The Janus-Hermod Treaty is the legal / diplomatic framework which establishes the use of the Hermod Gate Network and provisions for each member government to control their own gate network and maintain compatibility with the rest of the network. The most basic premise of the treaty is that the free trade and transport of individuals, goods, and services across the gate network is for the benefit of all races.
The primary provision of the treaty is that signatories recognize a legal framework within their own boarders which allows the gate network to be used and provides for security of that network. Under the treaty a signatory must ensure that the gate network is not damaged and gates are not destroyed or illegally experimented with. In return for this principle each signatory allows for the shared protection of the gate and the sovereignty of each signatory to manage their own network as they see fit. In this way the treaty ensures a shared autonomy.
Management
Under the terms of the treaty the Hermod Consortium is established and composed of elected officials from each of the signatories. The Consortium operates as an international body which manages the overall health and usability of the gate network. Acting as a political authority the Consortium does not have the ability to meddle in the internal affairs of a government but does have authority to manage the installation and construction of new gates. Any new gate being constructed, installed, or moved must be approved by the Consortium to ensure the entire network is able to operate smoothly. If a gate or series of gates within the boarders of a consortium are somehow causing problems in the rest of the network, the Consortium has the authority to blacklist those gates and disconnect them from the network.
Boarders & Transfer Points
While direct dialing any gate on the network is possible, without special credentials the Hermod network will not permit the direct dialing from one government's gate network to another government's gate network. Transfer stations or hubs are set up a political boarders that allow for each government to allow for customs, immigration, and general boarder control. On a basic level the transfer stations simply have a gate on each side of the boarder. One can arrive via a gate from one government and petition to enter the gate on the other side of the boarder according to the laws of the other government. The treaty provides for exactly where the boarder of each signatory begins and ends as well as a central space which falls under interstellar law to act as a buffer. These areas are demilitarized by their very nature and help to ensure conflicts between the government representatives on each side have much lower chance of occurring.
Inter-Reality Travel
The treaty provides for governments to be able to use the gates to travel between realities. So long as no government attempts to initiate hostilities or claim space already claimed under treaties, laws, or otherwise by governments native to those realities, governments are permitted to use the gates to explore and travel to other realities. Treaties and other agreements with governments in other realities also require the Consortium to sign off on such a treaty for it to be recognized and valid. Exploration and scientific missions are permitted so long as they are done so with the permission of whomever controls the space for which the wormhole connects.
Under the terms of the treaty all signatories are bound to respect the laws and customs of realities they travel to, even if they disagree with those laws.
Penalties for Violation
Signatories who pull out of or otherwise violate the treaty can have their gate networks severed from the rest of the network. Gates within the network will continue to operate in most cases. If the non-aggression provisions of Inter-Reality Travel are violated, the gates themselves can be deactivated by the Consortium and have their ability to travel between realities blocked. Under the most extreme conditions, violators of the treaty can face retribution from governments represented by the Consortium. Such retribution can be political, economic, or even military if the Consortium approves such actions.