaty