Council of the UNAC
The Council of the UNAC is the collective head of the United Nations of the Auroran Continent and upper half of the Legislature of the UNAC. It is the most powerful body of the UNAC. It was established in December 2017 by the ratification of the Charter of the UNAC (also known as the Treaty of Aura) by the nations of Aurora that attended the Auroran Reunification Summit convened by President Nimona Poole of Emberwood Coast following the end of the Auroran-Pacific War. It was formally constituted on 5 July 2018. The council consists of representatives of the member states of the UNAC and is chaired by each member on a rotational basis once every 6 months. The council's powers include the power to veto legislation, approve the President of the UNAC Commission and declare a blockade and no-fly zone over a state.
Powers and duties
The Council of the UNAC is the collective head of the UNAC. This means that it wields an array of legislative, military, executive and appointative powers that have implications for the entire continent. Thus, it is the most powerful and important body of the UNAC. It exercises these powers through the passage of special legal instruments called security, temporary and extraordinary acts (STE Acts). These legal instruments make its decisions binding within the remit of its powers and duties as defined by the Charter of the UNAC from which it derives its authority.
It exercises the following powers of its own accord without the need to consult with or receive approval from another body:
- To expel member and observer states
- To suspend member and observer states
- To declare a state of emergency
- To pass temporary legislation that overrules ordinary legislation during a state of emergency.
- To declare and enforce a blockade or a no-fly zone over a country
- To declare economic, trade and military sanctions against a country
- To dissolve the Auroran Parliament
- To dismiss a justice of the Auroran Court of Justice
- To approve candidates nominated by the President of the UNAC Commission to the Commission of the UNAC
- To admit member and observer states.
It exercises the following powers together with the Auroran Parliament. This means that both the approval of the Auroran Parliament are required for the law to become binding. These are as follows:
- To elect the President of the UNAC Commission
- To approve portfolios recommended by the President of the UNAC Commission
- To pass a vote of no-confidence against the President of the UNAC COMMISSION,
- To approve the dismissal of a member of the Auroran Parliament
- To approve the annual budget of the UNAC proposed by the Commissioner for Finance
- To approve the passage, repeal or amendment of ordinary legislation within the scope of powers granted by the Charter of the UNAC.
If all the members agree, the Council of the UNAC can do anything it wants. This is done through Extraordinary acts. These are acts passed unanimously. These acts are optional in most cases but they are required for dissolving the AP, dismissing justices and expelling a member.
It has the following duties and responsibilities:
- To receive written and/or oral reports from senior officials of the UNAC including the Commission of the UNAC, the President of the Auroran Monetary Fund and the Supreme Commander of the UNAC Military Joint Command.
- To establish and conduct inquiries
- To consult with the public and governments of member states on the running of the UNAC.
- To debate and deliberate on issues of concern to the people and nations of the UNAC
Members
Members of the Council of the UNAC are known as Councillors of the UNAC. They have ceremonial precedence over all other officials of the UNAC collectively. However, in practice, the President of the UNAC Commission, the Speaker of the Auroran Parliament and the Chief Justice of the Auroran Court of Justice tend to be treated more highly because of their incredible influence and powers. Members of the Council of the UNAC are addressed as Mr, Mx or Madam Councillor as is appropriate and in equivalent titles in official languages of the UNAC. They also have the right to be addressed as The Esteemed or an equivalent title.
| Representative | Portrait | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Ioan Pedreiro | 
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 Andorinhões
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| Oejod-Awosr Mope | 
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 Asilica
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 Axdel
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| Pearson Lagonus | 
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 Blueacia
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| Ianto Allaway |  Dragonia
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 Drakaland
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 Emberwood Coast
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 Faethalria
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| Fischan Rhye | 
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 Great Morstaybishlia
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 Kothalria (termination pending)
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| Jozeb Aziani | 
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 K'undzeti
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| Luka Lerishvili |  Nilovia (Non-voting)
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| Nikolo Davitidze |  Nolova
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| Iparema Huinga | 
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 The Oan Isles
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| Mayme Bancroft |  Oceansend
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| Tammy Hodges |  Oscrelia
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 Peregrinia (Non-Voting)
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 Sarentria
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| Irakli Nateliuri |  Tivot
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| Trimola Eknol | 
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 Tuvaltastan
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 Valerica
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 Vothetria (termination pending)
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| Harold Ritzton |  Xiopothos
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 Yor Isles
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Procedures
The Council of the UNAC usually has much simpler procedures than the Auroran Parliament. It is not burdened with public hearings and consultations, committee deliberations etc. It may establish committees, but it rarely does. Usually, the Office of the President of the UNAC Commission provides all the logistical support including legal advisors that the Council of the UNAC needs to do its work.
The President of the Council of the UNAC is the presiding officer. They handle the agenda and preside over meetings and they communicate with senior officials from other bodies of the UNAC as necessary. This is a position that rotates every few months. A meeting of the Council is held once a week unless either two or more of the members ask the President of the Council for an extraordinary sitting or a duly constituted sitting agrees to hold an extraordinary sitting.
The Council proceeding are usually more informal and the rules surrounding speaking time, conduct and so on are more loose. Furthermore, whereas sessions of the Auroran Parliament are usually public, the Council's deliberations are private unless disclosed by a majority of the members. Most decisions are made by a simple majority of all the members. Most decisions require all members to be present for a decision to be binding. 50%+1 of votes are required for ordinary acts. 66% of votes are required to overturn a decision made by the Auroran Parliament. 75% of votes are required for security acts. 50%+1 of votes are required for temporary acts if a state of emergency is in effect. 100% of votes are required for an extraordinary act.