Treaty of Dralmsteig

Treaty on the United Federation of Telrova

Type	Founding treaty
Signed	23rd October 2022
Location	Dralmsteig, Dyrland
Amendment	11
Signatories	UFT Member States

The Treaty on the United Federation of Telrova, commonly known as the Treaty of Dralmsteig or UFT Treaty, is the foundation treaty of the United Federation of Telrova (UFT). Concluded in 2022, it codified the ad-hoc administrative arrangements which had previously formed the constitution of the UFT. Additionally, the treaty introduced a legally binding human rights charter applicable across the UFT for the first time.

Text

Preamble

We the people of the United Federation of Telrova have determined:

To improve the well-being of all the peoples and nations of the world.

To provide smaller nations the ability to gain greater international recognition and standing.

To promote international peace and justice across Telrova.

And for these ends we have resolved to combine our efforts to accomplish these aims

Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives assembled in the city of Dralmsteig, who have exhibited their full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the present Treaty and do hereby establish an international organization to be known as the United Federation of Telrova.

Title 1: Powers and Duties of the United Federation

Article 1: The Council of Nations

1. To ensure an equal voice for all states within the UFT, a Council of Nations shall be required.

2. The Council shall possess a selection of representatives from all UFT member states.

A) Each member state shall possess one representative chosen at the nation's discretion.

B) Each member state shall have one vote on the Council.

3. The Council of Nations shall have sole supranational legislative authority within the UFT.

A) The Council may pass a motion or resolution if 50% of present representatives vote in favour of said motion or resolution. i) If 2/3 of present representatives vote in favour of a motion or resolution, the veto of the Secretary-General may be overridden. B) The UFT Council shall be the only body allowed to establish treaties and agreements between the UFT and non-member organizations, nations, and alliances.

E) No resolution or motion may be introduced without sufficient time for deliberation by governments or representatives.

3. The Council of Nations has some restrictions on its legislative powers.

A) The Council shall not mandate policies contradictory to this treaty. B) The Council shall not mandate policies which cannot be reasonably implemented by member states.

Article 2: The Secretariat

1. To ensure that the UFT runs as a stable organization, an executive secretariat shall be required.

2. The Secretariat shall be responsible for enforcing the will of the Council of Nations.

3. The Secretariat shall be responsible for the allocation of the collective UFT budget.

4. The Secretariat shall comprise a Secretary-General and such staff as the organisation may require.

A) The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the Council of Nations.

i) The Secretary-General may resign or be replaced or removed from their position by the Council at any time.

B) The Secretary-General shall have the power to make the deciding vote in Council decisions that have resulted in a tie.

C) The Secretary-General shall have the ability to veto all legally binding resolutions by the Council of Nations, except those related to foreign affairs or have the support of two-thirds of present representatives.

D) A Vice-Secretary shall be selected by the Council of Nations to act in situations where the Secretary-General is unreachable.

5. The Secretriat shall be split into a number of Directorate-Generals for the purpose of administration.

A) Each Directorate-General shall preside over a specific area of policy.

B) Each Directorate-General shall be presided over by a Director-General, appointed by the Secretary-General on the advice of the Council of Nations.

i) Each Director-General may resign or be replaced or removed by the Secretary-General on the advice of the Council at any time.

6. All decisions of the Secretariat made beyond powers allocated by the Council of Nations shall be considered void.

7. No Director-General or Secretary-General may hold more than one executive position at a time, except during a state of emergency.

Article 3: The High Court of Justice

1. To ensure the enforcement of this treaty, a High Court of Justice shall be required.

2. The Court of Justice shall consist of at least one judge per member state.

A) Cases may be presided over by panels of five judges or one judge from each member state.

B) Judges may not preside trials and cases where a conflict of interest is present.

3. The High Court of Justice shall have the power to advise punishment to those in violation of this treaty to the Council of Nations.

A) The High Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction over cases involving misuse of power.

B) The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction over cases involving a violation of Title 4.

3. The Court of Justice shall have the power to act as a Court of Appeals

A) The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction over appeals to court decisions or the decisions.

