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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Kermah Confederation
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CONFEDERATION FOREIGN POLICY
GLOBAL DOCUMENTS
Mundus Convention of Universal Rights - Many parts of the document are deemed to run counter to Kermah Culture. For example its stance on same-sex marriage and gender reassignment. The document is also viewed as a "rich man's wishlist" rather than something all nations on Mundus could realistically comply with. In addition the only way to comply with parts such as "Adequate health care infrastructure, goods and services must be available to all communities." because in order for some nations to be able to do this they must rely on charity from richer nations which comes at a cost either financially, politically or morally.
Fair Seas Concordat - While broadly agreeing with the document and its aims the nation does not feel it is enforceable due to their being a lack of a global organisation devoted to its maintainence. The Concordat is reliant on the good will of nations rather than a rule of law. The 2018 Maritime Limits Decree however is essentially a statement in which the nation has reworded the FSC to apply to each of the Confederacy states, thus in a roundabout way accepting the FSC as an internal and not international document.
Environmental Treaty of Wellow Seen as an "imperfect document". The Senate voted on whether to ratify the document but it was not passed. The main reasons for opposition was a belief that while rich nations of the world would find compliance easy nations such as Kinjanja would struggle. It also does not permit less developed nations like the Confederacy to exploit resources for development that more developed nations have done thus confining those with an earlier industrial or technological revolution to always maintain a global dominance.
Treaty for the Protection of Hygelac and Hrothgar - Signed by the Confederation and approved by all three nations thus it is part of Confederation Law
Uppsala Convention - Approval for the document is generally high however the stumbling block of the document holding the MCUR as a kind of example of how to conduct trials is shunned by the Confederation as it believes the Uppsala Convention citing it lends the MCUR credibility which the Confederation rejects. While not signatories it should be noted that the 2018 Military Responsibilities Act makes knowledge of the Uppsala Convention a requirement of passing basic military training and upon graduation all officers sign a Confederation Military Convention which is almost word for word a replica of the Uppsala Convention
Outer Space Standards Convention - Not yet signed as the nation has shown no interest in the development of a space programme. During debates in Senate it has been noted that they oppose anyone exploiting space for raw materials and also anyone laying territorial claims to other worlds.
Mundus Atomic Energy Agency - Not yet signed as the nation has not begun developing any nuclear powered systems. While it is expected support for signing would be high the arguments that surrounded Lijiang's involvement in the Agency have caused some suspicion.
MULTI-NATIONAL DOCUMENTS
Council of Albion - At present see's no point joining the Council as the Confederation has so few links with other nations beyond its border in a formal manner.
NATION TO NATION RELATIONS
Paracambi - As Eastern neighbours and with some shared history the Paracambians are considered the closest friends to the Confederation. As of yet no formal treaty exists between the two however once the Confederation was formed it supported Paracambi's stance on anti-slavery naval raids. In addition under the reign of Ngwane the Lucky during the 4th Kingdom when Kinjanja Warriors would undertake a task to demonstrate their readiness for combat. This involved leaving their Academy and returning at a later date with a former slave who they had helped free. As such many Kinjanja Warriors journeyed to Paracambi and joined their navy as a means of doing this. As a result of this ancient friendship their exists a spirit of comradely between the two nations.
GLOBAL DOCUMENTS
Mundus Convention of Universal Rights - Many parts of the document are deemed to run counter to Kermah Culture. For example its stance on same-sex marriage and gender reassignment. The document is also viewed as a "rich man's wishlist" rather than something all nations on Mundus could realistically comply with. In addition the only way to comply with parts such as "Adequate health care infrastructure, goods and services must be available to all communities." because in order for some nations to be able to do this they must rely on charity from richer nations which comes at a cost either financially, politically or morally.
Fair Seas Concordat - While broadly agreeing with the document and its aims the nation does not feel it is enforceable due to their being a lack of a global organisation devoted to its maintainence. The Concordat is reliant on the good will of nations rather than a rule of law. The 2018 Maritime Limits Decree however is essentially a statement in which the nation has reworded the FSC to apply to each of the Confederacy states, thus in a roundabout way accepting the FSC as an internal and not international document.
Environmental Treaty of Wellow Seen as an "imperfect document". The Senate voted on whether to ratify the document but it was not passed. The main reasons for opposition was a belief that while rich nations of the world would find compliance easy nations such as Kinjanja would struggle. It also does not permit less developed nations like the Confederacy to exploit resources for development that more developed nations have done thus confining those with an earlier industrial or technological revolution to always maintain a global dominance.
Treaty for the Protection of Hygelac and Hrothgar - Signed by the Confederation and approved by all three nations thus it is part of Confederation Law
Uppsala Convention - Approval for the document is generally high however the stumbling block of the document holding the MCUR as a kind of example of how to conduct trials is shunned by the Confederation as it believes the Uppsala Convention citing it lends the MCUR credibility which the Confederation rejects. While not signatories it should be noted that the 2018 Military Responsibilities Act makes knowledge of the Uppsala Convention a requirement of passing basic military training and upon graduation all officers sign a Confederation Military Convention which is almost word for word a replica of the Uppsala Convention
Outer Space Standards Convention - Not yet signed as the nation has shown no interest in the development of a space programme. During debates in Senate it has been noted that they oppose anyone exploiting space for raw materials and also anyone laying territorial claims to other worlds.
Mundus Atomic Energy Agency - Not yet signed as the nation has not begun developing any nuclear powered systems. While it is expected support for signing would be high the arguments that surrounded Lijiang's involvement in the Agency have caused some suspicion.
MULTI-NATIONAL DOCUMENTS
Council of Albion - At present see's no point joining the Council as the Confederation has so few links with other nations beyond its border in a formal manner.
NATION TO NATION RELATIONS
Paracambi - As Eastern neighbours and with some shared history the Paracambians are considered the closest friends to the Confederation. As of yet no formal treaty exists between the two however once the Confederation was formed it supported Paracambi's stance on anti-slavery naval raids. In addition under the reign of Ngwane the Lucky during the 4th Kingdom when Kinjanja Warriors would undertake a task to demonstrate their readiness for combat. This involved leaving their Academy and returning at a later date with a former slave who they had helped free. As such many Kinjanja Warriors journeyed to Paracambi and joined their navy as a means of doing this. As a result of this ancient friendship their exists a spirit of comradely between the two nations.