Ma'at Kheru: Repeal "International Criminal Court"

[Treize Dreizehn]

Repeal "International Criminal Court"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.


Category: Repeal


Resolution: GA#102


Proposed by: Mousebumples

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #102: International Criminal Court (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: THE WORLD ASSEMBLY:

RECOGNIZES that through the passage of previous legislation, the World Assembly has established a standard of conduct within WA member nations:

GAR# 9, Prevention of Torture, outlawed torture and established procedures for the investigation and prosecution of those involved in torturing others.

GAR#18, The Prisoners of War Accord, established standards of appropriate treatment and care for PoWs.

GAR#23, Ban on Slavery and Trafficking, outlawed slavery and forced labor.

GAR#25, WA Counterterrorism Act, worked to prevent terrorism by helping to coordinate counterterrorism activities and requiring WA member states to cease any state terrorist actions.

GAR# 38, Convention Against Genocide, outlawed genocide and allowed for the prosecution of perpetrators of such a crime within WA Member States.

GAR#40, The Landmine Convention, worked to negate the future deployment of landmines and mitigate the future risks to already deployed landmines.

ACCEPTS that such international standards are good and right within such an international body, even though the application of such legislation is limited to acting within the sovereign borders of WA member nations.

HIGHLIGHTS the following clause in GAR#102, International Criminal Court, which reads:
AUTHORIZE the ICC to issue arrest warrants for any person ("wanted person") suspected of these crimes if their home jurisdiction refuses to bring them to justice, unless an extant WA resolution requires they be tried elsewhere;

NOTES that the jurisdiction of the World Assembly, and thereby the aforementioned International Criminal Court, is limited to only acting within WA member nations or through their actions within their territories.

BELIEVES that each WA member nation ensures that crimes outlawed within WA legislation are appropriately pursued and prosecuted within their sovereign territory, removing the need for the International Criminal Court to issue said arrest warrants.

UNDERSTANDS that the existence of GAR #79, Ban on Ex Post Facto Laws restricts the crimes that can be brought before the International Criminal Court to those that are presently outlawed by existing WA resolutions, which would require additional legislation to outlaw international travesties that are not currently covered under existing WA resolutions.

ASSERTS that WA member nations will be most effectively served repealing the International Criminal Court, due to its limitations in both efficacy and utility, as outlined above.

REPEALS GAR#102, International Criminal Court.

Co-authored by: Ainocra

[Treize Dreizehn]

This argument is simple and incredibly relevant. The ICC seeks to bring to justice criminals in nations that have broken WA Laws. But either they reside in WA Nations, where those things must be enforced, or they aren't, and the WA has no power. The whole resolution is a useless piece of junk which does nothing but try to infringe on the sovereignty of nations that are not in the WA.

I recommend a vote for.

[shetef]

For.

[Koth]

It's a repeal, therefore I am FOR.

[Cormac]

For.

[War Wombat]

For!

[Mousebumples]

Thanks for the support, guys! And I hope I can count on your support for the res coming to a vote tonight!