[ATTN: all] International Resolutions against Genocide

[Socialist Commonwealth]

Workers' Republic of Carentania
Commissariate for Foreign Affairs
Office of the Commissar
Commissar Tomas Jerman

Given the recent events in southern Himyar, the treatment of ethnic minorities within certain nations zone of influence and the lack of clear, binding treatise on this issue, the Workers' Republic has decided to bring forth a proposal to the states of Europe. It is our opinion that, to facillitate the worlds progress towards liberty and freedom for all, we need to make a binding agreement between nationstates, clarifying the usage of the term genocide, codifying which acts constitue the crime of genocide and make a legally binding obligation to refrain from enacting such measures ourselves, as well as to seek measures in preventing these acts from taking place elswhere.

In light of these considerations, the Workers' Republic presents to the world the following resolution and invites the nations of Europe to sign its conventions.

Article 1
The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish.

Article 2
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

Article 3
The following acts shall be punishable:

(a) Genocide;
(b) Conspiracy to commit genocide;
(c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;
(d) Attempt to commit genocide;
(e) Complicity in genocide.

Article 4
Persons committing genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in Article 3 shall be punished, whether they are constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials or private individuals.

Article 5
The Contracting Parties undertake to enact, in accordance with their respective Constitutions, the necessary legislation to give effect to the provisions of the present Convention and, in particular, to provide effective penalties for persons guilty of genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in Article 3.

Article 6
Persons charged with genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in Article 3 shall be tried by a competent tribunal of the State in the territory of which the act was committed, or by such international penal tribunal as may have jurisdiction with respect to those Contracting Parties which shall have accepted its jurisdiction.

Article 7
Genocide and the other acts enumerated in Article 3 shall not be considered as political crimes for the purpose of extradition.

The Contracting Parties pledge themselves in such cases to grant extradition in accordance with their laws and treaties in force.

Article 8
The Contracting Parties furthermore pledge to refrain from legislation, and act to prevent legislation in in Europe, that seeks to:

(a) Eradicate the religious, ethnic or racial identity of a people
(b) Subjugate a national, ethnic or racial group to a position of statelessness or inequal status before the state and its authorities
(c) Deny a ethnic group with its own language the right to speak it
(d) Remove a national, ethnic or religious group from its national homeland

Signatories
Republic of Asylan
Grand Covenant of Cantignia
Workers' Republic of Carentania
Democratic Republic of Central Centralia
Etnaean Kingdom
Galich
High Kingdom of Ivernia
Socialist Republic of Tyrrhenia
Empire of Valkany

 

[Natal]

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The Socialist Republic of Tyrrhenia hereby signs the International Resolution against Genocide.

Signed by President of the Socialist Republic, Despina Katsaros

 

[Ivernia]

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Oifig Impiriúil na hÍverniann Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Ivernish Imperial Office of Foreign Affairs and Trade

2ú Feabhra 1954
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The High Kingdom of

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officially signs the International Resolution against Genocide.

Signed and Sealed by:

Felix Ua Néill, High King of Ivernia, King of Nemedia, Duke of Meath, Lord of Tara Castle.

 

[Tyvia]

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Brennicum Líxu Etnae diu Ientíclonno
Etnaean Crown Office for External Affairs​

Dambaín 2u, 1954
Though the spirit of this proposed treaty and the ideals behind it are firmly those which are espoused and endorsed—in a moment of rare concord with our Red colleagues—by the people, Crown government, and sovereign of the Etnaean Kingdom, there nevertheless exist several points in the resolution as it stands now which require clarification, elaboration, and discussion prior to a satisfactory conclusion and accession of the Etnaean Kingdom to this convention.

We are desirous of the following: an expanded definition of the term homeland, particularly as concerns emigré and minority populations (e.g. peoples residing outside their mother-nation's accepted cultural heartland) as well as migratory or nomadic peoples. Elaboration and/or clarification on item C of Article 3, particularly as concerns laws regarding freedom of speech, conscience, etc. in signatory state. Clarification on Article 4 as pertinent to 3, particularly as concerns the presumed responsibility (as implied by items B and E under the same article) of a group or collective in a given act of genocide, and their criminality or culpability as such.

Assuming that the forementioned conditions will be met, the Etnaean Kingdom is willing to partake in the convention.
Signed, Aeioinios Segatisium, Crown Minister for External Affairs

 

[Central Centralia]

The Democratic Republic of Central Centralia approves of this resolution and hereby signs it.

