Repository Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018)

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Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018)

Proposed by: Cormac​

Section 1. Establishment of the Lazarene Regional Guard

(1) The Lazarene Regional Guard will be the sole military force of Lazarus, independent in alignment.
a. The activities of the Regional Guard shall remain confined solely to those outlined herein or as specified by resolutions passed under the authority herein.

(2) The Delegate will be the commander-in-chief of the Regional Guard. The Delegate may appoint a Regional Guard commander to serve as operational commander of the Regional Guard, subordinate to the Delegate and subject to approval of the Delegate and all provisions for appointment and removal of a minister. Operational command authority may be further delegated to a chain of command. The Regional Guard commander may also be dismissed by the Delegate if the Regional Guard commander goes against government policy or directives set by the Prime Minister or the Executive Council.

(3) The command, conduct, and membership criteria of the Regional Guard may be further regulated by law or by executive policy.

(4) The Delegate may disband the Regional Guard as well as suspend all military operations temporarily. While the Regional Guard is disbanded an operational commander for the Regional Guard is not required.

Section 2. Establishment of Military Neutrality

(1) The regional military alignment of Lazarus will be independent.

(2) Lazarus may not bear any of the following tags: Defender, Imperialist, or Invader.

(3) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

Section 3. General operations

(1) General operations shall have no restrictions except those set by government policy or regional law.

(2) General operations shall include:

a. Defense of Lazarus;
b. Defense of Lazarus' treaty allies, if mandated by treaty terms;
c. Invasion of regions upon which Lazarus has declared war, and defense of other regions against their military forces;
d. Defense of other Feeders and Sinkers at the request of their legitimate governments;
e. Assistance in other regions' legal Delegate transitions at the request of their legitimate governments;
f. Offensive or defensive training operations in game-created Warzone regions;
g. Invasion of fascist regions and defense of regions against fascist military forces;
h. Invasion of regions which pose a substantial threat to the out-of-character security or safety of NationStates players, and defense of regions against forces which pose such a threat.

(3) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

(4) The Executive Council reserves the authority to enact or revoke resolutions granting the Regional Guard permission to conduct general operations in any region through a majority vote. Such resolutions shall not be bound by the limitations or restrictions outlined herein.

Section 4. Offensive or defensive activity outside of general operations

(1) The Regional Guard shall be permitted to defend or raid regions under these conditions:

a. It is not a large operation and consists of up to 10 World Assembly member nations;
b. Any other conditions set by government policy or the Regional Guard commander.

(2) The Delegate, Herald, or the Prime Minister, in that order of the chain of command, may permit operations outside of these conditions, but only on a per operation basis.

(3) If an operation runs contrary to the regional interests of Lazarus, the Delegate or the Prime Minister may order the Regional Guard commander to cease our participation.

(4) The Executive Council reserves the authority to enact or revoke resolutions granting the Regional Guard permission to conduct offensive or defensive activity outside of general operations in any region through a majority vote. Such resolutions shall not be bound by the limitations or restrictions outlined herein.

Section 5. Constitutional Law Designation

(1) This Charter is designated as a constitutional law, and will be subject to all requirements for enactment, amendment, and repeal of constitutional laws.

 

[Deleted1]

In accordance with Article I, Section 3 of The Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus, the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard was amended at 3:06 PM EST on the 13th of May 2020 by the Amendment to the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (May 2020).

Prior to that, it read:

Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018)

Proposed by: @Cormac​

Section 1. Establishment of the Lazarene Regional Guard

(1) The Lazarene Regional Guard will be the sole military force of Lazarus, neutral in alignment.

(2) The Delegate will be the commander-in-chief of the Regional Guard. The Delegate may appoint a minister to serve as operational commander of the Regional Guard, subject to all provisions for appointment and removal of a minister. Operational command authority may be further delegated to a chain of command subordinate to the minister.

(3) The command, conduct, and membership criteria of the Regional Guard may be further regulated by law or by executive policy.

