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MIMUN 2015

Rules of procedure

Made by

Dayoun

Lee &

Hansoo

KimSlide2

Duties of DelegatesAll delegates have the duty toRespect the decisions of the President or Chair at all times

Obtain the floor before speaking

Yield the floor when required to do so by the Chair

Be courteous at all times and avoid the use of profound, insulting, or abusive language

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Duties of ChairsIn each committee, the student officer team is composed of 3 officers, the Chair, the Deputy Chair

and the

Admin staff.Chairs have the right to declare the opening, closing and time of all debating sessions. Chairs are responsible of presiding over the conference and the delegates should

obey

the chairs for a

smooth flow of the debate.Chair is open when the delegate has any questions related to the conference.

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Committees in SessionRoll call All committees will start their sessions with roll calls.

The Chair will call each nation in alphabet order, and nations should raise say ‘present’.

Delegates who came in late should pass a note to the Chair so that the Chair would be notified.

Opening Speech On the first day of session, each delegation will be required to speak for 90 seconds on its stance regarding one or more of the agendas.

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Lobbying and NegotiationThe lobbying session is a time for delegates to merge and negotiate to create a resolution according to the agenda.In this session, delegates will get into groups with other delegates with similar opinions.

The lobbying session is about 4 hours, and the delegates should keep in mind that they

MUST

finish their resolution during the lobbying session.5Slide6

ResolutionsThe resolutions will be written in lobbying session.Every resolution should follow the format of a resolution, and must use appropriate phrases at the start of perambulatory, operative clauses.

Their should be only

ONE

main-submitter and a minimum of Four co-submitters.After writing the resolution, the main-submitter should approach to one of the chairs to turn in the resolution.

The resolution would be corrected by the chairs and will go to the approval

pannel

for a final revision.

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Resolutions7All resolutions should start with the delegate’s committee, the agenda, the main submitter and the co-submitters.

Below this, there should be

perambulatory clauses

which should start with certain perambulatory clause phrases.Under this should be operative clauses. Operative clauses are the main components of a resolution that actually suggests a solution for the problem.

The operative clauses should start with operative clause phrases. The delegate may insert sub-clauses to specify the original clause.Slide8

Example of a ResolutionCOMMITTEE : GA1QUESTION OF :

(Agenda)

SUBMITTED BY :

USA (Main-Submitter)CO-SUBMITTED BY : UK, France, Germany, Columbia(Co-Submitters)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Acknowledging

……………………

Aware of

…………………..

Concerning that

……………..

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HEADINGS

PERAMBULATORY

CLAUSESSlide9

Example of a ResolutionStrongly insists main idea :

a)

Supporting ideas

b)Details i

)

minor details

Proposes……such as but not limited to :

a)

specific solutions

b)……………

c)……………

Emphasizes

main solution

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OPERATIVE

CLAUSESSlide10

Vocabulary used in MUNDelegate:

Representative of a nation.

The Floor:

The floor is the podium, where delegates make speeches and answer questions.

The House:

The committee is called the house.

“Would the house please come to order”:

The chair is telling the delegates to sit down and to stop talking.

To Second

: To agree with something.

Open debate

: debate where delegates may freely speak for or against on a resolution.

Closed debate:

debate where the chair specifically designates time for or against on a topic. This type of debate will usually be regarding an amendment.

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Debating the ResolutionAt the start, the Chair will declare a new debate.The main-submitter will approach the podium and will read out the operative clauses. The Chair will entertain Points of Clarification if there are any.

The Chair will then set the debate time to 90 minutes open debate.

He or she will then give a speech within

3 minutes.

The Chair will entertain Points of Information if the delegate allows any.

After that, any delegation is open to take the podium.

The Chairs will try their best to be fair

when choosing delegates who would speak.

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Speech(during the debate)Speech time per one speech is usually 90seconds. However, the Chairs could lengthen or cut down the time if necessary.

Considering the time, the Chair could limit the Points of Information that could be entertained.

Delegates

MUST approach the podium to give a speech.For the interest of the debate, the Chair could ask delegates who never spoken before.

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AmendmentsDelegates can submit amendments to strike, change or add to the original resolution.Delegates MUST send this note before presenting an amendment so the chairs could approve the amendment.

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Amendment

Strike / Change / Add

Clause # ____

From : _______

Write the contents hereSlide14

AmendmentAmendment can only be entertained under the approval of the chair when the submitter has obtained the floor.Debating on the amendment will be a

closed debate

. This means that there will be a time set on debating for and against the amendment.

Please keep in mind that abstentions are NOT allowed when voting for the amendment.14Slide15

Points15Point of Personal Privilege

point that must refer to the comfort of delegate

It may not refer to the content of any speech and may only interrupt a speaker if the speech is inaudible

Point of Ordershould only relate to procedural mattersdirected at the Chair, and may not interrupt a delegate.Slide16

Points16Point of Parliamentary Enquiry

directed to the Chair concerning the rules of procedure

Point of Information

may be directed to the speaker who has the floor if he has indicated that he is willing to yield to points of information and must be formulated as a question

a short introductory statement or reference may precede the questionSlide17

MotionsAll motions require a second, and are stopped by an objectionThe Chair can veto any motion at his or her discretion

Motion

to Move into the previous question

asks to move into the next procedure of the debate17Slide18

Yielding and VotingYielding is available only once.

Where delegations consist of more than one member, delegates from the same delegation may not yield the floor to each other.

Delegates could vote

for,

against

or could

abstain.Voting would occur to pass an amendment or resolution.

Delegates

should

hold their placards high to vote.

The house will vote

once more

if the number of votes does not match with the number of delegates.

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VotingConduct during votingno interruptions will be allowed except for points of order considering the voting procedureAll doors must be secured during voting procedures.

Note

passing would be suspended during voting procedures.

AbstentionsThe number of delegations actively abstaining (as opposed to simply failing to vote) will be recorded. abstentions will not count either for or against the adoption of a motion, and a resolution will pass if the number for exceeds the number against regardless of number of abstentions.

There will be no abstentions in voting for amendments

.

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Note PassingThere will be an official note paper for every delegation. Delegates MUST send notes in the given note paper.Delegates should write their notes according to the format of the given note. After that, they could give it to one of the admin staffs.

The Chairs

WARN

the delegates to NEVER write any notes that are IRRELEVANT to the debate.

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Miscellaneous RulesPlease refrain from using personal pronouns ; refer to yourself and other delegates as he, she, or ‘delegate’.

Please refrain from using

unparliamentarily language

. NEVER use offensive language towards another delegate.

Delegates

MUST

not use cell phones during the session. If the delegate needs to, he or she could send a note to the Chair and could use it outside the room.

Sleeping and

eating

will

not be allowed

during the session.

If the delegate wants to go to the restroom,

please

note

the chair.

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