Post by Brandon O'Brien on Feb 26, 2011 13:03:14 GMT -5
The "DURM" was a draft treaty proposed in late 2006 that would bind all signatories to uphold certain civil liberties in their countries. It was never formally promulgated (so far as research has ascertained), and is now housed here in the MacDermott Library's Special Collection on Kampong.
Declaration of the Universal Rights of Man
Preamble
Understanding the rights of states to coexist in peace and cooperation, devoid of ideological differences, the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Kampong, understanding the rights of all mankind, has avowedly denounced the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights as refusing to acknowledge or respect the rights of mankind to give credence to differing ideologies. Thus, we, the draftees of this document, have steadfastly refused to sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as set forth by the United Nations as being stoutly anti-Communist and a tool of exploitation and interpretation by the Greater Powers.
Here now is set forth the articles of the Declaration of the Universal Rights of Man.
Chapter I: Preliminary Establishment
Article 1
All human beings are born without choice on their part, and are seen as equals before the international community regardless of station or race or any other means of segregation based on qualities of birth.
Article 2
All human beings are born with the right to enjoy all provisions set forth herein without question. A living, breathing human being, regardless of status, is entitled to these rights, transcending national, political, or jurisdictional boundaries.
Article 3
IAll human beings shall be recognized internationally as people, and each individual shall garner the respect and recognition of personhood.
II As such, no person may be considered or treated as property to be bought and sold.
Chapter II: Universal Rights of Man
Article 4
Every human being has the right to life and liberty. As such, all human beings will be free from arbitrary arrest or summary execution without an honestly-acquired warrant and a fair trial, respectively.
Article 5
All human beings are born free of torture, and shall not endure it in life. All human beings have the right to be free of torture, excessive and cruel punishment, and unwarranted imprisonment.
Article 6
All are treated as equal persons before the law with equal rights and responsibilities in the community.
Article 7
No human being shall endure unwarranted attacks on his or her personhood in the form of slander or libel. Such acts shall be considered illegal in all their forms. All human beings are entitled to protection of reputation and family honor.
Article 8
All human beings are entitled to freedom of movement if they are not previously restricted by way of sentencing for a penal offense or a transgression of international law.
Article 9
I All human beings of legal age, regardless of sex, are entitled to equal rights of marriage and civil union before the law. No mutual partnership of legal adults shall be barred from marriage or civil union based on sexual orientation.
II Marriage shall only be entered into by two mutually consenting adults. Coercion or contract to marry shall be considered a violation of a person's recognized personhood according to Article 3 of this declaration.
III The family, being the core and central building block of society, shall warrant special protection under the law.
Article 10
Every human being is entitled to the right of self-determination in that he or she has the right to participate in the formation of his or her government, be it a democracy or a dictatorship. All human beings have the right to participate in a form of legislature with given assurance that a leader who is universally despised may be removed without threat of violence or internal disturbance.
Article 11
Every human being has the fundamental right to career occupation and contribution to society. States have the fundamental right to full employment for its people for the realization of the growth and development of the state. As such, unemployment is effectively rendered illegal under international law.
Article 12
Everyone is entitled to rest and leisure, with due and appropriate compensation for labor and periodic holidays.
Article 13
Every human being has the right to equal and adequate standard of living including housing, food, clothing, and education.
Article 14
Education shall be free in all its forms, without regard to level of education.
Article 15
Every human being is entitled to a due and lasting international peace in which society and those within society shall have the greatest opportunity for growth and development without fear.
Chapter III: International Responsibilities of States
Article 16
Every signatory of this declaration has a responsibility to enforce these articles as laws within their states, and to amend any laws and statutes that conflict with the provisions set forth herein.
Article 17
Every signatory of this declaration has a responsibility to enforce and uphold this declaration as a bastion of international law, applying proper pressure and sanctions on rogue states that choose to disregard what they have signed.
Article 18
Signatories who choose to disregard this declaration in part or in full shall be considered non-cooperative states and may have sanctions placed upon them.
Article 19
Withdrawal from this declaration, once signed, will designate the withdrawing state as a non-signatory and will lose recognition as a "free state."
Article 20
I Non-cooperative states shall be defined as any state who chooses of their own volition to not enact a treaty, protocol, or other document of international law that they have, of their own volition, helped sign into international law. Non-cooperatives may have sanctions placed upon them as designated by and in respect to other international treaties.
II Signatories of this treaty shall be designated and recognized as a free state and as such will be invited to sign other treaties in the future. Withdrawal from this declaration will bar a nation from holding this status and may not be invited or may be barred outright from signing other treaties.
Chapter IV: International Respect and Cooperation
Article 21
Signatories of this declaration shall mutually respect, recognize, and understand each others' rights to differing ideologies and systems of government.
Article 22
War doctrines designed to combat differing systems of government shall be abolished.
Article 23
All governments which condone a Mutual Destruction policy of any kind will be encouraged to cease such policies and to begin working in a spirit of brotherhood and cooperation. States which continue to endorse and practice such or similar policies after a considerable time during which they could have abandoned or stepped down such policies may be labeled as non-cooperative states and may have sanctions placed upon them in accordance with Article 20.
Article 24
I The ideas of exporting systems of government to other nations is hereby abolished. Signatories hereby respect differing systems of government, and the rights of disenchanted residents to freely move between governments to find a place that is more befitting their political beliefs.
