[At Vote] [ga] Repeal: “Recognising Achievements Act”

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General Assembly Resolution

Repeal: “Recognising Achievements Act”

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#146

Proposed by: Mark

General Assembly Resolution #146 “Recognising Achievements Act” (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.



The World Assembly,



Recognising the importance of the issues which the resolution aimed to address, namely ensuring the recognition of academic qualifications across the world;



Believing that academic achievements and qualifications must be vetted only by institutions of the highest quality;



Highlighting the importance of a well-educated workforce and the resultant effect on livelihoods and wider economy;



Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution #146, "Recognising Achievements Act" for the following reasons:

1. The resolution does not ensure parity of treatment of potential applicants; applicants can apply to any number of “national or supranational” organisations, resultantly conflicting judgements on the parity of educational qualifications could occur.
2. Currently, the resolution fails to determine how “institutes of accreditation” will determine the validity of academic achievement; potentially unknowledgeable entities could determine the quality and experience of the workforce resulting in a detrimental effect on the populace and the economy of member nations.
3. This resolution fails to grant applicants recourse to appeal determinations on qualifications, working contrary to the aims of the resolution.
4. The current process is open to exploitation from foreign powers who could potentially wish to accredit their courses whilst not ensuring parity of education, this fundamentally undermines the goals of this resolution and could detrimentally affect a member nation.

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

[Pantso]

The original resolution is here. While normally skeptical of repeals, Pantso finds these arguments convincing. Flawed or incomplete resolutions are one thing; resolutions that inadvertently undermine their own stated goals should be replaced. As the World Assembly lacks an Amendment mechanism, Pantso will vote vote For.

[Jabberwocky]

Article I: syntax could use a little work. I voted against this resolution for much the same reasons Mark delineates regarding "institutes of accreditation" and determining their authenticity. I vote For the repeal.