Archive:PEACE Act

**THE UNIVERSAL TRIUMVIRATE PROMOTING EXPANSION OF AID AND COMMITMENT EXTERNALLY (PEACE) ACT**
**6.27.12 | 12.29.12**
Stavrok, Major Executive, Head of Commerce and Industry, Sophomore Executive
Minor Executive and Chief Ambassador Ehtya

**A Law** to establish the union of the Universal Triumvirate as a force for international justice in order to secure the culture, origin, and prosperity of our future and to put focus into assistance to the external world.

**Section 1: International Force for Justice**

One month after this law has been passed it shall take effect and the Universal Triumvirate shall be recognized as a force for international justice, to keep order, and to maintain peace in the world to the best extent it can. To make war with justice shall be to make conflict with the Universal Triumvirate.
**Section 2: International Rules of Conflict**

The Triumvirate shall observe and hold others to what we deem to be acceptable international rules of war and conflict. Any group, person, or force that violates these rules, in or out of the Triumvirate, shall be deemed a war criminal and be their actions will be marked as a force of aggression against the Triumvirate and justice. All parts of this section 2 are official rules of conflict applying internationally.
**Section 2.1: Declaration of War**
Before attacking any force or group, war must be declared and made clear to all parties. No unexpected attack should ever be made unless war has been declared and both parties are aware of the war.
**Section 2.2: Surrender**
Once a force has surrendered, no attack may continue to take place on them. The leaders of both parties will meet and negotiate the terms of surrender.
**Section 2.3: Alliances**
Secret alliances may not be kept, all forces must keep alliances as public knowledge.
**Section 2.4: Attacks on Peace-Makers**
No attack may be made on a diplomat, analyzer, documenter, or other person who is involved in the war in a peaceful and cultural way. This only applies to peace-makers, not civilians or those who are the target of aggression.
**Section 2.5: Unnecessary Suffering**
No party at war may cause or support unnecessary suffering to any person or force, all suffering should be blunt and as quick and moderate as possible.
**Section 2.6: Economic Sanctions**
Before instating a blockade, sanction, or other extraordinary restriction that hinders the economic progress of a force or group a warning must be issued informing the target. Once that warning has been issued there must be at least 24 hours before the sanctions take effect.
**Section 3: International Crime**

**Section 3.1: Definition**
International crime shall be defined as an action that violates the rules of conflict, the act of making war against the cause of justice, attacking any peaceful emissary, or supporting corruption or tyrannical doctrines.
**Section 3.2: International Criminal Designations**
**Section 3.2.1: War Criminal**
A war criminal is any person who has violated the rules of conflict.
**Section 3.2.2: Political Criminal**
A political criminal is anyone who has significantly undermined, illegally overtaken, corrupted, or otherwise tainted a just government or other political body.
**Section 3.3: Reporting**
The Triumvirate Department of State must maintain a public area in which to report international crimes for investigation. Investigation shall take place between the Department of State and Department of Intelligence. The Triumvirate Department of Law Enforcement or Department of Justice shall have no role in management or enforcement of international crimes.
**Section 3.4: Handling**
The Triumvirate Departments of Intelligence and State shall be the primary government entities responsible for dealing with and preventing international crime. They will work to bring international criminals to justice and to defend the international community from unjust activities.
**Section 4: International Crime Courts**

When an international criminal has been confined and will stand trial, the Supreme Court of the Universal Triumvirate shall hold the trial. An international criminal shall be guaranteed the same rights guaranteed to Triumvirate members at trial.
**Section 4.1: Initiation of Trial**
When an international arrest has been made by order of the Chief Ambassador or Head of Intelligence the process for handling the prosecution of a criminal shall fall to the Department of State, not the Department of Justice. At the time of the arrest the person is obligated to appear in the Triumvirate court and fulfill their sentence.
**Section 4.2: Chief International Prosecutor**
Under the Department of State shall be a position known as the Chief International Prosecutor, nominated and appointed by the Executive Branch via Executive Decision. They shall fall subject to the command of the Chief Ambassador while they are in office and shall be responsible for leading the prosecution against international criminals. They must be Triumvirate Legal Certified and the Chief Ambassador may decide to assign someone else to a case should they wish or be there no Chief International Prosecutor in office.
**Section 4.3: Process of Trial**
The trial shall proceed as a standard Triumvirate criminal trial except that the court should take into consideration international law and crime, the prosecutor shall usually differ from that of a member of the Department of Justice, and that the punishment should be adapted for international circumstances.
**Section 5: Focuses**

**Section 5.1: RuneScape Clans Wiki**
As the Triumvirate once was, it shall be again, the guardian of the RuneScape Clans Wiki. It will be the duty of the Major Executive and of the Department of State to monitor, inform the Executive Branch of conflicts on, and keep the peace on the RuneScape Clans Wiki.
**Section 6: International Conference**

The Triumvirate shall manage an international council for use by allies of the Triumvirate and other prominent forces in international affairs. Known as the International Conference this meeting place will be kept by the Major Executive under the command of the Executive Branch and the Triumvirate will be represented by the Chief Ambassador in this conference. This council will discuss matters of international crisis and ask for support from each other in issues.
**Section 6.1: Admission of New Members**
The Universal Triumvirate must approve new members to the International Conference via a treaty with them.
**Section 7: Funding**

With the passing of this law, each the Department of State and Department of Intelligence will be granted ∇50 to begin preparation for the activation of this law and to use during the extent of time it remains active. ∇20 will be transferred to the Major Executive for wiki infrastructure work and spending accompanying this law. The Executive Branch may prescribe additional funding to these departments on behalf of this law.
**Section 8: Civis Triumviratus Addendum**

Each and every citizen of the Triumvirate shall enjoy and be entitled to complete international protection, armed solely with the words, "Civus Triumviratus" - I am a Triumvirate Citizen. The Universal Triumvirate government shall do all available by its power to bail out, protect, defend, and preserve the integrity of the honorable role of Triumvirate citizen internationally so long as they do not display reckless behavior and they inform the Department of State of any international endeavors they partake in at least one week before the incident.
Should any unjust action, to be determined by the totality of the circumstances, be carried out against any citizen of the Triumvirate, regardless of whether the Department of State was made aware of such international endeavor or if reckless behavior was involved, the challenger to the honor of the Union shall be met with the extent of destruction as the government or the Major Executive of the Universal Triumvirate shall demand.