Link: The Los Angeles Plan
- Preparing the ground for the negotiations
- Selecting the representative negotiators for each party
- Negotiation process (2 years)
- Ratification
Preparing the ground for the negotiations
- Publicity campaign
- Open diplomacy contributions
- Identifying all issues
- Gathering facts
Selecting the representative negotiators for each party
- Representatives will be selected by a process with public input and/or voting.
- Representatives must meet high standards of professionalism.
- Representatives must be committed to upholding the human rights of all parties.
- Representatives must be prepared to make reasonable compromises for the good of humanity.
Negotiation process
- The negotiation process will not have any pre-conditions.
- The negotiation process will not have any pre-determined outcomes.
- The negotiation process will adhere to these standards:
- The final accord will be actionable, conclusive, realistic, detailed, reject maximalism, serve the needs of all parties, and be resilient to acts of terrorism or violence.
- The final proposal may take place in phases to build confidence and strengthen democratic institutions.
- Any phases in the final proposal will have a specific and well-defined time-table.
- The negotiation process will be conducted similar to an arbitration, on a strict time table of a maximum of 2 years.
- All briefing materials will be made public.
- The representatives will direct a team of advisors, experts, and assistants to prepare briefings.
- The briefing schedule will be as follows:
- Each party will submit an opening brief which will describes their position in the negotiations. The opening briefs may include: historical references, grievances, proposals, maps, arguments, and references to international laws.
- Each party will then submit a reply brief to answer or refute the proposals presented by the other party.
- The parties will then submit briefings, and replies, regarding all issues (see below).
- A draft proposal will be compiled by a neutral 3rd-party addressing all issues and resolving any deadlocked issues.
- The parties will submit response briefs in regards to each draft proposal.
- The draft proposal will be revised for a maximum of 6 months and then a final proposal for the accord will be released.
- The representatives will certify that they are in favor of the accord.
Ratification
- The public will ratify the proposal by a public vote.
Issues (not exclusive)
- National identity
- National names
- Returning people to their homeland
- Status of refugees
- Borders
- Legal codes
- Land ownership
- National governance
- Regional and local governance
- Historical and religious sites
- Water
- Checkpoints
- Terrorism
- Security
- Hate speech
- Hate indoctrination
- Incitement to violence
- Passports
- Religious practices
- Human rights
- International law
- Business issues
- Education
- Policing