AO Forum :: -> Another Draft: Scientific Freedom replacement

AO Forum :: -> Atlantian Oceania -> Historical Archives -> UN Archives

Another Draft: Scientific Freedom replacement

Posted on Apr 9 2006, 02:44 AM

QUOTE

Freedom of Scientific Research

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Mild

RECOGNISING the many benefits of scientific research such as, medical drugs, procedures and practices, more environmentally friendly technologies, More efficient and effective time-saving devices,

BELIEVING that scientists should be able to research any legal topic without undue restrictions on the research or the results of that research,

UNDERSTANDING that scientific advances that are made for the betterment of the life of any persons should be available to all UN nations,

DEFINES 'home-grown scientific endeavour' for the purpose of this resolution as any scientific theory, procedure, law or any goods derived from scientific research within that UN Member nation, not including any weapons, weapon components, weapon systems, blueprints or technologies whose purpose is of a destructive nature.

DEFINES 'scientific research' as one or more experiments carried out under the methodology of the Scientific Method to gain data and test a hypothesis,

DEFINES 'scientific equipment' as any equipment used to aid in scientific research.

DEFINES 'areas of research' for the purpose of this resolution as any topic, methodology or practice that is to be researched or can be used during the research process,

DEFINES 'scientist' as any person performing scientific research in an honest and straightforward manner with both the government as well as any person taking part in the scientific research

The United Nations General Assembly hereby,

STRONGLY ENCOURAGES governments to streamline policies and procedures for the legal exportation of home-grown scientific endeavours;

RE-ITERATES governmental rights to regulate or prohibit distribution of explosives or other dangerous materials, such as radioactive isotopes;

RE-ITERATES governmental rights to determine whether certain areas of research are illegal or not;

MANDATES that any scientist wishing to conduct research in an area of research that is illegal in their home nation may relocate (as well as their immeadiate family) to another UN Member nation that does not have bans on such scientific research;

STRONGLY URGES governments to loosen restrictions placed on scientific research by:
a. Removing or loosening of restrictions on where scientific research can take place, excluding basic health and safety requirements for the people researching, as well as the environment in which the research is taking place,
b. Removing or loosening of restrictions on obtaining scientific equipment, unless there are specific and substantial safety issues involved,
c. Re-evaluating restrictions on materials used during scientific research and removing or loosening restrictions on as many materials as it is safe to do so.

This was something I started on a while ago and this is it's current draft.

A current version will be maintained on the Jolt Forums here

Bazalonia

Eating A Bazalope Burger

Posts: 774

Posted on Apr 9 2006, 04:46 PM

I like it Baz. Good work.

I noticed you need endorsements to get this proposed. I have given you my endorsement, and encourage any other AO member to do the same.