Signed by Calovva Telnizki, President of Central Centralia

 

[Socialist Commonwealth]

We are desirous of the following: an expanded definition of the term homeland, particularly as concerns emigré and minority populations (e.g. peoples residing outside their mother-nation's accepted cultural heartland) as well as migratory or nomadic peoples. Elaboration and/or clarification on item C of Article 3, particularly as concerns laws regarding freedom of speech, conscience, etc. in signatory state. Clarification on Article 4 as pertinent to 3, particularly as concerns the presumed responsibility (as implied by items B and E under the same article) of a group or collective in a given act of genocide, and their criminality or culpability as such.

In regards to the term of homeland, we must stress that the article 8 pertains not to individuals and individual acts, but to ethnic, racial and religious groups and to national legislation. We believe it wisest to leave the term of homeland only vaguely defined by this resolution and subject to interpretation, to allow for individual assessments of differing situations and to allow room for national distinctions. The spirit of this resolution is to proscribe the deportation and forced statelessness of a settled people and to legally define this as an international crime. Regardless of the need to adress the need for legal protection of vagrant people and migrated factions of a nation, we believe it wisest to not include them in the present resolution and leave their questions to be adressed by similiar future conventions.

In regards to item c of article 3, we again stress the need for a certain degree of room for interpretation, to avoid a resolution to become overly specific so it cannot be applied to situations where it would be morally imperative to do so. We also stress the importance of the formulation "direct and public" to signal that freedom of speech is not infringed by this resolution and the article pertains only to direct calls for perpetuating a crime against humanity.

Article 4 clarifies the responsibility of the signatory states in upholding equality before the law and not exempting individuals from the conventions of this resolution due to social or political position.

Workers' Republic of Carentania
Commissariate for Foreign Affairs
Office of the Commissar
Secretary of the Commissar

 

[Valkany]

We are displeased to find that the message before the treaty indirectly refers to us. Nevertheless we hereby sign this treaty and will enact legislation to comply with it.

Imperial Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Lord Johann Odessof

 

[Ivernia]

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Oifig Impiriúil na hÍverniann Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Ivernish Imperial Office of Foreign Affairs and Trade

3ú Feabhra 1954
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The High Kingdom of

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is extremely surprised that the Empire of Valkany has just attempted to sign an act brought about by it's actions, in which those actions the Empire is still currently engaged.

The High Kingdom recommends your lawmakers and military reads the articles very closely. Particularly Article 8.

Signed and Sealed by:

Felix Ua Néill, High King of

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, King of Nemedia, Duke of Meath, Lord of Tara Castle.

 

[Valkany]

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Oifig Impiriúil na hÍverniann Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Ivernish Imperial Office of Foreign Affairs and Trade

3ú Feabhra 1954
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The High Kingdom of

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is extremely surprised that the Empire of Valkany has just attempted to sign an act brought about by it's actions, in which those actions the Empire is still currently engaged.

The High Kingdom recommends your lawmakers and military reads the articles very closely. Particularly Article 8.

Signed and Sealed by:

Felix Ua Néill, High King of

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, King of Nemedia, Duke of Meath, Lord of Tara Castle.

We have enacted legislation in compliance with the treaty and have changed our stance towards the natives. If you don't believe us you only need check international military reports on the conflict and the latest issue of the Valkany Herald. (

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Imperial Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Lord Johann Odessof

 

[Natal]

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If the government of Valkany has become so pious regarding the respect of human rights in a matter of hours, we would like to see more on the matter of the South Eastern Himyar, especially not their propaganda. But if Valkany wants to show the world that they now really care for human rights, they should imprison all their military leaders that planned the genocide of 50,000 natives in the beginning days of the Colonial War.

Secondly, there should be more independent and free new sources presenting the situation that unfolds in South Eastern Himyar, as now the government of Valkany presents itself as a force of good, making everyone a citizen, granting voting rights and a land reform, whereas yesterday, they called for the complete destruction of any native life-sign in the territory.

Signed,
Commissar of Foreign Affairs,
Nikodemos Malaxas

 

[Northern Cooperative Unions]

STATEMENT BY THE TSAR OF GALICH

I formally recognize and ratify this treaty with the absence of a council to work for me.

 

[Valkany]

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If the government of Valkany has become so pious regarding the respect of human rights in a matter of hours, we would like to see more on the matter of the South Eastern Himyar, especially not their propaganda. But if Valkany wants to show the world that they now really care for human rights, they should imprison all their military leaders that planned the genocide of 50,000 natives in the beginning days of the Colonial War.

