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}+br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHARTER OF THE RASPUR MICRONAT
IONAL COMMUNITY (RAMIC){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IIN THE 
NAME OF THEIR PEOPLES, THE STATES REPRESENTED AT T
HE RASPUR CONFERENCE, BABKHA, 2004,{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IMaintaining that as micronations, their goal
 and desire is not merely to simulate a nation and
 a state but to themselves attain the attributes a
nd characteristics of nationhood and statehood out
side of any sovereign territory,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IConscious of the difficulty faced in striving to
 achieve these goals and desires, and of the paral
lel struggles of each other,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICo
nvinced that mutual aid and cooperation, the found
ation of international standards and a united repr
esentative voice to the outside world will protect
 and further these goals and aims,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IResolved to abide by this Charter in the spiri
t of a brotherhood and community of micronations,
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IHave agreed upon the following
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHARTER OF THE RASPUR MICRONAT
IONAL COMMUNITY{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPART ONE{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER I - NATURE AND PRINCIPLES{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 1{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe 
states represented at the Raspur Conference, Babkh
a, 2003 establish by this Charter an organisation 
to promote their solidarity, mutual aid and cooper
ation, and to defend their sovereignty and indepen
dence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Raspur Micronational
 Community has no powers other than those conferre
d upon it by this Charter, none of whose provision
s authorize it to intervene in matters that are wi
thin the internal jurisdiction of the Member State
s.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 2{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IThe Raspur Micronational Community, in accordanc
e with the spirit of micronationalism and this Cha
rter, shall uphold the following principles, which
 shall be held above any other part of this Charte
r:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ia) That micronations are not
 separate from the world of fact, and should be or
dered and operated in a manner that reflects this 
reality{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ib) That international
 order between micronational states is necessary t
o promote the growth and coherence of the micronat
ional phenomenon{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ic) That this
 international order is based on good will between
 micronations, and consists of respect for the per
sonality, sovereignty and independence of micronat
ional states, and the faithful fulfilment of oblig
ations derived from treaties and other sources of 
international law{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Id) That eve
ry micronational state has the right to choose, wi
thout external interference, its political, econom
ic, and social system and to organize itself in th
e way best suited to it, and has the duty to absta
in from intervening in the affairs of another micr
onational state{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ie) That the M
ember States condemn vandalism and aggressive or r
etaliatory action in the name of a micronation, or
 under the auspices of a micronational state, and 
that controversies arising between Member States s
hall be settled by peaceful procedures{z and{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{If) That the Member States have a dut
y to refrain from any action that may result in br
inging micronationalism or the Community into disr
epute.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER II - MEMBERSHIP
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 3{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IT
hose micronational states assembled at the Raspur 
Conference, Babkha, 2003 who ratify this Charter a
re the founding Member States of the Community.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 4{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAny 
new entity that arises from the union of several M
ember States and that, as such, ratifies this Char
ter, shall become a Member of the Community. The e
ntry of the new political entity into the Communit
y shall result in the loss of membership of each o
ne of the micronational states constituting it.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 5{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMicr
onational states shall be permitted to ratify this
 Charter and become new Member States with the app
roval of the majority of Member States, acting on 
the advice of the Membership Commissioner.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 6{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMember St
ates may be suspended from the Community if they s
hould fail to adhere to this Charter and the princ
iples laid down in Article 2, by a majority vote o
f the Member States acting on the advice of the Me
mbership Commissioner. Suspension may be lifted by
 a majority vote of the Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{ICHAPTER III - COLLECTIVE SECURITY{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 7{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMember St
ates shall have a duty to provide all possible aid
 to Member States whose rights or structural integ
rity are threatened or damaged by attack from exte
rnal forces, but no Member State shall retaliate w
ith the use of force. Other methods of rebuke towa
rds aggressive external forces, such as sanctions,
 shall be administered by the Community as a whole
 and not by individual Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{IArticle 8{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMember States 
shall freely share amongst each other any informat
ion pertaining to threats to a Member State's nati
onal security.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER IV - INT
EGRATION{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 9{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I1. The Community shall establish a common e
conomic framework for those Member States which wi
sh to adopt the framework. The common economic fra
mework shall be governed by a Protocol to this Cha
rter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Community shall co
nstitute an area of freedom, security and justice 
with respect for fundamental rights, taking into a
ccount the different legal traditions and systems 
of the Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Co
mmunity shall endeavour to ensure a high level of 
security by measures to prevent and combat crime a
nd terrorism and by measures for coordination and 
cooperation between courts, police and other compe
tent authorities, as well as by the mutual recogni
tion of judgments in criminal matters and, if nece
ssary, the harmonisation of criminal laws.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I5. The Community shall facilitate acce
ss to justice, in particular by the principle of m
utual recognition of judicial and extrajudicial de
cisions in civil matters.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6. Th
e Congress shall, by legislation on the proposal o
f the Council, establish an Economic, Social and C
ultural Council to assist the organs of the Commun
