SWITHWARDIAN EMBASSY PROGRAM
TRIUMVIRI DEDUCENDAE
TITLE 532 - REINSTATEMENT OF THE SWITH WITHERWARD EMBASSY PROGRAM
§532.4(C) CONVOCATION PROTOCOL
AUTHORIZED BY THESE OFFICES 03401A1788; ED 25 JUNE 2014
TITLE 532 - REINSTATEMENT OF THE SWITH WITHERWARD EMBASSY PROGRAM
§532.4(C) CONVOCATION PROTOCOL
AUTHORIZED BY THESE OFFICES 03401A1788; ED 25 JUNE 2014
Please visit the program's website for more details: gbsw.gov/diplomaticum/embassies.
For additional information regarding travel to the Thési Érevnah Province on Earth, please visit: gbsw.gov/thesi/visitor_info
For additional information regarding travel to the Thési Érevnah Province on Earth, please visit: gbsw.gov/thesi/visitor_info
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Languages
The predominant government language is Nifendaer - however, translation services are available for a variety of species; Latin, English, French, Italian and German will be utilized for those nations headquartered on Earth.
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Foreign Relations and Military
Diplomatic Immunity:
Diplomatic immunity is not granted within the Greater Nifidium Convocation. Swith Witherward is required by the Greater Nifidium Convocation to prosecute in accordance to Convocation Law all those accused of a crime.
Geopolitics:
Swith Witherward will not involve itself with any outside body of governments to include the World Assembly, NATO, the Council of Europe, or the OSCE. It withdrew from the World Assembly in EY 2013.
Armed Forces and Response to Acts of War:
Any attacks upon Swithwardian soil will be viewed as an act of war. Retaliation is governed by the overarching Greater Nifidium Convocation. The Convocation does not negotiate nor does it differentiate between a single terrorist and his overarching homeland or species. Swith Witherward is bound by Greater Nifidum Convocation Law. It is thus advised that nations heavily consider the ramifications before committing terrorist or war acts on our soil.
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Laws Pertaining to Visitors and Dignitaries
We humbly request that all visitors, diplomats, foreign contractors or dignitaries abide by our laws. These laws are in place to preserve our environment, protect our citizenry, and keep visitors from harm.
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Travel Advisory
Languages
The predominant government language is Nifendaer - however, translation services are available for a variety of species; Latin, English, French, Italian and German will be utilized for those nations headquartered on Earth.
§532.4(C)8
Foreign Relations and Military
Diplomatic Immunity:
Diplomatic immunity is not granted within the Greater Nifidium Convocation. Swith Witherward is required by the Greater Nifidium Convocation to prosecute in accordance to Convocation Law all those accused of a crime.
Geopolitics:
Swith Witherward will not involve itself with any outside body of governments to include the World Assembly, NATO, the Council of Europe, or the OSCE. It withdrew from the World Assembly in EY 2013.
Armed Forces and Response to Acts of War:
Any attacks upon Swithwardian soil will be viewed as an act of war. Retaliation is governed by the overarching Greater Nifidium Convocation. The Convocation does not negotiate nor does it differentiate between a single terrorist and his overarching homeland or species. Swith Witherward is bound by Greater Nifidum Convocation Law. It is thus advised that nations heavily consider the ramifications before committing terrorist or war acts on our soil.
§532.4(C)9
Laws Pertaining to Visitors and Dignitaries
We humbly request that all visitors, diplomats, foreign contractors or dignitaries abide by our laws. These laws are in place to preserve our environment, protect our citizenry, and keep visitors from harm.
- Embassies are considered territory of the nation to which it belongs to, and therefore is held under that nations laws and customs rather than the Greater Nifidium Convocation; all witherwards shall respect that and adhere to that nations customs as it pertains to that nation's embassy or consulate. Exclusion: all foreign visitors, diplomatic or otherwise, shall abide by Greater Nifidium Convocation Law pertaining to the indigenous plants and animals (both sophont and non-sophont) brought into Greater Nifidium Convocation territories. All foreign diplomatic personnel are bound by Greater Nifidium Convocation Law when outside of their embassies.
- The intent of the Embassy Program is to foster goodwill between nations. No excessive forms of foreign security are to be used.
Caution: Magic used on indigenous plants or animals may not have the intended reaction. Further, each witherward is a null zone by design; areas within embassy grounds are the exception to those zones. Be advised: those with psionic ability will not attempt to commune with Convocation citizens without prior consent; communing with Nifid constructs or higher constructs will, by nature of the constructs' design, result in death; by law, no construct or higher construct will establish communications, thether or otherwise, with any foreign diplomat or visitor. - Vehicles are not permitted within heavily populated areas. Maybach sedans are provided to all ambassadors to the Thési Érevnah Province on Earth. Armored fighting vehicles (to include tanks, APCs, IFEs, battlemechs, etc) are prohibited unless the applicant can validate a reason for having them. Vehicles outside the major cities, or inside Zone 2 and Zone 3 on Nacarat, are allowed within reason. Vehicles will remain on established roads or marked trails. Failure to do so in the Wylds can result in serious injury to the occupants.
- Ambassadors and their embassy personnel are expected to respect all of our sapient and non-sapient species. Swith Witherward shall practice tolerance, to include tolerance of other species, tolerance of other religions, tolerance of gender identity or sexual orientation, tolerance of race and tolerance of age. Swith Witherward shall welcome those of different faiths and will make all reasonable accommodations for them. It will construct and maintain buildings of worship and meditation gardens within Tulgivold.
- Weapon use and diplomats: weapons shall be limited to pistols, sub-machine guns and shotguns for security personnel. Ceremonial edged weapons/blades are permitted. Note: some non-sophont beings consume metal or ceramics, and extrude acid, and may explode, spontaneously combust or produce poisonous vapors – it is in every visitor's best interest to refrain from provoking these creatures. Swith Witherward and its provinces shall not permit firearms for anyone not serving on an embassy security detail; arms expos are the exception and these weapons must be transported in appropriate containers and in a disassembled state.
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Travel Advisory
- Exporting Native Flora and Fauna: it is against the law to remove any indigenous plants or animals from Swith Witherward. Our main contribution to the world is genetic engineering and genome manipulation. Some of these are represented in the wild.
- Signage/ Posted Warnings: It is recommended that visitors follow all posted warnings for their own safety: “Keep off the Grass” may actually mean that the grass is carnivorous. Don’t put yourself at risk by breaking a law; the laws are in place to protect everyone from bodily harm.
- Technology: Swith Witherward welcomes all tech levels however you may find that some of your equipment will not function properly here. For example, certain non-sapient beings emit a natural electromagnetic pulse thereby shutting down all electronics that are not EMP-hardened. Travel by air can be dicey due to non-winged organisms that live in the atmosphere above our nation. They can pose a problem with navigation and are listed as Class V on the Lethality Index. Please do not deviate from your flight plan: navigate VOR-to-VOR. Pilots are expected to remain in contact with Air and Space Traffic Control at all times and to follow all directions given them.
- Laser/pulse/non-ballistic Weapons: some non-sapient species react… oddly… when certain energy weapons are discharged.
- Sophont vs non-Sophont: Some sapient species do not wear clothing or trinkets. Please do not assume that the being waving at you is sophont. Some non-Sophont species have mastered mimicry and use it to obtain a quick meal.
- There is no law that prohibits native Sophont and non-Sophont beings from ingesting you should you provoke it or venture off a marked path.