General Assembly Resolution # 225
Repeal: “Assitance Givers Protection”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #106 “Assitance Givers Protection” (Category: Advancement of Industry; Area of Effect: Tort Reform) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Applauding the intentions of Ga #106 "Assitance Givers Protection,"
Seeking, however, to improve the quality of international law,
Believing that the resolution in question is poorly written,
Regretting that the ambiguity of its language precludes several of its clauses from being effectively enforced,
Recognizing that simply believing yourself capable of helping someone does not necessarily indicate capability to help effectively,
Notes that the resolution bars simple actions such as removing someone from harm's way, when doing so would be both warranted and acceptable.
Feeling that GA #106 unnecessarily ties the hands of nations who might be better arbiters of the merits of each individual case,
Emphasizes that harm resultant of negligence, even in the course of providing assistance, should still be actionable in civil court in at least some cases,
Accepting that most nations will pass their own laws on the subject without the interference of the World Assembly,
Hereby repeals Ga #106 "Assitance Givers Protection."
Passed: |
For: | 9,744 | 90.7% |
Against: | 1,004 | 9.3% |