CHARTER OF THE ORGANISATION OF ACTIVE MICRONATIONS

Preamble

Our respective governments of micronations, through various representatives, hereby agree to the present Charter of the Organisation of Active Micronations and do hereby establish an international micronational organisation to be known as the Organisation of Active Micronations.

Definitions

‘Active’ is henceforth defined as logging in to the organisation’s forums or maintaining contact with the Secretariat of the Organisation at least every ten days, unless special discretion is received from relevant authorities.

‘Micronation’ is henceforth defined as a political entity intended to replace, resemble, mock or exist on an equal footing with recognised independent states.

‘Suspended’ is henceforth defined as a member nation that has been removed from OAM activities and obligations due to inactivity or other issue provided for under OAM legislation but is still considered an OAM member

‘Expelled’ is henceforth defined as a member nation that has been removed from the OAM and is no longer considered an OAM member

Chapter 1 – Purposes and Principles

Article 1

The purposes of the Organisation of Active Micronations are:

1. To do all in the power of a micronation to maintain micronational peace and security
2. To develop friendly relations amongst micronations based on respect for the principal of equal rights and self-determination of peoples
3. To assemble all active micronations into one organisation so as to achieve the aims and purposes of the organisation to the greatest extent possible
4. To assist newer and fledging micronations through various programmes established
5. To create and maintain various projects and programmes to further the cause of micronationalism
6. To not discriminate amongst micronations according to race, language, religion or age.

Article 2

The Organisation and its members shall act in accordance with the following Principles:

1. The recognition of micronational sovereignty and legitimacy of government of every member micronation
2. All Members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that peace, security and justice are not endangered where possible and that military action against another state be an absolute last resort when all else has failed.
3. All Members shall give the Organisation every assistance in any action it takes and shall refrain from giving assistance to any state against which the Organisation of Active Micronations is taking preventive or enforcement action
4. Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorise the Organisation to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state
5. To remain active and involve themselves in the workings of the Organisation

Chapter 2 – Membership

Article 3

1. Membership of the Organisation is open to all active micronations who are able and willing to carry out the obligations and follow the purposes and principles set out in this charter
2. The admission of any micronation shall be subject to a vote by the Council

Article 4

1. Any micronation that violates the terms of this Charter or consistently ceases to be considered as ‘active’ may be suspended or expelled from the Organisation, subject to the decision of the Secretary-General.
2. Whether a micronation is considered 'active' or not is to be decided by a majority vote of The Council

Chapter 3 – Workings and organs

Article 5

1. There are to be the following organs established of the Organisation:
   1. The Council
   2. A Secretariat
2. Subsidiary organs may be established by the Secretariat in accordance with the present Charter

Article 6

1. The Council shall consist of all Members of the Organisation
2. The Council may discuss questions or matters within the scope of the present Charter or relating to the Organisation and its principles and may make recommendations to Members or the Organisation based on these discussions
3. No specific meeting dates are required to be held
4. Each member of The Council shall be entitled to one vote, with the right to vote in favour, against or to abstain
5. Decisions of The Council shall be made by a majority of the members present and voting

6.      Voting periods shall extend for seven (7) days, unless the matter at hand requires speedier processes, in which case the period shall extend for three (3) days, with voting to close on the deliberating matter after this period of time has elapsed, or until all members of The Council are registered to have voted, except in exceptional circumstances.

7.      The Council shall have absolute, total and overriding authority on any issue over which the OAM has jurisdiction, subject to a majority vote

8.      Binding legislation may only be considered to be passed by The Council if all voting delegates in The Council participating in the vote on that particular piece of legislation vote in support of the legislation

9.      Binding legislation, as outlined in (8), must be voted on over a period of at least seven days and include a bolded notice preceding the legislation explicitly stating that the resolution contains (a) binding clause(s)

10.  Member nations that were not members during the voting period for binding legislation is opposed to it may opt out of the compulsory obligations of the said legislation at any time if they wish to do so

11.  No delegate who is a citizen of multiple micronations may vote on a membership application of any of the micronations which they are a citizen of

Article 7

1. The Secretariat shall comprise a Secretary-General and such staff as the Organisation may require. The Secretary-General shall be appointed by The Council. They shall be the chief administrative officer of the Organisation.
2. The Secretary-General may bring to the attention of the Council any matter which in their opinion may threaten the purposes set out in this Charter
3. The Secretary-General may still be appointed as representative of a Member during their period in office
4. Due regard shall be paid to the importance of recruiting Secretariat staff on a wide a geographical basis as possible

Article 8

1.      Elections for all electable positions established by The Council shall be held every four months

2.      Each member nation shall be entitled to one vote

3.      Voting shall take place anonymously and in a secure online environment

4.      Vote counts shall be published upon the close of the voting period

5.      Election participation shall be voluntary, but strongly encouraged

6.      At least 50 percent of member nations must cast their vote for the election to be valid

7.      The candidate having the most votes at the conclusion of the voting period shall be, from the day after the conclusion of the voting period forward, elected and take office

8.      In the event of an equal number of votes between the candidates with the most votes, the matter shall be deferred to The Council for deliberation

9.      Voting periods shall extend for seven days

10.  Election campaigns shall begin seven days before the commencement of the voting period

11.  No person shall occupy the office of Secretary-General for more than three consecutive terms

12.  All voting member nations are entitled to run one candidate

13.  For an election to be valid there must be at least two candidates for the position of Secretary-General and four candidates for the position of Vice Secretary-General

14.  In the event of any electoral dispute, a suitable neutral third party, agreed to by all parties involved in the dispute, act as an Electoral Dispute Resolution Officer (EDRO) and attempt to resolve the dispute

Chapter 4 – Online

Article 9

1.      The online sub-forum where The Council votes shall be open only to delegates of member nations

2.      Legislation deliberated on by The Council must be made publicly available upon the conclusion of voting

Article 10

1.      Administrators of the online forum shall have all powers necessary to modify and maintain the forum as they deem necessary

Chapter 5 – Recognition

Article 11

The Organisation shall follow the following guidelines in deliberating the membership of a micronation:

1. The written application sent by the applicant micronation
2. The peaceful intentions of the applicant micronation
3. Whether the applicant micronation fits the definition of ‘micronation’, as set out in this Charter

Such deliberation should not surpass the period of five (5) days, except in exceptional circumstances

Chapter 6 – Miscellaneous

Article 12

1. Every treaty and agreement under the jurisdiction of the Organisation of Active Micronations shall as soon as possible be registered with the Secretariat and published by it on the Organisation’s website

Chapter 7 – Amendments

Article 13

1. Amendments to the present Charter shall come into force for all Members of the Organisation when they have been adopted by a vote of at least two thirds of members of The Council voting on the amendment

Chapter 8 – Ratification and Signature

Article 14

1. The present Charter shall be ratified by the signatory states in accordance with their respective constitutional processes
2. The ratifications shall be deposited with the Secretariat
3. The states signatory to the present Charter which ratify it after it has come into force will become Members of the Organisation of Active Micronations

Article 15

1. The present Charter shall remain deposited in the archives of the Secretariat and the Government of the Federated Republics of A1. Duly certified copies thereof shall be transmitted by that Government to the Governments of other signatory states

 

In faith whereof the representatives of the Governments of the Members of the Organisation of Active Micronations have signed the present Charter.