International Treaties

The treaties Matterhorn belongs to, the invitations it has sent and received, and the drafts in the works.

Treaty power

The power to enter into treaties sits with President / Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Karin Herrmann). Only they can found, join or leave treaties, or answer invitations for Matterhorn. Here is what you can do:

  • ✓ Follow the invitations your country receives
  • ✓ Read any treaty and see which laws it would lock

Invitations received

Closed treaties a founder has asked this country to join.

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No pending invitations.

When a treaty's founder invites this country to join a closed treaty, the invitation waits here.

Memberships 9

The treaties this country belongs to, and the laws each one locks.

Joined 6 Jul 2024

Laws this locks

  • Right to Protest: Unrestricted right to assemble, Right to protest with prior notice, Permitted but regulated (noise/disruption limits)
  • Bail & Pre-Trial Detention: Risk assessment decides release, Presumption of release except for serious threats; cash bail abolished, No pre-trial detention under any circumstances
  • Capital Punishment: Death penalty for premeditated murder only, No death penalty, Death penalty constitutionally prohibited; extradition refused to countries that use it
  • Women & Driving: Both men and women may drive
  • Body Coverings for Women in Public: Individual discretion
  • Blasphemy Law: No blasphemy law, Explicit legal right to criticise religion
  • Religious Observation Policy: Permit religion with no state support (neutral tax treatment; no grants), Tax-exempt status for registered religious charities
  • Media Censorship Policy: Targeted regulation (post-publication fines for incitement/defamation; independent regulator), Free press (no prior restraints; narrow limits for direct incitement only)
  • Press Regulation: Purely voluntary self-regulation, No press regulation at all
  • Internet Freedom: Moderate regulation (illegal content removed; platforms must verify age; data rules enforced), Light-touch regulation (net neutrality; limited takedown orders for serious crime only), Completely unregulated internet; no content restrictions of any kind
  • Government Transparency: Freedom-of-information system with security exemptions, Open by default; contracts, meetings and expenses all published, Every document published, including security and intelligence files
  • Anti-Corruption Commission: Commission appointed and directed by ministers, Independent commission with investigative powers, Independent commission with its own prosecutors and asset-seizure powers, Standing tribunal; officials must prove the lawful origin of their wealth or forfeit it

Laws this locks

  • Anti-Corruption Commission: Independent commission with investigative powers, Independent commission with its own prosecutors and asset-seizure powers, Standing tribunal; officials must prove the lawful origin of their wealth or forfeit it
Joined 26 Aug 2024

Laws this locks

  • Religious Education in Schools: Anti-religious education (children taught that religion is superstition and harmful), Strictly secular education
  • Religious Observation Policy: State atheism (religious believers placed in re-education programmes), Ban organized religion (worship prohibited; institutions dissolved), Permit religion with no state support (neutral tax treatment; no grants)
  • Religious Symbols in Public Institutions: Ban religious symbols in public institutions, Officials neutral; citizens free

Laws this locks

  • Right to Protest: Unrestricted right to assemble
Joined 29 Aug 2024

Laws this locks

  • Drink & Drug Driving: Standard legal alcohol limit; roadside drug testing, Near-zero alcohol limit, roadside drug testing and automatic driving bans, Zero tolerance for alcohol and drugs, with random testing at stops, Zero tolerance with vehicle confiscation and mandatory prison terms
  • Driver Licensing & Testing: Standard test with a probationary period for new drivers, Graduated licensing: night-time and passenger limits for young drivers, Graduated licensing plus mandatory medical and driving retests from age 70, Periodic retesting for every driver at any age
  • Seatbelts & Helmets: Seatbelts and motorcycle helmets compulsory, Compulsory for all passengers and cyclists, with on-the-spot fines, Compulsory protective equipment for every road user, enforced by roadside checks and penalty points
  • Speed Limits: Standard limits, lower in towns and near schools, Strong traffic-calming: low limits in residential streets and around schools, Vision Zero: low limits in every built-up area and a national ceiling, enforced by cameras, Speed governors mandatory in all vehicles
  • Traffic Enforcement: Fixed cameras and a points system leading to disqualification, Average-speed cameras on all major roads with automatic fines, Automated enforcement everywhere: every offence detected and fined automatically
Joined 22 Sep 2024

Laws this locks

  • Trade Union Rights: Full collective bargaining and strike rights, Mandatory union membership for all workers (closed shop), All enterprises must be majority worker-owned cooperatives
  • Right to Strike: Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action, Protected with a lawful ballot
  • Gig Economy & Platform Workers: Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers, Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions), Gig platforms banned; all work must be traditional employment contracts
  • Workplace Safety: Statutory safety standards enforced by a labour inspectorate, Strict standards, frequent unannounced inspections, heavy fines, Zero tolerance: employers criminally liable for any preventable death or injury
Joined 12 Oct 2024

Laws this locks

  • Minimum Wage Policy: Basic minimum wage, High living wage, Maximum wage cap (no one may earn more than 10x the lowest-paid worker)
  • Maximum Working Hours: 48-hour weekly maximum, 40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls, 35-hour weekly maximum, Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)
  • Gig Economy & Platform Workers: Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers, Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions), Gig platforms banned; all work must be traditional employment contracts
  • Right to Strike: Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action, Protected with a lawful ballot
  • Trade Union Rights: Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration), Full collective bargaining and strike rights, Mandatory union membership for all workers (closed shop), All enterprises must be majority worker-owned cooperatives
  • Severance & Redundancy Pay: Statutory severance for long-serving staff, Generous severance scaled to years of service, plus a mandatory retraining offer, Compulsory employer-funded redundancy insurance guaranteeing income while jobless, Job for life: dismissal only for gross misconduct
  • Workplace Safety: Statutory safety standards enforced by a labour inspectorate, Strict standards, frequent unannounced inspections, heavy fines, Zero tolerance: employers criminally liable for any preventable death or injury
  • Zero-Hour & On-Call Contracts: Permitted, but exclusivity clauses banned, Permitted with minimum notice and pay for cancelled shifts, Right to request fixed hours after 12 weeks, plus an on-call pay premium, Ban all unstable employment contracts
Joined 22 Oct 2024

Laws this locks

  • Alcohol Regulation: Liberal policy (age 18; moderate tax; late opening permitted; public zones allowed), Strict regulation (age 21; high excise; retail 10:00–20:00; public drinking banned), Total prohibition (production and sale banned; medical/religious exemptions only)
  • Depressants Policy: Full prohibition; possession criminalised, prison for repeat offences, Legal for medical / supervised use only, Possession decriminalised; treatment-led
  • Marijuana Policy: Full prohibition (possession criminalized; prison possible for repeat offences), Medical-only (prescription/caregiver card; licensed dispensaries)
  • Psychedelics Policy: Full prohibition; possession criminalised, prison for repeat offences, Legal for medical / supervised use only, Possession decriminalised; treatment-led
  • Tobacco & Vaping Regulation: Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned), Total ban on tobacco and vaping products; possession criminalized
  • Stimulants Policy: Full prohibition; possession criminalised, prison for repeat offences, Legal for medical / supervised use only, Possession decriminalised; treatment-led
  • Adult Content: Heavily restricted distribution, Production and distribution banned
  • Gambling Regulation: All gambling prohibited; underground gambling heavily policed, State-run lottery only; all other gambling illegal, State-licensed casinos and lottery only
  • Sex Work: Fully criminalised
Joined 8 Nov 2024

Laws this locks

  • Public Ownership of Key Industries: Nationalise all key utilities and transport, Public ownership of natural monopolies
  • Worker Representation on Company Boards: Works councils must be consulted on major decisions, Workers elect a third of board seats at large firms, Workers hold half of board seats at large firms, Majority worker representation on company boards
  • Right to Strike: Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action, Protected with a lawful ballot

Treaties founded 2

Treaties this country founded, and the invitations still waiting for an answer.

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