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}+br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 140 RASPUR COMMUNITY{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I140.1 The Virtual Commonwealth o
f Cyberia hereby ratifies the Charter of the Raspu
r Intermicronational Community which is set out in
 the Schedule to this Act and accedes to the Commu
nity.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I140.2 Subject to the cons
titution, the Charter has effect in Cyberia.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I140.3 The first election of delegate
s to the Congress of the Community is to be held i
n the third weekend of October 2004 in the same ma
nner as an election of deputies to the National As
sembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I140.4 Future elections 
are to be held at the same time as general electio
ns.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I140.5 The president may att
end the Council of the Community or may appoint a 
permanent representative to the Council subject to
 legislative confirmation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I140.
6 This Act commences immediately on signature by t
he president.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I140.7 The preside
nt may not abrogate the Charter or withdraw from t
he {L{ICommunity without the prior consent of the 
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22.9 PARTICIPATION Participants in the assembly who are not deputies {L{Iare subject to the rules of procedure in the same way as deputies and {L{Imay be admonished, punished, suspended or expelled for breaches of the {L{Irules or legislative contempts in the same way as deputies.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3
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}+br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHARTER OF THE RASPU
R MICRONATIONAL COMMUNITY (RAMIC){{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IIN THE NAME OF THEIR PEOPLES, THE STATES REPRE
SENTED AT THE 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 at
tributes and characteristics of nationhood and sta
tehood outside of any sovereign territory,{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{IConscious of the difficulty faced in s
triving to achieve these goals and desires, and of
 the parallel struggles of each other,{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IConvinced that mutual aid and cooperation,
 the foundation of international standards and a u
nited representative voice to the outside world wi
ll protect and further these goals and aims,{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IResolved to abide by this Charter in
 the spirit of a brotherhood and community of micr
onations,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IHave agreed upon the 
following{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHARTER OF THE RASPUR
 MICRONATIONAL COMMUNITY{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPART O
NE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER I - NATURE AND PRINC
IPLES{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 1{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IThe states represented at the Raspur Conferenc
e, Babkha, 2003 establish by this Charter an organ
isation to promote their solidarity, mutual aid an
d cooperation, and to defend their sovereignty and
 independence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Raspur Micro
national Community has no powers other than those 
conferred upon it by this Charter, none of whose p
rovisions authorize it to intervene in matters tha
t are within the internal jurisdiction of the Memb
er States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 2{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IThe Raspur Micronational Community, in a
ccordance with the spirit of micronationalism and 
this Charter, shall uphold the following principle
s, which shall be held above any other part of thi
s Charter:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ia) That micronations
 are not separate from the world of fact, and shou
ld be ordered and operated in a manner that reflec
ts this reality{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ib) That inter
national order between micronational states is nec
essary to promote the growth and coherence of the 
micronational phenomenon{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ic) T
hat this international order is based on good will
 between micronations, and consists of respect for
 the personality, sovereignty and independence of 
micronational states, and the faithful fulfilment 
of obligations derived from treaties and other sou
rces of international law{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Id) 
That every micronational state has the right to ch
oose, without external interference, its political
, economic, and social system and to organize itse
lf in the way best suited to it, and has the duty 
to abstain from intervening in the affairs of anot
her micronational state{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ie) Th
at the Member States condemn vandalism and aggress
ive or retaliatory action in the name of a microna
tion, or under the auspices of a micronational sta
te, and that controversies arising between Member 
States shall be settled by peaceful procedures{z a
nd{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{If) That the Member States ha
ve a duty to refrain from any action that may resu
lt in bringing micronationalism or the Community i
nto disrepute.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER II - MEM
BERSHIP{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 3{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IThose micronational states assembled at the 
Raspur Conference, Babkha, 2003 who ratify this Ch
arter are the founding Member States of the Commun
ity.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 4{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IAny new entity that arises from the union of s
everal Member States and that, as such, ratifies t
his Charter, shall become a Member of the Communit
y. The entry of the new political entity into the 
Community shall result in the loss of membership o
f each one of the micronational states constitutin
g it.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 5{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IMicronational states shall be permitted to rat
ify this Charter and become new Member States with
 the approval of the majority of Member States, ac
ting on the advice of the Membership Commissioner.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 6{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IM
ember States may be suspended from the Community i
f they should fail to adhere to this Charter and t
he principles laid down in Article 2, by a majorit