ity.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7. The Community shall by 
way of The Economic, Social and Cultural Council, 
have the right to authorize a common arena for joi
nt efforts on Economic, Social and Cultural issues
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 10{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IMember States pledge to pursue an integrated int
ernational economic system that will allow the peo
ples of the Member States to trade amongst each ot
her without technical limitations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 11{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMember States sh
all not impose any tax on the import and export of
 goods and services between each other.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I(i) The control of an individual member 
state's currency and economic systems shall be the
 sole power of that member state.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IPART TWO{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER V - THE CO
UNCIL{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 12{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IThe Council{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The Counci
l shall consist of the Heads of State or Governmen
t of the Member States, or their duly accredited r
epresentatives.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Council 
shall be the supreme organ of the Community.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Council shall be a continuous
 body.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. The number of votes e
xercisable in the Council by each Member State is 
the square root (rounded to the nearest whole numb
er) of the number of citizens of that State.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. The Council shall take its decisi
ons by consensus or, failing which, by 62% of the 
votes exercisable.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6. Members S
tates who hold 62% of the votes exercisable shall 
form a quorum at any meeting of the Council.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I7. The Council shall adopt its own R
ules of Procedure.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 13{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPowers and Functions of the Coun
cil{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The functions of the Cou
ncil shall be to:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(a) determine
 the common policies of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(
b) receive, consider and take decisions on reports
 and recommendations from the other organs of the 
Community{z{{br{}{L{I(c) consider requests for Mem
bership of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(d) establish 
any organ of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(e) monitor 
the implementation of policies and decisions of th
e Community as well ensure compliance by all Membe
r States{z{{br{}{L{I(f) adopt the budget of the Co
mmunity{z{{br{}{L{I(g) direct the management of co
nflicts, war and other emergency situations and th
e restoration of peace{z{{br{}{L{I(h) propose the 
appointment or removal of the judges of the Court 
of Justice to the Congress{z{{br{}{L{I(g) perform 
any other function prescribed by this Charter.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 14{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe 
Presidency of the Council shall be held in turn by
 each Member State in the Council for a term of on
e month in the order decided by the Council acting
 unanimously. No Member State may hold the preside
ncy more than once in any 12 months when the numbe
r of Member States is equal to or greater than 12.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 15{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
Activity taking place within the Council shall not
 be immediately available to the public. The Counc
il shall make public transcripts of all debates wi
thin a period of eight weeks from the date of the 
debate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(i) The Council shall n
ot include any information deemed by the Council t
o be of a sensitive nature in any transcripts rele
ased to the public.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER VI 
- THE CONGRESS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 16{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Congress{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. T
he Congress shall consist of delegates elected by 
the peoples of the Community according to the nati
onal laws and practices in each Member State.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Congress shall be the legis
lative and deliberative organ of the Community.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Congress shall be a contin
uous body.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. The number of del
egates to be elected to the Congress by each Membe
r State is the square root (rounded to the nearest
 whole number) of the number of citizens of that S
tate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. The term of a delegate
 shall run concurrently with the term of the natio
nal parliament or other deliberative organ of thei
r Member State.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6. The Congress
 shall take its decisions by consensus or, failing
 which, by absolute majority of the delegates.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7. An absolute majority of the del
egates shall form a quorum at any meeting of the C
ongress.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I8. The Congress shall,
 jointly with the Council, enact statutes, and app
rove the budget of the Community, as well as exerc
ising functions of political control and consultat
ion as laid down in this Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I9. Citizens of the Community who are nationals
 of more than one Member State may vote only once 
and may be counted only once in determining votes 
in the Council and the Congress.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I10. The Congress shall elect its President and i
ts officers from among its members.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I11. The Congress shall adopt its own Rules o
f Procedure.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I12. The Congress, 
on the proposal of the Council, may by statute est
ablish a common election date and legislative term
 for the Congress.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER VII 
- THE COURT OF JUSTICE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 
17{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Court of Justice{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{Ia) A Court of Justice of the Community
 shall be established{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ib) The 
statute, composition and functions of the Court of
 Justice shall be defined in a protocol to this Ch
arter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ic) The Court shall have 
jurisdiction over all disputes and applications re
ferred to it in accordance with this Charter and t
he Protocol which relate to:{{br{}{L{I(c.a) the in
terpretation and application of the Charter{z{{br
{}{L{I(c.b) the interpretation, application or val
idity of Community treaties and all subsidiary leg
al instruments adopted within the framework of the
 Community{z{{br{}{L{I(c.c) any question of interm
icronational law{z{{br{}{L{I(c.d) all acts, decisi
ons, regulations and directives of the organs of t
he Community{z{{br{}{L{I(c.e) all matters specific
ally provided for in any other agreements that Mem
