Ma'at Kheru: Responsible Arms Trading

Post by **Jakker** » Sat May 02, 2015 3:43 pm

Responsible Arms Trading A resolution to slash worldwide military spending. Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Sciongrad

Description: The General Assembly,

Reaffirming its commitment to international peace and goodwill,

Recognizing the extreme hazard to national populations posed by the unregulated trade of weapons and armaments,

Hoping to limit the involvement of member nations and their citizens in violence made possible by the aforementioned unregulated trade of weapons and armaments,

1. Defines the term "armament" as military equipment, specifically weapons and ammunition, which possess a practical application in military conflict, including the parts necessary in their construction or production;

2. Defines the term "transfer" as the movement of an armament from one member nation, political subdivisions thereof, or non-state entities associated with a member nation to any other such entity, including non-member nations and non-state entities not associated with any nation;

3. Defines the term "end-user certificate" as an affidavit completed by the buyer of armaments subject to the provisions of this resolution which verifies that said buyer is the final recipient of the product;

4. Assures member nations of the exclusive right to determine purely internal arms trading and firearm policy, excepting those regulations recognized by the terms of this resolution or extant international law, future regulations which seek to prevent firearms from being sold to or used by individuals that pose a danger of performing imminent lawless action, or future resolutions which seek to relax regulations on purchasing firearms for recreational reasons only;

5. Requires all manufacturers, exporters, and brokers of armaments within member nations to register with the relevant governments of the nations in which they operate, and the terms of such a registration shall, at minimum, encompass the provisions of this resolution;

6. Mandates that the export of armaments by any manufacturer, exporter, or broker operating within a member nation shall make the sale of their armaments conditional on the completion of an end-user certificate by the buyer; member nations are strongly urged to implement systems of end-use monitoring to ensure that the end-user certificate is authentic, when possible;

7. Prohibits the sale or transfer of armaments if:

There is reason to suspect that they will be used in contravention of extant World Assembly legislation on human rights,

There is reason to suspect that they will be diverted from their originally intended recipient, or

There is reason to suspect they will be used to initiate, or aid the aggressor in, a war of conquest or expropriation;

8. Further prohibits the sale or transfer of armaments to non-member nations with the intent of then transferring them to nations where the aforementioned circumstances apply.

This is well written and actually authored by the nation about to be commended. For.

War Wombat · Post by **War Wombat** » Sat May 02, 2015 7:46 pm

Gross overreach of power. Not as bad as "Reproductive Freedoms," but close. Against

Ainocra · Post by **Ainocra** » Sat May 02, 2015 8:22 pm

definitely opposed. This would impact the economy of Ainocra in the negative

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Sun May 03, 2015 4:53 am

Against

Post by **Tim Stark** » Sun May 03, 2015 8:23 pm

I'm in support, but will be voting Against.