Deeply disturbed that foreign military bases and forces in many cases impede self-governance, incentivize loyalty to a foreign government, and provide support to oppressive and undemocratic governments, influencing host/occupied states away from international cooperation, diplomacy, unarmed civilian defense, or other alternatives to war,
Concerned that foreign military bases have in numerous instances been used for criminal human rights abuses by governments either openly claiming that a base constitutes an extra-legal zone or seeking to keep activities at a base secret,
Aware that foreign military bases and forces can make host/occupied states targets for possible attacks by other states or smaller groups, while implicating host/occupied governments in wars they play no role in,
Noting that foreign military bases contribute significantly to local and global environmental destruction, often without the host/occupied state having access to inspect the damage to soil or water or to impose any standards,
Noting that foreign military forces are often granted immunity from the laws of the host/occupied state, including laws covering kidnapping, rape, and murder,
Recognizing that the insertion of relatively highly paid forces with criminal immunity, and training in killing and destruction, into a foreign community whose members are employed for menial tasks, has in many cases created local societies divided by class and characterized by bigotry and discrimination,
And, finally, in consideration of the good that could be done with the land and resources currently expended on foreign military bases and forces if used for other ends,
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
- Each state party undertakes never under any circumstances to allow on its territory or to impose on the territory of any other state a foreign military base or foreign military forces of any number, permanently or temporarily for any number of days.
Article 2
- Each state party shall adopt the necessary measures to implement its obligations under this treaty.
- Each state party shall take all appropriate legal, administrative, and other measures, including the imposition of penal sanctions, to prevent and suppress any activity prohibited to a state party under this treaty undertaken by persons or on territory under its jurisdiction or control.
Article 3
- Each state party shall submit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, not later than 90 days after this treaty enters into force for that state party, a declaration in which it shall declare its completion of all steps needed to bring it into compliance with this treaty.
Article 4
- Each state party shall encourage states not party to this treaty to sign, ratify, accept, approve, or accede to the treaty, with the goal of universal adherence of all states.
Article 5
- This treaty shall be open for signature to all States at United Nations Headquarters in New York as from 1 May 2025.
Article 6
- This treaty shall be subject to ratification, acceptance, or approval by signatory states. The treaty shall be open for accession.
Article 7
- This treaty shall enter into force 30 days after the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession has been deposited.
- For any state that deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession after the date of the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession, this treaty shall enter into force 30 days after the date on which that state has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession.
Article 8
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