y vote of the Member States acting on the advice o
f the Membership Commissioner. Suspension may be l
ifted 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{IM
ember States shall have a duty to provide all poss
ible aid to Member States whose rights or structur
al integrity are threatened or damaged by attack f
rom external forces, but no Member State shall ret
aliate with the use of force. Other methods of reb
uke towards aggressive external forces, such as sa
nctions, shall be administered by the Community as
 a whole and not by individual Member States.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 8{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMembe
r States shall freely share amongst each other any
 information pertaining to threats to a Member Sta
te's national security.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER
 IV - INTEGRATION{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 9{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The Community shall establish a
 common economic framework for those Member States
 which wish to adopt the framework. The common eco
nomic framework shall be governed by a Protocol to
 this Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Community
 shall constitute an area of freedom, security and
 justice with respect for fundamental rights, taki
ng into account the different legal traditions and
 systems of the Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
3. The Community shall endeavour to ensure a high 
level of security by measures to prevent and comba
t crime and terrorism and by measures for coordina
tion and cooperation between courts, police and ot
her competent authorities, as well as by the mutua
l recognition of judgments in criminal matters and
, if necessary, the harmonisation of criminal laws
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. The Community shall facili
tate access to justice, in particular by the princ
iple of mutual recognition of judicial and extraju
dicial decisions in civil matters.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I6. The Congress shall, by legislation on the p
roposal of the Council, establish an Economic, Soc
ial and Cultural Council to assist the organs of t
he Community.{{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 aren
a for joint efforts on Economic, Social and Cultur
al issues.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 10{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IMember States pledge to pursue an integr
ated international economic system that will allow
 the peoples of the Member States to trade amongst
 each other without technical limitations.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 11{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMember S
tates shall not impose any tax on the import and e
xport of goods and services between each other.{{b
r{}{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 COUNCIL{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 12{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{IThe Council{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The 
Council shall consist of the Heads of State or Gov
ernment of the Member States, or their duly accred
ited representatives.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Co
uncil shall be the supreme organ of the Community.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Council shall be a cont
inuous body.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. The number of v
otes exercisable in the Council by each Member Sta
te is the square root (rounded to the nearest whol
e number) of the number of citizens of that State.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. The Council shall take its 
decisions by consensus or, failing which, by 62% o
f the votes exercisable.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6. Mem
bers States 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 Rules of Procedure.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticl
e 13{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPowers and Functions of th
e Council{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The functions of t
he Council shall be to:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(a) det
ermine 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 Membership of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(d) est
ablish any organ of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(e) m
onitor the implementation of policies and decision
s of the Community as well ensure compliance by al
l Member States{z{{br{}{L{I(f) adopt the budget of
 the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(g) direct the managemen
t of conflicts, war and other emergency situations
 and the restoration of peace{z{{br{}{L{I(h) propo
se the appointment or removal of the judges of the
 Court of Justice to the Congress{z{{br{}{L{I(g) p
erform any other function prescribed by this Chart
er.{{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 te
rm of one month in the order decided by the Counci
l acting unanimously. No Member State may hold the
 presidency more than once in any 12 months when t
he number of Member States is equal to or greater 
than 12.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 15{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IActivity taking place within the Council s
hall not be immediately available to the public. T
he Council shall make public transcripts of all de
bates within a period of eight weeks from the date
 of the debate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(i) The Council
 shall not include any information deemed by the C
ouncil to be of a sensitive nature in any transcri
pts released to the public.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHA
PTER VI - THE CONGRESS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 
16{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Congress{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I1. The Congress shall consist of delegates ele
cted by the peoples of the Community according to 
the national laws and practices in each Member Sta
te.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Congress shall be th
e legislative and deliberative organ of the Commun
ity.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Congress shall be a
 continuous body.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. The number
 of delegates to be elected to the Congress by eac
h Member State is the square root (rounded to the 
nearest whole number) of the number of citizens of
 that State.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. The term of a d
elegate shall run concurrently with the term of th
e national parliament or other deliberative organ 
of their Member State.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6. The C
ongress shall take its decisions by consensus or, 
