Defense of Namorese Dignity Act

Defense of Namorese Dignity Act Веибо Намора Зенмин Фато
File:Namorseal.png Seal of the Central Council
Central Council of the People's Republic of Namor
Enacted by	19th Namorese Central Council
Date passed	March 25, 2017
Date assented to	March 28, 2017
Date commenced	March 28, 2017
Related legislation
Defense Against Imperialism Act
Status: In force

The Defense of Namorese Dignity Act (DNDA, Веибо Намора Зенмин Фато tr. Veibo Namora Zenmin Fato) is an act passed by the 19th Namorese Central Council in March 25, 2017. Under the act, Namorese lawmakers and executive officials must receive permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before entering "prolonged and exhaustive contact" with Luziycan officials. The act also requires the Foreign Ministry to publish an annual report on pro-Luziycan foreign governments and political organizations.

The DNDA was widely perceived as an attempt to roll back Namo-Luziycan detente to conform with the Antelope administration's policy towards Luziyca. It has become a subject of controversy internationally, especially among countries that have close ties with Luziyca and fear being blacklisted by the Namorese government under the act.

The Central Council Legislative Cadre on Foreign Affairs held its first reading of the DNDA and passed it. On March 25, the Central Council convened in its second semimonthly full session of the month and passed the act. The act was subsequently promulgated by President-General Antelope on March 28, 2017.

Provisions

The DNDA imposes restrictions on contacts between Namorese and Luziycan officials by requiring that lawmakers and official in Namor who intend to come into "prolonged and exhaustive contact" with officials representing the Christian Republic of Luziyca must register with the Foreign Ministry first. The Foreign Ministry may deny requests on national security grounds. For this act, "prolonged and exhaustive contact" is defined as any contact with Luziycan officials that "go beyond the exchange of formalities and involve discussion of public policies related to the People's Republic." The restrictions do not apply to the President-General, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Namorese ambassador to Luziyca, Commissioner of the Namorese Economic and Cultural Exchange Bureau in Kenyen, and other officials who are "legally authorized to enter contact with foreign officials on a regular basis."

The DNDA also requires that the Foreign Ministry publish an annual report on "foreign governments and organizations allied, explicitly or implicitly, with the Christian Republic of Luziyca." This became known as the "name and shame clause."

International reaction

• Aucuria - Before the passage of the DNDA, Aucuria expressed concerns that the act's "name and shame" clause may result in Namor blacklisting Aucuria due to its treaty-bound alliance with Luziyca. The Aucurian Center for Political Studies later claimed that Aucurian opposition to the DNDA actually stems from the fear that deteriorating Namo-Luziycan relations may result in a war that forces Luziyca to withdraw its troops from Aucuria, thereby making it vulnerable to Teutonian military aggression.
• Luziyca - President Terezika Pivec responded to the passage of the DNDA with a set of proposals called the Pivec Doctrine. As part of the doctrine, Pivec criticized the notion that detente has benefited Luziyca only and called for the continuation of detente through academic and athletic exchanges between Namor and Luziyca, as well as the return of Luziycan-administered parts of Nantai to Namor by 2050. In early 2018, it was said to have inspired the NLP to table the Katsarou-Vasiliev Act.
• Toksan - Toksanese Prime Minister Namgung Yunso tweeted "the DNDA will strain ties between the People's Republic & Toksan," adding that "the Commonwealth Government sees Namor as one of its closest allies, but believes it cannot abandon its colonial ties."
• Xiaodong - Xiaodongese State Chairman Yuan Xiannian said the DNDA is "appealing to Namorese fascist elements who voted into office current Namorese President-General Antelope Shohai. Namor is lucky the current Luziycan government is committed to a policy of appeasement - otherwise such an act could endanger peace in Velkia."