[At Vote] [ga] Repeal: “Cannibalism Act”

[Astrobolt]

General Assembly Resolution

Repeal: Cannibalism Act

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#691

Proposed by: Simone Republic

General Assembly Resolution #691 “Cannibalism Act” (Category: Moral Decency; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.



The World Assembly,



Noting that the target requires "affirmative and notarized written consent of every person from whom it was produced" when producing "person-sourced meat";



Noting that it is unclear if, under clause 2(a), for the "notarized written consent" required for consumption of person-sourced meat can be granted by legal parent(s) or legal guardian(s) (hereafter, "parents" for convenience) to eat the organs of their own (legal) children in certain very specific cases, such as (merely as an example) when the children suffer no pain in the process, the parent(s) are in a current or imminent emergency, in the interest of the survival of the parent(s) and without malicious intent;



Noting that the target also permits parents to eat their children for food if those children passed away due to other reasons (under clause 2 as long as no act of bodily harm or homicide is committed), again in "a current or imminent emergency";



Believing that permitting consent in the case of cannibalism is generally a bad idea in any event due to health and disease related concerns, and the blocker in the target resolution is inappropriate in the interest of protecting the wider communities from the actions of individuals in committing acts of cannibalism;



Hereby repeals "Cannibalism Act".




This is the discussion thread. To cast your vote, go HERE

[Astrobolt]

I strongly encourage a vote against. Even if you are not in support of the target resolution, the authoring delegation's main motivation for passing this repeal is implementing a ban on cannibalism based on personal OOC religious and moral views which I don't believe should be the basis of WA law. Moreover, the problem the author points out here is more an issue with another GA resolution, GA:299 Legal Competence, not this one, so the repeal target should be that other resolution.

[icethousand]

I do not disclaim bias as the target author, but I am opposed for the same reasons as Astrobolt above; the author has exclusively argued that other resolutions allow parents to consent for their children, but then it is an issue which exists with those resolutions regardless of what the target does. I would note that the target does not legalise any form of cannibalism, it merely does not ban it; this subtle distinction means that a member nation can still ban cannibalism consented to by a parent, and more importantly, there is nothing the resolution can do about Legal Competence establishing this form of consent.

I also dislike the claim in the third "Noting" clause; it is technically true, but that is the result of a broad provision to avoid criminalising cannibalism in emergency scenarios where no homicide or bodily harm is involved, regardless of parental consent. Frankly it is nonsensical for, say, survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571* to be criminalised regardless of potential familial relation or lack thereof. This alleged issue has nothing to do with parental consent or lack thereof. The final argument seems largely ideological so there is not much reason to address it here.

[Pantso]

Thank you for the context Astrobolt, icethousand. Pantso will vote Against.

[Jabberwocky]

In addition to the above arguments, the author's syntax is confusing and had me wondering what the heck they were saying. Also Against.

[Vivolkha]

Firmly Against on the basis that the arguments presented in this resolution are legal nonsense.