GA Proposal: Requiring Promulgation Of National Laws
May 14, 2020 13:11:09 GMT -5
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Requiring Promulgation of National Laws
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Sancta Romana Ecclesia
The World Assembly,
Cognizant of the importance of proper knowledge of the law,
Applauding the resolution GA#442:Circulation Of World Assembly Law, aimed at removing the common causes of ignorance of the World Assembly law,
Recognizing efforts of this body to ensure that laws of its members are guided by just principles,
Concerned that there is no regulation preventing nations from purposefully making their citizens ignorant of their laws by refusing to promulgate them,
Appalled that some nations may do so to perpetuate an oppressive and unfair government,
Noting that even after its promulgation there should ordinarily be a period before a law comes into force, to give citizens and state organs the time to adapt their conduct;
Hereby enacts the following as law of the World Assembly.
§ 1. For the purpose of this resolution:
a. official outlet is an outlet officially sanctioned and managed by the member nation for the purpose of promulgation of laws, and accessible to all citizens of the member nation;
b. concerned person is a reasonable person, whose rights or duties are or shall be modified by the relevant law;
c. vacatio legis is a period sufficient for a concerned person to adapt themselves to the new law;
d. amendment is a law promulgated separately that changes the text of another law or laws;
e. significant alteration of the text is a situation in which a concerned person has a trouble discerning their rights or duties contained in law, due to the amount or scope of the amendments to it;
f. consolidated text is a new text of the law, after amendments to it are accounted for.
§ 2. All laws of the member nations require for their validity to be promulgated in an official outlet. This section does not influence the validity of customs that are commonly recognized to have obtained the force of law.
§ 3. All legislation following on its promulgation has to undergo vacatio legis, during which it is not in force. Legislation may come to force without vacatio legis if it is passed in a national emergency. This section does not apply to legislation that came into force prior to this resolution being passed by the World Assembly.
§ 4. The Judicial Committee of the Compliance Commission is empowered to review the declarations of national emergency by the member nations and revert their effects regarding the length of vacatio legis, when finding that such declarations were not justified by the danger that the member nation faced at the time. In particular, any "danger" caused by the legitimate actions taken by political parties or citizens' organizations will not be admitted as justification for declaring a national emergency.
§ 5. If the text of the law was significantly altered by amendments, notwithstanding the promulgation of those amendments, the member nation is required to publish in its official outlet the consolidated text of the law.
§ 6. Laws of the member nations cannot be applied retroactively if that does not follow from their explicit meaning or purpose.
§ 7. Member nations are urged to:
a. write their laws in a manner as clear as possible;
b. contain legislation on connected matters in one act, instead of having it scattered throughout many separate acts.
This is the discussion thread. To cast your vote, go HERE
This is the discussion thread. To cast your vote, go HERE