II Signatories do not reserve the power to change foreign regimes without a real and immediate threat to their own personal sovereignty.
Preamble
Understanding the rights of states to coexist in peace and cooperation, devoid of ideological differences, the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Kampong, understanding the rights of all mankind, has avowedly denounced the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights as refusing to acknowledge or respect the rights of mankind to give credence to differing ideologies. Thus, we, the draftees of this document, have steadfastly refused to sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as set forth by the United Nations as being stoutly anti-Communist and a tool of exploitation and interpretation by the Greater Powers.
Here now is set forth the articles of the Declaration of the Universal Rights of Man.
Chapter I: Preliminary Establishment
Article 1
All human beings are born without choice on their part, and are seen as equals before the international community regardless of station or race or any other means of segregation based on qualities of birth.
Article 2
All human beings are born with the right to enjoy all provisions set forth herein without question. A living, breathing human being, regardless of status, is entitled to these rights, transcending national, political, or jurisdictional boundaries.
Article 3
IAll human beings shall be recognized internationally as people, and each individual shall garner the respect and recognition of personhood.
II As such, no person may be considered or treated as property to be bought and sold.
Chapter II: Universal Rights of Man
Article 4
Every human being has the right to life and liberty. As such, all human beings will be free from arbitrary arrest or summary execution without an honestly-acquired warrant and a fair trial, respectively.
Article 5
All human beings are born free of torture, and shall not endure it in life. All human beings have the right to be free of torture, excessive and cruel punishment, and unwarranted imprisonment.
Article 6
All are treated as equal persons before the law with equal rights and responsibilities in the community.
Article 7
No human being shall endure unwarranted attacks on his or her personhood in the form of slander or libel. Such acts shall be considered illegal in all their forms. All human beings are entitled to protection of reputation and family honor.
Article 8
All human beings are entitled to freedom of movement if they are not previously restricted by way of sentencing for a penal offense or a transgression of international law.
Article 9
I All human beings of legal age, regardless of sex, are entitled to equal rights of marriage and civil union before the law. No mutual partnership of legal adults shall be barred from marriage or civil union based on sexual orientation.
II Marriage shall only be entered into by two mutually consenting adults. Coercion or contract to marry shall be considered a violation of a person's recognized personhood according to Article 3 of this declaration.
III The family, being the core and central building block of society, shall warrant special protection under the law.
Article 10
Every human being is entitled to the right of self-determination in that he or she has the right to participate in the formation of his or her government, be it a democracy or a dictatorship. All human beings have the right to participate in a form of legislature with given assurance that a leader who is universally despised may be removed without threat of violence or internal disturbance.
Article 11
Every human being has the fundamental right to career occupation and contribution to society. States have the fundamental right to full employment for its people for the realization of the growth and development of the state. As such, unemployment is effectively rendered illegal under international law.
Article 12
Everyone is entitled to rest and leisure, with due and appropriate compensation for labor and periodic holidays.
Article 13
Every human being has the right to equal and adequate standard of living including housing, food, clothing, and education.
Article 14
Education shall be free in all its forms, without regard to level of education.
Article 15
Every human being is entitled to a due and lasting international peace in which society and those within society shall have the greatest opportunity for growth and development without fear.
Chapter III: International Responsibilities of States
Article 16
Every signatory of this declaration has a responsibility to enforce these articles as laws within their states, and to amend any laws and statutes that conflict with the provisions set forth herein.
Article 17
Every signatory of this declaration has a responsibility to enforce and uphold this declaration as a bastion of international law, applying proper pressure and sanctions on rogue states that choose to disregard what they have signed.
Article 18
Signatories who choose to disregard this declaration in part or in full shall be considered non-cooperative states and may have sanctions placed upon them.
Article 19
Withdrawal from this declaration, once signed, will designate the withdrawing state as a non-signatory and will lose recognition as a "free state."
Article 20
I Non-cooperative states shall be defined as any state who chooses of their own volition to not enact a treaty, protocol, or other document of international law that they have, of their own volition, helped sign into international law. Non-cooperatives may have sanctions placed upon them as designated by and in respect to other international treaties.
II Signatories of this treaty shall be designated and recognized as a free state and as such will be invited to sign other treaties in the future. Withdrawal from this declaration will bar a nation from holding this status and may not be invited or may be barred outright from signing other treaties.
Chapter IV: International Respect and Cooperation
Article 21
Signatories of this declaration shall mutually respect, recognize, and understand each others' rights to differing ideologies and systems of government.
Article 22
War doctrines designed to combat differing systems of government shall be abolished.
Article 23
All governments which condone a Mutual Destruction policy of any kind will be encouraged to cease such policies and to begin working in a spirit of brotherhood and cooperation. States which continue to endorse and practice such or similar policies after a considerable time during which they could have abandoned or stepped down such policies may be labeled as non-cooperative states and may have sanctions placed upon them in accordance with Article 20.
Article 24
I The ideas of exporting systems of government to other nations is hereby abolished. Signatories hereby respect differing systems of government, and the rights of disenchanted residents to freely move between governments to find a place that is more befitting their political beliefs.
II Signatories do not reserve the power to change foreign regimes without a real and immediate threat to their own personal sovereignty.