United Ŋations Laws

The United Ŋations (UŊ) creates laws for its member states to follow which do not apply to non-member states. Failure of member-states to enforce or abide by these laws may make them subject to punishment from the Interŋational Court of Justice (IŊCJ). A law may be proposed by UŊ member states by creating a legislative motion to https://www.nguh.org/ung which will be voted on in the following meeting. A law may be removed by a legislative motion as well.

Note that for all motions after 11 June 2024, the following bullet points apply to the wording of a motion (established 11 June 2024 with Motion 15.5).

• MUST: This word, or the terms "REQUIRED" or "SHALL", mean that the definition is an absolute requirement of the motion.
• MUST NOT: This phrase, or the phrase "SHALL NOT", mean that the definition is an absolute prohibition of the motion.
• SHOULD: this word, or the adjective "RECOMMENDED", mean that there may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore a particular item, but the full implications must be understood and carefully weighed before choosing a different course.
• SHOULD NOT: This phrase, or the phrase "NOT RECOMMENDED" mean that there may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances when the particular behavior is acceptable or even useful, but the full implications should be understood and the case carefully weighed before implementing any behavior described with this label.
• MAY: This word, the adverb "OPTIONALLY" or the adjective "OPTIONAL", mean that an item is truly optional. One may choose to include the item because a particular requirement or because the individual feels that it enhances the use while another may omit the same item.

Laws for UŊ Member States

To see all motions, which additionally include constitutional, executive, and rejected motions, see: United Ŋations Meetings

Topic	Date	Text	Notes
Bridges and Tunnels	8 FEB 2024	[2.2] Of bridges and tunnels interacting with water bodies and of navigation in said water bodies A bridge or tunnel across a body of water must leave at least 7 blocks free for boat traffic every 100 blocks of span. The previous paragraph only applies to bodies of water at least 7 blocks wide. If the body of water is narrower than 7 blocks and intended as a water way it must leave at least 3 blocks free for boat traffic. To be considered free for boat traffic a passage shall: Be empty for at least 3 blocks above the water level Be composed only of water sources or waterlogged blocks with no collision for at least 2 blocks below the water level. The water level of navigable water bodies is set to the global ocean water level.	The clarity of this motion is hotly debated.
Country Names	6 MAR 2024	[5.5] Of the representation of names of ŋations Should be available an official version of the name of written only using characters in the Printable ASCII range (Unicode U+20 to U+7E inclusive) for the use of transcripts and colloquial conversation.
Currency		[5.2] Of the backing of currencies for interŋational trade Currencies used for interŋational trade should be backed by a non-renewable resource. A suggested backing resource is diamond
Diplomacy	12 FEB 2024	[3.4] Of embassies and other diplomatic missions An embassy is the seat of a diplomatic mission in a foreign ŋation. An embassy's soil is considered to be that of the country it is physically in. Within the borders of an embassy, the laws of the country sending the mission are to be respected. A diplomatic mission is to be granted immunity within the limits of the embassy. United Ŋations laws and treaties supercede the previous paragraph An embassy has to be jointly approved by the ŋation sending the diplomatic mission and the ŋation recieving the mission, a copy of the agreement has to be submitted to the United Ŋations for archiving.
Environment and Resources		[3.2] Of the act of partially cutting trees One shall not leave a tree partially cut, and floating. Should one be found leaving tree partially cut, they shall go back to the site and clean up the situation, a warning might be issued.	Definitions Is deemed renewable by reasonable methods any resource that can be obtained renewably in arbitraraly large amounts given arbitrarily large inputs and arbitrarily large setups. Wilderness is deemed to be any land that is unclaimed by any ŋation or player.
	17 MAY 2024	[13.2] On The Preservation of Natural Resources that Could be Saved by the Use of Reasonable Renewable Methods The collection of resources that are renewable by reasonable methods shall not be done in mass from the wilderness. Instead one shall use renewable methods to acquire it. The collection of resources not renewable by reasonable methods may happen, but the one collecting shall make sure to not leave the terrain too disformed This motion doesn’t apply to the Nether
	9 NOV 2024	[20.1] Of Silverfish Mining The practice of Silverfish Mining — removing stone by using the infestation and poison potion effects — is banned, given it’s highly destructive and environmentally damaging potential.
Players	19 OCT 2024	[19.6] Of the legal status of the belongings of players who left the minecraft server or the discord server Items The items of a payer inactive from the minecraft server and the minecraft part of the discord server or having left the discord server are protected for a duration of 120 days from any tempering. A player, even if they have left the discord server should still be attempted to contact and are allowed to express their will through an active player. Should a UŊ office express an interest to an item, the office in question shall be able to acquire it. Claims and Structures The claims of inactive players are subject to the same rules. Wills and Banned Players A player may leave a will either publicly in the minecraft, or the Uŋ channel or in a Will section on their Wiki User page. That will shall be respected. The rules delineated in this motion don’t apply to the belongings of players banned from the server.
Public Spaces	20 APR 2024	[11.2] Of the safety of roads and public spaces Having observed that many roads and public spaces are improperly lit, resulting in unsafe conditions Having observed multiple deaths resulting from improperly lit up roads It is mandated that Ŋations make sure by way of light or otherwise that no hostile monster may spawn or enter in a public area. Shall a public area not comply any passer-by may render it safe by the way of light sources without complaints from the territory owner
The End	7 SEP 2024	[18.4] Establish a legal framework in advance of the eventual opeining of the End Ban sovereign claims on End territory, following the precedent set for the Nether; Any respawned dragon shall be killed by the one who spawned it withing a reasonable time; The Dragon Egg shall be given to Slab Exchange for public display. If the display occurs outside of the site of the Slab Exchange, the site shall be recognised as a UŊESCO heritage site. Maintain the integrity of the central island, especially with regards to the entry platform, exit portal, and End gateways; Guarantee the right of free travel to and within the End by keeping all natural portals and gateways open and accessible to the public. This could also entail the divine placement of new portals in easy-to-access places, like a special room of the UŊ Building, near Spawn, or worldguarding a natural portal.
The Nether	27 APR 2024	[12.6] Restriction on Territorial Claims in the Nether No ŋation shall claim territory in the Nether, whether below the roof or above; any territorial claims heretofore made are hereby declared null and void.	Definitions A structure is defined as any player-made, reasonably contiguous aggregation of blocks built with a select purpose. EXAMPLES: Portals, houses, anything that would generally be classified as a ‘building’ are structures. A bridge built with express purpose to be traversed repeatedly is a structure. An abandoned bridge that is left unused is not a structure.
		[12.8] Motion: On Player-Built Structures in the Nether No ŋation shall disturb, damage, loot from, etc., a structure built by another player or ŋation without that player’s or ŋation’s permission.
Withers	10 APR 2024	[9.2] On withers Wither for the purpose of collecting nether stars should be summoned outside of any claim without accord of the claimant, and not within 200 blocks of any player-made structure, as well as rare or significant minecraft structure. at the exception of purpose built wither fighting places, after acceptance of those by a UŊ executive motion. Withers in cages must be decalred prior to the construction and summoning of the wither and and approved by an executive motion. Should a wither go rogue and destroy property: If the wither was summoned for the purpose of collecting nether stars, it is the responsability of the summoner But if the summoner loses control of the wither due to a third party, that third party shall be responsible instead If the wither escapes from a known and registered wither cage, the responsability is within the party who caused the breach, negligence and misdesign of the cage counts as causing the breach for the purpose of this paragraph. If the wither escapes from an unregistered wither cage the responsability lies soley on the builder of the unregistered cage.	Definitions A rogue wither is a wither that was summonned and subsequently lost control of. A wither cage is a contraption with the goal of containing a wither for long term use.