ber States may conclude among themselves or with t
he Community and which confer jurisdiction on the 
Court{z{{br{}{L{I(c.f) the existence of any fact w
hich, if established, would constitute a breach of
 an obligation owed to a Member State or to the Co
mmunity{z{{br{}{L{I(c.g) the nature or extent of t
he reparation to be made for the breach of an obli
gation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER VIII - RAMIC CO
MMISSIONS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 18{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{ITo carry out the work of applying the pr
inciples of this Charter, described in Article 2 a
bove, the Community shall maintain the following C
ommissions, in addition to any others that shall b
e created by Directive of the Congress:{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{Ia) The Membership Commission, which shal
l undergo those duties prescribed to it throughout
 this Charter, and shall also act as an intermedia
ry between Member States and the Council and Congr
ess of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ib) The I
nformation Commission, which shall conduct reports
 on the request of the Council or Congress of the 
Community, compile and publish data relating to mi
cronationalism, and promote a continued improvemen
t in micronational information technologies, speci
fically web design{z and{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ic) The
 Monetary Commission, which shall continually asse
ss the economies of Member States and produce a ta
ble of recommended exchange rates between all curr
encies within the Community, and promote the integ
ration of economic systems between Member States.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 19{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
The Commissions shall be awarded a budget by the C
ouncil, or by Directive of the Congress. Commissio
ners, to administer each Commission, shall be appo
inted by majority vote of the Member States.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IPART THREE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTE
R IX - RATIFICATION AND AMENDMENTS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 20{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAdmission to Mem
bership{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. Any micronation may,
 at any time after the entry into force of this Ch
arter, notify the Council of its intention to acce
de to this Charter and to be admitted as a member 
of the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Admission 
shall be decided by the Council. The Council shall
 communicate the decision to the State concerned.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 21{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
Suspension{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IGovernments which co
me to power through unconstitutional means, as det
ermined by the Court of Justice on the application
 of the Council or the Congress, shall not be allo
wed to participate in the activities of the Commun
ity.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 22{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IImposition of Sanctions{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. 
No Member State may be subjected to sanctions unde
r this Article unless the Court of Justice, on the
 application of the Council or the Congress, deter
mines that the Member State is in violation of thi
s Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Council shall
 determine the appropriate sanctions to be imposed
 on any Member State found to be in violation of t
his Charter under subsection 1. Sanctions may incl
ude denial of the right to speak at meetings, to v
ote, to present candidates for any position or pos
t within the Community or to benefit from any acti
vity or commitments of the Community or recommenda
tion of expulsion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Congr
ess, on the proposal of the Council, may expel a M
ember State from the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IArticle 23{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICessation of Membe
rship{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. Any State which desire
s to renounce its membership shall forward a writt
en notification to the Council, who shall inform M
ember States thereof. At the end of one month from
 the date of such notification, if not withdrawn, 
the Charter shall cease to apply with respect to t
he renouncing State, which shall thereby cease to 
belong to the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Dur
ing the period of one month referred to in paragra
ph 1 of this Article, any Member State wishing to 
withdraw from the Community shall comply with the 
provisions of this Charter and shall be bound to d
ischarge its obligations under this Charter up to 
the date of its withdrawal.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArt
icle 24{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAmendment and Revision
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. Any Member State may submit
 proposals for the amendment or revision of this C
harter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Proposals for amendm
ent or revision shall be submitted to the the Coun
cil who shall transmit same to Member States withi
n one month of receipt thereof.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I3. The Congress, upon the advice of the Council,
 shall examine these proposals within a period of 
one month following notification of Member States,
 in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 
of this Article{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. Amendments
 or revisions shall be adopted by the Congress by 
consensus or, failing which, by a 75% majority and
 submitted for ratification by all Member States i
n accordance with their respective constitutional 
procedures. They shall enter into force one month 
after the deposit of the instruments of ratificati
on with the Council by a two-thirds majority of th
e Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 25{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ISignature, Ratification and Access
ion{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe present Charter shall b
e ratified by the signatory states in accordance w
ith their respective constitutional processes.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe ratifications shall be deposit
ed with the Government of the Kingdom of Babkha, w
hich shall notify all the signatory states of each
 deposit as well as the Council when it has been a
ppointed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe present Charter s
hall come into force upon the deposit of ratificat
ions by two or more micronations. A schedule of th
e ratifications deposited shall thereupon be drawn
 up by the Government of the Kingdom of Babkha whi
ch shall communicate copies thereof to all the sig
natory states.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe states signa
tory to the present Charter which ratify it after 
it has come into force will become original Member
 States of the Community on the date of the deposi
t of their respective ratifications.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IAny Protocol to this Charter shall signed an
d ratified in the same manner as the Charter but s
hall apply only to the ratifying states. A non-Mem
ber State may accede to a protocol without accedin
g to the Community. A Member State may withdraw fr
om a Protocol in the same manner as they can withd
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