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Bill: Prisoner of War Act.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal-Progressive Union
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: May 2120
Description[?]:
| This bill requires that any enemy combatant captured during wartime and is taken prisoner, be treated humanely according to international standards. The prisoner must be fed, receive adequate medical care, and be free from any torture or other inhumane acts while in captivity. |
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 | 12:05:43, October 02, 2005 CET | From |  Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Prisoner of War Act. |
| Message | Pretty standard. |
| Date | 12:11:07, October 02, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Prisoner of War Act. |
| Message | We'll support. |
| Date | 14:02:03, October 02, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Prisoner of War Act. |
| Message | We can accept this, or the current law. Before acceptance though, we would first like to see how internationally accepted standards compare with our own... |
| Date | 18:45:29, October 02, 2005 CET | From | Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Prisoner of War Act. |
| Message | I believe it's mainly laid out in the Human Rights Treaty regarding inhumane treatment.But thats a good point though, we need a seperate treaty that pertains to wartime only. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 400 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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