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Repeal "Humanitarian Transport"; Proposed by Knootoss
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Topic Started: Jun 7 2015, 09:04 PM (169 Views)
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Jun 7 2015, 09:04 PM
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- Repeal "Humanitarian Transport"
- Proposed by Knootoss
The World Assembly,
ACKNOWLEDGING that transports and vessels moving humanitarian supplies or Prisoners of War (PoW) are deserving of special protection;
DEEPLY DISTURBED by the possibility that parties in a conflict could use PoW or humanitarian supplies as shields for military activities;
BELIEVING THEREFORE that international law governing the transport of PoW or humanitarian supplies should not encourage the abuse of 'humanitarian' status for military purposes;
REGRETTING that General Assembly Resolution # 6 permits "humanitarian transports" to field weapons;
FURTHER REGRETTING that General Assembly Resolution # 6 merely 'discourages' the practice of transporting humanitarian cargoes or PoW in the same vessel(s) or convoy as materials directly supporting combat operations;
BELIEVING that it may be too risky and/or impractical to attempt to hail, board, inspect and seize the cargo of a transport carrying heavy defensive armaments, a transport whose cargoes are predominantly military, a transport flying high over the battle zone or in space, or a transport whose presence might serve to flush out the position of ones' own forces;
FURTHER BELIEVING that this may lead to humanitarian cargoes and PoW being used as 'human shields' for military activities, as General Assembly Resolution # 6 prohibits nations from immediately engaging what would otherwise be valid military targets;
CONCLUDING that it may have been better if General Assembly Resolution # 6 had outlawed the placement of weapons on 'humanitarian transports' and the practice of transporting humanitarian cargoes or PoW in the same vessel(s) or convoy as materials directly supporting combat operations;
Hereby,
REPEALS General Assembly Resolution # 6.
Click here to read the original resolution Humanitarian Transport Category: Human Rights Strength: Mild Proposed by: Mikitivity
The World Assembly,
CONCERNED about the absence of international standards governing the conduct of nations in international territory,
ACKNOWLEDGING that nations transport basic humanitarian supplies, including doctors and medical supplies as well as prisoners of war and other non-combatants through international territories,
CONCERNED that vessels moving humanitarian supplies or prisoners of war by land, air, sea, or space could also be used to move other cargo used in the conflict at the same time,
DEEPLY DISTURBED at the possibility that parties in a conflict could use prisoners of war or humanitarian supplies as shields for other military activities,
OBSERVING that no international standard has been established to make it easier for nations to identify and recognize other vessels used to transport prisoners, non-combatants, and humanitarian supplies,
1. CONSIDERS items and persons not being used to directly support combat operations, including prisoners of war, doctors and other medical experts, medical supplies, basic food and water supplies, sick and wounded combatants, and civilians to be humanitarian cargoes,
2. DISCOURAGES the practice of transporting humanitarian cargoes in the same vessel(s) or convoy as materials directly supporting combat operations,
3. RECOMMENDS that when possible, that exclusive vessels and convoys be used to transport humanitarian cargoes,
4. CALLS UPON nations to adopt a standard for identifying their humanitarian transports, such as painting the hull of dedicated humanitarian vessels completely white or flagging the vessels with an internationally recognized symbol associated with humanitarian aid,
5. URGES nations to follow this code of conduct and to inform the international community what standards they have adopted to identify their humanitarian transports,
6. DECLARES the right of humanitarian vessels to maintain defensive weapons and to have free and safe passage in international territories by prohibiting nations from firing upon vessels that are only carrying humanitarian cargoes,
7. REQUIRES humanitarian vessels to not initiate hostilities with any other vessel or targets unless first attacked and to not actively support offensive campaigns,
8. AUTHORIZES any national vessel within hailing distance of a humanitarian vessel to request, if there is sufficient cause, the humanitarian vessel to transmit their cargo manifest and prepare for boarding and inspection,
9. FURTHER REQUIRES humanitarian vessels to present a cargo manifest and to submit to the above inspection,
10. MANDATES that any searches conducted on humanitarian vessels must not put those vessels or their passengers or crew in any danger,
11. AUTHORIZES parties searching humanitarian vessels to seize any non-humanitarian cargoes, as defined in clause 1, including items listed on the cargo manifest,
12. PROHIBITS searching vessels from firing upon any humanitarian vessel that has provided its cargo manifest, allowed a search, and surrendered any non-humanitarian cargoes,
13. REQUESTS nations develop separate agreements to strengthen the basic goal protecting humanitarian cargoes,
14. EXPRESSES ITS HOPE that as more nations agree to standards of practice making transporting humanitarian cargoes safer, more nations will provide humanitarian aid.
Votes For: 6,757 (68%) Votes Against: 3,243 (32%)
Implemented: Wed May 7 2008
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Jun 7 2015, 09:09 PM
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The only argument in this repeal proposal that I find convincing is its identification of the difficulty of boarding and inspecting a cargo plane. Resolution 6, by its own terms, applies to any craft that travels by "land, air, sea, or space." In my view, it would make more sense to address these different types of transports in separate resolutions.
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Jun 8 2015, 02:06 AM
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Jun 8 2015, 07:29 AM
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Against. The argument makes no sense without a replacement ready.
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Jun 9 2015, 11:26 AM
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Against. I'm using my vote as a tiebreaker. I agree with Gruen.
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Guy
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Jun 9 2015, 11:38 AM
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Agree with Gruen. R&Rs can be a very healthy thing, but when making an R&R argument without the R it looks like you're just after the badge.
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Jun 10 2015, 12:13 AM
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Jun 10 2015, 12:26 AM
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- Jun 9 2015, 11:38 AM
Agree with Gruen. R&Rs can be a very healthy thing, but when making an R&R argument without the R it looks like you're just after the badge. Knoot's been playing twelve years and has gotten several resolutions passed already; I think the novelty of the badge would have worn off by now.
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Jun 10 2015, 02:57 AM
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Agree with Gruen. R&Rs can be a very healthy thing, but when making an R&R argument without the R it looks like you're just after the badge.
Knoot's been playing twelve years and has gotten several resolutions passed already; I think the novelty of the badge would have worn off by now. FOR. Right, sorry, didn't look at the author. Change that to 'agree in principle', if you will.
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Jun 10 2015, 03:15 AM
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