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Bill: POWs Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists
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 2597
Description[?]:
| We cannot hope for other countries to treat our captured soliders according to international norms unless we are prepared to do the same for theirs. Arthur Smith (General Secretary of Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.
Old value:: Prisoners of war are treated according to the national laws of the captor power.
Current: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Proposed: Prisoners of war must be treated well, according to internationally-accepted standards.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:54:36, June 25, 2008 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the POWs Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We applaud the Hon proposer of this bill and aim to re-ratify the Laloquon Conventions, should this pass. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 101 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 74 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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