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Chapter 14.2    B.3    Global Civil Service Administration and Planning

Article 1:    The Global Civil Service Administration and Planning (GCSAP)

a.   Introduction

1.   Certain administrative, research, planning and facilitative agencies of Earth Government which are particularly essential for the satisfactory functioning of all or most aspects of Earth Government, shall be designated as the GCSAP. The GCSAP shall include the agencies listed under this Section, with the provison that other such agencies may be added upon recommendation of the Global Council followed by decision of the Global Parliament.

a.   The Global Civil Service Staff.

b.   The Global Boundaries and Elections Administration.  

c.   The Agency on Governmental Procedures and Global Problems.  

d.   The Agency for Research and Planning.  

e.   The Global Community Assessment Centre (GCAC).  

f.   The Global Financial Administration.  

2.   Each agency of the GCSAP shall be headed by a Cabinet Minister and a Senior Administrator, or by a Vice President and a Senior Administrator, together with a Commission as provided hereunder. The rules of procedure for each agency shall be decided by majority decision of the Commission members together with the Administrator and the Minister or Vice President.

3.   Global Parliament may at any time define further the responsibilities, functioning and organization of the several agencies of the GCSAP, consistent with the provisions of the Global Constitution.

4.   Each agency of the GCSAP shall make an annual report to the Global Parliament and to the Global Council .  

Chapter 14.2    B.5    Agency of Global Police

Article 1:   The Global Police

7.   The Global Police Supervisor and any Regional Global Police Captain may be removed from office for cause by decision of the Office of Global Attorneys General or by absolute majority vote of the three bodies of the Global Parliament in joint session.  

Chapter 14.2    B.6     Global Community Ombudspersons Office

Article 1:    Composition of the Global Community Ombudspersons Office

1.   The Global Community Ombudspersons Office shall be headed by a Council of Global Comunity Ombudspersons of six members, one of whom shall be designated as Principal Global Community Ombudsperson, while the other four shall each be designated as an Associate Global Community Ombudsperson.  

2.   Members to compose the Council of Global Community Ombudspersons shall be nominated by the House of Advisers, with three nominees from each Continental Division of Earth. One member of the Council shall be elected from each of nine or more Global Governments by plurality vote of the three bodies of the Global Parliament in joint session.

Chapter 14.3    Functions of Earth Government

Article 1:    Functions of Earth Government

The functions and powers of Global Parliament shall comprise to:

1.   prepare and enact detailed legislation in all areas of authority and jurisdiction granted to Earth Government under Article 65 of this Global Constitution;

2.   amend or repeal global laws as may be found necessary or desirable;

3.   approve, amend or reject the international laws developed prior to the advent of Earth Government, and to codify and integrate the system of global law and global legislation under Earth Government;

4.   establish such regulations and directions as may be needed, consistent with this Global Constitution, for the proper functioning of all organs, branches, departments, bureaus, commissions, institutes, agencies or parts of Earth Government;

5.   review, amend and give final approval to each budget for Earth Government, as submitted by the Earth Executive Council; devise the specific means for directly raising funds needed to fulfill the budget, including taxes, licenses, fees, globally accounted social and public costs which must be added into the prices for goods and services, loans and credit advances, and any other appropriate means; and appropriate allocate funds for all operations and functions of Earth Government in accordance with approved budgets, but subject to the right of the Parliament to revise any appropriation not yet spent or contractually committed;

6.   create, alter, abolish or consolidate the departments, bureaus, commissions, institutes, agencies or other parts of Earth Government as may be needed for the best functioning of the several organs of Earth Government, subject to the specific provisions of this Global Constitution;

7.   approve the appointments of the heads of all major departments, commissions, offices, agencies and other parts of the several organs of Earth Government, except those chosen by electoral or civil service procedures;

8.   remove from office for cause any member of the Earth Executive Council, and any elective or appointive head of any organ, department, office, agency or other part of Earth Government, subject to the specific provisions in this Global Constitution concerning specific offices;

9.   define and revise the boundaries of the Global Electoral and Administrative Districts, the Global Electoral and Administrative Regions and Contiguous Regions, and the Continental Divisions;

10.   schedule the implementation of those provisions of the Global Constitution which require implementation by stages during the several stages of Provisional Earth Government, First Operative Stage of Earth Government, Second Operative Stage of Earth Government, and Full Operative Stage of Earth Government, as defined in Chapter 23.4 of this Global Constitution; and

11.   plan and schedule the implementation of those provisions of the Global Constitution which may require a period of years to be accomplished.  