failing which, by absolute majority of the delegat
es.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7. An absolute majority of 
the delegates shall form a quorum at any meeting o
f the Congress.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I8. The Congress
 shall, jointly with the Council, enact statutes, 
and approve the budget of the Community, as well a
s exercising functions of political control and co
nsultation as laid down in this Charter.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I9. Citizens of the Community who are nat
ionals 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 its officers from among its members.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I11. The Congress shall adopt its own R
ules of Procedure.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I12. The Cong
ress, on the proposal of the Council, may by statu
te establish a common election date and legislativ
e term for the Congress.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTE
R VII - THE COURT OF JUSTICE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAr
ticle 17{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Court of Justice{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ia) A Court of Justice of the Com
munity shall be established{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ib
) The statute, composition and functions of the Co
urt of Justice shall be defined in a protocol to t
his Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ic) The Court shall
 have jurisdiction over all disputes and applicati
ons referred to it in accordance with this Charter
 and the Protocol which relate to:{{br{}{L{I(c.a) 
the interpretation and application of the Charter
{z{{br{}{L{I(c.b) the interpretation, application 
or validity of Community treaties and all subsidia
ry legal instruments adopted within the framework 
of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(c.c) any question of 
intermicronational law{z{{br{}{L{I(c.d) all acts, 
decisions, regulations and directives of the organ
s of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(c.e) all matters sp
ecifically provided for in any other agreements th
at Member States may conclude among themselves or 
with the Community and which confer jurisdiction o
n the Court{z{{br{}{L{I(c.f) the existence of any 
fact which, if established, would constitute a bre
ach of an obligation owed to a Member State or to 
the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(c.g) the nature or exten
t of the reparation to be made for the breach of a
n obligation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER VIII - RA
MIC COMMISSIONS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 18{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ITo carry out the work of applying 
the principles of this Charter, described in Artic
le 2 above, the Community shall maintain the follo
wing Commissions, in addition to any others that s
hall be created by Directive of the Congress:{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ia) The Membership Commission, whic
h shall undergo those duties prescribed to it thro
ughout this Charter, and shall also act as an inte
rmediary between Member States and the Council and
 Congress of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ib)
 The Information Commission, which shall conduct r
eports on the request of the Council or Congress o
f the Community, compile and publish data relating
 to micronationalism, and promote a continued impr
ovement in micronational information technologies,
 specifically web design{z and{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
c) The Monetary Commission, which shall continuall
y assess the economies of Member States and produc
e a table of recommended exchange rates between al
l currencies within the Community, and promote the
 integration of economic systems between Member St
ates.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 19{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IThe Commissions shall be awarded a budget by
 the Council, or by Directive of the Congress. Com
missioners, to administer each Commission, shall b
e appointed by majority vote of the Member States.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPART THREE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
CHAPTER IX - RATIFICATION AND AMENDMENTS{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IArticle 20{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAdmission 
to Membership{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. Any micronatio
n may, at any time after the entry into force of t
his Charter, notify the Council of its intention t
o accede to this Charter and to be admitted as a m
ember of the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Admi
ssion shall be decided by the Council. The Council
 shall communicate the decision to the State conce
rned.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 21{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{ISuspension{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IGovernments wh
ich come to power through unconstitutional means, 
as determined by the Court of Justice on the appli
cation of the Council or the Congress, shall not b
e allowed to participate in the activities of the 
Community.{{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 sanctio
ns under this Article unless the Court of Justice,
 on the application of the Council or the Congress
, determines that the Member State is in violation
 of this Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Counci
l shall determine the appropriate sanctions to be 
imposed on any Member State found to be in violati
on of this Charter under subsection 1. Sanctions m
ay include denial of the right to speak at meeting
s, to vote, to present candidates for any position
 or post within the Community or to benefit from a
ny activity or commitments of the Community or rec
ommendation of expulsion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. Th
e Congress, on the proposal of the Council, may ex
pel a Member State from the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IArticle 23{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICessation of
 Membership{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. Any State which 
desires to renounce its membership shall forward a
 written notification to the Council, who shall in
form Member States thereof. At the end of one mont
h from the date of such notification, if not withd
rawn, the Charter shall cease to apply with respec
t to the renouncing State, which shall thereby cea
se to belong to the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
2. During the period of one month referred to in p
aragraph 1 of this Article, any Member State wishi
ng to withdraw from the Community shall comply wit
h the provisions of this Charter and shall be boun
