As written by Secretary General Mrgd291190, based on the Charter submitted by Secretary General Nefarious and amended by Secretary Generals Craghyrax and Ukebert, which was based on the Original Charter, submitted by Secretary General Deej2 and amended by Secretary Generals Agent Smith, Nightowl and Apollo.
CHAPTER I - CHARACTER
Article 1
Every delegate must debate in the character their country or UNO and stay accurate to that position.
i.e. The Chinese rep shouldn’t preach capitalism, the Australian rep shouldn’t condone genocide...
Article 2
Remember that the opinions expressed here are always the stance of a member’s position and not their own views.
Article 3
Acknowledge delegates by their country or UNOs title.
Article 4
Stay sensible – declarations of war must obtain a SC resolution or be suspended.
Article 5
Representatives debate the following threads out of character
Threads related to the operating procedure of the MUN
Elections of Members to Positions of Responsibility
Votes of No Confidence
The Off-Topic Thread
Any thread the Secretary General labels as Out-Of-Character
CHAPTER II - GENERAL RULES
Article 6
Remain courteous at all times. No personal insults.
Article 7
All delegates must stay in-character in appropriate threads.
Article 8
All delegates shall endeavour to remain active at all times.
Article 9
All delegates shall endeavour to take part in all debates.
Article 10
All delegates shall endeavour to vote in every resolution.
Article 11
All D&D Forum and TSR Forum rules are in force.
Article 12
Smileys may be used but not as the sole point in a post in in-character threads.
Article 13
All posts expressing condolence sentiments over a tragedy but offer no course of action to meet the problem at hand must be posted in the “Condolences Thread”.
CHAPTER III - CREATING A RESOLUTION
Article 14
A thread with the resolution in the OP must be posted in the GA forum.
Article 15
The Secretary General does not need to be informed.
Article 16
The resolution must be directed towards the relevant UN Council i.e. Security, Cultural and Social, Human Rights...
Article 17
Resolutions that do not have implications for International Peace and Security will be voted on solely by the General Assembly of the Model United Nations.
Article 18
A vote may commence immediately or left for up to 7 days to allow for a period of discussion.
Voting must last either 2 or 3 days.
Voting must be “Public”.
Article 19
In accordance with Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter members will abstain for votes on resolutions concerning their own actions.
CHAPTER IV - SECURITY COUNCIL – Resolutions
Article 20
Security Council Resolutions must have implications for International Peace and Security. Only Security Council Resolutions may include the operative verb “Demands” and may invoke Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter. These resolutions will be passed to the Security Council.
Article 21
If the proposer of the resolution or a co-sponsor of the resolution is a member of the Security Council then they are able to post the resolution in the Security Council sub-forum for discussion.
If the proposer of the resolution is not a member of the Security Council then they should ask the Secretary General be PMing them with the resolution to post it in the Security Council sub-forum.
Article 22
Once the resolution has been posted to the Security Council subforum a discussion lasting a maximum of 7 days shall be held.
Article 23
A vote will then be held lasting 3 days.
Article 24
The representatives of the United Kingdom, the United States, the Republic of France, the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China have power of veto over resolutions in the Security Council by voting against the resolution. Voting must be “Public”
Article 25
In accordance with Article 27 subsection 3 of the UN Charter targets of a Security Council Resolution sitting on the Security Council will abstain during the vote.
CHAPTER V - OPERATING PROCEDURE
Article 26
The Operating Procedure and Charter of the Model United Nations can be altered or reformed by a simple vote in the General Assembly.
Article 27
Reform threads are debated out of character. Votes are private.
CHAPTER VI - THE SECRETARY GENERAL - ELECTION
Article 28
The Secretary General will announce their resignation in a new thread in the General Assembly.
Article 29
The Secretary General will ask for Manifestos from all potential candidates. The period for accepting manifestos should last around 7 days.
The Secretary General will post all manifestos in a new thread.
Article 30
The Secretary General will allow a Question & Answer period of 48 hours.
Article 31
The Secretary General will begin an election lasting 5 days.
Article 33
The election shall be a secret ballot.
Article 34
The results will not be disclosed until voting has finished.
Article 35
The candidates will not declare support for a candidate until after the poll has closed. This applies to all elections to any position in the MUN.
Article 36
If there are any suspicious votes then the Moderators shall be alerted and asked to check IP addresses. If fraudulent behaviour is discovered then the votes shall be discounted and the member responsible shall be permanently removed from the MUN.
Article 37
If a candidate in the election is discovered to have been involved in fraud in any way then their candidacy shall be terminated.
