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Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 | Organizers
Chapter 2 | Committee Sessions
General Rules for All Committees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Procedural Rules
General Committees
Debate
Types of Debate
Points and Motions
Speeches
Types of Speech
Yield
Resolution
Introduction
Preambulatory clauses
Operative clauses and Sub-clauses
Sub-sub clauses
Amendments
Voting
Particular Committees-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Press Committee
Introduction
Precautions in Reporting
Style
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Historical Security Council
Procedural Rules
Directives
Veto Power
Chapter 3 | Appendix
Appendix 1 | Organizers Chart
Appendix 2 | Abridged Points and Motions for General Committees
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Introduction
United Nations has played an essential role in upholding humanity and securing peace ever since its
very beginning after World War II. Working as an international organization, United Nations held
forums that provided great opportunities for countries to express their views in the global community
and resolve conflicts peacefully.
Model United Nations conferences are held on the basis of these values UN demonstrates – peace and
security of humanity. Thus, such conferences give students a splendid opportunity to learn and
understand contemporary issues, regarding various field of our society, through diplomatic approaches.
All participants also gain insight in becoming global citizens who are deeply concerned with
prominent social issues.
With long years of history, CSIAMUN is proven as an outstanding and internationally diverse
conference. CSIAMUN organizers have annually hosted grand conferences, notable for its quality
compared to others, with approximately 200 delegates every year. CSIAMUN has always encouraged
and welcomed the participation of foreign students from nations all over the world such as Hong
Kong, India, Bangladesh, Taiwan, and China. Its unique THIMUN style – also referred to as Hague
style – urged passionate debates in the name of cooperation and negotiation between delegates, who
were all full of enthusiasm and eagerness to enhance our world. Therefore, all delegates who
participated in CSIAMUN were able to develop great skills of negotiation, diplomacy, critical
thinking, public speaking, leadership, and finally, a broadened perspective with which they perceive
Without a doubt, CSIAMUN has been a fruitful, enjoyable, and fulfilling experience to all participants
including delegates, secretariats, chairs, and staff members. With its unique style and well-established
set of system, CSIAMUN holds its exclusive rules and procedures that enable meaningful conferences.
Hence, it is officially stated that CSIAMUN abides by the following Rules of Procedure outlined in
this document.
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Chapter 1| Organizers
The following are the roles of CSIAMUN organizers.
Secretary General
Secretary General takes the role of supporting all organizers of CSIAMUN to effectively fulfill their
roles.
Deputy Secretary General
Deputy Secretary General works with Secretary General in order to manage the overall procedures of
CSIAMUN. SG and DSG together build up the actual conference (together with other organizers) into
a systemized, fruitful conference.
Head of Design
Head of Design designs the poster, conference materials, and every other component of CSIAMUN
that is required for the conference.
Head of Press
Head of Press manages the pictures and videos taken during the conference and uploads them for
delegates.
Management Directors
Management Directors educate and supervise staff members and guide delegates before and after
committee sessions.
Chairs
Chairs process the conference and are responsible for delegates during the conference. Chairs support
delegates so that they can experience a worthwhile conference.
Design
Design members help Head of Design prepare conference materials and serve the same role as staff
members during the conference.
Press
Press members also leave memories of the conference by taking magnificent pictures of the
conference.
Staff
Staff members aid chairs manage delegates and process the conference. Staff members also stay in
close proximity with the delegates in order to ensure safety and that there are no problems.
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Chapter 2 | Committee Sessions
General Rules for All Committees
Language
Delegates are not allowed to use first and second pronouns such as “I”, “you”, and “we” during the
conference. When addressing themselves or other delegates, delegates must do so by the names of
their delegation (ex. the delegate of South Korea).
English will be the only language permitted during all sessions, including the Lobbying Session and
Committee sessions. Delegates may use only English for speeches, notes, motions, and points.
Use of Electronic Device
Electronic devices such as cellphones and laptops are not allowed during the debating sessions.
Laptops are recommended only during the Lobbing Session to write draft resolutions. All electronic
devices, including laptops, are prohibited otherwise. Delegates are also not allowed to bring laptops or
any other electronic devices to the podium.
Decorum
Respecting other delegates is crucial. Swearing, criticism, and violence are all prohibited not only in
committee rooms, but also in dormitories. None of the above will be allowed, regardless of who they
are directed to.
