We are working on a brand new version of the game! If you want to stay informed, read our blog and register for our mailing list.
Bill: Inhuman and Barbaric Acts (Abolition) Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fenner Brockway Socialist Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2114
Description[?]:
| A bill to abolish torture. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:33:56, September 20, 2005 CET | From | Fenner Brockway Socialist Party | To | Debating the Inhuman and Barbaric Acts (Abolition) Act |
| Message | FBSP believes: - that torture is never morally justifiable - that the information gained from torture is highly unreliable - that the definition of "grave emergency" is subject to manipulation by the state - that torture dehumanizes the torturer - that torture shames society as a whole - that if we conduct torture, we become as bad as, or worse than, the suspects that we are torturing. We further note the the prohibition on torture by international human rights conventions is absolute and is not subject to derogations or exceptions. We call on all parties to vote to abolish this scar on the conscience of the nation. |
| Date | 00:32:14, September 21, 2005 CET | From | Novy Smer Party | To | Debating the Inhuman and Barbaric Acts (Abolition) Act |
| Message | We concur |
| Date | 12:23:59, September 21, 2005 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Inhuman and Barbaric Acts (Abolition) Act |
| Message | HIs Grace finds torture works perfectly well on his estates. Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
subscribe to this discussion - unsubscribe
Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 163 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 64 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 94 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not accept Cultural Protocol updates which introduce, on a significant scale, cultures which are likely to be insufficiently accessible to players. In particular, for all significant cultures in Particracy, it should be easy for players to access and use online resources to assist with language translation and the generation of character names. Moderation reserves the right to amend Cultural Protocols which are deemed to have introduced significant cultures that are not sufficiently accessible and which are not being actively role-played with. |
| Random quote: "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle |