Councilors, I feel it is fair point to be concerned about expropriation for purposes of public utility, such as new power lines, railroads and so on being effectively impossible to construct under this admendment. No amendment will be able to prevent abuses and excesses from governments. Though I feel the admendements I will lay out will adequately address this issue. Nations should, through the proper processes have some sort of avenue to commit to local construction efforts in desperate need of it, without having to go through the arduous process of getting unwilling people off of land that is needed for the public.
The Councillor from Leagio's amendment falls somewhat short to my standards and what I feel, should be the standards of a humane Europe. It is both too open ended at once too restrictive on the people it protects. Most laws, at least from my experience from days as Committee Chairman, refer to 'protected statuses' in addition to any other statuses that the bill may want to emphasize. Hence I propose this admendment:
Amendment II
III. Population transfer, defined as the forcible movement, imposed by an authority, of a large group of people from one region to another, for reasons relating to innate characteristics of a group including: a group's culture, religion, sexual orientation, political beliefs or other protected statuses as outlined in the UDoHR, is recognized as a violation of the right of freedom of movement and is thus prohibited.
Next the first Admendement presented by the Councilor was too open ended for what purposes can a government relocate people. Under this amendment its perhaps possible to relocate a group of people without violating this Admendment. For example, we could have a scenario where a government may forcibly relocate people in an area due to political reasons. For example if say, my government tomorrow had a Fascist in power, they could theoretically commit population transfer everyone in Kazmurbirha or even some small village of strategic importance just because the city has growing to be favorable to left-wingers. Though some may find it unlikely, it is always wise to remain vigilant over the unlikely. Because any learned person of history knows the unusual is often what put the strength of a social order to the test. Thus to strengthen this amendment, it should be added that the only circumstance that will be exempt from this provision will be when the government has demonstrated that there is an actual public need to relocate people. In other words, Eminent Domain:
Admendment III
IV. Eminent Domain, also synonymous with Land Acquisition, Compulsory Purchase, Expropriation, or Resumption for the uses for tangible public utility shall be exempt from the third clause of this section.
Tony Odhinazen
EU Councilor, Ruthund
The Kingdom of Spain