B) The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction over appeals or challenges to UFT resolutions or decisions.

i) Challenges to UFT resolutions may be challenged and appealed on grounds of corruption or misconduct during a vote.

ii) Challenges to UFT resolutions may be challenged and appealed on grounds of unequal enforcement.

iii) Challenges to UFT resolutions may be challenged and appealed on grounds of a resolution or decision being used to deliberately undermine a specific UFT member state or group of member state.

C) The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction over appeals to national-level court decisions that violate UFT resolutions, laws, or Title 4.

Article 4: The Telrovan Central Bank

1. The monetary policy of the UFT shall be formulated and implemented by the Telrovan Central Bank.

A) The Telrovan Central Bank shall act to promote the use of the Rova currency.

i) UFT member states which maintain the Rova as their sole legal currency shall collectively constitute the Rova area.

B) The Telrovan Central Bank shall aim to provide price stability within the Rova area.

C) The Telrovan Central Bank shall aim to provide a smooth system of payments.

2. The Telrovan Central Bank shall have sole right to issue, or approve the issuing of, banknotes in the Rova area.

A) Member states in the Rova area may issue Rova coins, subject to approval by the Telrovan Central Bank.

3. The Telrovan Central Bank shall be managed by an executive board.

A) The Executive Board shall consist of a minimum of six individuals and a maximum of ten individuals, including a President and Vice-President.

B) The Executive Board shall be appointed by the Council of Nations from individuals of recognised standing and experience in monetary matters, on the consultancy and recommendation of UFT member states.

Article 5: The Telrovan Investment Bank

1. To distribute certain UFT funds in the interest of development, a Telrovan Investment Bank shall be maintained.

A) The Telrovan Investment Bank shall be allocated a set annual fund by the Secretariat from the budget of the UFT each year.

B) The Telrovan Investment Bank shall grant loans and financial guarantees to:

i) Projects in less developed member states.

ii) Projects in less developed regions of member states.

iii) Projects of common interest to multiple member states.

iv) Projects of such scale or nature that they cannot be financed by national-level governments.

2. The Telrovan Investment Bank shall be managed by an executive board.

A) The Executive Board shall consist of a minimum of five individuals and a maximum of seven individuals, including a President and Vice-President.

B) The Executive Board shall be appointed by the Council of Nations from individuals of recognised standing and experience in international development and investment, on the consultancy and recommendation of UFT member states as well as the executive board of the Telrovan Central Bank.

Article 6: The International Task Force

1. The UFT shall maintain an International Task Force (ITF) to conduct joint military operations and facilitate cooperation in the realm of defence.

2. Participation in the ITF shall be voluntary for all UFT member states.

3. The ITF shall include a mutual defence pact.

A) ITF participant states shall be obligated to come to the defence of any ITF or UFT member state being attacked by a non-member.

B) ITF participant states shall be obligated to come to the defence of any ITF or UFT member state being attacked by a member state.

4. The ITF shall include all forces taking part in joint UFT operations.

5. A Military Staff shall organise ITF initiatives and command joint operations.

A) The Military Staff shall be composed of military personnel from the militaries of ITF participant states.

B) The Military Staff shall be headed by a Director-General, appointed by the Secretary-General on the advice of the Council of Nations from the militaries of ITF participant states.

6. The ITF may seek the standardization of ITF member forces and the equipment used by ITF member forces.

A) ITF standardization may include calibre sizes, military equipment specs, and military weapons specs.

B) ITF standardization may include military organizational sizes and groups, as well as officer ranks.

7. The ITF shall not have jurisdiction over national-level military policy.

8. The ITF may conduct jointly funded military projects, which will be managed by the Director-General using an allocated budget.

Article 7: States of Emergency

1. The UFT council may declare a state of emergency with a majority vote in response to international troubles or crises.

A) The state of emergency may be ended by a majority council vote.

2. In a state of emergency, the leaders of the UFT may gain more powers.

A) Director-Generals may hold multiple positions concurrently.