Note-Passing
Direct conversation between individual delegates is not allowed during the debating sessions. If a
delegate wishes to deliver a message to another delegate, the delegate must do so through note-
passing. Write the message on a note pad (which will be provided before the conference starts) and
hold it high so that the staff members can recognize it. They will deliver the note pads of all delegates
for the sake of a fruitful debate without disorder caused by conversation between delegates. Note-
passing content will only be written with regard to the actual debate, in English - delegates should
also keep in mind that staff members will not deliver notes irrelevant to the agenda or written in any
language other than English.
*During the conference, chairs, staff members, and secretariats are the guardians of every delegate. If
there are any inconveniences, drawbacks, and illnesses, please notify the organizers immediately and
acquire aid.
Procedural Rules
General Committees
Out of the two different styles of MUNs – UNA/USA (Harvard) and THIMUN (Hague)-, CSIAMUN
follows the latter. Unlike UNA/USA style MUNs, in which every single procedure from setting which
agenda will be discussed first to adjourning the meeting is initiated and carried out through motions
and points, THIMUN style CSIAMUN follows a much more simple system and does not allow
certain procedural rules that are inherent to the UNA/USA style; for example, there are no general
speaker’s list and moderated/unmoderated caucuses in CSIAMUN. The following lists and elaborates
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on the procedural rules used in CSIAMUN:
Debate
Types of debate
Open Debate
Open Debate refers to debate time for discussing draft resolutions as a whole. The default debate time
for open debate is 90 minutes per draft resolution, but the time can be adjusted by Chairs under their
discretion.
Closed Debate
Closed Debate is the debate on the amendments for a certain time period set by the Chairs. For
example, the Chairs can set a closed debate of 10 minutes on an amendment.
Points and Motions
Point of Information
When delegates have questions regarding the contents of other delegates’ speeches or draft resolutions,
they can raise a Point of Information (POI). If a one’s question is not replied with a satisfying answer,
one can request for a “follow-up”, which will be granted only once. All Points of Information should
be made in clear question form, should not ask for personal opinions, and should not include bias.
Point of Clarification
Point of Clarification (POC) is a question related to technicalities and constitution of the draft
resolutions and amendments. When draft resolutions and amendments are introduced by the main-
submitter, delegates may raise POCs to ask questions about the definitions of terminologies or roles of
specific organizations that delegates are unfamiliar with.
Point of Order
When the Chairs make procedural mistakes, delegates may inform them by raising a Point of Order.
Point of Personal Offense
When delegates feel offended by another delegate, they may raise a Point of Personal Offense. Since
this Point is likely to interrupt the flow of the debate, it is strongly recommended that delegates send a
note to the Chairs for help before the motion is raised. If the Point of Personal Offense is
acknowledged by the Chair, the delegate will be recognized to approach the podium and denounce
how they were offended in a one minute speech.
Point of Parliamentary Inquiry
Point of Parliamentary Inquiry is made if delegates are confused about the procedures of the debate.
Questions that are related to procedural rules of the session only may be asked to this point. Examples
of Point of Parliamentary Inquiry would include questions with regard to the vote requirement for a
draft resolution to pass, time per speech, remaining time for the debate, etc.
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Point of Personal Privilege
Delegates may make a Point of Personal Privilege for personal reasons, such as asking to condition
the room temperature or requesting the Chairs to remind the delegate at the podium to speak up.
Please be noted that Point of Personal Privilege can only interrupt another delegate’s speech when it is
related to audibility – therefore, only when delegates cannot hear the delegate at the podium due to
small voice.
Motion to Move into Previous Question
Motion to move into Previous Question is raised when a delegate wishes to vote on a draft resolution
without further debate. Delegates should raise a Motion to Move into Previous Question, not “Motion
to Move into the Voting Procedure”.
Motion to Extend Debate Time
When delegates feel like draft resolutions or amendments have not been discussed sufficiently, they
may raise a Motion to Extend Debate Time with specific requirements of time (ex. “Motion to Extend
Debate Time for three more minutes on this draft resolution”).
Motion to Adjourn the Session
Motion to Adjourn the Session is raised when the session must be ceased temporarily for lunch, dinner
or end of the day.
Motion to Approach the Chair
If delegates wish to approach the Chair, delegates may do so by raising a Motion to Approach the
Chair. After the Chairs’ permission, the delegate may quietly approach the Chair.