12.   prevent war, secure disarmament, and resolve territorial and other disputes which endanger peace and human and Earth rights;

13.   protect universal human and Earth rights, including life, liberty, security, democracy, and equal opportunities in life;

14.   obtain for all people of the Global Community the conditions required for equitable economic and social development and for diminishing social differences;

15.   regulate global trade, communications, transportation, currency, standards, use of global resources, and other global and international processes;

16.   protect the environment and the ecological fabric of life from all sources of damage, and to control technological innovations whose effects transcend national boundaries, for the purpose of keeping Earth a safe, healthy and happy home for humanity;

17.   allow nations to truly express and maintain their individuality and work in a group arrangement to create a richer unity through acknowledged diversity;

18.   deter any process of harm through the abuse of national power. This can come about when an individual nation or group of nations suppresses another nation or group of nations;

19.   deter any harm by the leaders of a nation to the population within that nation;

20.   consider acknowledging international corporations as entities in the same realm as a nation and subject to a similar justice;

21.   include the Global Constitution as one more level of Rule of Law on Earth; and

22.   devise and implement solutions to all problems which are beyond the capacity of national governments, or which are now or may become of global or international concern or consequence.

23.   change our ways of doing things as per:

a)     the "Beliefs, Values, Principles and Aspirations" of Earth Government, which constitute the Preamble and Chapter 1 to Chapter 10 inclusive;

b)     global symbiotical relationships amongst people, institutions, cities, provinces and nations of the world, and between Earth Government and all nations, and in the business sector, which constitute Chapters 20.24 and 23.3.2;

c)     global societal sustainability, which constitutes Chapter 4.4 of this Constitution;

d)     good Earth governance and management, which constitute Chapter 6.3.2 of this Constitution;

e)     the Scale of Human and Earth Rights, which constitutes Chapter 10 of this Constitution;

f)     the Statement of Rights, Responsibilities and Accountabilities of a Person and of the Global Community, which constitutes Chapter 6.3 of this Constitution;

g)     the Criteria to obtain the Global Community Citizenship, which constitutes Chapters 6.1 and 6.2 of this Constitution;

h)     consistency between the different policies and activities of Earth Government, which constitutes Chapter 15 of this Constitution; and

i)     a global market without borders in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capitals is ensured in accordance with this Constitution, which constitutes Chapter 16 of this Constitution;

j)     the new ways of doing business in the world, which constitutes Chapters 16 and 17;

k)     the Celebration of Life Day on May 26 of each year, which constitutes Chapter 20.7 of this Constitution;

l)     the finding of an Earth flag, which constitutes Chapter 20.8 of this Constitution;

m)     the ECO Award, which constitutes Chapter 20.9 of this Constitution;

n)     the Portal of the Global Community, which constitutes Chapter 20.10 of this Constitution; and

o)     the concept of a Global Dialogue, which constitutes Chapter 20.11 of this Constitution.

Chapter 14.3.4    A.2    Provisions common to Earth Government institutions, bodies and agencies

Article 1:    Provisions common to Earth Government institutions, bodies and agencies

1.     Where, pursuant to the Constitution, the Earth Executive Council acts on a proposal from the Global Judiciary , unanimity shall be required for an act constituting an amendment to that proposal, subject to Articles 1, Chapter 10.4.5.    

2.     As long as the Earth Executive Council has not acted, the Global Judiciary may alter its proposal at any time during the procedures leading to the adoption of a Earth Government act.

Article 2:   

1.     Where, pursuant to the Constitution, Global law or framework laws are adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure the following provisions shall apply.

2.     The Global Judiciary shall submit a proposal to the Global Parliament and the Earth Executive Council. First reading

3.     The Global Parliament shall adopt its position at first reading and communicate it to the Earth Executive Council.

4.     If the Earth Executive Council approves Global Parliament 's position, the proposed act shall be adopted.

5.     If the Earth Executive Council does not approve Global Parliament 's position, it shall adopt its position at first reading and communicate it to Global Parliament .

