Organisation of the Imperial Nations



= Charter =

I. Preamble
This Document is meant to set out the rights, rules, and regulations of the Organization of Imperial Nations. All member nations of The Organisation of Imperial Nations agree to the set rules and regulations presented by this charter.

II. Major Positions
At this time (24/08/06) there are eight (8) major positions available in the Organization of Imperial Nations, and all, including the position of Chancellor, are open for election. Elections take place on the first of each month:

Chancellor
1.The Chancellor is the supreme head of OIN.

2.The Chancellor is the head of the Chancellor's Council and can veto any decision passed with less than a 75% majority. He has one vote.

3.The Chancellor has the power to suspend or expel a nation from the OIN.

Vice-Chancellor
1. Should the Chancellor fall ill or go away for a period of time the Vice-Chancellor will take his place as Chancellor until the Chancellor returns.

2. The Vice-Chancellor is involved in all council decisions and has one vote.

3. The Vice-Chancellor is a powerful member in his own right, and all members of OIN bar the Chancellor are answerable to him.

4. The Vice-Chancellor is responsible for internal OIN discipline - if a member breaks the rules, he decides the punishment. All members then have the right of appeal to the Chancellor.

Secretary of Foreign Relations
1.The Secretary of foreign relations is part of the Chancellor's council and has one vote. On matters regarding treaties and diplomacy he gains a veto similar to the Chancellors. (nb. Two vetos used in opposition cancel each other out)

2. The Secretary of Foreign Relations is in charge of the diplomatic service and may appoint diplomats and make revisals to Foreign policy with the approval of the council.

3. The Secretary of Foreign Relations may appoint a 'Grand Ambassador' to be a second in command over the Diplomatic service. This may be any OIN member officially appointed as a diplomat.

4. The Secretary of Foreign Relations automatically becomes one of the two delegates from OIN to the League of United Minor Alliances (LUMA). He appoints the other delegate.

Minister of War
1. The Minister of War is in charge of coordinating attacks on other Alliances and of general wartime strategy.

2. The Minister of War gains emergency powers during wartime, allowing him to directly order any specific OIN nation to attack another specific enemy nation. During peacetime he may not do this, although he may order a general attack.

3. The Minister of war has one vote on the Chancellor's Council. On matters regarding War he has a veto similar to the Chancellor's. (nb. Two vetos used in opposition cancel each other out)

4. The Minister of War is the proud owner of a little red button - he is the only person, bar the Chancellor if he cannot be reached, who may authorise use of a Nuclear Weapon. (See Article V)

Council members
1. Council members make up half the vote of the council, being trusted members of the alliance elected on the first of each month by the general alliance members.

2. Council members have one vote on the Chancellor's council. There are four council members.

III. Chancellor's Council
This contains:

1. The Chancellor (1)

2. The Vice-Chancellor (1)

3. The Secretary of Foreign Relations (1)

4. The Minister of War (1)

6. Four council members

The Council will vote on whether to pass or modify a treaty, whether to take OIN as a whole into a war with another alliance, and on matters affecting the entire alliance.

IV. Member's Council
1. This contains all members of the alliance. All members have a vote.

2. In this council all decisions regarding whether a nation may go to war with another nation (if the proposed nation is not on the hitlist or a member of a hostile alliance) are made.

V. Nuclear Technology
A. Uses The OIN applauds the use of Nuclear weapons in order to gain for each individual country. That said, all clearances of Nuclear weapons used, has to be cleared by the Chancellor and/or Minister of War, and may only be used in inter-alliance warfare, as they are too valuable to waste on rogue nations, except in extreme circumstances. Such circumstances will be decided in each case by the Chancellor or Minister of War.

B. Regulations All OIN nations who have nuclear capability are ordered to announce their posession of these valuable assets to the Alliance in the member's war council.

VI. OINEC (OIN Economic Community)
1. The OINEC is where members will make trade agreements.

2. The Chancellor will appoint a Minister of Economy to preside over the OINEC. The MoE will simply decide on whether the alliance as a whole should send aid to a particular member or even other alliance depending on circumstances. In serious circumstances he may order a nation to make a trade agreement or make either a loan or a gift of any type other than military aid.

3. All members of OIN are automatically part of the OINEC, and any member may request a loan or gift.

1. Internal Warfare
No member of the Organisation of Imperial Nations may attack another member, or any member of an alliance allied to OIN.

2. General Warfare
A. Before you attack a nation, you must post a topic with your reasons in the Member's Council. You must then wait for a reply from the Minister of War. If there is no reply from the said Minister or any other senior council member (Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Secretary of Foreign Relations and Minister of War) YOU MAY STILL NOT ATTACK. You must have permission. You must also state whether the said nation is in an alliance and also their strength.

B. If you attack a nation without permission, it may well result in your temporary or permanent exclusion from OIN, and you will be forced to pay compensation.

3. Spying
OIN is firmly opposed to spying, seeking either a diplomatic or military solution to disagreements, not a subversive one. You may not spy upon another alliance (ie. go to their forums or discussion place pretending to be anything other than an OIN member with the express intention of gethering information. If you are caught spying it will mean your exclusion from OIN, temproary or permanent, depending on the circumstances)

IX. About the Organisation of Imperial Nations
We are an alliance that has its roots at Middle-Earth Vault if you have any connections there. We are looking for many other nations to help make our alliance one of the stronegst in Cyber nations! We are a loose group, and if you want to spam we have our own spam forum. If you would like to join or make an alliance with us post here and post in our recruitment and new alliances sections, thank you!

This is our forum address: http://s9.invisionfree.com/OIN/index.php?act=idx