*Delegates must note that all points and motions can be ruled out under the Chairs’ discretion.
Speeches
Types of Speech
Opening Speech
All delegates must deliver opening speeches after the roll call on the first day of conference. During
the given time, delegates will be given 90 seconds to introduce their delegations’ stance on both of the
agendas. The minimum speaking time required is 30 seconds for junior delegates and 45 seconds for
senior delegates.
General Speech
General speeches are delivered by delegates throughout the debate sessions. Although 90 seconds is
the default time for each speech made by delegates, the time constraint can be altered by the Chairs
under their discretion.
Authorship Speech (Main Submitter Speech)
The main submitters of the draft resolutions will deliver authorship speeches, for maximum three
minutes, in order to introduce the delegates’ draft resolution and urge other delegates to actively
participate in the debate. An authorship speech is not required for delegates who submit amendments,
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yet they may accept the offer to come up to the podium if they wish to make an authorship speech.
Yield
If delegates have time left after they have delivered their speech, they may “yield” their remaining
time in three ways: Yield back to the Chair, Yield to Points of Information, and Yield to another
delegate. Yielding will only be admitted once per speech.
Yield back to the Chair
If delegates yield their time back to the Chair, the remaining time is disposed and the floor is
automatically returned to the Chair.
Yield to Point of Information
Delegates can yield their time to Points of Information to receive questions from other delegates.
Delegates may open themselves up to specific numbers of POIs or “any and all” POIs. If delegates
state that they will accept Points of Information, delegates are expected to state how many POIs they
would like to receive. For the interest of debate, delegates are highly encouraged to take at least one
Point Of Information from the committee.
Yield to another delegate
If delegates would like to yield their remaining time to another delegate, two requirements must be
met. First, delegates may only yield their time to another delegate if they have more than 20 seconds
left. Second, yielding to another delegate will be accepted out only with mutual consent between the
two delegates. In other words, delegates must agree on the yielding before it is executed. The delegate
who has been yielded the time can reject the yielding if mutual consent has not been met beforehand.
Resolution
Introduction
A Resolution refers to the set of solutions that delegates have come up with to solve the agenda. It
should not contain unrealistic solutions or solutions that have already been executed. Delegates who
are involved in writing the draft resolution (Main-submitters and Co-submitters) should attempt to
persuade other delegates to support the draft resolution and therefore vote for the draft resolution.
Resolutions must have 1 main-submitter and least 6 co-submitters to be approved by the Chair. The
main-submitter will make the Authorship Speech (Main Submitter Speech) and will have to
participate most actively to promote the draft resolution’s plausibility. The co-submitters will act to
aid the main-submitter, though it isn’t necessary for them to agree on every argument that the main-
submitter asserts. A co-submitter of a draft resolution may submit another draft resolution as the main-
submitter. However, the content shouldn’t be plagiarized or redundant.
Resolutions will be written during the first day of the conference, specifically during the Lobbying
Session. They should not be written beforehand - if a pre-written draft resolution is found, the main-
submitter of this resolution will not be granted the opportunity to be awarded.
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A Resolution consists of Preambulatory clauses, Operative clauses, and Sub-clauses.
Preambulatory clauses
Preambulatory clauses are justifications for the resolution. Preambulatory clauses refer to clauses
which all delegates will assume to be true throughout the resolution. Preambulatory clauses should be
written on every draft resolution and they will be considered as applicable to every other clause in the
draft resolution. Preambulatory clauses shouldn’t mention the contents of the operative clauses, but
only contain general information or the settings regarding the agenda.
Operative clauses and Sub-clauses
Operative clauses are the possible solutions that delegates have come up with to solve the agenda.
Operative clauses should be as concise as possible- further explanation ought to be written as Sub-
clauses. Similar operative clauses should be merged and complementary clauses should be merged
into a clause through the usage of Sub-clauses. Sub-clauses contain additional information regarding
the operative clause. Examples and elaborations should be shown as sub-clauses.
Sub-sub clauses
Sub-sub clauses are further additional information that elaborates on sub-clauses. Sub-sub clauses
usually contain lists of nations involved, examples, and names of organizations.
Amendments
Amendments are requests made by delegates to make changes to the draft resolution. Each and every
delegate in the conference may raise amendments, including those who are not co-submitters of the
resolution.
