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Amendment to the Assembly Procedure Act (September 2020)

Proposed by @Domais

Section 1. Amendment to the Assembly Procedure Act

The relevant section of the Assembly Procedure Act, as currently written reads:

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Section 4. Legislative Formatting

(1) Unless otherwise noted, legislation brought to vote in the Assembly will be formatted as follows:

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Example Title

Proposed by:

Additional credit to:

This is an example of an additional credit section. It should not exceed 5 people. Credit sections are optional.

Preamble

This is an example of a preamble. It should not exceed 50 words. Preambles are optional.

Section 1. Example Section Title

(1) This is an example of a subsection.

(2) This is an example of another subsection.

a. This is an example of a subparagraph.
b. This is an example of another subparagraph.

(2) The forum name of the author will be provided in the "Proposed by:" section of a proposal. In the event that the author's forum name changes, the Assembly Speaker may amend a law to reflect the author's new forum name.

(3) Following enactment of a proposal, the Assembly Speaker will append the month and year of enactment to the proposal's title.

(4) An optional preamble for a proposal will not exceed fifty words.

(5) An optional credit section for a proposal will not exceed five people.

(6) Unless otherwise noted, all amendments brought to vote in the Assembly will be formatted as legislation, and the amendments therein will be marked up so as to clearly delineate the changes being made.

(7) Only general laws and constitutional laws will be subject to formatting for legislation, but all amendments will be subject to mark-up.

(8) The Assembly Speaker will not open a vote on a proposal that has not been properly formatted and/or marked up in the judgment of the Assembly Speaker, and no motion to vote on such an unconforming bill will be recognized, until the proposal has been properly formatted and/or marked up.

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The relevant section of the Assembly Procedure Act, as amended will read:

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Section 4. Legislative Formatting

(1) Unless otherwise noted, legislation brought to vote in the Assembly will be formatted as follows:

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[align=center][size=large]Example Title[/size]

[size=small]Proposed by:[/size][/align]

[align=left][b]Additional credit to:[/b]

This is an example of an additional credit section. It should not exceed 5 people. Credit sections are optional.

[b]Preamble[/b]

This is an example of a preamble. It should not exceed 50 words. Preambles are optional.

[b]Section 1. Example Section Title[/b]

(1) This is an example of a subsection.

(2) This is an example of another subsection.

a. This is an example of a subparagraph.
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Example Title

Proposed by:

Additional credit to:

This is an example of an additional credit section. It should not exceed 5 people. Credit sections are optional.

Preamble

This is an example of a preamble. It should not exceed 50 words. Preambles are optional.

Section 1. Example Section Title

(1) This is an example of a subsection.

(2) This is an example of another subsection.

a. This is an example of a subparagraph.
b. This is an example of another subparagraph.

The code block is only presented as an aid and the quote below it will be considered the official formatting.

(2) The forum name of the author will be provided in the "Proposed by:" section of a proposal. In the event that the author's forum name changes, the Assembly Speaker may amend a law to reflect the author's new forum name.

(3) Following the enactment of a proposal, the Assembly Speaker will append the month and year of enactment to the proposal's title.

(4) An optional preamble for a proposal will not exceed fifty words.

(5) An optional credit section for a proposal will not exceed five people.

(6) Unless otherwise noted, all amendments brought to vote in the Assembly will be formatted as legislation, and the amendments therein will be marked up so as to clearly delineate the changes being made.

(7) Only general laws and constitutional laws will be subject to formatting for legislation, but all amendments will be subject to mark-up.

(8) The Assembly Speaker will not open a vote on a proposal that has not been properly formatted and/or marked up in the judgment of the Assembly Speaker, and no motion to vote on such a nonconforming bill will be recognized until the proposal has been properly formatted and/or marked up.[/cell][/table]

First off I would like to state that I know the court is sort a member so if they cannot come to a decision on this question I am fine with them deferring to a latter date. I just ask that they inform me about that.

The criminal code uses "Any person" when defining crimes, so does this language include people who are non-residents of Lazarus at the time the crime was committed, and therefore not under the jurisdiction Lazarus? That is to say, can non-residents be charged with crimes in Lazarus?