Laws for Others

UŊ-managed regions or circumstances apply to any entity interacting with the United Ŋations. While a ŋationless player will not be penalized for having a frustratingly inconvenient bridge, they will be penalized for usage of weapons in the UŊ Assembly Hall for instance.

Topic	Date	Text	Notes
Acts of Violence	10 APR 2024	[9.5] UŊ Peacekeeping Force Acts of violence against an active member of the Peacekeeping Force is punishable by the Interŋational court of justice.
	25 JAN 2025	[22.3] Forbid the use of weaponry in the Assembly Hall The use of weaponry inside of the United Ŋations building is heretofore forbidden.
UŊ Meetings	19 APR 2025	[23.8] On Illegalizing the Use of UNg Votes as Blackmail, Bribery, or Similar Nations & players shall not accept or give payment for other nations to vote in a specific way on any motions Nations & players may not threaten any in game or out of game acts against anyone as "punishment" for voting a certain way on any motion, including but not limited to wars, derecognition, or verbal beratement Nations & players shall not threaten anyone to vote a certain way on any motion, see above for partial list of what is considered a threat The latter 2 above portions of this motion will apply on the discretion of any potential victims, not on the discretion of the offending party or parties
UŊ Protectorates	21 MAY 2024	[14.1] On the establishment of an United Ŋations Education, Science and Culture Office (UŊESCO) Any damage to the structure of a Cultural Herritage Site is to be considered a violation of Interŋational Law.	Definitions A Protectorate is a territory under direct UŊ supervision for an indefinite time period, for its historical, cultural, or natural value. While governed by the UŊ, a Protectorate may be assigned to one of its Offices for administration upon creation. Existing natural reserves shall be converted into Protectorates under the jurisdiction of the Office of Environmental Protection; likewise, UŊESCO sites shall be converted into Protectorates under the jurisdiction of the Office of Education, Science and Culture. List of UŊ Protectorates Capitol Citadel Island (narrative-made structures only) Dragon Egg Display (potential future site) Guam 2 Guam 3 Guam + (all future Guams in Season 2) Kog'eññe Natural Reserve New Citadel Ŋəri2na Reserve Paul Phoeŋix Cultural Heritage Site (100 blocks around Phoeŋix) Suspicion Island Tisheongja
	20 DEC 2024	[21.7] Relaxation of the protection of animals within the Ŋəri2na Natural Reserve Any respawning Entity—that is, any entity that can spawn naturally within the reserve—which has not been named by a player. Any such entity within the bounds of the Ŋəri2na Natural Reserve is no longer part of the reserve or protected in any way.