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Micras Treaty for International Treatment of Sentience

[preamble]

1. Equal protection: Signatories pledge to ensure equal protection of their domestic laws to all sentient residents/citizens of their nations.
2. Reciprocity: Signatories pledge to recognize the non-human sentient beings of other signatory nations as if they were human.
3. Definition: Sentient beings are defined as being biological life that has developed a comparable level of intelligence and self-awareness to that of a human on Micras. Includes non-humans native to Micras (elves) and includes aliens (Çerid, Safir).
4. Exclusions: Supernatural, artificial, and/or deceased sentient beings shall not be included in the scope of this treaty, even if a signatory nation extends equal protection and rights to those categories.
5. Disagreements shall be settled by bilateral negotiations, failing that then the Common Court of the MTO
6. Call to action: Signatories shall try to not allow non-human residents or citizens to fall into a disadvantaged category, even if equal protection is guaranteed.
7. Self-policing: A signatory of this treaty may inform the Sec-Gen if another signatory is not fulfilling the terms by presenting their evidence in an open letter to the Sec-Gen. At that point the other signatories will decide among themselves how to enforce this treaty (sanctions, travel ban, war, etc).
8. Activation and provisions: Shall come into force when 3 nations have signed and ratified. Can be amended by a majority of signatories. A signatory can withdraw 1 year after public notification to the Sec-Gen

Chryse would be interested in participating in such a treaty. We regard the sanctity of life to the highest degree.

I agree with my hon. colleague from Chryse. This is part of the Hanwen u-Brida of our people. We will be happy to participate in formulating such a treaty.

Under the principles of human superiority, the government of Zeed regrets that it will not be able to participate in this treaty. It is of utmost importance that Micras remains a planet by humans for humans. Humanism should be the guiding ideology of all of Micras. To regard Bassarids, Vanics and safir to be equal to humans is an affront to human dignity and threatens to upset the stability of our reformed world.

Natopia has a rich history of diversity and inclusion. We see nothing in this Treaty to object to. If a sentient life form can learn a human language, converse with us, assimilate into human cultures, and act in such a way that their "non-humanness" is only noticed because of physical differences then there is no reason why human-like non-humans should not be afforded the same rights. Anything less is state-sponsored racism and xenophobia.

We are pleased that exemptions to "supernatural" beings is included, as there is high evidence that the Vanic-infestation is demonic, or supernatural (as they themselves claim in their own heresies).

We remember a time when we were ruled by the undead, and then demons, and those were turbulent times. Even though those classes are exempted it would be a slippery slope. We cannot give carte blanche to subhuman creatures. We are prepared to evaluate non-humans on a case by case basis, to grant them the rights of citizen if they meet certain ethical and moral tests. However, we will not be party to this treaty.

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Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:47 am

The Riqi Elluenuuerssuarion and the Unified Governorates of Benacia jointly condemn this treaty and the proposed extension of a system of rights to non-human entities in the most absolute and strongest terms.

Treaty for the Supremacy of Humanity on Micras

[preamble]

1. Signatories shall undertake to ensure the primacy of humanity as the determining qualification in their domestic laws for citizenship and the exercise of rights associated with the electoral franchise and representative government.
2. Signatories pledge to exclude any non-human sentient being from the public spaces of their countries except and unless the aforementioned has a guarantor who is a human citizen of the signatory country.
a. Travel between a signatory nation and any other nation by a non-human sentient subject of that signatory nation shall be prohibited unless authorised by the non-human sentient's guarantor.
3. Definition: A non-human sentient is defined as being a biological entity that has developed a comparable level of intelligence and self-awareness to that of a human on Micras. Includes non-humans native to Micras and includes aliens of extra-terrestrial origin.
a. Artificial intelligences, defined as mechanical or computer systems capable of performing tasks normally requiring human intelligence, shall remain classed as property to be regulated by domestic intellectual property, research and patent laws.
4. Signatories shall undertake to subject non-human sentients to a rules-based system of law with the requirement that this system of law shall differ from the law governing human citizens and residents, shall not afford non-human sentients greater dignities and protections than afforded to humans, and shall be determined and administered solely by human authorities.
5. Signatories undertake to prevent and suppress all forms of self-government by non-human sentients within their respective jurisdictions.
6. Signatories shall eradicate all prohibited non-human sentient life within their respective jurisdictions.
7. Prohibited forms of non-human sentient life shall include any which fall into the following categories:
a. Insectoid;
b. Psionic (capable of telekinetic or telepathic actions);
c. Revenant (the re-animated form of a deceased entity, whether it be human or a non-human sentient being);
d. Hateful or Harmful to Humanity (including creatures that generate wholly natural and instinctive feelings of abhorrence or which prey on humans for sustenance, e.g. vampires).
8. Signatories shall enact laws to prevent hybridisation between human and non-human sentient beings, including prohibitions on research into the same.
9. Signatories shall undertake every practicable effort to ensure the termination of illegal hybrids, where they have been discovered to have occurred, before they come to term.
10. Where it has been impossible to prevent the birth of a hybrid it shall, upon its discovery, be treated as a non-human sentient unless it belongs to a prohibited category where in which case it shall be terminated.
11. Signatories shall undertake to ensure that domestic employment laws will guarantee that no human citizen shall be disadvantaged or denied work by the employment of a non-human sentient.
12. Disagreements shall be settled by bilateral negotiations, failing that then the Common Court of the MTO.
13. A signatory of this treaty may inform the Secretary-General of the MTO if another signatory is not fulfilling the terms by presenting their evidence in an open letter to the Secretary-General of the MTO. At that point the other signatories will decide among themselves how to the signatory in question shall be returned to compliance.
14. This treaty shall come into force when three (3) nations have signed and ratified. Can be amended by a majority of signatories. A signatory can withdraw one (1) Norton year after public notification to the Secretary-General of the MTO.

Micras Treaty for International Treatment of Sentience

We, the undersigned nations of Micras, declare that equal protections shall apply to other sentient beings besides humans. The existing disparity between humans and sentient beings is a mark of shame on Micras and holds us back as a unified world. We seek to create a stronger world where all beings who are capable of intelligent, rational, thought; are self-aware; and are able to communicate with each other are treated equally and without malice or prejudice.

1. Equal protection: Signatories pledge to ensure equal protection of their domestic laws to all sentient residents/citizens of their nations.
2. Reciprocity: Signatories pledge to recognize the non-human sentient beings of other signatory nations as if they were human.
3. Definition: Sentient beings are defined as being biological life that has developed a comparable level of intelligence and self-awareness to that of a human on Micras. Sentient beings are able to learn human languages and speak to humans without irreconcilable differences in communication. Includes non-humans native to Micras and includes aliens.
4. Exclusions: Supernatural, artificial, and/or deceased sentient beings shall not be included in the scope of this treaty, even if a signatory nation extends equal protection and rights to those categories.
5. Disagreements shall be settled by bilateral negotiations, failing that then the Common Court of the MTO shall have jurisdiction to arbitrate.
6. Call to action: Signatories shall try to not allow non-human residents or citizens to fall into a disadvantaged category, even if equal protection is guaranteed.
7. Self-policing: A signatory of this treaty may inform the Secretary-General of the MTO if another signatory is not fulfilling the terms by presenting their evidence in an open letter to the Secretary-General. At that point the other signatories will decide among themselves how to enforce this treaty (sanctions, travel ban, war, etc).
8. Activation and provisions: This treaty shall come into force when 3 nations have signed and ratified it. It can be amended by a majority of signatories. A signatory nation can withdraw 1 year after public notification to the Secretary-General.