Post by Atlantico Norte on Feb 10, 2007 18:40:44 GMT -5
Emigration Rights
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Mild | Proposed by: Kivistan UN Bordello
Description: RECOGNIZING that, within the many varied cultures of the United Nations, people may at times have reason to leave their nation of residence in the pursuit of refuge, opportunity, or escape from persecution or injustice;
WISHING to establish that right in international law;
The General Assembly of The United Nations:
1 - DECLARES it a right of persons to emigrate from their nation of residence;
2 - MANDATES that member nations must refrain from hindering the emigration of persons from their nations;
3-SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTS from that mandate and declared right persons who are either undergoing ongoing legal proceedings or any subsequent sentence; those below the age of consent within their home nation who lack consent of parent(s) or guardian(s); those mentally incapable of making such decisions; those who would pose a public health risk; those whose presence is required by a court of law; or those being held as prisoners of war during times of conflict;
4 - STRONGLY ENCOURAGES member nations to facilitate the travel of persons fleeing hostile situations including, but not limited to, war, civil unrest, ethnic or racial persecution, or governments that are viewed as oppressive or unethical by the fleeing persons, to locations that are more friendly towards the person;
5 - EMPHASIZES that this resolution in no way affects the policies of any member nation concerning entry into its sovereign territory;
Co-Authored by: Yelda
Voting Ends: 01:00 GMT-1 (Azores time) Mon Feb 12 2007
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Mild | Proposed by: Kivistan UN Bordello
Description: RECOGNIZING that, within the many varied cultures of the United Nations, people may at times have reason to leave their nation of residence in the pursuit of refuge, opportunity, or escape from persecution or injustice;
WISHING to establish that right in international law;
The General Assembly of The United Nations:
1 - DECLARES it a right of persons to emigrate from their nation of residence;
2 - MANDATES that member nations must refrain from hindering the emigration of persons from their nations;
3-SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTS from that mandate and declared right persons who are either undergoing ongoing legal proceedings or any subsequent sentence; those below the age of consent within their home nation who lack consent of parent(s) or guardian(s); those mentally incapable of making such decisions; those who would pose a public health risk; those whose presence is required by a court of law; or those being held as prisoners of war during times of conflict;
4 - STRONGLY ENCOURAGES member nations to facilitate the travel of persons fleeing hostile situations including, but not limited to, war, civil unrest, ethnic or racial persecution, or governments that are viewed as oppressive or unethical by the fleeing persons, to locations that are more friendly towards the person;
5 - EMPHASIZES that this resolution in no way affects the policies of any member nation concerning entry into its sovereign territory;
Co-Authored by: Yelda
Voting Ends: 01:00 GMT-1 (Azores time) Mon Feb 12 2007
