International Treaties
The treaties Matterhorn belongs to, the invitations it has sent and received, and the drafts in the works.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
- Republic of Cyurisia · Expires 10 Jan 2025
- Bessarion · Expires 10 Jan 2025
- San Cordova · Expires 29 Dec 2024
- Drumagh · Expires 29 Dec 2024
- Belvaria · Expires 29 Dec 2024
- Al-Shamaria · Expires 29 Dec 2024
- Novograd · Expires 21 Dec 2024
- Aftocratorianike · Expires 21 Dec 2024
- Elrondia · Expires 21 Dec 2024