Secondly, there should be more independent and free new sources presenting the situation that unfolds in South Eastern Himyar, as now the government of Valkany presents itself as a force of good, making everyone a citizen, granting voting rights and a land reform, whereas yesterday, they called for the complete destruction of any native life-sign in the territory.

Signed,
Commissar of Foreign Affairs,
Nikodemos Malaxas

We never called for that. Also those 50,00 "genocide victims" were active enemy combatants.

 

[Tyvia]

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Brennicum Líxu Etnae diu Ientíclonno
Etnaean Crown Office for External Affairs​

Dambaín 3u, 1954
With clarification thus provided, the Etnaean Kingdom will now accede to and sign the convention as it stands.

Signed, Aeioinios Segatisium, Crown Minister for External Affairs

 

[Asylan]

The Republic of Asylan has committed to signing this treaty in hopes of avoiding future atrocities.

 

[Polesia]

Luzabi ya Malongo
Ministry of the Exterior

The Republic of Cathiopia worries the International Resolutions against Genocide are merely a means by Carentania to obtain legitimacy and support for its adventurist foreign policy. We urge other nations caution when considering whether to accede to this document.

 

[Socialist Commonwealth]

Workers' Republic of Carentania
Commissariate for Foreign Affairs
Office of the Commissar
Secretary of the Commissar

The rule of law is a sign and a prerequisite of a developed bourgeois society, as it makes the first step towards a free society by letting its members approach each other as legal persons of equal standing before the law, no longer bound by the shackles of feudal order. There is much to be criticised with bourgeoise order and its equality is an incomplete, a false one - however, as socialists we agree that only a fully developed bourgeoise society can give birth to a fully developed socialist one. Socialists will thus seek to promote the rule of law and the principle of equality.

We are certain that this must not only pertain to the individuals on a national level, but also to the international scope as well and this is our attempt to contribute to the spread of the rule of law. As Communists, we do not trick and deceive, we do not carry sinister motives concealed with our actions. We speak openly what we want and what we seek. Carentania wants to spread the revolution, yes, but this resolution is not a measure to justify our intervention in the struggle for liberation abroad. Wherever we act in such a way, we need no fig-leaf of international law, our actions speak for itself and the revolution needs but one justification: the revolution itself.

The rule of law and equality before the state paves the road for the revolution, yes, but the revolution lies not in applying the letters of a convention that could serve as a sort of Trojan Horse for socialism. Revolution lies in the ultimate defial of bourgeoise law in order to transcend it, in the realization of its incomplete nature and its failure to keep its promises, in the radical act of redefining the material conditions that constituted said law.

Bourgeoise nations can sign this resolution without having to fear that Carentania will use it as a pretense for regime-change.

 

[Polesia]

Luzabi ya Malongo
Ministry of the Exterior

Carentania's evangelistic foreign policy is evident in Solaren and beyond. Carentania has repeatedly manipulated internationally recognised concepts such as human rights to justify military action and impose its socialist ideology and secular culture on defeated peoples.

Cathiopia hopes to maintain civil relations with the Worker's Republic, but will not ratify the International Resolutions against Genocide, or endorse Carentanian foreign policy.

 

[Socialist Commonwealth]

Workers' Republic of Carentania
Commissariate for Foreign Affairs
Office of the Commissar
Secretary of the Commissar

We think Cathiopia is making a mistake and is wrong in its assesment of Carentanian foreign policy, most notably in Solaren, where Carentania acted in a broad coalition including other regional powers that were endangered by Urbans aggressive and destabilizing policies, but we are well aware that words will not convince its leadership, which is obviously too caught up in its attempts to isolate the Workers' Republic to realize the progress this resolution has meant for the people of the Eastern Cape already.

 

[Rossheim]

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Schwäbisches Staatsministerium des Äußern
Swabian State Ministry of Foreign Affairs​

All legitimate sovereign authorities possess a sacred duty of care to their subjects, entrusted unto them by God himself. Lamenting as it does the fate of the many millions who languish under the inhumane tyranny of godless and unlawful masters, the Kingdom of Swabia is broadly sympathetic to the stated intentions of this initiative and wishes to commend the signatories for their enthusiastic commitment to the construction of better world.

It is therefore with the very deepest of regret that His Swabian Majesty's Government must inform the international community that certain specific details of the proposed resolution leave it unable to fully commit to the convention at this moment in time.

 

[Thaumantica]

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THE Grand Covenant of Cantignia hereby attaches itself to this righteous resolution by proudly signing.


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Following the Light,
Mister Orson Talbot,
Foreign Secretary,

Chairman of Friends for the New Republic,
Deacon of Clairvaux Community Church
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