The Charter for the League of Balkan Monarchies

Proposed April 11th, 2004

Purpose: To create a common forum for the exchange of ideas and to create a place for cooperation between the monarchies of the Balkans. To to create a loose alliance for economic and political unions for nations with monarchies.

Article 1: All member nations must be run in some capacity by a monarch or a theocrat, unless given special permission by a simple majority vote of member nations.

Article 2: The leader of this body will serve as spokesman and mediator (and in some cases arbitrator) between member nations of the league. In the event that the spokesperson is in dispute with another nation, another temporary mediator will be chosen.
a.) This spokesperson will be elected by his/her peers, and a nation cannot nominate itself for this postion.
b.) The position of spokesperson will be an elected office, with elections occuring every two months.

Article 3: This league is political and economic only, military alliances may occur only between nations in their individual affairs, but will not be officially recognized by the league.

Article 4: Each nation shall have one vote on every issue, which can be proposed by any nation.
a.) In the event of a tie, the spokesperson will recieve an additional, tie- breaking vote.

Article 5: Any aggresive act towards another member nation will be grounds for disciplinary action, as deemed appropriate by the other members. The penalties given to the League range in harshness up to and including expulsion from The League of Balkan Monarchies.

Article 6: Any nation signing this Charter hereby enters a pact of non- agression towards other member nations.

Article 7: This document is open for amendment at any time, so that any nessecary changes, deletions or additions can be made.


Signatories:

The Holy Tsarist Empire of All the Russias
The Sultanate of Daimyo Oda
The Socialist Monarchy of Zahumlje
The Allied States of the Byzantine League
The United Imperial Territories of Perussia
The Republic of Pope Christian VI
The Queendom of Everlasting Snow
The Catholic Knights of Islam- Judiasm

Non Voting Members:
The Byzantine Empire
The Theocracy of Ponte- Corvo

Let me know what you all think. Hopefully we can soon adopt it as our charter.

How the elections will go trough?
With polls?
I think that we have to sign a general non-aggressive pact between our monarchies.
In other lines i support it.

Your Majesties: We should be able to have this treaty ratified in the House of Nobles in the next day or so.
Katja of Zahumlje
Queen-Komissar

May I suggest that we leave punishment up to Thracia?After all he has the final say in everything.May I also suggest that we start a United Monarchy Fund for the members nations and their people, of which I will head.May I yet still suggest that elections take place once every two months, and that a mutual protection pact be signed for the security of the organization.

This is what i said Paradiszia.I support you.

In response to the punishment issue, the worst punishment would be ejection from the league. That is the harshest measure we could take. Anything else is at Thracia's dsicretion, however, we do have a need and responsibiliy to police ourselves.

Sorry to post here, as Thracia is not a monarchy.

However, we need to respond to the punishment issue.

Thracia is in charge of law enforcement in this region, only in cases of a violent or military confrontation.

So, if there was an aggressive action (not just verbal aggression, but military or armed aggression), by one monarchy against another monarchy, this would be a violation of a fundamental principle in this region and would require punishment beyond this league -- a region-wide punishment.

However, this league could establish a finer, more detailed, definition of aggression and could ban less violent forms of aggression as well. In this case, the league could impose its own types of punishment for these, less violent, instances of aggression.

The harshest punishment I would consider appropriate by the League would be ejection from the League, not the region however, which we would have no right to try to administer.

I think we have to sign non-aggresive pact,wich can could include some sort of punishment to the aggressive nation.

I will add a non agression clause to the Charter. Will it then be acceptable to everyone?

I added a non- agression clause to the pact, and I made the punishments available to the League more specific. I hope that you will all find it acceptable.

I will sign this treaty.

I have added you to the signatories list Daimyo.

Thank you! :D

Your Majesties: As it stands the Charter is hereby approved by the Royal Socialist Monarchy of Zahumje
Katja of Zahumlje
Queen-Komissar

I have added you as well Katja.

Well, do I need to sign to be a member?

If you wish to be a member, we ask that you sign on to the Charter. If this is your desire, let me know and I will add you. We hope that you find the terms acceptable, and will join us soon.

I think we should invite all interested monarchies to sign the Charter.

I would like to Propose that the Person Elected to be Head of this fine Organization be called Regient of the Balkans. In Addition the Byzantine League also wishes to formaly sign this Charter, but would like to add if possible an Article of Principles that would be mandatory for all member nations to follow. I would be happy to compose it if you would like.

I will add you to the list Byzantine, and I will certainly consider your principles idea. Simply let me know what you think they should be so we can discuss them.

So, I'm not a member if I don't sign?

More or less Paradiszia, we need to have a document that defines what we are. This is what the Charter does.

Yes Paradiszia,please sign the charter and become our member.

IN PARLIAMENT SUNDAY, APRIL 18, YOL 2004

The official ratification of Document 214393 "The Balkanic Monarchist Union Charter".

I, Holy Imerial Prince Pierre Paradis XI of the Holy Roman Empire of Paradiszia hereby sign and approve this document in it's full.

I have added you to the list Paradiszia.

I`m very happy that you sign the charter Paradiszia.

How does one join this League? Do we simple sign the Charter or must we do more?

-Emporer Peter Grochetsky and the National Assembly

If you find the Charter acceptable, say so, I will add you and you will be a member.

It seems quite acceptable indeed. Good work Tsar!

Thank You Perussia, I will add you shortly.

I`m very happy to see Perussia signing the Charter.

I have added Pope Christian VI to the list. I am glad that the Holy See is with us.

The holy father will bring the peace in our league.

humm...

The Queen of Everlasting snow has signed the charter!

What hummm?

nothing....not at all

OK then!