d to discharge its obligations under this Charter 
up to the date of its withdrawal.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IArticle 24{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAmendment and Re
vision{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. Any Member State may 
submit proposals for the amendment or revision of 
this Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Proposals for 
amendment or revision shall be submitted to the th
e Council who shall transmit same to Member States
 within one month of receipt thereof.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I3. The Congress, upon the advice of the Cou
ncil, shall examine these proposals within a perio
d of one month following notification of Member St
ates, in accordance with the provisions of paragra
ph 2 of this Article{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. Amend
ments or revisions shall be adopted by the Congres
s by consensus or, failing which, by a 75% majorit
y and submitted for ratification by all Member Sta
tes in accordance with their respective constituti
onal procedures. They shall enter into force one m
onth after the deposit of the instruments of ratif
ication with the Council by a two-thirds majority 
of the Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 2
5{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ISignature, Ratification and A
ccession{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe present Charter sh
all be ratified by the signatory states in accorda
nce with their respective constitutional processes
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe ratifications shall be de
posited with the Government of the Kingdom of Babk
ha, which shall notify all the signatory states of
 each deposit as well as the Council when it has b
een appointed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe present Char
ter shall come into force upon the deposit of rati
fications by two or more micronations. A schedule 
of the ratifications deposited shall thereupon be 
drawn up by the Government of the Kingdom of Babkh
a which shall communicate copies thereof to all th
e signatory states.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe states 
signatory to the present Charter which ratify it a
fter it has come into force will become original M
ember States of the Community on the date of the d
eposit of their respective ratifications.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{IAny Protocol to this Charter shall sig
ned and ratified in the same manner as the Charter
 but shall apply only to the ratifying states. A n
on-Member State may accede to a protocol without a
cceding to the Community. A Member State may withd
raw from a Protocol in the same manner as they can
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ticipation Act 2004{{br{}{L{I{{br{}    {L{IThe Nat
ional Assembly enacts:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The V
irtual Commonwealth of Cyberia hereby ratifies the
 Charter of the Raspur Intermicronational Communit
y which is set out in the Schedule to this Act and
 accedes to the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. S
ubject to the constitution, the Charter has effect
 in Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The first elect
ion of delegates to the Congress of the Community 
is to be held in the third weekend of October 2004
 in the same manner as an election of deputies to 
the National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. Futur
e elections are to be held at the same time as gen
eral elections.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. The presiden
t may attend the Council of the Community or may a
ppoint a permanent representative to the Council s
ubject to legislative confirmation.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I6. This Act commences immediately on signatu
re by the president.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHARTER OF
 THE RASPUR MICRONATIONAL COMMUNITY (RAMIC){{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IIN THE NAME OF THEIR PEOPLES, THE ST
ATES REPRESENTED AT THE RASPUR CONFERENCE, BABKHA,
 2004,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMaintaining that as micr
onations, their goal and desire is not merely to s
imulate a nation and a state but to themselves att
ain the attributes and characteristics of nationho
od and statehood outside of any sovereign territor
y,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IConscious of the difficulty 
faced in striving to achieve these goals and desir
es, and of the parallel struggles of each other,{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IConvinced that mutual aid and co
operation, the foundation of international standar
ds and a united representative voice to the outsid
e world will protect and further these goals and a
ims,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IResolved to abide by this 
Charter in the spirit of a brotherhood and communi
ty of micronations,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IHave agreed
 upon the following{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHARTER OF 
THE RASPUR MICRONATIONAL COMMUNITY{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IPART ONE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER I - NATURE
 AND PRINCIPLES{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 1{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe states represented at the Raspur
 Conference, Babkha, 2003 establish by this Charte
r an organisation to promote their solidarity, mut
ual aid and cooperation, and to defend their sover
eignty and independence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Ra
spur Micronational Community has no powers other t
han those conferred upon it by this Charter, none 
of whose provisions authorize it to intervene in m
atters that are within the internal jurisdiction o
f the Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 2
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Raspur Micronational Commu
nity, in accordance with the spirit of micronation
alism and this Charter, shall uphold the following
 principles, which shall be held above any other p
art of this Charter:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ia) That mi
cronations are not separate from the world of fact
, and should be ordered and operated in a manner t
hat reflects this reality{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ib) 
That international order between micronational sta
tes is necessary to promote the growth and coheren
ce of the micronational phenomenon{z{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{Ic) That this international order is based on
 good will between micronations, and consists of r
espect for the personality, sovereignty and indepe
ndence of micronational states, and the faithful f