Thanks,
-Dom.

You can only use Domly words like: Dom, Domly, Domitalize, etc.
I'll start:
Domly dom domly domy.

Quote:Treaty of Connacht


Article 1. Mutual Recognition

1. Caer Sidi and its legal successors shall recognize the government established by the Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus and any of its legal successors as the legitimate government of the region of Lazarus.
   
2. The government established by the Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus and its legal successors shall recognize the Caer Sidi government and any of its legal successors as the legitimate government of the region of Caer Sidi.
   
3. Should the government of a signatory voluntarily disband while in exile, the other is freed from the commitments of Article 1, Sections 1 and 2.
   
4. Additionally, if the new government of said signatory refuses to recognize this treaty, it shall be automatically dissolved.
   

Article 2. Non-Aggression Pact

1. Both signatories hereby pledge to not invade, raid, or otherwise attack the other’s region or any possessions they may have, nor aid any faction, government, or party to do so.
   
2. Both signatories agree that the deployment of military forces on the opposite side of the other in another region that is not the possession of either does not constitute aggression against either of the signatories.
   
3. If planned and agreed upon by the governments and military forces of both signatories, both military forces may engage in offensive raiding or defending action against each other for training purposes, and thus this action shall not constitute an act of aggression.
   

Article 3. Mutual Defense and Assistance

1. Both signatories pledge to defend one another militarily against any invasions or similar crises they may suffer.
   
2. Both signatories pledge to send any military forces they possess at the request of the other in order to facilitate legitimate delegacy transitions, or in cases of emergency.
   
3. Both signatories agree that they shall not aid an enemy at war with the other. If a region declares war on one of these signatories, the other may only choose to stay neutral or aid the signatory in question.
   
4. If one of the signatories does not possess any military forces and is called upon the other by the provisions set in Article 3, Sections 1 to 3, they must assemble a military force at the earliest opportunity.
   

Article 4. Joint Operations

1. Both signatories may partake in joint military operations for training or their mutual enjoyment. The relevant laws, codes and regulations governing each signatory’s military forces shall remain in force in such operations, and thus neither of the signatories may commit any act that may force the other signatory to break said relevant laws, codes and regulations governing their own military forces. If such an act is planned, the signatory that shall commit this act must inform the other signatory of the act in question so the other signatory can withdraw their forces as soon as possible.
   

Article 5. Regional Security

1. Both signatories pledge to inform the other’s government and any relevant intelligence services of any evidence they may have of espionage, infiltration, subversion, manipulation, or conspiracy against the other. They shall also inform the other of any conspiracies to commit any crimes in the other’s jurisdictions.
   
2. Both signatories pledge to cooperate on matters of intelligence and security.
   
3. Both signatories shall condemn any acts of espionage, infiltration, subversion, manipulation, or conspiracy against the other if the target of these acts confirm it.
   
4. Both signatories pledge to never commit acts of espionage, infiltration, subversion, manipulation, or conspiracy against the other, or aid any faction, government, or party to do so.
   
5. If the government of any of the two signatories fail to fulfill the obligations of Article 5, Sections 1 to 4, they must formally and publicly apologize for this.
   

Article 6. Cultural Cooperation

1. The relevant cultural authorities of both signatories shall actively cooperate on matters of culture, which may include festivals, games, roleplays, mafia, newspapers, radio shows, podcasts, graphic design, and others. Furthermore, the relevant cultural authorities of both signatories are strongly encouraged to do more than the required one bilateral event per year.
   
2. Citizens of Lazarus and Caer Sidi are welcome to visit the other’s region and engage in events of cultural significance and to have fun with the other’s community.
   

Article 7. Provisions of Ratification, Amendment and Repeal

1. Both signatories shall activate their legal mechanisms relevant to ratify a treaty after they agree to do so.
   
2. If a signatory wishes to amend this document, they must negotiate with the other to do so. After this, the same legal mechanisms in each region relevant to ratify a treaty shall be activated to adopt these agreed amendments. If one region refuses these amendments, they are to not be adopted.
   
3. If a signatory wishes to dissolve this treaty, they must notify, by any means of communication available and possible, their intention to dissolve said treaty to the other. After this, the legal mechanisms relevant to dissolve a treaty shall be activated in the region of the requesting signatory.
   