Section 2. Establishment of Military Neutrality

(1) The regional military alignment of Lazarus will be neutral. Lazarus will bear the Neutral tag at all times.

(2) Lazarus may not bear any of the following tags: Defender, Imperialist, Independent, or Invader.

(3) The Regional Guard may only engage in the following types of operations:

a. Defense of Lazarus;
b. Defense of Lazarus' treaty allies, if mandated by treaty terms;
c. Invasion of regions upon which Lazarus has declared war, and defense of other regions against their military forces;
d. Defense of other Feeders and Sinkers at the request of their legitimate governments;
e. Assistance in other regions' legal Delegate transitions at the request of their legitimate governments;
f. Offensive or defensive training operations in game-created Warzone regions;
g. Invasion of fascist regions and defense of regions against fascist military forces;
h. Invasion of regions which pose a substantial threat to the out-of-character security or safety of NationStates players, and defense of regions against forces which pose such a threat.

(4) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

Section 3. Constitutional Law Designation

(1) This Charter is designated as a constitutional law, and will be subject to all requirements for enactment, amendment, and repeal of constitutional laws.

 

[Eldarion]

In accordance with Article I, Section 3 of The Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus, the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard was amended at 7:48 PM EST on the 23 of April 2023 by the Regional Guard Charter Expansion Amendment (April 2023).

Prior to that, it read:

Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018)

Proposed by: Cormac​

Section 1. Establishment of the Lazarene Regional Guard

(1) The Lazarene Regional Guard will be the sole military force of Lazarus, neutral in alignment.

(2) The Delegate will be the commander-in-chief of the Regional Guard. The Prime Minister must appoint a Cabinet Minister to serve as operational commander of the Regional Guard, subordinate to the Delegate and subject to approval of the Delegate and all provisions for appointment and removal of a minister. Operational command authority may be further delegated to a chain of command subordinate to the Cabinet Minister.

(3) The command, conduct, and membership criteria of the Regional Guard may be further regulated by law or by executive policy.

Section 2. Establishment of Military Neutrality

(1) The regional military alignment of Lazarus will be neutral. Lazarus will bear the Neutral tag at all times.

(2) Lazarus may not bear any of the following tags: Defender, Imperialist, Independent, or Invader.

(3) The Regional Guard may only engage in the following types of operations:

a. Defense of Lazarus;
b. Defense of Lazarus' treaty allies, if mandated by treaty terms;
c. Invasion of regions upon which Lazarus has declared war, and defense of other regions against their military forces;
d. Defense of other Feeders and Sinkers at the request of their legitimate governments;
e. Assistance in other regions' legal Delegate transitions at the request of their legitimate governments;
f. Offensive or defensive training operations in game-created Warzone regions;
g. Invasion of fascist regions and defense of regions against fascist military forces;
h. Invasion of regions which pose a substantial threat to the out-of-character security or safety of NationStates players, and defense of regions against forces which pose such a threat.

(4) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

Section 3. Constitutional Law Designation

(1) This Charter is designated as a constitutional law, and will be subject to all requirements for enactment, amendment, and repeal of constitutional laws.

 

[Eldarion]

In accordance with Article I, Section 3 of The Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus, the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard was amended at 7:08 PM EST on the 4th of March 2024 by the Amendment of the Establishment of the Lazarene Regional Guard (Feb 2024) prior that it read:

Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018)

Proposed by: Cormac​

Section 1. Amendment of the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard

(1) The Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard shall be amended to include:

Section 1. Establishment of the Lazarene Regional Guard

(1) The Lazarene Regional Guard will be the sole military force of Lazarus, neutral in alignment.

(2) The Delegate will be the commander-in-chief of the Regional Guard. The Prime Minister must appoint a Cabinet Minister to serve as operational commander of the Regional Guard, subordinate to the Delegate and subject to approval of the Delegate and all provisions for appointment and removal of a minister. Operational command authority may be further delegated to a chain of command subordinate to the Cabinet Minister.

