Global Alliance Treaty Organization

Global Alliance & Treaty Organization
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Basic Details
Founded	04/25/2020
Color	Brown
Status	Active
Discord Server	Join Here
Government
Owner	Wootmeister
Assembly Chairman	Greywall
Vice Chairman	Jgoods45
Minister of Domestic Affairs	Padraig Ui Murchadha
Minister of Foreign Affairs	KittenGosCrazy
Minister of Defense	Mr. Puggy
Minister of Finance	Unifyer
Minister of Law	Vladimir Ivanov
Arbiter of the High Court	Arkhan the Black
Statistics
As of	07/22/2021
Total Nations	54
Score	101,848.05
Average Score	1,886.08
Alliance Rank	#37
Relationships
Active Blocs
MDoAP	Ellipsis
Active Treaties
MDP	The Ampersand
MDoAP	The Void Touched
MDoAP	Unforgiven Legion

"Strength in Unity, Honour in Justice."

The Global Alliance and Treaty Organization (GATO) is an ancient community originating from another world called Cybernations. GATO is currently a protectorate of The Ampersand.

Charter of the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization

Preamble

We, the members of the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization, hereby create this document to ensure the protection of the rights and freedoms of the sovereign nations of our Organization, a formal Brown Team alliance that embraces and supports world peace. We join together in the spirit of friendship in order to provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and sustain the bonds of justice which unite us all.

Article I. General Membership and Assembly

Section I: Membership

Application to the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization shall be determined by the Assembly Chairperson or appointed cabinet official. The Assembly Chairperson or appointed cabinet official may reject any application prior to approval. Upon approval of an application, the applicant begins a thirty (30) day probationary status, during which the Assembly Chairperson or appointed cabinet official may veto the applicant's approval and remove the applicant's membership status. During the thirty (30) hour probationary status the approved applicant is provided all protections and provisions offered to members of Global Alliance and Treaty Organization. Membership in the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization is exclusive, and all members are members of the General Assembly. All members are bound by this Charter and Laws of the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization.

Section II: Authority

The General Assembly shall hold all debates publicly. The General Assembly reserves the right to vote on all Elections, Confirmation Votes, Votes of No Confidence, Charter amendments, Treaties, War & Peace Votes, Laws, and Pardons. No member shall have this right abrogated except with the authority of the Arbiter. Any member may bring an issue to the Hall of Debate for consideration. Any member may call for a vote at any time after forty-eight (48) hours of debate has been conducted. Elections shall be excluded from this provision. Votes shall be held via polls which must be open to the General Assembly for exactly forty-eight (48) hours. Votes on Charter Amendments, Laws, and Pardon Recommendations shall be held mid-month and at the end of the calendar month. Charter amendments, Votes of No Confidence and Pardons shall be passed by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of votes cast. All other votes shall be passed by a simple majority. All rights, powers, and liberties not delegated to the Government shall be reserved for the General Assembly.

Article II. Elections

Section I: Terms

The General Assembly shall elect the Assembly Chairperson and the Arbiter. Only members of the General Assembly may hold elected positions. The Assembly Chairperson and the Arbiter will serve two month terms. Elections for the Assembly Chairperson and the Arbiter will be held at the end of each term.

Section II: Process

The electoral process shall consist of nominations, debate, and voting. Nominations will open five days prior to the end of the term and shall go for forty-eight (48) hours. Debates shall begin with nominations and continue until the end of voting. Forty-eight (48) hours prior to the end of the term, polling will begin and shall last for a period of forty-eight (48) hours. At the end of the voting period, the candidate(s) with the highest vote count in each election shall be declared the winner(s) and shall take office at the beginning of the next term. In the event of a tie vote in any election, all candidates tied shall participate in a twenty-four (24) hour runoff election. If any runoff election ends in a tie, the current Arbiter shall decide the winner.

Section III: Restrictions

No member may be elected to the position of Assembly Chairperson for more than four (4) consecutive terms. The Assembly Chairperson and Arbiter shall not be eligible to hold any other elected or appointed cabinet position. A member may only accept one nomination or present one self nomination per election period.