4. The signatories may dissolve this treaty by mutual consent. The legal mechanisms relevant to dissolve a treaty must be activated, and if at least one region decides to repeal, the treaty is declared null and void with immediate effect.
   

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Amendment to the Criminal Code Act (September 2020)

Proposed by @Domais

Section 1. Amendment to the Criminal Code Act

(1) The relevant section of the Criminal Code Act (September 2018) as currently written, reads:

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Section 6. Fraud

(1) Any person who knowingly or recklessly makes a false statement of material fact, shall be guilty of fraud.

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(2) The amended section of the Criminal Code Act (September 2018) shall read:

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Section 6. Fraud

(1) Any person who, knowingly or recklessly, falsifies a material fact in any matter regarding a citizenship application shall be guilty of fraud.

(2) Any person who, knowingly or recklessly, falsifies a material fact in any matter regarding a criminal review shall be guilty of fraud.[/cell][/table]

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Amendments to the Criminal Code Act (July 2020)
 
Proposed by: @Domais

Section 1. 1st Amendment of the Criminal Code Act (September 2018)

(1) The relevant section of the Criminal Code Act as currently written, reads:

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Section 3. Espionage

(1) Any person who knowingly communicates information contained in a restricted area of Lazarus, in part or in whole, to a person or entity which does not have access to that restricted area, shall be guilty of espionage.

(2) The individual or government body responsible for a restricted area may sanction the distribution of information to another person or entity. Sharing information whose release has been sanctioned shall not be considered espionage.

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(2) The amended section of the Criminal Code Act (September 2018) shall read:

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Section 3. Espionage

(1) Any person who knowingly communicates information contained in a restricted area of Lazarus, in part or in whole, to a person or entity which does not have access to that restricted area, shall be guilty of espionage.

(2) The individual or government body responsible for a restricted area may sanction the distribution of information to another person or entity. The Court may, during the course of a criminal review or legal question, sanction the distribution of information by majority vote. Sharing information whose release has been sanctioned shall not be considered espionage.

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Section 2. 2nd Amendment of the Criminal Code Act (September 2018)

(1) The relevant sections of the Criminal Code Act (September 2018) as currently written, read:

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Section 12. Conspiracy

(1) Any person who prepares, incites another or plans to commit an offence enumerated herein, shall be guilty of conspiracy to commit that offence.

Section 13. Guilt and Sentencing

(1) No person may be found guilty of a crime not listed in this act.

(2) If found guilty of a crime, the Delegate may impose upon the person any punishment proportionate to the offence.

Section 14. Definitions

In this Act:

‘Associated authorities’ is defined as off-site property administration including, but not limited to, the forum or Discord.

‘Banishment’ is defined as removal by the relevant authorities of a person from Lazarus.

‘Discord’ is defined as a public infrastructure located at ‘https://discord.gg/dahpMU2'.

‘Governmental duties’ is defined as an action or task required by a person’s position.

‘Material fact’ is defined as one which can reasonably and plausibly be expected to affect a person's future actions.

‘Off-site property administration’ is defined as a person or group who has the authority to administer public infrastructure, including, but not limited to, the Delegate, root administrator, administrators, global moderators, and moderators.

‘Opinion’ is defined as a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

‘Public infrastructure’ is defined as an area operated by the government or its associated authorities for use of the public, including, but not limited to, the NationStates region of Lazarus, the forum, or Discord.

‘Regional Forum’ is defined as a public infrastructure located at ‘https://nslazarus.com/index.php'.

‘Restricted area’ is defined as an area of the Regional Forum or Discord to which the general public is withheld access.

‘Root administrator’ is defined as a person who has the authority to empower and delegate administrator responsibility including, but not limited to, adding administrators, defining administrator groupings, and shutting down the public infrastructure.

‘Sitting of the Court’ is defined as an area administered by the Court.

‘Third party’ is defined as a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation.   

