Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy of the Republic of Lavalon
Adopted August 2, 2009
Amended August 8, 2009.

Mission: The Republic of Lavalon seeks to establish mutually benificial ties of friendship with like minded entities.

On the Existence and Rights of Micronations

1. A micronation is an entity that conducts itself as if it was, or was similar to: a sovereign state, a government in exile, or an organisation representating a nation-like community; and that is unrecognised by most or all sovereign states.

2. The political existance of a micronation is independent of recognition by other entities.

3. Every micronation has the right to proclaim it’s existence, organise itself as it sees fit, legislate upon it’s interests, admit citizens, negotiate and sign treatys, raise and expend funds, and issue documents to it’s citizens.

4. All micronations are equally entitled to exercise the rights of a micronation. The rights of a micronation do not depend upon the power which it possesses to assure its exercise, but upon the simple fact of its existence.

5. The Republic of Lavalon recognises the right of any person or persons to declare the existence of a micronation.

On Recognition

6. By virtue of our acceptance of the principles of declarative statehood, the Republic of Lavalon has in fact extended de facto recognition to any entity that, calling itself a micronation, conducts the kind of activities that a micronation is entitled to conduct.

7. In accepting the principles of declarative statehood in general, the Republic of Lavalon is in no way expressing an opinion on the worthiness of any claims to territory or political legitimacy that any particular micronation might make.

8. The Republic of Lavalon does not recognize the right of any entity to speak for people other than those who are expressly aware of and consent to their citizenship in that entity.

On the Republic’s Engagement in Diplomatic Relations

9. The Republic of Lavalon extends explicit recognition as a courtesy to those micronational entities with whom we wish to establish ties of friendship and mutual benefit.

10. The Republic of Lavalon reserves the right to be selective in the conduct of it’s diplomacy.

11. The Republic of Lavalon will only engage diplomatically with micronations that:
a. have been in existence for at least six months;
b. have functioning state like aparatus
c. conduct diplomacy with civility and professionalism
d. have a website that makes certain information about the micronation publically available, at a minimum there should be copies of the constitution or equivalent documents, and information on foreign policy.
e. have their own domain name (eg. lavalon.info). Micronations who are members of formal intermicronational organisations or treaties to which the Republic of Lavalon is a party, are excepted.

12. The Republic of Lavalon will NOT engage diplomatically with entites that:
a. claim a mythical or fantastical history as if it were fact.
b. engage in “recwar” or other such role playing games.
c. are overtly hostile to our friends.
d. are in any way institutionally racist, sexist or homophic.
e. are fascistic in their nature, or embrace fascistic elements.