Section IV: Vacancies

An elected office shall be considered vacant on deletion, resignation, inactivity, vote of no confidence, expulsion, failure to log in on the forum for a period of four days without a valid reason, or seven or more consecutive days. In the event of a vacancy in any elected office other than the Assembly Chairperson, the Assembly Chairperson shall immediately appoint a successor, other than theirself, to that office. The Assembly Chairperson will name a single successor to become Assembly Chairperson if the Assembly Chairperson position is declared vacant under these articles. The successor shall take office immediately upon declared vacancy and will serve the remainder of the previous holder's term or until a failed confirmation vote. The General Assembly shall hold a confirmation vote within forty-eight (48) hours of the appointment. If the confirmation vote fails an emergency forty-eight (48) hour election will be held, twenty-four hours (24) for nominations and twenty-four (24) hours for voting, to determine the next Assembly Chairperson.

Article III. Government

Section I: Assembly Chairperson

The Assembly Chairperson is the head of state and government. They shall preside over the General Assembly, may appoint a cabinet of members to administrative roles, represent the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization domestically and abroad, and serve in the best interests of the organization as the chief government representative of the people. The Assembly Chairperson may veto any Law passed by the General Assembly within seventy-two (72) hours of its passage. The General Assembly may override a veto by a three-fourths (3/4) majority vote within seventy-two (72) hours of its veto.

Section II: Cabinet Members

The Assembly Chairperson may appoint any member in good standing to administer vital functions within the alliance. To ensure the safety, prosperity, and global image of the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization the Assembly Chairperson must appoint at least one cabinet member in charge of Defense and one cabinet member in charge of Domestic Affairs. The Assembly Chairperson reserves the right to appoint any additional cabinet members as he sees fit. The Assembly Chairperson will be responsible for outlining each cabinet member's duties at the time of appointment. The General Assembly reserves the right to confirm each cabinet appointment with a forty-eight (48) hour vote. Confirmation is received by a simple majority. In the event of a failed confirmation the Assembly Chairperson must select a new cabinet appointee to be confirmed.

Article IV. Votes of No Confidence

Any member of the General Assembly may call a Vote of No Confidence on any elected or appointed official. Should a member of the General Assembly call a Vote of No Confidence, they should present all evidence of wrongdoing of the official(s) in question to start debate. A Vote of No Confidence may be called after forty-eight (48) hours of debate by the originating member of the General Assembly or by three (3) other members of the General Assembly. The Assembly Chairperson shall create a special forty-eight (48) hour polling session within twenty-four (24) hours of the member(s) of the General Assembly request for a Vote of No Confidence. If a vote succeeds the elected or appointed official shall be removed from the position for the remainder of the term. Standard Vacancy Procedures shall be followed in regard to elected positions. The Assembly Chairperson may choose to appoint a new cabinet member to replace one that was removed.

Article V. War

Section I: Formally Declared War

If a request for declaration of war is made by the Assembly Chairperson, or a chosen representative, they shall present all facts to the General Assembly for a twenty-four (24) hour review. The General Assembly shall vote in an emergency twenty-four (24) hour poll on whether to authorize a declaration of war. The General Assembly may make restrictions on the authorization as it finds appropriate. If the General Assembly authorizes a declaration of war, the Assembly Chairperson may declare war at any time authorized upon any entity authorized. Any peace, and any terms and conditions of peace shall be presented to General Assembly for approval via a similar twenty-four (24) hour poll.

Section II: Other Military Action

The Assembly Chairperson or appointed cabinet member in charge of Defense may authorize military action against any non-member or non-allied nation that conducts or supports military action against any other nation. The Assembly Chairperson may order a cessation of any military action conducted under this subsection. Members may engage in military combat with any non-member, non-allied, and non-protected nation at their own risk. Any member doing so forfeits the protections of the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization. The Assembly Chairperson or the cabinet member in charge of Defense may authorize military action against member nations to fulfill lawfully-imposed court sentences, in direct response to unauthorized attacks on the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization or its allies, or to prevent the loss of assets of the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization. In the event of an attack against any member of the General Assembly, the Assembly Chairperson or cabinet member in charge of Defense shall authorize attacks to defend the member.

