A MOTION
To enact the bill "The Turing Treaty"
Introduced into the Council of State of the Union of Democratic States on the 30th of June, 2023, by @Phoenix
As follows:
TURING TREATY
A bilateral agreement of friendship between the Empire of Great Britain and the Union of Democratic States.
A bilateral agreement of friendship between the Empire of Great Britain and the Union of Democratic States.
Article I || Preamble
1.00 || Desiring to deepen their partnership, the Empire of Great Britain (“the Empire”) and the Union of Democratic States (“the Union”) agree to follow the Turing Treaty 2023 to the best of their abilities in order to increase the strength of their friendship.
1.01 || Noting that this Treaty was negotiated during the Month of June, also known as Pride Month or LGBTQIA+ Awareness Month, the Empire and the Union have decided to name this Treaty in honour of Alan Turing, who, despite his contributions to science and technology, was persecuted for being gay.
Article II || Military Undertakings and Non-Aggression
2.00 || The Empire recognizes the constitution, government and laws of the Union and their territories as legitimate and agrees not to undermine or overthrow them or to assist any other region in doing so. The Empire further agrees to offer assistance in the event that another region or organisation attempts to overthrow the legitimate government of the Union.
2.01 || The Union recognizes the constitution, government and laws of the Empire and their territories as legitimate and agrees not to undermine or overthrow them or to assist any other region in doing so. The Union further agrees to offer assistance in the event that another region or organisation attempts to overthrow the legitimate government of the Empire.
2.02 || Neither the Empire nor the Union will engage in military hostilities against the other.
2.03 || Should the direct security of the Empire be threatened, the Union will endeavour to provide military aid at the request of the government of the Empire.
2.04 || Should the direct security of the Union be threatened, the Empire will endeavour to provide military aid at the request of the government of the Union.
2.05 || Both the Empire and the Union shall not cede their sovereign control over their respective military forces to any supraregional alliance. Sovereign control is interpreted as being able to make the ultimate decision with regards to the region's military resources participating in a military operation. Both regions may continue to enter into bilateral and multilateral agreements for common defence.
2.06 || The Empire and The Union shall grant each other access to discussions on Condemnations and Injunctions for the respective regions or residents so as to encourage votes one way or another.
2.06 || The Empire and the Union shall not vote for, or approve, Security Council Resolutions which seek to Condemn their respective regions or residents, unless they have gained consent to do so.
2.07 || The Empire and the Union shall not vote for, or approve, Security Council Resolutions which seek to Injunct their respective regions from transitioning to or from a Frontier or Stronghold, unless they have gained consent to do so.
2.07 || The Empire and the Union shall endeavour to aid each other in Delegacy transferals when requested.
2.08 || The Empire and the Union will collaborate militarily for the combined benefit of both regions when practical.
2.09 || The Empire and the Union agree to cooperate on joint military training exercises at the discretion of each region's military command.
Article III || Intelligence Undertakings
3.00 || Neither the Empire nor the Union will spy on the other. For this purpose, a "spy" is a person acting under false pretences in one region, without that region's knowledge, and at the direction of the other region's legitimate government.
3.01 || The Empire and the Union each shall endeavour to provide any intelligence to the other if such information is pertinent to the other region's security or well-being, or otherwise upon the other's reasonable request, unless the party in possession of such information reasonably believes that providing that information might violate applicable laws or contravene the terms of service for NationStates or the region's forum provider, or when revealing that information would unduly compromise that party's source(s) of information. Both signatories shall endeavour to reveal as much as possible in such situations, but not more than they can under laws, terms of service or the need to protect sources.
Article IV || Diplomatic Undertakings
4.00 || The Empire and the Union shall establish and maintain in-game embassies (i.e., on the NationStates site) with one another.
4.01 || The Empire and the Union shall maintain off-site embassies (i.e., on their regional forums), consistent with facilities provided to other allies.
4.02 || The Empire and the Union agree to endeavour to invite and include each other in cultural events.
Article V || Ratification, Emendation and Repeals
5.00 || This bilateral agreement will be ratified when both the Empire and the Union have ratified it according to their usual ratification procedure.
5.01 || This agreement may also be amended jointly by the signatories either region according to their usual amendment procedure. However, edits that purely affect the formatting of this agreement may take effect immediately, without using the usual procedures.
5.02 || Either region may withdraw from this agreement at any time, so long as they inform their partner of why they are withdrawing as soon as possible after doing so.
