Special Rules Flashcards
Special rule 2
Junior chairs
Special rule 3
Senior chairs
Special rule 4
Exec committee
Special rule 5
Assistants to the exec committee
Special rule 5a
Exec assistant
Special rule 5b
Media director
Special rule 6
Suspension of rules
Special rule 7
Amendment forms
Special rule 8
Formal and friendly amendments
Special rule 9
Appeals and point of order
Special rule 9a
Appeals l
Special rule 9b
Point of order
Special rule 10
Resolutions of the security council
Special rule 11
Adjournments and recesses
Special rule 12
Membership credentials
Special rule 13
Vote of no confidence
Special rule 14
Quorum in GA
Special rule 15
Reconsidering proposals and tabling
Special rule 16
Voting
Special rule 17
Speeches
Special rule 17a
Selection of speakers
Special rule 17b
Interruptions to speech
Special rule 17c
Speaking against substantial matters
Special rule 18
Point of privilege and info
Special rule 19
Limits of debate
Special rule 1
Appointment
Special rule 20
Written communication
Special rule 20a
Acceptable message
Special rule 20b
Note screening
Special rule 20c
Communication with the chair
Special rule 21
Yielding
Special rule 22
Closing statements
Special rule 23
Open debate
Special rule 24
Agenda
Special rule 25
Quorum in committees
Special rule 26
Voting in security council
Special rule 27
Objections to main motion
Special rule 27a
Procedure for an otc
Special rule 27b
Main motion closed to consideration
Special rule 27c
Other destructive motions
Special rule 27d
Usage of an OTC
Special rule 27e
Refusal to entertain an OTC
Special rule 28
Additional proceedings of EAMUN
Special rule 28a
ICJ
Special rule 28b
Special summit
Special rule 28c
GAC
of appointment
Special rule 1
of junior chair
Special rule 2
of senior chair
Special rule 3
No. Of exec committee
Special rule 4
No. Of assistants to the exec committee
Special rule 5
No. Of exec assistant
5a
No. Of media director
5b
No. Of suspension of rules
6
No. Of amendment forms
7
of Formal and friendly amendments
8
of Appeals and point of order
9
of Resolutions in security council
10
of Adjournments and recesses
11
of Membership credentials
13
of Vote of no confidence
13
of Quorum in GA
14
of Reconsiderations of proposals and tabling
15
of Voting
16
of Voting conduct
16a
of Right to explain vote special rule
Special rule 16b
of Abstentions special rule
Special rule 16c
of Speeches
Special rule 17
of Selection of speakers special rule
Special rule 17a
of Interruptions to a speech Special rule
Special rule 17b
of Speaking against substantial matters Special rule
Special rule17c
of Points of privilege and info
Special rule 18
of Limits of debate
Special rule 19
of Written communication
Special rule 20
of Acceptable messages special rules
Special rule 20a
of Note screening
Special rule 20b
of Yeilding
Special rule 21
of Closing statements Special rule
Special rule 22
of Open debate
Special rule 23
of Agenda
Special rule 24
of Quorum in committees
Special rule 25
of Voting in security council
Special rule 26
of Objections to main motion
Special rule 27
of Procedure for an OTC Special rule
Special rule 27a
of Main motions closed to consideration
Special rule 27b
of Other destructible motions Special rule
Special rule 27c
# of Usage of OTC Special rule
Special rule 27d
of Refusal to entertain an OTC Special rule
Special rule 27e
of Additional proceedings to EAMUN
Special rule 28
of ICJ Special rule
Special rule 28a
of Specials summit Special rule
Special rule 28b
of GAC Special rule
Special rule 28c
State rule 1
Appointment - officers of EAMUN shall be trained and appointed by the EAMUN coordinator and exec committee members who are the sec gen, deputy sec gen, co chairs of GA1 and co chairs of GA2
State rule 2
Junior chairs- the junior chair in each committee shall direct its discussion, put forward questions and announce decisions. The shall accord the right to speak and may propose to the committee the limit of number of times each rep can speak on a any question and closure of debate. They propose extensions of debate and rule on the same. Rule on point of order and all other motions and subject to these rules they shall have control over the maintenance of order at these meetings. Main aim is to guide, oversee and moderate debate. The junior chairs carry out their duties under the direction of a senior chair in different committees at diff times which are communicated to them before hand. When not carrying out their chair duties they shall act as delegates and are not allowed to participate in special summit
State Rule 3
Senior chair - in addition to exercising powers conferred upon them elsewhere by these rules, including all power of the junior chairs, the senior chair will have complete control over the maintenance of order during sessions of EAMUN.
assist the exec committee in their duties and will represent specific executives in their committees.
declare the opening and closing of each meeting of the session and shall have the power to make announcements on behalf of the exec committee
Take notes if the committee’s decision sand pass them on to their respective exec member
While the committee is discussing a motion they may propose the closure of the list of speakers, debate or priv points. The may suspend the use of points of priv or info for individuals or the entire assembly.