Article 38
Candidates shall not be permitted to campaign via private messaging during the election. Candidates can only PM other candidates and the incumbent Secretary General on topics relating to the election.
Article 39
The Secretary General may vote in the election.
Article 40
In the event of a tie in the votes at the end of the election the Secretary General shall hold another vote between the tied candidates.
Article 41
The TSR Moderation team can refuse the Secretary General Election winner due to the Secretary General’s power as a Forum Assistant.
CHAPTER VII - THE SECRETARY GENERAL – POWERS AND LIMITATIONS
Article 42
The decision of the Secretary General is final in all matters.
Article 43
All decisions of the Secretary General must be in the best interests of the MUN.
Article 44
The Secretary General may be removed at any time by a Vote of No Confidence.
Article 45
The Secretary General must maintain the MUN forum and subforum
a) Moving, closing and creating threads as necessary.
b) Editing, moving and removing posts as necessary.
c) Enacting changes to the forum as suggested and voted for by the membership of the MUN but subject to the limitations permitted by the Owners and Moderators of TSR
d) Enacting Roll Calls in order to ensure the entire General Assembly is active at all times
Article 46
The Secretary General shall act as head of the MUN Usergroup and admit new members and remove inactive members
Article 47
The Secretary General shall officiate in the election of representatives of Major Countries, non-permanent Security Council elections and the election of the next Secretary General
Article 48
The Secretary General shall enforce the Charter and the Rules of TSR and may penalise those who break them.
Article 49
The Secretary General shall endeavour to consistently improve the MUN forum with consultation with the membership and Moderation team as necessary.
Article 50
The Secretary General shall mediate in all disputes and remove personal debates from the MUN forum.
Article 51
The Secretary General is the only person in the MUN allowed to close and re-open threads except for relevant Moderators.
Article 52
The Secretary General and relevant Moderators are the only people in the MUN allowed to edit any
posts not of their original writing.
Article 53
The Secretary General must ensure correct procedure is followed at all times including
a) debating in-character threads in-character
b) acting courteously at all times
c) alter resolutions directed at an incorrect Council
CHAPTER VIII - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
Article 54
The “three strikes” policy is in effect in the MUN – a Cliché but effective.
Article 55
If the Secretary General considers that a representative has broken any of the articles of the Charter
then they may issue a public warning.
Article 56
Only the Secretary General may issue warnings or punishments in the MUN, though any member may alert the Secretary General to suspected impropriety.
Article 57
Obtaining three warnings will result in the representative being removed from the MUN.
Article 58
A member representing a Major Country can be demoted at the discretion of the Secretary General to a smaller country after receiving any number of warnings.
Article 59
Removal from the Model United Nations need not be permanent and the former representative can be reconsidered for a role in the MUN at the discretion of the Secretary General
Article 60
Personal disputes may not be discussed within the MUN. Personal disputes should be discussed by PM. Such posts can be removed by the Secretary General and warnings may be issued.
CHAPTER IX – COMPLAINTS
Article 61
If one representative has concerns relevant to the MUN with another MUN delegate then they may
notify the Secretary General by PM.
Article 62
The Secretary General will consider the complaint and may PM all those concerned.
Article 63
A representative may request the Secretary General post a Vote of No Confidence against any member of the MUN.
Article 64
If the Secretary General considers this legitimate then they will begin the Vote of No Confidence.
Article 65
The Security Council may override the result of the Vote of No Confidence if they feel that the member in question is being unfairly victimised. There is no veto on this discussion and vote.
Article 66
Complaints against the Secretary General may be sent to the Moderation team via Ask a Moderator (?) or a Vote of No Confidence may be called.
CHAPTER X - ELECTIONS FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF MAJOR COUNTRIES
Article 67
A “Major Country” is a permanent member of the Security Council – UK, USA, China, Russia, France.
Article 68
The Secretary General may call an election for the representative of any nation if there are multiple applicants or if the Secretary General considers that the lack of a competent representative for that role would hinder the MUN.
Article 69
The Secretary General may start a thread stating that the position is open.
Any prospective candidates should PM the Secretary General with a Manifesto.
The Secretary General should allow at least six days for submitting Manifestos.
A Manifesto should detail why the representative considers they are suitable for such an important role and should ideally be between 100 and 200 words.
The Secretary General will start a thread with all Manifestos in a random order in the OP.
Article 70
A Question & Answer period of 48 hours will ensure for the entire MUN to question candidates.
Article 71
Members shall attempt to ask the candidates equally difficult questions
Article 72
NO member shall announce their support for a candidate during this time period or during the vote
Article 73
NO member shall comment on the level of competition
Article 74
The Secretary General will then open a poll which will last for 48 hours.
