Foreign Diplomatic Policy Act
Be It Enacted By The Crown-In-Council:
Section 10.001 — Short title.
This act may be cited as the "Foreign Diplomatic Policy Act".
Section 10.002 — Definitions.
As used in this act:
(a) "Foreign state" means a micronational or macronational state other than the Grand Duchy of Eniarku.
(b) "Recognition" means the official acknowledgement of a foreign state’s sovereignty.
Section 10.003 — Purpose of act.
The provisions of this act may be cited as the "Foreign Diplomatic Policy" and shall serve as the primary instrument governing the administration of the foreign and international relations of the state and the policies towards foreign states with which the state maintains relations.
Section 10.004 — Diplomatic relations; establish requirements of foreign states; require clear and convincing evidence that requirements are satisfied.
The government shall only recognize and enter into diplomatic relations with a foreign state if that foreign state demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that it satisfies all of the following:
(a) The foreign state has existed for not less than 180 days.
(b) The foreign state is not engaged in a state of war with another foreign state.
(c) The foreign state satisfies all of the following conditions, as established by the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States:
(i) The foreign state has a non-zero population, not including the unregistered residents of a micronational state’s claimed territory.
(ii) The foreign state has a defined territory, not including extraterrestrial territorial claims or any claims that are based on virtual, imaginary, or geofictional maps.
(iii) The foreign state has a government capable of administering the foreign state’s territorial claims and conducting itself in diplomatic affairs.
(iv) The foreign state has the capacity to enter into diplomatic relations with other states.
(d) The foreign state has a meaningful digital and physical footprint that is well-documented, verifiable, and truthful.
Section 10.005 — Diplomatic relations; preference for Treaty of Mutual Recognition, Cooperation, and Friendship; other treaties; require submission to Council of State; require consideration of treaties within 30 days; require two-thirds vote for ratification of treaties.
(1) It shall be the preference of the government to confer recognition on, and enter into diplomatic relations with, a foreign state by a treaty of mutual recognition, cooperation, and friendship, the terms of which shall be mutually agreed upon by the government and the government of the foreign state and subsequently consecrated by appropriate signature or seal of the same. The treaty described in this subsection shall be of a form prescribed by the Council of State.
(2) The government may enter into treaties and agreements with foreign states other than those treaties described in subsection (1) for purposes other than the recognition of sovereignty and the initiation of standard diplomatic relations. A treaty or agreement described in this section shall be of a form prescribed by the Council of State, as applicable.
(3) As soon as practicable, The Sovereign shall submit a treaty or agreement described in subsection (1) or (2) to the Council of State for consideration, pursuant to Article 15 of the Constitution, G.D.E. Const. Art. 15. The Council of State shall consider a treaty or agreement submitted under this subsection within 30 days. A treaty or agreement submitted and considered under this subsection shall be ratified with the consent of two-thirds of the members of the Council of State.
Section 10.006 — Recognition; automatic retention by continuing states; require two-thirds vote of Council of State for continuation of recognition of successor states.
(1) Recognition conferred on a foreign state by the government by treaty, agreement, or custom shall automatically be retained by that foreign state’s continuing states.
(2) Recognition conferred on a foreign state by the government by treaty, agreement, or custom shall only be retained by that foreign state’s successor states with the consent of a two-thirds majority of the Council of State and the express assent of The Sovereign.
Section 10.007 — Diplomatic relations; suspension by two-thirds vote of Council of State; suspension or nullification of treaties and agreements; require clear and convincing evidence of detrimental effect.
(1) Diplomatic relations between the state and a foreign state may be suspended with the consent of a two-thirds majority of the Council of State and the express assent of The Sovereign.
(2) A treaty or agreement between the state and a foreign state, including a treaty of mutual recognition, cooperation, and friendship, may be suspended or nullified on its own terms or with the consent of a two-thirds majority of the Council of State and the express assent of The Sovereign if the circumstances demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence, that the continued existence of the treaty or agreement would prove detrimental to the state, the government, or the interests thereof.
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