(3) The command, conduct, and membership criteria of the Regional Guard may be further regulated by law or by executive policy.

(4) The Delegate may disband the Regional Guard as well as suspend all military operations temporarily. While the Regional Guard is disbanded an operational commander for the Regional Guard is not required.

Section 2. Establishment of Military Neutrality

(1) The regional military alignment of Lazarus will be neutral. Lazarus will bear the Neutral tag at all times.

(2) Lazarus may not bear any of the following tags: Defender, Imperialist, Independent, or Invader.

(3) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

Section 3. General operations

(1) General operations shall have no restrictions except those set by government policy or regional law.

(2) General operations shall include:

a. Defense of Lazarus;
b. Defense of Lazarus' treaty allies, if mandated by treaty terms;
c. Invasion of regions upon which Lazarus has declared war, and defense of other regions against their military forces;
d. Defense of other Feeders and Sinkers at the request of their legitimate governments;
e. Assistance in other regions' legal Delegate transitions at the request of their legitimate governments;
f. Offensive or defensive training operations in game-created Warzone regions;
g. Invasion of fascist regions and defense of regions against fascist military forces;
h. Invasion of regions which pose a substantial threat to the out-of-character security or safety of NationStates players, and defense of regions against forces which pose such a threat.

(3) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

Section 4. Offensive or defensive activity outside of general operations

(1) The Regional Guard shall be permitted to defend or raid regions under these conditions:

a. It is not a large operation and consists of up to 10 World Assembly member nations;
b. Any other conditions set by government policy or the Regional Guard commander.

(2) The Delegate, or the Prime Minister, in that order of the chain of command, may permit operations outside of these conditions, but only on a per operation basis.

(3) If an operation runs contrary to the regional interests of Lazarus, the Delegate or the Prime Minister may order the Regional Guard commander to cease our participation.

Section 5. Constitutional Law Designation

(1) This Charter is designated as a constitutional law, and will be subject to all requirements for enactment, amendment, and repeal of constitutional laws.

 

[Eldarion]

In accordance with Article I, Section 3 of The Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus, the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard was amended at 12:53 AM on the 25th of April 2024 by the Amendment of the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (April 2024) prior that it read:

Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018)

Proposed by: Cormac​

Section 1. Amendment of the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard

(1) The Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard shall be amended to include:

Section 1. Establishment of the Lazarene Regional Guard

(1) The Lazarene Regional Guard will be the sole military force of Lazarus, neutral in alignment.

(2) The Delegate will be the commander-in-chief of the Regional Guard. The Delegate must appoint a Regional Guard commander to serve as operational commander of the Regional Guard, subordinate to the Delegate and subject to approval of the Delegate and all provisions for appointment and removal of a minister. Operational command authority may be further delegated to a chain of command. The Regional Guard commander may also be dismissed by the Delegate if the Regional Guard commander goes against government policy or directives set by the Prime Minister.

(3) The command, conduct, and membership criteria of the Regional Guard may be further regulated by law or by executive policy.

(4) The Delegate may disband the Regional Guard as well as suspend all military operations temporarily. While the Regional Guard is disbanded an operational commander for the Regional Guard is not required.

Section 2. Establishment of Military Neutrality

(1) The regional military alignment of Lazarus will be neutral. Lazarus will bear the Neutral tag at all times.

(2) Lazarus may not bear any of the following tags: Defender, Imperialist, Independent, or Invader.

(3) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

Section 3. General operations

(1) General operations shall have no restrictions except those set by government policy or regional law.

(2) General operations shall include:

a. Defense of Lazarus;
b. Defense of Lazarus' treaty allies, if mandated by treaty terms;
c. Invasion of regions upon which Lazarus has declared war, and defense of other regions against their military forces;
d. Defense of other Feeders and Sinkers at the request of their legitimate governments;
e. Assistance in other regions' legal Delegate transitions at the request of their legitimate governments;
f. Offensive or defensive training operations in game-created Warzone regions;
g. Invasion of fascist regions and defense of regions against fascist military forces;
h. Invasion of regions which pose a substantial threat to the out-of-character security or safety of NationStates players, and defense of regions against forces which pose such a threat.

