Diplomat Protection Act

Subject: Diplomat Protection Act Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:01 pm

Diplomat Protection Act A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.
Category: Furtherment of Democracy	Strength: Significant	Proposed by: Forensatha
Description: REALIZING that that nations can use a variety of methods to restrict a diplomat's ability to do their job RECOGNIZING that diplomats are a necessary part of interaction between nations and the spread of cultural understanding RECOGNIZING that diplomatic immunity must be agreed upon by the nation the diplomat represents and the nation the diplomat serves in DEFINES a diplomat, for the purposes of this resolution, as any member of diplomatic, consular, and other staff serving in an embassy, consulate, consulate-general, legation, high commission, deputy high commission, or other diplomatic mission. This excludes hired personnel with local citizenship REQUIRES that all diplomats sent to the World Assembly shall be automatically granted diplomatic immunity REQUIRES that nations in which diplomats are serving must provide the diplomat with the best medical care on hand in cases of emergency REQUIRES that all diplomats to other nations shall be free from physical harm, execution, sexual assault, enslavement, or use for medical experiments not necessary for medical treatment of the diplomat by the nation in which they are serving REQUIRES that any diplomat granted diplomatic immunity be free from prosecution for crimes, search and/or seizure of personal belongings and belongings of family members and personal staff, search and/or seizure of family members and personal staff, seizure of pets, and search and/or seizure of private quarters outside any extraterritorial property by the nation in which the diplomat is serving a) A diplomat may still be tried for crimes by the nation they serve b) If suspected of a crime, the nation the diplomat is serving in may present the evidence to the nation the diplomat is from c) If diplomatic immunity is revoked, the diplomat remains immune to prosecution for suspected crimes that occurred during the immunity by the nation in which they are serving d) A diplomat may be detained for nonmedical reasons for 24 hours in cases where they serve a direct threat to the wellbeing of others, such as driving while intoxicated or other similarly dangerous activities, or longer, with the agreement of the nation they serve e) A diplomat may be expelled from the nation in which they are serving for any reason REQUIRES that property agreed upon as extraterritorial or as diplomatic pouches or bags be immune to search, seizure, customs, taxes, vandalism or arson by military or government officials of the nation in which the diplomat is serving, or military assaults by the nation in which the diplomat is serving PROHIBITS nations from sending diplomats with the express intent of committing crimes of espionage, sabotage, subversion, causing harm to the civilian population, and other related crimes committed outside of a diplomats duties Co-authored by Cobdenia Votes For: 3,380 Votes Against: 1,191 [Delegate Votes] Voting Ends: Sat Oct 18 2008 Your Regional WA Delegate, Chazzistan, has voted FOR this resolution.

Subject: Re: Diplomat Protection Act Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:05 pm

Living in the place where diplomatic immunity abounds, I actually disagree with giving it. It's understandable that certain things that are minor infractions shouldn't be considered as crimes, but we had a diplomat (several years ago) drive drunk and kill a child, and it took some real public outrage before revoking his immunity.

I actually went on a date with a guy who parked in front of a fire hydrant because he knew he had immunity and would get out of the parking ticket. Just because we couldn't find parking in a few block radius. Any time you give people the ability to break the law and get away with no punishment, you are asking for trouble.

The only way I would accept this is for minor infractions.