The Kingdom of Spain
Debate has ended. One amendment has been proposed, as follows:
AMENDMENT I
Schedule 2: Jurisdiction and powers of InterSPol
I. A local or international body of InterSPol may issue a warrant of arrest to another country’s InterSPol if
a. An individual or collective of individuals has an outstanding offence in their country of origin, and they have since left their country of origin. The following requirements must be met for a warrant to be issued in this circumstance:
i. The petition must cite the offence within the nation’s legal code,
ii. The petition must detail the legal consequences of the offence,
iii. The petition must disclose the level of danger which an individual or collective may pose to the general public within the current host country and country in which the event took place.
b. Warrants issued under the previous paragraph can be cited as Schedule 2a warrants.
c. An individual or collective has committed an offence in one country, and passed through one or many countries before arriving in a third country. The following requirements must be met for a warrant to be issued in this circumstance:
i. All which follow from Schedule 2, I.a.i – I.a.iii,
ii. The country where the offence took place must notify the other relevant countries of international criminal activity,
iii. The countries through which the offender(s) passed must report the timestamp at which they were notified of such criminal activity occurring before a warrant is issued
d. Warrants of the above type can be cited as Schedule 2c warrants.
II. InterSPol will approve a Schedule 2a or Schedule 2c warrant unless
a. Passages I.a.i – I.a.iii are not met
b. The offence for which the warrant is being petitioned violates clearly established international humanitarian law.
i. It will be the duty of the Special Constable in the receiving country to determine whether a warrant can be issued.
III. Where an offence was committed, and it is believed the offending bodies are present (legally or not) within the same country or jurisdiction, a warrant for arrest will NOT be issued by InterSPol unless
a. The offending part(ies) possess indefinite diplomatic immunity,
i. If diplomatic immunity expires within 14 days following the petition for a warrant, InterSPol will reject the application for a warrant
b. It is substantially or highly likely that a serious act of terrorism will imminently occur, with serious consequences for other surrounding nations or territories.
IV. Under no circumstances will InterSPol issue any warrants for the violation of immigration laws of member nations.
Voting on amendments will begin NOW and continue until 23:59 on 16 May 2023.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen