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Sample Resolution

Committee: The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Topic: Computer Ethics

Sponsors: China, Guyana, Philippines

Signatories: Chad, Iraq, Iran

Code: CCPCJ/1/1

The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice,

Respecting the sovereignty of nations, as stipulated in the United Nations Charter, yet,

Suggesting that there is a common human set of morals that all nations subscribe to,

Deploring the posting of child pornography on the Internet, which is an exploitation of children,

Condemning proliferation of slander on the Internet, including, but not limited to deliberate

falsification of information,

1. Strongly urges nations to deem the distribution and creation of child pornography a

crime, if nations have not already done so;

2. Calls upon governments to recognize the disastrous effects of defamation of character

and other slanderous actions, including "falsification of information";

3. Recommends that all interested nations participate in a conference under the auspices

of the CPCJ on establishing ethical standards on proper computer conduct, to be held

before December 31, 2002;

4. Further requests corporations and non-governmental organizations contribute advice to

the conferences established in the aforementioned clause;

5. Encourages follow-up conferences to be held at intervals no longer than two years to

assess technological advancements and recommend revisions to the aforementioned

standards in line with these advancements.