The “Re-Open Nominations” or “RON” option shall be included.
The results of the poll will be hidden until the poll is closed.
Article 75
The Secretary General may not vote in this poll unless there is a tie in the voting. The Secretary General has the casting vote.
Article 76
Candidates shall not be permitted to campaign via private messaging during the election.
CHAPTER XI - NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL
Article 77
There are two additional seats on the Security Council on a non-permanent basis.
Article 78
The recipient countries of representation on the Security Council shall be chosen by a vote in the General Assembly.
Article 79
The procedure for this vote is the same as for permanent or P5 nations though the Manifestos should detail why a COUNTRY is suitable for the role and not the representative.
Article 80
A representative may change countries in order to stand for the election in a more viable seat.
CHAPTER XII - TERM DURATIONS
Article 81
Representatives for the P5 nations must occupy the seat for a minimum of 60 days. This can be lifted due to personal issues at the discretion of the Security Council.
P5 Representatives can be removed if
a) they have been inactive for a period of 3 weeks without explanation offered prior to their absence by either entirely failing to post or failing to make adequate representation when their presence would have substantially benefitted the MUN
b) another representative requests the Secretary General hold an election for the post
Article 82
Non Permanent members of the Security Council remain in their post for 60 days.
During this period the representatives are not permitted to change countries.
Non Permanent members of the Security Council shall hold their seat for a period of 60 days and for an indeterminate period thereafter unless
a) they have been inactive for a period of 3 weeks by either entirely failing to post or failing to make adequate representation when their presence would have substantially benefitted the MUN
b) another representative requests the Secretary General holds an election for the post
Article 83
The minimum duration of any of these terms can be overridden by the discretion of the Secretary General or by a Vote of No Confidence or by the gaining of warnings.
CHAPTER XIII - UNITED NATIONS OBSERVERS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Article 84
UNO representatives are subject to all the MUN Rules except for the following
a) UNO representatives cannot vote on any resolutions that strictly concern nation politics or security.
b) UNO representatives can vote in Out Of Character and Reform threads
c) UNO representatives can vote in elections for Security Council representatives
d) UNO representatives can vote in elections for Secretary Generals
e) UNO representatives cannot vote in elections for non-permanent Security Council representatives
Specific UNO Rules can be set out in the UNO HQ Thread.
Article 85
UNO representatives must remain politically neutral in all in character discussions
CHAPTER XIV - HYPOTHETICAL AND HISTORICAL THREADS
Article 86
Hypothetical and Historical Scenarios are those that deal with situations that are not currently occurring in the real World.
Article 87
These threads must only be initiated by the Secretary General.
These scenarios may be requested by any member of the General Assembly.
Article 88
No member may use military force without first privately contacting the Secretary General with details of this force while providing as many details as possible.
Article 89
Only the Secretary General may announce any development in the scenario such as the use of military force, natural disasters, breeches of international law etc
Article 90
Resolutions may be created but must be titled according to Chapter XIX
CHAPTER XV – DUEL REPRESENTATION
Article 91
Senior Representatives of the MUN (these being SC members or members who have been particularly active over a period of at least two months) will be given the ability to simultaneously represent two nations at the discretion of the Secretary General.
Article 92
Voting shall take place on In Character resolutions with the representative voting in the poll with their primary nation and posting the vote of their two nations.
Out of Character votes are will be unaltered.
Article 93
The representative shall make posts in the character of each of their Duel Represented nations in separate colours.
Another method may be used by approval of the Secretary General.
Article 94
The DRed nation shall not be permitted to join the SC as a non-perm member.
Article 95
A lack of activity while DRing will result in the DRed nation being removed.
CHAPTER XVI - EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSIONS
Article 96
Emergency Special Sessions are threads for debate to be held in the SC Voting forum with Security Council members and extra members in order to discuss relevant situations to the Model United Nations and draft resolutions or statements on this issue.
Article 97
Any representative may PM the Secretary General requesting an Emergency Special Session.
The Secretary General shall contact all Security Council members and invite them to the Session.
Article 98
Members of the Security Council or the originator of the request or the Secretary General may ask of the Secretary General to invite relevant members of the General Assembly to the Emergency Special Session.
These members will be temporarily allowed into the Security Council usergroup at the discretion of the Secretary General and Moderation team solely for the duration of the Emergency Special Session.
Article 99
A Joint Public Statement can be drafted as a result of the Emergency Special Session where all or a majority of Security Council members outline a short statement on outlining the stance of the Security Council.
