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Bill: Ratification of the The Law of the Sea
Details
Submitted by[?]: Utilitarian Party of Solentia
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: September 2953
Description[?]:
| This bill asks for the ratification of the The Law of the Sea. If this treaty is ratified, it becomes binding and will define national law. |
Proposals
Article 1
Ratify the The Law of the Sea.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:25:05, June 05, 2010 CET | From | Utilitarian Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | Solentia has two important shorelines. It is essential that these two entrances, as well as the Exclusive zone and the transit zone are protected from foreign intervention and/or action. This binding treaty enables us to claim the portion we deserve and to have a valid legal reason to take action in case it is ever attacked. |
| Date | 03:27:20, June 05, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | "We have legal right to our maritime zone regardless of whether or not we sign this treaty. The Tories remain sceptical." Sen. Hussein ibn Kamil al-Rachid, Tory Foreign Affairs Spokesman. |
| Date | 06:12:26, June 06, 2010 CET | From | Utilitarian Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | Your point is valid Senator, yet by becoming signatories to this pact we have a right in the face of the other nations and we can claim to the international community that our sovereign sea has been violated. We are interested in listening to further proposals. |
| Date | 15:51:53, June 06, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | "It is clear to us that by signing such an agreement, Solentia would bind itself to a theory that International Law is somehow above National. Instead, we suggest passing an Act through the Senate that confirms our compliance to the same principles as this treaty, without actually signing the treaty itself. This, we find, will ensure that the international community is aware that we conform with their shared values and principles but shall allow Senate to remain sovereign and unthreatened." Sen. Hussein ibn Kamil al-Rschid, Tory Foreign Affairs Spokesman. |
| Date | 20:51:37, June 08, 2010 CET | From | Radical Nationalists | To | Debating the Ratification of the The Law of the Sea |
| Message | Tory party wants to have it both ways. To be able to assert all territorial claims without the aid of international treaties, while at the same time maintaining this imperialist stance without the means to back it up, by which i mean their pacifist stance. What will it be Tories? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 10 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 87 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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