B) The Secretary-General may make foreign affairs decisions without a council vote, with the permission of relevant Director-Generals.

C) The Secretary-General may mobilise forces engaged in International Task Force operations without a council vote, with the approval of the military staff.

Title 2: Membership Obligations

Article 8: Requirements for New Members

1. New Members must abide some requirements prior to being inducted as a new or returning member.

A) No new member may be engaged in a domestic military conflict, or conflict with other states, at the time of application or acceptance into the UFT.

B) All member states must agree to the terms of this treaty.

C) All member states must agree to allow the Rova as legal tender.

2. All potential new members must petition the UFT for membership.

A) The Council of Nations shall be alerted of the petition, and then an admission vote shall take place between council representatives. The potential member shall be admitted if two-thirds of those present agree.

B) The council may not carry out admission votes during States of Emergency.

Article 9: Obligations for Existing Members

1. Existing members must follow a number of requirements.

A) All member states must contribute an annual sum to the budget of the UFT equivalent to at least 2% of nominal GDP.

i) The Council of Nations may approve the suspension of annual payments for certain member states under conditions of significant budgetary or financial distress.

B) No member state shall impose tariffs or import quotas on goods from other member states.

C) All member states must abide by the terms of this treaty.

D) All member states must abide by any binding resolution of the Council of Nations.

Article 10: Expulsion Procedure

1. The Secretary-General may call an expulsion vote against a member state if they are found to violate the terms of this treaty, or to have carried out morally or politically questionable policy.

A) Any member of the Council of Nations, or a judgement of the High Court of Justice, may petition the Secretary-General to call an expulsion vote against a member state.

2. A motion by the Council of Nations may initiate an expulsion vote.

3.. During an expulsion vote, the involved member state may be expelled from the UFT if three-quarters of present representatives agree.

Article 11: Withdrawal from the UFT

1. Member states may unilaterally withdraw from the UFT after notifying the Council of Nations.

A) Member states withdrawing from the UFT must fulfil annual payments for the year of their withdrawal.

B) Member states may continue under the trade conditions of UFT membership for up to one year after withdrawal.

Title 3: UFT Declaration of human Rights

Article 12: definition of human

1. A human shall be defined as a member of the human or elf species.

Article 13: Right to Life

1. All persons have the right to life, and shall not be deprived of their life intentionally.

2. Life shall be defined as the natural lifespan from birth and until legal death.

3. Under certain circumstances, the right to life may not apply.

A) In the execution of a sentence of a court following conviction for a crime for which this penalty is provided by law.

B) In circumstances where significant force may be necessary.

i) In defence of other persons from unlawful violence.

ii) In order to effect a lawful arrest or prevent the escape of a lawfully detained person.

iii) In lawful action taken to quell insurrection.

4. This provision should not be interpreted as a prohibition of suicide, including assisted suicide, in circumstances where clear consent is provided.

Article 14: Right to Non-Discrimination

1. All persons have the right to live free from discrimination.

A) No person may be discriminated against on the basis of appearance, sex, gender, age, nation of origin, ethnicity, class, religious beliefs, or political views;

B) No person may be discriminated based on place or time of birth, nor based on the actions of family or associates; and

2. This right shall not protect violent behaviours or affiliations from discrimination.

Article 15: Right to Free Expression

1. All persons have the right to freedom of expression.

A) No person may be prevented from nor punished for expressing one’s thoughts, speech, or expressions.

B) Protected expression may be through spoken, written, or published word.

C) Protected expression includes all forms of art, literature, body attire, tattoos, piercings, or any other thing that can be interpreted as expressing one’s self or ones opinions.

D) No person may be punished based on what a person is assumed to, claims to, or actually does, think.

2. Freedom of expression shall not apply in cases where expression threatens national security, public safety, the prevention of crime or disorder, the rights and reputation of others, or the authority and independence of the judiciary.

Article 16: Right to Religion

1. All persons have the right to freedom of religion.

A) No person may be prevented from practicing any peaceful religion.

2. This provision does not prohibit acting against or outlawing or restricting practices associated with religion which threaten public safety or the rights of others.

