Random Insanity Alliance Forum, Mark V
Cactuar Zone => Cactuar Welcome Hall => Official Documents => Topic started by: Azural on April 17, 2007, 11:02:04 pm
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No-Tolerance Policy for nations that attack inactive RIA members
Preamble
Recent events have brought to light a new situation which we had not yet considered in our legislation. A nation attacked one of our members, citing inactivity as it's justification. This is unacceptable to us. The RIA protects every one of it's members, regardless of activity, title, strength, or any demographic statistics. Thus, we have prepared a document defining our stance on nations attacking our own nations due to inactivity. This doubles as a public statement, that should be heeded by any nations that like to attack inactive nations.
Policy
1. It is understood that all RIA members, regardless of their level of activity, are protected by the privileges of being a member of the RIA.
2. All nations that initiate hostilities with a member of the RIA of their own volition(that is, without the direction of their alliance, if any) will be held solely accountable.
3. It is not the responsibility of the RIA member involved to pay reparations to an attacking nation, nor will it ever be. All damage to an aggressor's own nation is the aggressor's doing, for having started the war in the first place.
4. If a nation attacks an inactive RIA member, then offers peace and reparations, if the RIA member involved deems the reparation offer inadequate* and decides to continue conflict, for whatever reason, the initial aggressor is still the aggressor.
*In this situation, RIA members will not seek reparations greater than the damages done to one's nation.
5. Any attack on an inactive member of the RIA, by a member of an alliance, risks causing an inter-alliance incident. The RIA will not take such an event any less lightly than we would take an attack on an active member, and the alliance whose nation attacks our member is strongly urged to help restore just order.
Summary: If you are in the habit of attacking inactive nations, stay away from RIA members. It's not worth it for either of us.
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Now included in ConstRItution Article VII, making non-sticky