6.     The Earth Executive Council shall inform the Global Parliament fully of the reasons which led it to adopt its position at first reading. The Global Judiciary shall inform the Global Parliament fully of its position. Second reading

7.     If, within three months of such communication, Global Parliament

(a)    approves the position of the Earth Executive Council at first reading or has not taken a decision, the proposed act shall be deemed to have been adopted;

(b)    rejects, by a majority of its component members, the position of the Earth Executive Council at first reading, the proposed act shall be deemed not to have been adopted;

(c)    proposes, by a majority of its component members, amendments to the position of the Earth Executive Council at first reading, the text thus amended shall be forwarded to the Earth Executive Council and to the Global Judiciary , which shall deliver an opinion on those amendments.

8.     If, within three months of receiving Global Parliament 's amendments, the Earth Executive Council, acting by a qualified majority,

(a)    approves all those amendments, the act in question shall be deemed to have been adopted;

(b)    does not approve all the amendments, the President of the Council of Ministers, in agreement with the President of Global Parliament , shall within six weeks convene a meeting of the Conciliation Committee.

9.     The Earth Executive Council shall act unanimously on the amendments on which the Global Judiciary has delivered a negative opinion. Conciliation

10.     The Conciliation Committee, which shall be composed of Member s of the Earth Executive Council or their representatives and an equal number of members representing Global Parliament , shall have the task of reaching agreement on a joint text, by a qualified majority of Members of the Earth Executive Council or their representatives and by a majority of Member s representing the Global Parliament within six weeks of its being convened, on the basis of the positions of the Parliament and the Earth Executive Council at second reading.

Article 3:   

1.     The Global Judiciary shall take part in the Conciliation Committee's proceedings and shall take all the necessary initiatives with a view to reconciling the positions of the Global Parliament and the Earth Executive Council.

2.     If, within six weeks of its being convened, the Conciliation Committee does not approve the joint text, the proposed act shall be deemed not to have been adopted.

3.     If, within that period, the Conciliation Committee approves a joint text, Global Parliament, acting by a majority of the votes cast, and the Earth Executive Council, acting by a qualified majority, shall each have a period of six weeks from that date in which to adopt the act in question in accordance with the joint text. If they fail to do so, the proposed act shall be deemed not to have been adopted.

4.     The periods of three months and six weeks referred to in this Article shall be extended by a maximum of one month and two weeks respectively at the initiative of the Global Parliament or the Earth Executive Council.

5.     Where, in the cases specifically provided for in the Constitution, a law or framework law is submitted to the ordinary legislative procedure on the initiative of a group of Member Nations, on a recommendation by the global Central Bank, or at the request of the Court of Justice or the Global Investment Bank, paragraph 2, the second sentence of paragraph 6, and paragraph 9 shall not apply. Global Parliament and the Cabinet Ministers shall communicate the proposed act to the Global Judiciary with their positions at first and second readings. Global Parliament or the Cabinet Ministers may request the opinion of the Global Judiciary throughout the procedure. The Global Judiciary also may deliver an opinion on its own initiative. It may, if it deems it necessary, take part in the Conciliation Committee on the terms laid down in Article 2, Chapter 14.3.4.    

Article 4:   

Global Parliament , the Earth Executive Council and the Global Judiciary shall consult each other and by common agreement make arrangements for their cooperation. To that end, they may, in compliance with the Constitution, conclude interinstitutional agreements which may be of a binding nature.

Article 5:   

1.     In carrying out their missions, the Institutions, bodies and agencies of Earth Government shall have the support of an open, efficient and independent global administration.

2.     Without prejudice to Article 6, Chapter 24.1,, global laws shall establish specific provisions to that end.

Article 6:   

1.     The Institutions, bodies and agencies of Earth Government shall recognise the importance of transparency in their work and shall, in application of Article 3, Chapter 12.2, lay down in their rules of procedure the specific provisions for public access to documents. The Court of Justice and the Global Bank shall be subject to the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 12.2 when exercising their administrative tasks.

2.     The Global Parliament and the Earth Executive Council shall ensure publication of the documents relating to the legislative procedures.

Article 7:   

1.     The Earth Executive Council shall adopt global regulations and decisions determining:   

(a)     the salaries, allowances and pensions of the President of the global Council, the President of the Global Judiciary , Earth Government Minister for Global Affairs, the global Global Judiciary ers and Global Judiciary ers, the President, Members and Registrar of the global Court of Justice and Member s and Registrar of the High Court.

