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1 Attendance
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- Each Head of State must sit at
the conference table throughout the meeting. He/She
must be accompanied by at least one civil servant at
all times.
- Messages may only be passed
between countries by the 'second' civil servant.
- Civil servants may leave the
conference table and meet with other civil servants
outside the conference room in the History 'lounge'.
- Civil Servants must rotate so as
to be in attendance at the conference table for only
one motion/amendment at a time.
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| 2 Motions |
- Motions and Amendments must be
completed on an official Motion Card (see
example).
- Motions and Amendments must be
seconded and signed by a second Head of State.
- Amendments can only change the
detail of a proposal not its substance. Amendments
can not contradict an earlier Motion.
- Motions and Amendment cards must
be passed via a civil servant to the Chairman.
- Motions will be debated in order
in strict country rotation, beginning with the host
country and then continuing alphabetically.
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| 3
Voting |
- Only the Head of State may vote.
- To vote the Head of State must
raise the official voting card when requested by the
Chairman.
- A country may abstain.
- A Motion or Amendment is carried
on a majority (4/6) vote.
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| 4 Historical
Penalties |
A motion may be
nullified and a country will 'miss a turn' if any of the
following historical errors are committed:
- Anachronistic Error: the Motion
or Amendment assumes knowledge unavailable to the
original participants of the Paris Peace
Conference.
- Empathetic Error: the Motion or
Amendment assumes an attitude of mind inconsistent
with that of the original participants of the Paris
Peace Conference.
Rulings will be made by the
Chairman and are subject to challenge, however the
Chairman's decision is final. |