(3) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

Section 4. Offensive or defensive activity outside of general operations

(1) The Regional Guard shall be permitted to defend or raid regions under these conditions:

a. It is not a large operation and consists of up to 10 World Assembly member nations;
b. Any other conditions set by government policy or the Regional Guard commander.

(2) The Delegate, or the Prime Minister, in that order of the chain of command, may permit operations outside of these conditions, but only on a per operation basis.

(3) If an operation runs contrary to the regional interests of Lazarus, the Delegate or the Prime Minister may order the Regional Guard commander to cease our participation.

Section 5. Constitutional Law Designation

(1) This Charter is designated as a constitutional law, and will be subject to all requirements for enactment, amendment, and repeal of constitutional laws.

 

[Eldarion]

In accordance with Article I, Section 3 of The Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus, the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard was amended at 4:50 AM EST on the 5th of May 2024 by the Amendment of the Establishment of the Lazarene Regional Guard (May 2024) prior that it read:

Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018)

Proposed by: Cormac​

Section 1. Establishment of the Lazarene Regional Guard

(1) The Lazarene Regional Guard will be the sole military force of Lazarus, independent in alignment.
a. The activities of the Regional Guard shall remain confined solely to those outlined herein or as specified by resolutions passed under the authority herein.

(2) The Delegate will be the commander-in-chief of the Regional Guard. The Delegate may appoint a Regional Guard commander to serve as operational commander of the Regional Guard, subordinate to the Delegate and subject to approval of the Delegate and all provisions for appointment and removal of a minister. Operational command authority may be further delegated to a chain of command. The Regional Guard commander may also be dismissed by the Delegate if the Regional Guard commander goes against government policy or directives set by the Prime Minister or the Executive Council.

(3) The command, conduct, and membership criteria of the Regional Guard may be further regulated by law or by executive policy.

(4) The Delegate may disband the Regional Guard as well as suspend all military operations temporarily. While the Regional Guard is disbanded an operational commander for the Regional Guard is not required.

Section 2. Establishment of Military Neutrality

(1) The regional military alignment of Lazarus will be neutral. Lazarus will bear the Neutral tag at all times.

(2) Lazarus may not bear any of the following tags: Defender, Imperialist, Independent, or Invader.

(3) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

Section 3. General operations

(1) General operations shall have no restrictions except those set by government policy or regional law.

(2) General operations shall include:

a. Defense of Lazarus;
b. Defense of Lazarus' treaty allies, if mandated by treaty terms;
c. Invasion of regions upon which Lazarus has declared war, and defense of other regions against their military forces;
d. Defense of other Feeders and Sinkers at the request of their legitimate governments;
e. Assistance in other regions' legal Delegate transitions at the request of their legitimate governments;
f. Offensive or defensive training operations in game-created Warzone regions;
g. Invasion of fascist regions and defense of regions against fascist military forces;
h. Invasion of regions which pose a substantial threat to the out-of-character security or safety of NationStates players, and defense of regions against forces which pose such a threat.

(3) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

(4) The Executive Council reserves the authority to enact or revoke resolutions granting the Regional Guard permission to conduct general operations in any region through a majority vote. Such resolutions shall not be bound by the limitations or restrictions outlined herein.

Section 4. Offensive or defensive activity outside of general operations

(1) The Regional Guard shall be permitted to defend or raid regions under these conditions:

a. It is not a large operation and consists of up to 10 World Assembly member nations;
b. Any other conditions set by government policy or the Regional Guard commander.

(2) The Delegate, or the Prime Minister, in that order of the chain of command, may permit operations outside of these conditions, but only on a per operation basis.

