Day breaks on a new General Assembly. Whether through something as baroque as an arcane ritual or as pedestrian as a loose power cord, the old institution is no more and its volume of standing resolutions has been wiped clean.
Thus, it is our privilege and duty as sovereign members of this body of NationStates to forge a new international order. The new General Assembly must seize this opportunity at this critical juncture in history, and learn from the legacy of its predecessor to secure a new vision for the future that centers the needs and sovereignty of its constituents.
In pursuit of those lofty and necessary goals, the General Assembly hereby recognizes the following realities:
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This new General Assembly is the successor to the one of old, whose resolutions no longer have effect.
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Member nations are considered competent to manage their own affairs. They possess sovereignty over matters within their jurisdiction, including the ability to freely engage with international affairs.
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In exercising their sovereignty, member nations may choose to cede it, such as by adopting and implementing resolutions passed by this body or participating in regional or other supranational units.
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The World Assembly must maintain infrastructure necessary for the execution of its functions and responsibilities, such as administrative bureaucracy and funding mechanisms.
For the benefit of members and future legislative efforts, the General Assembly additionally recognizes the following distinctions:
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There is a distinction between resolution effects that are Assembly-wide, such as the establishment of agencies or reservation of powers, and effects that are member nation-specific due to flowing from a member nation’s obligations under resolutions it adopts.
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In its capacity as an expression of the collective will of its member nations, the General Assembly expresses collective positions and commitments through resolutions it passes. However, individual member nations subscribe to those positions and commitments by adopting the relevant resolutions.
Based on those realities, and in order to begin the great work of establishing foundational infrastructure for the vibrant legislative efforts sure to come, the General Assembly enacts the following:
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Member nations possess formal equality under World Assembly law.
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Member nations must make a good-faith effort to fulfill their obligations under General Assembly resolutions they adopt.
When one chapter ends, another begins. It is time for the General Assembly to usher in a new age of international relations, and to forge a new, better legacy. This body looks forward to the coming era, and eagerly awaits what its members will accomplish. Together, we can improve the world, one resolution at a time.