This Joint Public Statement will be released to the General Assembly by one Security Council members on behalf of the entire Security Council.
CHAPTER XVII - TIME LIMIT EXTENTIONS
Article 100
The Secretary General shall have the power to extend or decrease time limits on all elections, debates and votes in the GA and SC subfora by 50% or less during periods of decreased activity such as during exam seasons.
CHAPTER XVIII – House of Commons
Article 101
The HoC will send one representative into the MUN.
Article 102
The HoC representative will represent the views of the HoC in all debates and Summits where a HoC view can be found.
If the HoC has no position on a matter or does not wish to have a position on a matter then they will represent a general UK view.
Article 103
The HoC Rep will act as a non-perm SC member.
Article 104
The Secretary General will be able to veto any candidate the HoC puts forward for the role in the interests of the MUN.
This shall be reviewed when the UK seat next becomes open or the HoC holds an election.
The HoC rep will be subject to VoNCs
The SG and Speaker can cancel the arrangement at any time by mutual agreement.
CHAPTER XIX - SUMMITS
Article 105
The representatives of the Model United Nations shall gather to discuss issues without seeking a Security Council Resolution or to discuss treaties in a Summit.
Article 106
The Secretary General can initiate a Summit by calling on all members to join in discussion on the matter.
These Summits can be initiated by any member of the General Assembly by posing a Position Paper or similar on the subject.
These Summits can be initiated by any relevant UNO.
Article 106
The goal of the Summit should be
a) the creation of a new Treaty
b) the Revision or Reform of an Extant Treaty, whether from Real Life or the Model United Nations
The acceptance of the Treaty by each representative shall be counted as the ratification of the Treaty by that country except in the case of the United Kingdom.
The Treaty shall be ratified on behalf of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland by the TSR House of Commons according to their law.
The Secretary General or Representative of the United Kingdom in the Model United Nations shall send the final Treaty document to the Speaker of the House of Commons or the Prime Minister of the House of Commons or the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom.
Article 107
Each individual Treaty will have separate time limits and sanctions for its breach and clauses for withdrawal from Treaty obligations and verification protocols which will be determined by the representatives when the Treaty is drafted.
Article 108
The results of the Summits will be recorded by the Secretary General in a way possible for public viewing.
Article 109
Reservations or caveats from certain articles to any treaty can be negotiated at any time before the treaty is voted upon.
Article 110
After a vote on a treaty ends the Secretary General will move this thread to the Resolutions subforum.
The OP of this thread shall be amended by the Secretary General to include the nations that have ratified the treaty.
Article 111
Amendments to the treaty can be proposed at any time after the vote and will be voted on as a new treaty and titled a Protocol to the treaty.
The list of parties to this Protocol shall be included in the OP to the treaty in the Resolutions subforum.
Article 112
Procedural points in the treaty can be amended at any time by the Secretary General by request of the author of the primary draft of the treaty.
CHAPTER XX – AWARDS
Article 113
Every November-December the Secretary General will endeavour to hold an awards ceremony to honour the best of the best of the best of the MUN reps.
CHAPTER XXI - MEDIATION
Article 114
During situations of international or civil conflict the Secretary General may act as a mediator and propose solutions in order to achieve a peaceful solution.
Article 115
The Secretary General should not show unreasonable bias to any party and should always support peaceful resolution to the conflict.
Article 116
The Secretary General may call for national representatives to act against a belligerent nation only if it is deemed to be essential or desirable for an eventual peaceful resolution and is the general will of the MUN.
CHAPTER XXI – MUN OBSERVERS
Article 117
Notable former Model United Nations Representatives who no longer feel able to occupy a full nations seat can act as MUN Observers.
Article 118
MUN Observers cannot vote on resolutions.
MUN Observers can vote on elections and reforms.
MUN Observers can take part in any debate.
CHAPTER XXII - THREAD TITLES
Article 119
Normal Resolutions shall be titled :-
Resolution (year)/(number) – (title)
e.g.
Resolution 2009/01 – Israel Vs Gaza
Historical Scenario Resolutions
HIST (year)/(number) – (title)
e.g.
HIST 2009/01 – World War II
Hypothetical Scenario Resolutions
HYP (year)/(number) – (title)
e.g.
HYP 2009/01 – Korean War
CHAPTER XXIII - ADDENDUM
Article 120
This Charter is not exhaustive and the Secretary General must use their discretion to enforce and adapt this Charter. The Secretary General shall impose restrictions, sanctions or practice directions necessary to maintain the effective function of the MUN as situations require.
Article 121
The Secretary General is bound by the conditions outlined the in the Moderators section of the Terms and Conditions of TSR.
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