Article VI. Arbiter

Section I: Authority

The Arbiter shall judge all civil and criminal cases and shall consist of one individual serving in an independent, adjudicating role. The judicial power of the alliance is vested under this one Arbiter. The Arbiter will convene after a grievance and substantial evidence has been presented by one member against another. The Arbiter may reject to hear any case provided good reason. Such a rejection shall not prohibit similar charges being brought in the future against the accused. The Arbiter will hear testimony and review evidence at its discretion, and thereafter deliberate in private. The Arbiter shall determine whether the accused is guilty or not guilty. If the accused is found guilty, the Arbiter shall be the sole authority in determination of punishment which may include expulsion. If the accused is found not guilty, the member will be free to go. All Arbiter decisions and rulings must be made public.

Section II: Member Rights

All defendants are innocent until proven guilty. All defendants shall have the right to a speedy, public, and fair trial; and shall not be twice put in jeopardy for the same crime. All defendants shall have the right to choose individuals to represent their case at their own discretion. Sentenced members of the General Assembly have the right to an appeal. An appeal may be lodged not more than six calendar months after the original decision was handed down. An appeal can be lodged one of three grounds;

1) the ruling: an appeal that challenges the guilty or not guilty decision handed down by the arbiter or the punishment associated.

2) The evidence: an appeal maybe heard if there is substantial new information relating to the evidence used to hand down a decision.

3) The process: a member may appeal a decision based on the process conducted by the arbiter or prosecuting interest. The appeal process will work in concordance to the rules laid out above. a sentence handed down by must take into account decision made on similar cases. Upon receipt of an appeal the Arbiter retains the right to reject an appeal.

Section III: Removal of the Arbiter

If the Arbiter is put on trial for any reason, they will be temporarily relieved of their duties. If a Arbiter is removed temporarily from office, an emergency election will be held with twenty-four (24) hours of nominations and twenty-four (24) hours of voting. If the Arbiter is found guilty, they shall be removed from office for the remainder of the term, and the temporary Arbiter shall finish the term. If the Arbiter is found not guilty, they shall return to their position, and the temporary Arbiter shall vacate the position.

Section IV: Advisories

The Arbiter may issue advisory opinions regarding the interpretation of this Charter, Treaties, and Laws of the alliance. Such advisory opinions shall have the same force and effect as any other decision of the Arbiter.

Article VII. Membership Suspension

Section I: Suspension

The Assembly Chairperson may suspend the membership and limit the access of any Global Alliance and Treaty Organization member if substantial evidence of the member acting in a manner that threatens the security of the alliance during peace time or war can be presented against that member. The Assembly Chairperson must notify the Arbiter, and the Arbiter will proceed immediately to trial.

Section II: Pardons

If a nation has been expelled from the alliance, they can not gain membership unless pardoned by the Assembly Chairperson. The Assembly Chairperson can only give a pardon upon recommendation of the General Assembly. The Assembly Chairperson may grant a pardon for any specific crime to any nation upon recommendation by the General Assembly. A pardon shall remove the conviction and sentence from the nation. Any crime for which a nation is expelled from the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization may not be pardoned for at least fourteen (14) days after the expulsion is ordered.

Conclusion

Done in convention by and with the consent of the General Assembly of the Global Alliance Treaty Organization.

Treaties of the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization

Active Treaties of GATO

Blocs	MDoAP	ODoAP	NAP	MDP
Ellipsis(MDoAP) The Void Touched Unforgiven Legion				The Ampersand

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War History of the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization

War	Who	Outcome	Ribbon
Duck Hunt	Quack sphere vs The Hedge Money Accords, The Swamp and Allies	Coaliton Victory Quack Sphere surrenders
The Last Ride	Quack sphere vs Ex-Swamp Remaining Swamp and Allies	Coaliton Defeat Ex-Swamp, TLE-Fed surrenders