FOK!-Charter

Preambule
WE THE PEOPLES OF THE FOK!-ALLIANCE DETERMINED

To build up a powerful and strong Orange Alliance guaranteeing security and equality and striving to bring prosperity to all it's members, to spread Orange pride across Cyber Nations, to bring unity within the Orange team ultimately leading to an United Nations of Orange Alliances, hereby establish this Treaty for the FOK!-Alliance.

Article 1
Conditions to become a member of FOK

a. Member states can only be in one alliance at a time. b. Leaders of the FOK nations must speak Dutch, because the communication on the forums take place in Dutch (there is an English visitors part). c. New members must change their team color to the Orange team as soon as possible, other colors can join our clan if they promise to change to orange after a while.

Article 2
Democracy

The FOK alliance is an alliance based on liberté, egalité and fraternité. An alliance with a lot of freedom for its members and where weak and strong nations are considered as equals. Based on our orange and Dutch background there is a strong sense of brotherhood in the FOK clan.

a. The council of five is democratically elected by all of the members of FOK. b. Elections will be done every two months. c. Every member can run for a place in the council of five during election period. d. The council of five consists of the following departments: minister of, economics, foreign affairs, internal affairs, defense and integration. e. The prime minister is also elected democratically and will also be the head of one of the departments.

Article 3
War

a. Members who want to join must be in peace at all times. b. The minister of defense must approve every war and he is the contact point for nations who are in war with FOK members. c. If a FOK member is attacked, it will be seen as an attack on the whole FOK clan, this will be decided by the council of five and they will come up with a declaration of war. d. Other attacks on nations are not allowed and will be punished, see sanctions article 5.

Article 4
Diplomacy

a. The ambassadors are the responsibility of the minister of foreign affairs. b. Ambassadors from other alliances are always welcome on our forum to talk about problems, trade and other political subjects. c. We of FOK want to join the Citrus Accord and strive to a better understanding between the different orange alliances. d. Members can arrange some foreign relations but only the minister of foreign affairs can choose the ambassadors.

Article 5
Internal affairs

Internal affairs are under the responsibility of the minister. a. Members who do not obey the rules stated by the council of five will be warned the first time. This include: illegal warfare, unwanted/impolite behavior towards fellow CN players, not listening to the commands of the council of five about warfare or aid. b. Members who repeatedly disobey the rules will be exiled and have 24 hours to remove themselves from the clan. If they do not they will be seen as enemies, see below c. Individuals who are abusing the FOK clan name will be seen as enemies and will be attacked. This includes former members, spies, ghosts and rogues

Article 6
Courts

a. There will be established a high court of justice with three judges. b. The judges will be elected every two months by the newly chosen council of five. c. The High court can rule in cases between one alliance member against another and also in case between a member and the council of five. d. Court sessions and verdicts will be done in Dutch.

Article 7
Aid

a. Nations must help each other out in time of need by aiding each other. This can be arranged between 2 parties or can be ordered by the minister of economics. b. Richer nations must also frequently support active new nations, so the average strength of the alliance will grow stronger and there will grow some brotherhood between the different nations. Because the first two weeks can be a little boring for starters and this will prevent them from quitting CN.

Article 8
Communication

a. Members of the FOK clan on CN must always also be a member of the official FOK! Cybernations alliance forum b. If other nations ask questions to members about the FOK clan, these messages must be forwarded to a member of the council of five, so that nation can be informed properly about FOK. c. Member states must contact the council of five in the following situations: (i) they want to leave FOK (ii) they want to quit playing CN (iii) they have a problem with another nation (threat of war/sanctions) (iv) Any other relevant information for the existence of the clan and its members.