They can take away the floor from a speaker who misuses it and may remove individuals or delegations that cause major or repeated disruptions. Senior chairs assist exec committee in their duties and person as an additional tasks assigned to them by exec members
What is the exec committee comprised off?
6 rotation positions - Secretary General, deputy Secretary General, co chairs of GA1 and co chairs of GA 2
What are the exec committee responsible for?
Organizing all official EAMUN conferences and events and are entitled to make decisions on all issues or questions concerning the same.
Training and appointing all staff required for the conferences through diplomatic selection.
Outgoing members of exec shall select incoming members for the following year.
In all matters of expulsion and on all issues and questions posing major disturbance to the programme the exec committee shall have the final say in consultation with the national coordinator
On all major issues concerning EAMUN the exec committee shall act as a body on all decision making and execution of said decisions
What can the exec committee make changes to?
The may make changes to the programme itself and amend the constitution, the special rules, parliamentary procedure and all official EAMUN documents for the benefit of the programme
What are the Secretary General and deputy Secretary General in charge of?
Sec gen - providing officers for committees, councils and GA
He or she shall delegate responsibilities to the rest of the exec body, monitor their progress. In case of any dispute they shall have the final say.
The deputy sec gen shall support the sec gen in his/her duties and assume the position in case of their absence. He/she is in charge of GAC and ICJ
What are the co chair persons of GA1 and GA2 in charge of?
GA1 - responsible for event management and entire MSMUN programme and must oversee charitable fundraising
GA2 - must organize and monitor the statistical aspect of any meetings and train and provide securitaries for all conferences, and are responsible for special summit.
The co chairs are also in charge of the successful operation of their respective GA and committees
State rule 5a
Executive assistant -
They shall assist the exec committee in any form or we required by them and are directly accountable to the exec committee in all matters and is their representative at any point of their absence
State rule 5b
Media director - they are in charge of all publications and media required by the executive committee. They will oversee the proceedings of the press corps, websites and any form of social networking published in the name of EAMUN
State rule 6
Except by the decision of the senior chair there will be no suspension of rules. All rules are suspended during a crisis situation
State rule 8
Amendments must be submitted by a speaker who has the floor. When an amendment is moved to a resolution, the amendment shall first be debated and then voted on.
Only one amendment will be allowed per resolution per stage of debate
It is only considered an amendment if it revises less than half of the operative clauses. Only amendments made to operative clauses will be in order those made to the preamb will be out of order
A friendly amendment is one in which the sponsor of the resolution seeks to rectify grammatical errors in her/his resolution without changing content
Friendly amendments can only be proposed in committee not in GA and can only be made before the resolution is seconded
State rule 7
Amendments must be submitted in writing to the chair before the reading of it to the assembly. All amendments must be written in duplicate on the amendment forms obtained from a securitary, chair or exec committee member
State rule 9a
Appeal - delegate who wish to contest an arbitrary decision of a chair may rise to an appeal. An appeal isn’t debatable and must pertain to decisions guided by parliamentary procedure.
Chair asks for a second, they explain the decision being contested and put the motion to a vote, 2/3+1 required for the motion required to pass it and overturn the chair
State Rule 9B
Point of order during discussion on any matter a representative me rise to a point of order this shall be immediately decided upon by the chairperson according to the rules of procedure. If representative using a point of order me not speak on the substance of the matter under discussion as a point of order is defined as an objection to procedure-An argument for or against the pending questions she should not be recognized as a valid point of order. Member who misses the point of order me loose his privilege point for a period determined by the chairperson
State Rule 10
Resolutions to the Security Council-resolutions passed or failed by the Security Council can only be reconsidered by the General assembly as a uniting for peace resolution which requires a 2/3+ one vote to pass. A uniting for peace resolution is one in which the mover seeks to override what he or she has perceived to be an unjust security council decision from the two days of committee meeting. The resolution in question must have achieved a minimum of nine affirmative votes when presented to the council, regardless of permanent status, and must deal with urgent matters of peace and security. The executive committee will decide upon whether or not the resolution qualifies for a reconsideration in the General assembly
State Rule 11
Adjournments and recesses-the seniors your personal loan is empowered to call adjournments and recesses
State Rule 12
Membership credentials-all participants if the E a M UN will be identified with a badge issued by the organization, indicating their status and other details. Badges must be worn and visible at all times. Participants with out badges will not be allowed to sit in the committee or participate in debate
State Rule 13
The vote of no confidence takes precedence over all other motions, but may not be called doing speeches or voting procedures. The motion will only be considered in order if the mover has previously moved a successful point of order or appeal to the current chairperson.