Delegates should send a note to the Chair on an amendment sheet (that will be provided). Every
amendment will have to be approved by the Chair in order to be introduced. There are three types of
amendments: strike, change, and add. All amendment submitters must make a speech to introduce the
amendment when approved by the chair.
Striking amendment serves to delete the whole clause. Points of Clarifications are not to be made by
other delegates for this amendment, since the goal of this amendment is to delete the clause, and all
Points of Information should be answered by the submitter of this amendment.
Changing amendment will alter the content of the clause. All Points of Information/Clarification must
be answered by the submitter of this amendment. Adding amendment will add details to the clause.
All Points of Information/Clarification must be answered by the submitter of this amendment.
Voting
The Voting procedure will be conducted after each debate on draft resolutions/amendments. The
voting results will determine whether the draft resolution/amendment will be accepted or denied as a
committee.
Delegates may vote for, against, or abstain during the voting procedure. Voting for the resolution
means that the delegate agrees to the content of the resolution and therefore supports its
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implementation. Voting against a draft resolution means that the delegate is not willing to accept the
content as a plausible resolution. Abstaining from the voting procedure means that the delegate neither
agrees nor disagrees with the resolution- it is impossible to abstain from the voting procedure if the
delegate answered “Present and Voting” on that day’s Roll call.
A draft resolution requires more than 2/3 of the committee delegate for the resolution to pass. If
exactly 2/3 of the committee votes for the resolution, the resolution automatically fails. An
amendment needs more than 1/2 of the committee for the amendment to pass. If exactly 1/2 of the
committee votes for the amendment, the amendment fails.
*If the voting results are not consistent with the committee’s delegate number or the
“Present”/”Present and Voting” dependency, the Chair may have to process the Voting procedure in a
Roll Call Voting. A Roll Call Voting will be done by addressing each delegate to call out their stances.
Particular Committees
Press Committee
Introduction
The Press Committee is run differently and independently from other committees. Unlike other
committees, the Press Committee does not have a separate agenda. There are no designated topics or
outlines within the Press Committee. Concurrently, no resolutions will be required from delegates of
Press Committee. Instead, each delegate reporter will write articles that cover the discussions of the
whole MUN. This system will enable the Press Committee to specifically describe many different
affairs and thereby represent the diverse ideas existent throughout the committees. Articles written by
all delegate reporters will be highly influential to the other committees, so it is crucial for delegate
reporters to carefully read over all rules of procedure to prevent confusion at the conference.
Precautions in Reporting
Delegate reporters must always keep in mind that they represent the media of the conference, which
practice the freedom of press and the equal right to know.
As members of the Press Committee, delegate reporters should always have objective perspectives
without prejudice or bias of any kind.
Delegate reporters are free to conduct any type of journalism as they wish - news reports, interviews,
editorials, columns, feature stories, and etc.
All reports should be written in a concise, simple, and explicit form, without ambiguity of any kind. It
also must be easily understandable by all readers, containing only truthful and accurate information.
Personal opinions may only be inserted in certain types of reports, such as editorials.
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Reports should be consisted of a headline, lead, and a concise, definite body. The headline should be
specific, informative, and notable enough to catch the reader's’ attention. The lead, which refers to the
first one or two sentences of the article, must contain a brief summary which is highly recommended
to include the five W's and one H: who, what, where, when, why, how. Reports may also contain
bylines, conclusions, or any other features that build up a concrete, precise writing.
The date that the report is conducted must be written right after the headlines or after the byline in
cases where bylines are used.
The committee that the delegate reporters are writing about must be mentioned in the report.
The delegate reporter’s name, age, delegation (news agency), and a photo must be presented at the
end of the report. Additional information such as email addresses may be included.
Visual data, such as graphs, photos, and others are highly recommended to enhance the understanding
of the readers.
Reports on interviews should accurately present the interviewees’ basic information, such as the
name, delegation, and age.
Delegate reporters should keep in mind that excessive and unnecessary usage of adjectives,
progressives, and passive forms, tends to lower the credibility of a report as an objective report.
Delegate reporters must be aware of the restrictions against copyright and plagiarism at all times. The
chairs of the Press Committee will thoroughly check that absolutely no form of plagiarism takes place
in the process of writing. There will be no exceptions to plagiarism, no matter where the source is
from.