ulfilment of obligations derived from treaties and
 other sources of international law{z{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{Id) That every micronational state has the r
ight to choose, without external interference, its
 political, economic, and social system and to org
anize itself in the way best suited to it, and has
 the duty to abstain from intervening in the affai
rs of another micronational state{z{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{Ie) That the Member States condemn vandalism 
and aggressive or retaliatory action in the name o
f a micronation, or under the auspices of a micron
ational state, and that controversies arising betw
een Member States shall be settled by peaceful pro
cedures{z and{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{If) That the Membe
r States have a duty to refrain from any action th
at may result in bringing micronationalism or the 
Community into disrepute.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPT
ER II - MEMBERSHIP{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 3{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThose micronational states assemb
led at the Raspur Conference, Babkha, 2003 who rat
ify this Charter are the founding Member States of
 the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 4{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IAny new entity that arises from the 
union of several Member States and that, as such, 
ratifies this Charter, shall become a Member of th
e Community. The entry of the new political entity
 into the Community shall result in the loss of me
mbership of each one of the micronational states c
onstituting it.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 5{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IMicronational states shall be permit
ted to ratify this Charter and become new Member S
tates with the approval of the majority of Member 
States, acting on the advice of the Membership Com
missioner.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 6{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IMember States may be suspended from the 
Community if they should fail to adhere to this Ch
arter and the principles laid down in Article 2, b
y a majority vote of the Member States acting on t
he advice of the Membership Commissioner. Suspensi
on may be lifted by a majority vote of the Member 
States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER III - COLLECTIV
E SECURITY{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 7{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{IMember States shall have a duty to provi
de all possible aid to Member States whose rights 
or structural integrity are threatened or damaged 
by attack from external forces, but no Member Stat
e shall retaliate with the use of force. Other met
hods of rebuke towards aggressive external forces,
 such as sanctions, shall be administered by the C
ommunity as a whole and not by individual Member S
tates.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 8{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IMember States shall freely share amongst eac
h other any information pertaining to threats to a
 Member State's national security.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{ICHAPTER IV - INTEGRATION{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAr
ticle 9{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The Community shall 
establish a common economic framework for those Me
mber States which wish to adopt the framework. The
 common economic framework shall be governed by a 
Protocol to this Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Th
e Community shall constitute an area of freedom, s
ecurity and justice with respect for fundamental r
ights, taking into account the different legal tra
ditions and systems of the Member States.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Community shall endeavour to en
sure a high level of security by measures to preve
nt and combat crime and terrorism and by measures 
for coordination and cooperation between courts, p
olice and other competent authorities, as well as 
by the mutual recognition of judgments in criminal
 matters and, if necessary, the harmonisation of c
riminal laws.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. The Community 
shall facilitate access to justice, in particular 
by the principle of mutual recognition of judicial
 and extrajudicial decisions in civil matters.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6. The Congress shall, by legislat
ion on the proposal of the Council, establish an E
conomic, Social and Cultural Council to assist the
 organs of the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7. Th
e Community shall by way of The Economic, Social a
nd Cultural Council, have the right to authorize a
 common arena for joint efforts on Economic, Socia
l and Cultural issues.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 
10{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMember States pledge to purs
ue an integrated international economic system tha
t will allow the peoples of the Member States to t
rade amongst each other without technical limitati
ons.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 11{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IMember States shall not impose any tax on the 
import and export of goods and services between ea
ch other.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(i) The control of an
 individual member state's currency and economic s
ystems shall be the sole power of that member stat
e.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPART TWO{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
CHAPTER V - THE COUNCIL{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle
 12{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Council{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I1. The Council shall consist of the Heads of S
tate or Government of the Member States, or their 
duly accredited representatives.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I2. The Council shall be the supreme organ of the
 Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Council shal
l be a continuous body.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4. The 
number of votes exercisable in the Council by each
 Member State is the square root (rounded to the n
earest whole number) of the number of citizens of 
that State.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. The Council shal
l take its decisions by consensus or, failing whic
h, by 62% of the votes exercisable.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I6. Members States 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 sha
ll adopt its own Rules of Procedure.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IArticle 13{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPowers and Fun