The mover of a vote of no confidence may withdraw his or her motion at any time up till the point at which the first of the three questions is asked. The chairperson me ask any question concerning the EAMUN parliamentary procedure and accompanying the special rules.failure at any point of the vote of no confidence will result in the movers immediate removal from the assembly and further consequences to be decided by the executive committee if a vote of no confidence passes the chair person must vacate the seat and the mover will temporarily assume the functions of the chairperson while the executive committee seeks a suitable replacement
State Rule 14
Quorum in the General assembly-A majority of the total member nations presidential constitute a quorum in the General assembly. Official observers to the EAMUN and non-governmental organizations do not constitute part of the quorum
State Rule 15
Reconsideration of proposals and tabling-when a proposal has been adopted or rejected it may only be reconsidered at the same session of debate unless the general assembly by a 2/3+1 of the member nations present and voting so decides.
A 2/3+ one vote is also required to take matters from the table over to bring itself requires only a majority. Resolutions that have to be considered or taken from the table should be redebated after the committee has dealt with all business on the agenda. In case of insufficient time, the resolution will not be a redebated
State rule 16a
Voting conduct-after the chair has announced the beginning of voting, no representative shall interrupt except on the point of order pertaining to voting procedure or a point of privileged due to audibility
State rule 16 B
Rights to explain felt-after the voting has been completed, countries from each side may be asked to state how they voted and why in a 30 sec speech. However, this is to the discretion of the chair depending on time
State rule 16 C
Abstentions-the number of delegates actively abstaining will be recorded and the rights to explain vote maybe give into these delegations. Abstentions are counted as a vote against. Delegations abstaining during the voting on the main motion will be required to fill out and submit abstention forms justifying the reasons for abstaining. Abstentions will only be in order for motions requiring a majority vote
Special rule 16D
voting policy
Special rule voting policy
Rule 16D
State rule 16D
Voting policy-is in the United Nations, each member state will be given one vote per motion in the committees and the General assembly. Official observers, non-governmental organizations, visitors do not have the right to vote. Permanent security council members will exercise veto power only on substantial motions debated in the council.
State Rule 17a
Selection of speakers-the chair shall select speakers signify their desire to speak. The chair can call the speaker to order if their remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion
State rule 17B
Interruptions to a speech-speech can only be interrupted by a point of privilege pertaining to insult or audibility or orders of the day. All other motions will only be entertained upon a yielding of the floor, either to points of information, another delegate, or back to the chair
State rule 17C
Speaking against substantial motions-speakers against a main motion or an amendment must be open to at least one point information.
State rule 18
Point of privilege and info- a speaker can only be open to a max of 3 points of info after their speech. No limit is placed on the number of points of priv a delegation may raise. If a delegation misuses either of misuses either of them they may be suspended by the chair for a set period of time
State rule 19
A max of 1 extension debate will be allowed on a main motion in the GA. For all other debatable motions, open debate is limited with no possible extensions. Previous question is only in order at the end of active debate. In committee, all limits of debate are entertained at the secretion of the senior chair depending on the length of the agenda
State rule 20a
Acceptable messages. All written communication must pertain to committee proceedings and be written in English on clear identifiable paper bearing to and from designations
State rule 20b
Note screening. All messages will be screened by securitaries prior to being delivered. Any message that doesn’t fill any of the requirements outlines in this special rule will not be delivered. Only securitaries may deliver notes
State rule 20c
Communication with the chair. Only messages written on special notepaper provided by EAMUN will be delivered to the chair. A limited amount of notes to the chair will be provided each delegation at the beginning of conference
State rule 21
Yielding. In committees and GA, the floor may only be yielded once consecutively. Each delegation may only be yielded the floor by another delegation twice a day. Yielding by the chair will be conducted under no such limitations
State rule 22
Closing statements. The sponsor of a reso shall be given 1min at the end of open debate to strictly rebut or respond to any pointt brought up against their reso. If the sponsor begins to speak on other matters, the chair shall call him out of order, in case of 2nd offense the chair will take away the floor. Yielding during this time is not in order unless to another sponsor of the resolution. If there were no speakers in debate time against the main motion, the sponsor will not be allowed to make a closing statement
State rule 23
The floor is open to 8 mins debate time for and 8 mins debate time against a main motion and 3 mins debate time for and 3 mins debate time against an amendment. All timings are to the discretion of the senior chair.
State rule 24
Agenda. Age game for all committees and councils are set at random by senior chairs. Only resos approved by the RAC will be accepted by the chairs for their agendas. Agendas for GA will be set by the exec committee and shall only consist of passed resos from the committee stage