3. No person may be forced to practice any specific religion.

A) This provision does not prohibit the establishing of a national or state religion.

Article 17: Right to Assemble

1. All persons have the right to peaceful assembly.

A) No person may be prevented from gathering in groups either in person, online, or in mind when in peaceful assembly.

B) No person may be prevented from gathering in groups for peaceful protest.

2. All persons have the right to join in association with others, including the right to form and join trade unions.

3. Freedom of assembly shall not apply in cases where assembly or association threaten national security, public safety, the prevention of crime or disorder, or public health.

Article 18: Right to Self and National Defence

1. All persons shall have the right to come to the defence of oneself and others.

A) No person may be prohibited from coming to the defence of oneself or to the defence of others, except when this threatens public safety.

2. This provision shall not protect those who use disproportionate force.

3. All states shall be permitted the right to perform any military action required for the defence of its people, except when the rights set out in this treaty are violated.

Article 19: Protection from Unreasonable Searches and Seizures

1. Persons shall not be subjected to unreasonable searches and seizures.

A} No person may be deprived of lawfully owned property unless adequate reason and compensation is provided.

i) This provision should not be interpreted as a mandate that all seized property be compensated for at market price.

B) This protection shall not prohibit a government from pressuring an owner of selling his or her home or property at fair market prices.

2. If no crime has been committed and a person is not under reasonable suspicion of having committed a crime, no person may be subject to a search of his or her home or property.

Article 20: Right to Due Process

1. All persons have the right to due process.

A) No person may be put on trial for a crime he or she has not been accused of.

B) No person may be arrested without being accused of a crime and formally informed of the accusation.

C) No person may be held for more than months without trial.

D) No person may be charged twice for the same instance of an offense, unless new and compelling evidence has been acquired.

i) This right does not prohibit charging for each separate instance of an offense.

Article 21: Right to Fair Trial

1. All persons have the right to a fair trial.

A) All persons are entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law

B) All persons have the right to legal representation at trial.

i) The legal representation must perform due diligence.

ii)The legal representation must work on the behalf of their represented defendant.

iii) State-provided legal representation must be offered if the defendant cannot afford their own legal representation.

C) All trials must presume innocence until guilty according to the law.

D) All trials must provide a reasonable amount of time for the gathering of evidence.

Article 22: Right to Defined Legality

1. All persons have the right to be free from arbitrary arrest, detention, or punishment.

A) No person may be arrested or detained unless told what crime he or she is accused of;

B) No person may be arrested, detained, or subjected to punishment without having committed a act defined as a crime in a nation's official legal code; and

C) No person may be subjected to punishment that is not a standard or defined punishment fitting the crime committed.

Article 23: Right to Free Movement

1. Excluding only those confined for medical or legal reasons, no person may be restricted from movement in public spaces within any state.

A) No person may be restricted from moving through a public space, except those in medical detention or imprisoned for a crime; and

2. This section shall not be interpreted as giving persons access to private property or government or military facilities.

Article 24: Right to Freedom

1. All Humans have the right to freedom.

A) No person may be owned by any other person.

B) No person may be forced to perform unpaid labour or indentured servitude.

i) This provision shall not prohibit the use of community service as a punishment as part of a criminal verdict, or the employment of imprisoned individuals.

Title 4: Identifiers

Article 25: Identifiers

1. This treaty shall set up series of identifiers for the UFT and ITF.

2. The emblem of the UFT shall consist of recognizable symbols.

A) The UFT Emblem shall consist of:

i) four concave geometric deltoids arranged in the shape of a four-pointed star;

ii) each deltoid on the flag will be split in two at the line of symmetry; and

iii) the clockwise section will be blue and the counter-clockwise section red.

iv) This emblem will be known as the UFT star.

B) The flag of the UFT shall consist of the UFT star on an orange field.

3. Individual Directorate-Generals may adopt alternate colour-based variants of the UFT star as their individual emblems.

Title 5: Amendments

Article 26: Amendment Procedures

1. This treaty may be amended by a 3/4 majority vote in the Council of Nations.