ctions of the Council{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. The fu
nctions of the Council shall be to:{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I(a) determine the common policies of the Com
munity{z{{br{}{L{I(b) receive, consider and take d
ecisions on reports and recommendations from the o
ther organs of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(c) consid
er requests for Membership 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 the Community as well ensure com
pliance by all Member States{z{{br{}{L{I(f) adopt 
the budget of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(g) direct 
the management of conflicts, war and other emergen
cy situations and the 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 shal
l be held in turn by each Member State in the Coun
cil for a term of one month in the order decided b
y the Council acting unanimously. No Member State 
may hold the presidency more than once in any 12 m
onths when the number of Member States is equal to
 or greater than 12.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 15
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IActivity taking place within t
he Council shall not be immediately available to t
he public. The Council shall make public transcrip
ts of all debates within a period of eight weeks f
rom the date of the debate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(i)
 The Council shall not include any information dee
med by the Council to be of a sensitive nature in 
any transcripts released 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. The Congress shall consist of
 delegates elected by the peoples of the Community
 according to the national laws and practices in e
ach Member State.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. The Congre
ss shall be the legislative and deliberative organ
 of the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Congr
ess shall be a continuous body.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I4. The number of delegates to be elected to the 
Congress by each Member State is the square root (
rounded to the nearest whole number) of the number
 of citizens of that State.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. 
The term of a delegate shall run concurrently with
 the term of the national parliament or other deli
berative organ of their Member State.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{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 absolu
te majority of the delegates shall form a quorum a
t any meeting of the Congress.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
8. The Congress shall, jointly with the Council, e
nact statutes, and approve the budget of the Commu
nity, as well as exercising functions of political
 control and consultation as laid down in this Cha
rter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I9. Citizens of the Commun
ity who are nationals of more than one Member Stat
e may vote only once and may be counted only once 
in determining votes in the Council and the Congre
ss.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I10. The Congress shall elec
t its President and its officers from among its me
mbers.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I11. The Congress shall a
dopt its own Rules of Procedure.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I12. The Congress, on the proposal of the Council
, may by statute establish 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 Cour
t of Justice{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ia) A Court of Just
ice of the Community shall be established{z{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{Ib) The statute, composition and func
tions of the Court of Justice shall be defined in 
a protocol to this Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ic) 
The Court shall have jurisdiction over all dispute
s and applications referred to it in accordance wi
th this Charter and the Protocol which relate to:
{{br{}{L{I(c.a) the interpretation and application
 of the Charter{z{{br{}{L{I(c.b) the interpretatio
n, application or validity of Community treaties a
nd all subsidiary legal instruments adopted within
 the framework of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(c.c) a
ny question of intermicronational law{z{{br{}{L{I(
c.d) all acts, decisions, regulations and directiv
es of the organs of the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(c.e)
 all matters specifically provided for in any othe
r agreements that Member States may conclude among
 themselves or with the Community and which confer
 jurisdiction on the Court{z{{br{}{L{I(c.f) the ex
istence of any fact which, if established, would c
onstitute a breach of an obligation owed to a Memb
er State or to the Community{z{{br{}{L{I(c.g) the 
nature or extent of the reparation to be made for 
the breach of an obligation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICH
APTER VIII - RAMIC COMMISSIONS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
Article 18{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ITo carry out the wor
k of applying the principles of this Charter, desc
ribed in Article 2 above, the Community shall main
tain the following Commissions, in addition to any
 others that shall be created by Directive of the 
Congress:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{Ia) The Membership Com
mission, which shall undergo those duties prescrib
ed to it throughout this Charter, and shall also a
ct as an intermediary between Member States and th
e Council and Congress of the Community{z{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{Ib) The Information Commission, which s
hall conduct reports on the request of the Council
 or Congress of the Community, compile and publish
 data relating to micronationalism, and promote a 
continued improvement in micronational information
 technologies, specifically web design{z and{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{Ic) The Monetary Commission, which sh
all continually assess the economies of Member Sta
tes and produce a table of recommended exchange ra
tes between all currencies within the Community, a
nd promote the integration of economic systems bet
ween Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 19
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe Commissions shall be award
ed a budget by the Council, or by Directive of the
 Congress. Commissioners, to administer each Commi
ssion, shall be appointed by majority vote of the 
Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPART THREE{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER IX - RATIFICATION AND AMENDM
ENTS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 20{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IAdmission to Membership{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. 
