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Bill: Withdraw from the Convention on treatment of Prisoners of War
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hizbul'quami al-Ijtima'i wa tahir'i
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2712
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the Convention on the Humane Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:11:20, February 15, 2009 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Withdraw from the Convention on treatment of Prisoners of War |
| Message | The matters contained in this treaty are customary international law anyway, so even if we did withdraw, we would be breaching international law to change our domestic law to anything else. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 14 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 486 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "The difference between a republic and a people's republic is a lot like the difference between a jacket and a straightjacket." - Ronald Reagan |