Treaty of Olympus

The **Treaty of Olympus** is the establishing charter of the Pan-American League. Originally written on SD2 in a joint convention between the Grand Principality of Vancouver, Yukonzemlya, and the American Federation, it was rewritten on SD7 to flesh out the points and clarify several of the alliance's stances. The original 13 articles and first 6 amendments were written by Vancouverite scholars (iloveflareon).

## Main Treaty (SD7-present)

### **ARTICLES OF THE TREATY OF OLYMPUS**

The signatories of this treaty henceforth agree:

#### Article 1.

> That an international League, to preserve peace, prosperity, and sovereignty, shall be established within the continents of North and South America.
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#### Article 2.

> That all signatories of this Treaty shall become members of this Pan-American League.
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#### Article 3.

> That to leave this Pan-American League, members need not but to remove their signatory status from this Treaty after notifying all other members.
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#### Article 4.

> That all members of this Pan-American League shall assist each other in the matters of national and international defense and security, including but not limited to times of war, internal strife, and disaster relief.
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#### Article 5.

> That all members of this Pan-American League shall put forth peaceful and diplomatic solutions to any rising conflict before attempting to make aggressive moves.
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#### Article 6.

> That all members of this Pan-American League shall not engage in warfare with other members.
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#### Article 7.

> That all members of this Pan-American League shall allow other members to travel freely within the borders of their territories.
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#### Article 8.

> That all members of this Pan-American League shall assist other members in the construction of infrastructure, such as roads, defensive walls, and settlements.
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#### Article 9.

> That all members of this Pan-American League shall condemn further efforts of those nations hailing from foreign lands to colonize the American continents past their boundaries at the start of SD7.
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#### Article 10.

> That all members of this Pan-American League shall take further efforts to colonize as an act of aggression to all members, and act accordingly in response.
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#### Article 11.

> That all members of this Pan-American League shall not be members of another international organization which is not committed to the ideologies of international peace and anti-colonialism.
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#### Article 12.

> That all members of this Pan-American League shall let their membership and signatory status be removed if it is discovered by other members that they are part of another international organization which breaks Article 12.
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#### Article 13.

> That the above articles will be upheld by each and every signatory indefinitely, or until a further amendment, passed by the members with at least 50% support, renders them null.
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## Amendments

Amendments to the Treaty of Olympus are generally added in groups, called Bills. Amendment 1 was the only amendment to not follow this.

#### Amendment 1.

> That the formal name of the defensive, resource, and territorial alliance established by the Treaty of Olympus shall be renamed from the Pact of the Two Seas to the Pan-American League.
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### **BILL ON THE CREATION OF AN OBSERVER STATUS IN THIS PAN-AMERICAN LEAGUE**

The members of this Pan-American League henceforth agree:

#### Amendment 2.

> That to preserve national and international security and diplomacy, certain foreign bodies with colonial holdings in these American continents must be allowed partial entry into this Pan-American League, with limited rights and responsibilities in our great alliance.
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#### Amendment 3.

> That this partial entry shall become known as Observer Status within this Pan-American League.
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#### Amendment 4.

> That foreign nations holding this Observer Status shall enjoy and abide by Articles 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, and 13 to the amendments' fullest extents and to the nations' fullest capabilities.
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#### Amendment 5.

> That foreign nations holding this Observer Status shall enjoy and abide by Articles 4 and 7, with the limitation that these Articles shall only apply to their lands and territories within these American continents.
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#### Amendment 6.

> That foreign nations holding this Observer Status shall be able to opt out of an Article 4 invocation from both other observers and members, and that members shall be able to opt out of an Article 4 invocation from observers.
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### BILL FOR AMENDING THE TREATY OF OLYMPUS TO BETTER PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF ITS SIGNATORY LEAGUE

The members of this Pan-American League henceforth agree:

#### Amendment 7.

> That a fourteenth article to the treaty is to be written in, requiring complete transparency among the equal members of the PAL.
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#### Amendment 8.

> That all members of the PAL are to disclose every political action they take, with very few exceptions, which can be negotiated separately.
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#### Amendment 9.

> That any major political action\* which involves the PAL in general or as a whole, whether directly or by proxy, is to be voted upon by everyone.
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#### Amendment 10.

> That all members are required to support their fellow members, as required by articles 4 and 8, unless the action to be defended/supported goes against any article or amendment in the treaty.
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#### Amendment 11.

> That every member of the PAL is required to follow this treaty completely, with the only current exception being the one denoted in the ninth amendment.
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> * A ‘Major Political Action’ can be classified as an action which can cause a major political event. This includes, but is not limited to, wars, territory swaps, condemnations, and occupations. Whether an action falls into this category, (and affects the PAL) and thus be voted upon, can be decided by the league as a whole.
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