Treaty of Aarhus

The Magisterium Laws of the East Pacific Treaties and Declarations
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Treaty of Aarhus
We, the Realm of Balder and the Government of The East Pacific, as established by the Concordat, hereafter jointly referred to as “the signatories” do enter into the following treaty in order to cement the relationship between our two regions.
Section I - Mutual recognition

  1. The signatories recognize one another as the sole, legitimate, and sovereign governments of their respective NationStates regions.
  2. Both signatories recognize each other as independent sovereign entities.

Section II - Diplomatic relations

  1. The signatories agree to ensure continuing diplomatic relations with each other.
  2. The signatories shall maintain in-game embassies (i.e., on the NationStates site) and off-site embassies (i.e., on their regional forums) with one another.

Section III - Mutual Defense

  1. The signatories agree not to engage in any military hostilities against one another. Participation by the signatories on opposite sides of a military engagement that does not constitute an attack on either signatory’s home region shall not be considered “military hostilities against one another” for this purpose.
  2. The signatories will not attempt to overthrow each other or give any form of support to any parties, foreign or domestic, in an attempt to overthrow the legitimate recognized government of the other in their home region.
  3. The signatories shall provide one another defensive military assistance in case of a military attack, either internal or external, targeting the other signatory’s home region, to the best of their ability.

Section IV - Intelligence sharing

  1. The signatories shall provide to their counterpart’s Delegate any intelligence related to the other signatory’s in-game or off-site security, unless the signatory in possession of such intelligence reasonably believes that doing so would violate applicable laws, or violate the terms of service for NationStates or said signatory’s forum provider, or unduly compromise said signatory’s sources of information. If this intelligence relates to actions of the other signatory’s Delegate, then it will be provided to the Vice Delegate for Balder, or to the Viziers for The East Pacific.
  2. The signatories will keep confidential all intelligence provided to them under this Section, unless the other signatory consents to the release.
  3. The signatories will not in any way, direct or indirect, initiate or participate in espionage, subterfuge, or other clandestine operations against one another. For this purpose, a “clandestine operation” is one or more persons acting under false pretenses in one signatory’s home region, regional forum or Discord, without that signatory’s knowledge, and at the direction of the other signatory.

Section V - Termination of Treaty

  1. A party that has decided to terminate the treaty must notify the other of their decision.
  2. There will be a three-day period after the other party has been notified of this decision before the treaty cancellation is considered final. Should both parties agree to cancel the treaty, the termination of the treaty will be immediate.
  3. Termination of this treaty shall not be seen as an act of war or hostility by either side.

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The Treaty of Aarhus was ratified by the Magisterium on November 4th, 2019.