Foreign Affairs document release for comment by Newland City.
April 15, 29484 - [Global]
IRRK - Document released for discussion by Mayor King and the Newland Council.
The following was sent to us via Mayor King's office and we were asked to publish it to give it the wide recognition this needs:
Originally Posted by Zephrem King, Newland Mayor
Newland City Foreign Affairs Document
Purpose of Document:
This document is to outline rights and responsibilities of all governments, entities, and persons outside of Newland City conducting business, visiting, or travelling through the City of Newland. Also this document is designed to state what capacity Newland City and its government will act within official requests from other governments, entities, and persons.
Article 1
Traveling though and Visiting:
All parties travelling through and/or visiting Newland City are expected to adhere to and act in accordance with Newland City law.
Subsection A: Transporting Goods through Newland City.
- Parties transporting material deemed hazardous or volatile must have proper documentation and clearance from the Newland City Council before transporting said material through the city.
- Parties transporting material of high value must clear route and travel time with the General of the Newland Militia.
Subsection B: Transporting Persons through Newland City
- Parties transporting person(s) through Newland City for arrest or incarceration in areas other then Newland, must have proper authorization for transport of said person. Parities also must receive clearance from the Newland City government, before transportation is to be allowed.
- Parties acting as escort for person(s) of “high profile” status travelling in public view must alert the Newland City Council before transporting will be allowed.
Article 2
Importing and Exporting of Goods:
All Parties seeking to do trade within Newland City must abide by the follow.
- Parties importing and exporting goods in Newland City must receive clearance and documentation from the Newland City Ministry of Trade.
- All goods must be accordance with Newland City, Omni-Tek, and ICC galactic fair trade laws.
- All taxes and tariffs must be paid by parties in accordance with Newland City law.
Article 3
Warrants and Arrests:
In the event where a warrant is issued for residents and non resident of Newland City wanted for crimes outside of Newland City. The Newland Council and its Militia will respond by request, under set conditions.
Subsection A: Conditions for Warrant Enforcement
- The Newland Council and it's Militia will assist in the apprehension of Newland residents:
- Where the warrant was issued before the party took residency in Newland City.
- If the party is proven to be using Newland City as a haven to promote and act out crimes in other territories.
- The Newland Council and it's Militia will assist in the apprehension of non Newland residents:
- When the parties in question are considered a threat to Newland City, its residents and government.
- When special assistance is requested for immediate apprehension of suspects of crimes listed criminal in nature flee into Newland City.
- The Newland Council and it's Militia refuse to enforce warrants for crimes outside of Newland City when:
- If the grounds for the offence are considered political in nature by the Newland City government.
- If the offence is solely labelled as an act of terrorism, without further definition or clarification, by the requesting Party.
- If there are grounds to believe the request has been made to prosecute or punish on the account of that person's race, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, breed, political opinions, sex, or that the person's position may be prejudice for any of these reasons.
- If the offence is an offence under military law and not also under criminal law.
- If the person has, under the law of either party, become immune from prosecution or punishment for any reason, including lapse of time or amnesty.
- If the person would be subject to torture or cruel, inhuman treatment or degrading punishment.
Subsection B: Conditions for Arrest in Newland City by Outside parties.
- Outside parties must represent an official entity or government recognized by the Newland government.
- Any parties or individual(s) representing For Hire organizations are prohibited from operating in Newland City, unless granted special permission from the Newland Council.
- Parties representing Organizations or Governments acting without official authorization will be subject to Newland City law, as well as possible accountability to their respected Organization or Government.
- Any Party impersonating representation will be held accountable in accordance with Newland City Law, as well as the Law(s) defined by the Organization or Government the party is impersonating, along with ICC Galactic Impersonation laws.
- For Parties to detain, arrest, or questioning individual(s) in Newland City must have proper documentation at the time.
- Parties must be able to show proof of documentation and authorization if requested by the Newland Council or Militia.
- Documentation must be approved and accepted by the Newland City government.
Subsection C: Conditions for Formal Questioning in Newland City by Outside Parities.
- Parties must request permission to perform formal questioning from the Newland City Council.
- Person(s) being questioned by outside parties have the right to have a member of the Newland City Council present for the proceeding.
Article 4Cost:
Expenses which occur from outside parties conducting business in Newland City are the responsibility of said party.
- The requesting party meets the cost of any proceeding being conducted in Newland City.
- The Newland City Council, its Militia, nor its residents shall be held liable for fees or cost encored while conducting proceedings.
- Damages and/or loss of wages incurred while conducting proceedings within Newland City shall be the responsibility of the Outside party.
- The Newland City Council shall investigate and assess any damages and/or loss of wages. Upon the Newland City Council's final assessment, a document of expense shall be sent to the responsible party
Article 5
Final Provisions
- This document is subject to (ratification, acceptance, or approval).
- This document can be subject to change with the approval of the Newland City Council.
Editor's note:
While we here at IRRK will not comment on content in any way we can only underline the importance of this document.
While Mayor King was unavailable for comments we have talked to some who are employed by his office, from what they were able to tell us the Mayor himself is very pleased by the document itself. He recognizes the hard work that went into it and he is looking forward to having this document ratified. One employee even quoted Mayor King as going so far as to state that this document will be the cure to some headaches he and his security minister had been having, but did not want to go into specifics. Newland has seen some hard times over the last few months, but it seems that it is back on its feet and making its stand. How Omni-Tek and the Clans will react to this document and if they will finally abide by the laws remains to be seen, but ignorance can no longer be used as an excuse by them.
Watch out for more IRRK News as we will keep you informed about this story.