Any micronation may, at any time after the entry i
nto force of this Charter, notify the Council of i
ts intention to accede to this Charter and to be a
dmitted as a member of the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I2. Admission shall be decided by the Counci
l. The Council shall communicate the decision to t
he State concerned.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 21
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ISuspension{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
Governments which come to power through unconstitu
tional means, as determined by the Court of Justic
e on the application of the Council or the Congres
s, shall not be allowed to participate in the acti
vities of the Community.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticl
e 22{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IImposition of Sanctions{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. No Member State may be subject
ed to sanctions under this Article unless the Cour
t of Justice, on the application of the Council or
 the Congress, determines that the Member State is
 in violation of this Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
2. The Council shall determine the appropriate san
ctions to be imposed on any Member State found to 
be in violation of this Charter under subsection 1
. Sanctions may include denial of the right to spe
ak at meetings, to vote, to present candidates for
 any position or post within the Community or to b
enefit from any activity or commitments of the Com
munity or recommendation of expulsion.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I3. The Congress, on the proposal of the Co
uncil, may expel a Member State from the Community
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 23{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{ICessation of Membership{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. An
y State which desires to renounce its membership s
hall forward a written notification to the Council
, who shall inform Member States thereof. At the e
nd of one month from the date of such notification
, if not withdrawn, the Charter shall cease to app
ly with respect to the renouncing State, which sha
ll thereby cease to belong to the Community.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. During the period of one month re
ferred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, any Memb
er State wishing to withdraw from the Community sh
all comply with the provisions of this Charter and
 shall be bound to discharge its obligations under
 this Charter up to the date of its withdrawal.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IArticle 24{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAme
ndment and Revision{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1. Any Memb
er State may submit proposals for the amendment or
 revision of this Charter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. P
roposals for amendment or revision shall be submit
ted to the the Council who shall transmit same to 
Member States within one month of receipt thereof.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3. The Congress, upon the advi
ce of the Council, shall examine these proposals w
ithin a period of one month following notification
 of Member States, in accordance with the provisio
ns 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 in accordance with their respect
ive constitutional procedures. They shall enter in
to force one month after the deposit of the instru
ments of ratification with the Council by a two-th
irds majority of the Member States.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IArticle 25{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ISignature, Rat
ification and Accession{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe pre
sent Charter shall be ratified by the signatory st
ates in accordance with their respective constitut
ional processes.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe ratificati
ons shall be deposited with the Government of the 
Kingdom of Babkha, which shall notify all the sign
atory states of each deposit as well as the Counci
l when it has been appointed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IT
he present Charter shall come into force upon the 
deposit of ratifications by two or more micronatio
ns. A schedule of the ratifications deposited shal
l thereupon be drawn up by the Government of the K
ingdom of Babkha which shall communicate copies th
ereof to all the signatory states.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{IThe states signatory to the present Charter wh
ich ratify it after it has come into force will be
come original Member States of the Community on th
e date of the deposit of their respective ratifica
tions.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IAny Protocol to this Cha
rter shall signed and ratified in the same manner 
as the Charter but shall apply only to the ratifyi
ng states. A non-Member State may accede to a prot
ocol without acceding to the Community. A Member S
tate may withdraw from a Protocol in the same mann
er as they can withdraw from the Community as a wh
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