(3) If an operation runs contrary to the regional interests of Lazarus, the Delegate or the Prime Minister may order the Regional Guard commander to cease our participation.

(4) The Executive Council reserves the authority to enact or revoke resolutions granting the Regional Guard permission to conduct offensive or defensive activity outside of general operations in any region through a majority vote. Such resolutions shall not be bound by the limitations or restrictions outlined herein.

Section 5. Constitutional Law Designation

(1) This Charter is designated as a constitutional law, and will be subject to all requirements for enactment, amendment, and repeal of constitutional laws.

 

[Eldarion]

In accordance with Article I, Section 3 of The Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus, the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard was amended at 2:56 PM EST on the 7th of December 2024 by the Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard Operations Amendment prior that it read:

Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard (December 2018)

Proposed by: Cormac​

Section 1. Establishment of the Lazarene Regional Guard

(1) The Lazarene Regional Guard will be the sole military force of Lazarus, independent in alignment.
a. The activities of the Regional Guard shall remain confined solely to those outlined herein or as specified by resolutions passed under the authority herein.

(2) The Delegate will be the commander-in-chief of the Regional Guard. The Delegate may appoint a Regional Guard commander to serve as operational commander of the Regional Guard, subordinate to the Delegate and subject to approval of the Delegate and all provisions for appointment and removal of a minister. Operational command authority may be further delegated to a chain of command. The Regional Guard commander may also be dismissed by the Delegate if the Regional Guard commander goes against government policy or directives set by the Prime Minister or the Executive Council.

(3) The command, conduct, and membership criteria of the Regional Guard may be further regulated by law or by executive policy.

(4) The Delegate may disband the Regional Guard as well as suspend all military operations temporarily. While the Regional Guard is disbanded an operational commander for the Regional Guard is not required.

Section 2. Establishment of Military Neutrality

(1) The regional military alignment of Lazarus will be independent.

(2) Lazarus may not bear any of the following tags: Defender, Imperialist, or Invader.

(3) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

Section 3. General operations

(1) General operations shall have no restrictions except those set by government policy or regional law.

(2) General operations shall include:

a. Defense of Lazarus;
b. Defense of Lazarus' treaty allies, if mandated by treaty terms;
c. Invasion of regions upon which Lazarus has declared war, and defense of other regions against their military forces;
d. Defense of other Feeders and Sinkers at the request of their legitimate governments;
e. Assistance in other regions' legal Delegate transitions at the request of their legitimate governments;
f. Offensive or defensive training operations in game-created Warzone regions;
g. Invasion of fascist regions and defense of regions against fascist military forces;
h. Invasion of regions which pose a substantial threat to the out-of-character security or safety of NationStates players, and defense of regions against forces which pose such a threat.

(3) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

(4) The Executive Council reserves the authority to enact or revoke resolutions granting the Regional Guard permission to conduct general operations in any region through a majority vote. Such resolutions shall not be bound by the limitations or restrictions outlined herein.

Section 4. Offensive or defensive activity outside of general operations

(1) The Regional Guard shall be permitted to defend or raid regions under these conditions:

a. It is not a large operation and consists of up to 10 World Assembly member nations;
b. Any other conditions set by government policy or the Regional Guard commander.

(2) The Delegate, or the Prime Minister, in that order of the chain of command, may permit operations outside of these conditions, but only on a per operation basis.

(3) If an operation runs contrary to the regional interests of Lazarus, the Delegate or the Prime Minister may order the Regional Guard commander to cease our participation.

(4) The Executive Council reserves the authority to enact or revoke resolutions granting the Regional Guard permission to conduct offensive or defensive activity outside of general operations in any region through a majority vote. Such resolutions shall not be bound by the limitations or restrictions outlined herein.

Section 5. Constitutional Law Designation

(1) This Charter is designated as a constitutional law, and will be subject to all requirements for enactment, amendment, and repeal of constitutional laws.