Chapter 15.1 Equality between men and women
Article 1:
Global Parliament shall ensure consistency between
the different policies and activities referred to in this Part, taking all
of Global Parliament's objectives into account and in accordance with
the principle of conferring of powers.
In all the activities referred to in this Part,
Global Parliament shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote
equality, between men and women.
Article 2: In defining and implementing the policies and
activities referred to in this Chapter, Global Parliament shall aim to combat
discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief,
disability, age or sexual orientation.
Article 3: Environmental protection requirements must
be integrated into the definition and implementation of Global Parliament
policies and activities referred to in this Part, in particular with a view
to promoting sustainable development.
Article 4: Consumer protection requirements shall be taken
into account in defining and implementing other Global Parliament policies
and activities.
Article 5: Without prejudice to Articles 6 and 7 of Chapter 16.5,
and Article 4 of Chapter 18.7 , and given the place occupied by services of general economic
interest as services to which all in Global Parliament attribute value
as well as their role in promoting social and territorial cohesion, the
Earth Government and Member Nations, each within their respective powers
and within the scope of application of the Constitution, shall take care
that such services operate on the basis of principles and conditions, in
particular economic and financial, which enable them to fulfil their missions.
global laws shall define these principles and conditions.
Chapter 15.2 Non-discrimination and the Global Community citizenship
Article 1: Global law or framework laws may lay down
rules to prohibit discrimination on grounds of nationality as referred to
in Article 4.
Article 2:
1. Without prejudice to the other provisions of the Constitution and within
the limits of the powers conferred by it upon Global Parliament, a global
law or framework law of the Earth Executive Council may establish the measures
needed to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion
or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Earth Executive Council
shall act unanimously after obtaining the consent of Global Parliament .
2. Global law or framework laws may establish basic principles for
Earth Government incentive measures and define such incentive measures,
to support action taken by Member Nations, excluding any harmonisation of
their laws and regulations.
Article 3:
1. If action by Global Parliament should prove necessary to facilitate
the exercise of the right, referred to in Article 8, of every Global Parliament
citizen to move and reside freely and the Constitution has not provided
the necessary powers, Global law or framework laws may establish measures
for that purpose.
2. For the same purpose and unless the Constitution has provided for powers
of action in this area, measures concerning passports, identity cards, residence
permits or any other such document and measures concerning social security
or social protection may be laid down by a global law or framework law
of the Earth Executive Council. The Earth Executive Council shall act unanimously
after consulting Global Parliament .
Article 4: A global law or framework law of the Council
of Ministers shall determine the detailed arrangements for exercising the
right for every Global Parliament citizen to
vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections and elections to
the Global Parliament in their Member Nation of residence without being a
national of that Nation. The Earth Executive Council shall act unanimously after
consulting Global Parliament. These arrangements may provide for derogations
where warranted by problems specific to a Member Nation. The right to vote
and to stand as a candidate in elections to the Global Parliament shall be
exercised without prejudice to Article 719 and the measures adopted
for its implementation.
Article 5: Member Nations shall adopt the necessary provisions
to secure diplomatic and consular protection of Global Community citizens
of Global Parliament in third countries.
A global law of the Earth Executive Council may establish the measures necessary
to facilitate such protection. The Earth Executive Council shall act after
consulting Global Parliament .
Article 6: The languages in which every citizen of the
Global Parliament has the right to address the institutions or advisory bodies
and to have an answer.
The institutions and advisory bodies referred to in this Article are those
listed in Articles of the global Ombudsperson.
Article 7: The Global Judiciary shall report to the global
Parliament, to the Earth Executive Council and to the Economic and Social Committee
every three years on the application of the provisions of
this Chapter. This report shall take account of the development of the
Global Parliament. On this basis, and without prejudice to the other provisions
of the Constitution, a global law or framework law of the Earth Executive Council
may add to the rights laid down in this Constitution. The Earth Executive Council
shall act unanimously after obtaining the consent of Global Parliament.
The law or framework law concerned shall not enter into force until it is
approved by Member Nations in accordance with their respective constitutional
requirements.