Style
Abbreviations & Acronyms
Only approved abbreviations and acronyms may be used. Periods should not be used to separate the
letters of an abbreviated organization or agency. All countries and committees should spelt out as the
full name in the first reference and abbreviated starting from the second references.
(Ex. ECOSOC, HRC, UN, UK, USSR, US, DPRK, ROK)
Emotions
In reports, words that represent a strong emotional state, such as “believe”, are not recommended.
However, when presenting opinions, such words may be employed.
Printed References
Proper names should be used for all printed references and they must be capitalized and italicized.
Contractions
No contractions should be used.
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Dates
The format of dates should be in the order of: Day-Month-Year, without any commas or
abbreviations.
(Ex. 12 June 2016)
Delegates
Do not refer to delegates by their names: only refer to delegates by their delegations.
(Ex. Delegate of CNN)
Interviews & Direct Quotes
When using direct quotes, words such as “said”, which does not express further meaning and
implication, are recommended.
Margins
Each writing should follow the requirement of: margin of 1 inch at all sides.
Fonts & Sizes
The font should be in Times New Roman in all reports. The headline should be in 13 pt, bolded, and
aligned at the center. The name and date should be written in 12pt, aligned to the right. The report
itself should be written in 11pt.
If there are any questions, contact Press committee chairs via [email protected]
Historical Security Council
Procedural Rules
The conference will set the time to simulate the situations starting in year 1927. Any changes in nation
name after year 1927 will not be taken into account. The Historical Security Committee chair report
includes further details, advices, and precautionary notices. Be sure to confirm it.
Directives
Unlike other committees, where voting procedures will be done for a resolution as a whole, the
Historical Security Council will proceed the voting procedure for every directive clause. During the
Roll Voting procedure on each operative clause, each delegation will be called out by the chair in
alphabetical order. The delegation recognized will call out his/her stance on whether to pass or fail the
clause.
Directives or amendments may be sent to the chairs in note form. It is recommended that directives
are submitted whenever a new crisis situation occurs in order to appropriately address the situation
and maintain the tension of the conference.
The length of the directives is unlimited, but for the sake of the conference, 1 to 2 clauses are
recommended as the most adequate in length.
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Delegates may send crisis notes to the chairs in order to make individual actions. For example, a
nation may decide to send a million military troops in order to support CCP. The content of a crisis
note will be kept unrevealed. However, if the content of the crisis note is influential to the conference
flow or other nations, the content may be unveiled due to chair’s discretion.
Veto Power
If any of the P5 nations (France, U.S.A, United Kingdom, Russia, and China) express that they
abstain from the voting procedure or vote against the operative clause, the committee will instantly
hold a permanent state meeting, a short convention that P5 delegates hold in order to discuss the
validity of the clause. After the permanent state meeting, the committee will restart the voting
procedure. If any of the P5 nation delegates abstain from the voting procedure or vote against the
clause after the permanent state meeting, the operative clause automatically fails.
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Chapter 3 | Appendix
Appendix 1
Appendix 1: Organizers Chart
Appendix 2
Points and
Motions
Explanation Speeches Interrupt other
Speakers
Vote Requirement
To Pass
Point of Information
Questions regarding the
contents of draft
resolutions and speeches
NO
Point of Clarification
Questions regarding
technicalities
(vocabulary) of draft
resolutions
NO
Point of Order
To correct the chairs
when they make
procedural mistake
NO
Point of When a delegate has A speech of 1 to 2 NO
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Personal Offense been offended by other
delegates and wishes to
make a speech regarding
the offense
minute explaining
why he or she has
been offended.
Point of
Parliamentary Inquiry
Questions regarding the
procedure of the debate
NO
Point of
Personal Privilege
When delegates have
personal requests to the
chair (room temperature,
audibility, etc.)
YES
(only for points
regarding
audibility)
Motion to Move into
Previous Question
To move directly into
the voting procedure
If raise an objection, a
1 minute objection
speech
NO No Objections
Motion to Extend
Debate Time
When delegates feel like
draft resolutions need to
be discussed further
through extension of
time.
If raise an objection, a
1 minute objection
speech
NO No Objections
Motion to Adjourn
the Session
To temporarily stop the
meeting for various
reasons.
(meal time, etc)
If raise an objection, a
1 minute objection
speech
NO No Objections
Appendix 2: Abridged Points and Motions for General Committees
*All points and motions can be ruled out by the chairs under their discretion.