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Bill: Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Liberal Alliance
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes for the ratification of a treaty. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2124
Description[?]:
| This bill asks for the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. If this treaty is ratified, it becomes binding and will define national law. |
Proposals
Article 1
Ratify the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:21:27, October 02, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | As Foreign Minister i feel that we should probably ratify this treaty as well in order to enhance our international standing |
| Date | 18:33:09, October 02, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | We accept this. |
| Date | 01:37:48, October 03, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | We can agree to this |
| Date | 04:51:56, October 03, 2005 CET | From |  Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | No. It says free education. Cant have that. There was something else but I forgot already and I dont feel like reading it over again.... Couldnt it have been made a little smaller?....Took me hours to read that thing..... |
| Date | 08:54:25, October 03, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | no, it says torture is not allowade, i cant have that either |
| Date | 10:14:48, October 03, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | I only really looked at the articles at the bottom, those which actually affect our laws and nowhere does it insist that education must be free. I concede that it does mention free education in the text above (something which i didn't pick up on when i skim read it, anyway, if you feel that it does affect us then i will withdraw the treaty, if it is something which we can reinterpret (as it does not compel us to change the law) then we should ratify it. |
| Date | 11:49:03, October 03, 2005 CET | From | Telemon Lutheran Party | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | Same as TCP, toture is not allowed, so i will not support this. |
| Date | 20:11:33, October 03, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | I don't remember seeing that IP...., regardless which i did not see that as a prerequisite to joining. Just that Education be complusorary either at School or Home. |
| Date | 03:21:13, October 04, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | ah.....i see what you meant. But the wording, suggests it is only free up to puberty ages. I'm sure we can change that, as it is a minor thing, that does not affect it so much. |
| Date | 09:22:58, October 04, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | it is minor and as it is only in the text and not the actual legal articles that would define our laws i think we can safely ignore/change it |
| Date | 19:26:59, October 10, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | i'll put this to a vote now anyway. The part about free education is small and will not affect are laws. It does not define what 'elementary and fundamental' stages are and we can argue that the article is designed to protect the rights of disadvantaged children to have an education, which can be safeguarded through any voucher system and so for them education will be free. Therefore i suggest that we ratify this treaty. |
| Date | 19:31:52, October 10, 2005 CET | From | Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | Well i guess since it is in text only |
| Date | 19:37:31, October 10, 2005 CET | From | Telamon National Party | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | We will vote no because it wont allow torture, text does not affect our country that does not exist its the actuall laws that matter. |
| Date | 10:45:23, October 11, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | you dont have two thirds majority, Nah nah nah nah |
| Date | 19:19:37, October 11, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| Message | ah well, such is life |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 154 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 101 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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