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(2) The relevant sections of the Criminal Code Act (September 2018)  as amended, shall read:

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Section 12. Obstruction of Justice

(1) Any person who exercises their governmental powers or privileges to influence, prevent or delay a criminal review shall be guilty of Obstruction of Justice

(2) Any person who destroys or obscures information or evidence with the purpose of influencing, preventing or delaying a criminal review shall be guilty of Obstruction of Justice.

Section 13. Conspiracy

(1) Any person who prepares, incites another or plans to commit an offence enumerated herein, shall be guilty of conspiracy to commit that offence.

Section 14. Guilt and Sentencing

(1) No person may be found guilty of a crime not listed in this act.

(2) If found guilty of a crime, the Delegate may impose upon the person any punishment proportionate to the offence.

Section 15. Definitions

In this Act:

‘Associated authorities’ is defined as off-site property administration including, but not limited to, the forum or Discord.

‘Banishment’ is defined as removal by the relevant authorities of a person from Lazarus.

‘Discord’ is defined as a public infrastructure located at ‘https://discord.gg/dahpMU2'.

‘Governmental duties’ is defined as an action or task required by a person’s position.

‘Material fact’ is defined as one which can reasonably and plausibly be expected to affect a person's future actions.

‘Off-site property administration’ is defined as a person or group who has the authority to administer public infrastructure, including, but not limited to, the Delegate, root administrator, administrators, global moderators, and moderators.

‘Opinion’ is defined as a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

‘Public infrastructure’ is defined as an area operated by the government or its associated authorities for use of the public, including, but not limited to, the NationStates region of Lazarus, the forum, or Discord.

‘Regional Forum’ is defined as a public infrastructure located at ‘https://nslazarus.com/index.php'.

‘Restricted area’ is defined as an area of the Regional Forum or Discord to which the general public is withheld access.

‘Root administrator’ is defined as a person who has the authority to empower and delegate administrator responsibility including, but not limited to, adding administrators, defining administrator groupings, and shutting down the public infrastructure.

‘Sitting of the Court’ is defined as an area administered by the Court.

‘Third party’ is defined as a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation.   

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Treaty of Le Port

Preamble

Desiring friendship between Lazarus and Thalassia, both parties hereby ratify this treaty.

Section 1. Recognition

 (1) Thalassia recognizes the government of Lazarus set forth in the Twelfth Mandate of Lazarus.
 (2) Lazarus recognizes the government of Thalassia set forth in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thalassia.
 (3) Both parties pledge to recognize each others’ legal successor governments as the legitimate government of their respective region.

Section 2. Pact of Non-Aggression

 (1) Both parties pledge to not declare war on the other.
 (2) Both parties pledge to not knowingly conspire to or raid or otherwise attack the possessions or home region of the other, and to inform the other of a pending attack or raid on their home region or possessions, post haste.
 (3) Both parties agree that the deployment of military forces on opposing sides, in a region that is not the home region nor possession of the other, is not a violation of this treaty.
 (4) If both parties agree, they may conduct joint-military training with the other, and such action is not a violation of this treaty.

Section 3. Cultural Cooperation

 (1) Both parties will endeavor to seek cultural cooperation when appropriate.

Section 4. Diplomatic Cooperation

 (1) Both parties pledge to maintain on-site and off-site embassies and to send diplomatic envoys to the other.

Section 5. Pact of Friendship

 (1) Both parties recognize the close relationship and friendship between them.

Section 6. Termination and Amendments

 (1) All amendments made to this treaty will be made through bilateral negotiation and agreement.
 (2) If either party wishes to terminate this treaty, they may do so by informing the other, and in such an event, the treaty will hold full effect for two weeks and during this period the respective party may withdraw their termination order. 

I hate creating more work for the court. Unfortunately, there is nothing in law providing for an armistice or mentioning it, and it is being advocated as a measure where the government may sign off on a measure to stop military engagements with the NPO.

This could require:
- A vote to repeal the declaration of war by two thirds vote.
- A vote only to approve an armistice by two thirds vote.
- Recognition that the government has the power constitutionally to suspend carrying out aspects of a war resolution, rather than just informally not taking actions against the NPO.

So for the future we will need clarification on the powers granted to a government versus the power of the assembly to charge a government to implement a war resolution.

Would an armistice be reconcilable with existing laws/resolutions passed by the assembly such as a war resolution?