Association of Neutral States (The Great Peace Map Game)

Article I--Purpose

 * The Association of Neutral States is an alliance, trade organization, and government body.
 * The Association of Neutral States shall remain unaligned to major powers, and shall seek peace with those powers.

Article II--Governance

 * All member nations shall receive one vote in the Association of Neutral States Congress.
 * Any member nation may propose a directive.
 * Directives may concern international affairs, human rights issues, economic development, research cooperation, the organization of the Association of Neutral States, or other relevant issues.
 * Member nations may vote on the directive, in terms of Yea or Nay.
 * In order for a directive to be enacted, a majority of the member nations must have voted in favor of the directive.
 * Should, after two turns, a directive not have achieved a majority of the vote in favor or against, the votes shall be tallied, and if the votes in favor of the directive exceeds the votes against it, then the directive is enacted.
 * No nation, which becomes a member after the proposal of a directive but before the voting period has concluded, shall vote on such a directive.

Article IIII--Membership

 * Nations may apply for membership by alerting the members of their application.
 * Membership applications are voted as if they were regular directives.
 * All applicant nations, by becoming a member, accept this charter.
 * A member may be removed from the Association of Neutral States with the approval of four-fifths of all other members.

Article IV--Alliance

 * An invasion of one member nation is an attack on the entire Association of Neutral States, and all member nations must declare war on the aggressor in that case.
 * The Association of Neutral States may declare war with the approval of three quarters of member nations.

Article V--Constitution

 * In order for any amendments to be made to this charter, two-thirds of the members must approve of the amendment.
 * This charter may be passed as a normal directives.