(b)     the conditions of employment, in particular the salaries, allowances and pensions, of the President and Members of the Court of Auditors. It shall also determine any payment to be made instead of remuneration.

2.     The Earth Executive Council shall adopt global regulations and decisions determining the allowances of Member s of the Economic and Social Committee.

Chapter 14.5.3    The Global Parliament

Article 1:    The Global Parliament

1.     A global law or framework law of the Earth Executive Council shall establish the necessary measures for the election of Member s of the Global Parliament by direct universal suffrage in accordance with a uniform procedure in all Member Nations or in accordance with principles common to all Member Nations. The Earth Executive Council shall act unanimously on a proposal from and after obtaining the consent of Global Parliament , which shall act by a majority of its component members. This law or framework law shall not enter into force until it has been approved by the Member Nations in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements.

2.     A global law of the Global Parliament shall lay down the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the duties of its Members. The Global Parliament shall act on its own initiative after seeking an opinion from the Global Judiciary and with the approval of the Earth Executive Council. The Earth Executive Council shall act unanimously on all rules or conditions relating to the taxation of Members or former Members.

3.     Throughout this generation, the composition of the Global Parliament shall be as set out in the Protocol on the representation of Global Community citizens in Global Parliament .

Article 2:   

A global law shall lay down the regulations governing political parties at global level, and in particular the rules regarding their funding.

Article 3:   

The Global Parliament may, acting by a majority of its component Members, request the Global Judiciary to submit any appropriate proposal on matters on which it considers that a Earth Government act is required for the purpose of implementing the Constitution. If the Global Judiciary does not submit a proposal, it shall inform the Global Parliament of the reasons.

Article 4:   

In the course of its duties, the Global Parliament may, at the request of a quarter of its component Members, set up a temporary Committee of Inquiry to investigate, without prejudice to the powers conferred by the Constitution on other institutions or bodies, alleged contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of Earth Government law, except where the alleged facts are being examined before a court and while the case is still subject to legal proceedings. The temporary Committee of Inquiry shall cease to exist on the submission of its report. A global law of the Global Parliament shall lay down the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the right of inquiry. The Global Parliament shall act on its own initiative after obtaining the approval of the Earth Executive Council and of the Global Judiciary .

Article 5:   

Any citizen of Earth Government, and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member Nation, shall have the right to address, individually or in association with other Global Community citizens or persons, a petition to the Global Parliament on a matter which comes within Earth Government's fields of activity and which affects him directly.

Article 6:   

1.     The Global Parliament shall appoint a global Ombudsperson. The global Ombudsperson shall be empowered to receive complaints from any citizen of the Earth Government or any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member Nation concerning instances of maladministration in the activities of Earth Government's institutions, bodies or agencies, with the exception of the Court of Justice acting in its judicial role. In accordance with his or her duties, the global Ombudsperson shall conduct inquiries for which he or she finds grounds, either on his or her own initiative or on the basis of complaints submitted to him or her direct or through a Member of Global Parliament , except where the alleged facts are or have been the subject of legal proceedings. Where the global Ombudsperson establishes an instance of maladministration, he or she shall refer the matter to the institution, body or agency concerned, which shall have a period of three months in which to inform him or her of its views. The global Ombudsperson shall then forward a report to the Global Parliament and the institution, body or agency concerned. The person lodging the complaint shall be informed of the outcome of such inquiries. The global Ombudsperson shall submit an annual report to the Global Parliament on the outcome of his or her inquiries.

2.     The global Ombudsperson shall be appointed after each election of the Global Parliament for the duration of its term of office. The global Ombudsperson shall be eligible for reappointment. The global Ombudsperson may be dismissed by the Court of Justice at the request of the Global Parliament if he or she no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of his or her duties or if he or she is guilty of serious misconduct.

3.     The global Ombudsperson shall be completely independent in the performance of his or her duties. In the performance of those duties he or she shall neither seek nor take instructions from any body. The global Ombudsperson may not, during his or her term of office, engage in any other occupation, whether gainful or not.

4.     A global law of the Global Parliament shall lay down the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the global Ombudsperson's duties. The Global Parliament shall act on its own initiative after seeking an opinion from the Global Judiciary and with the approval of the Earth Executive Council.

Article 7:   

The Global Parliament shall hold an annual session. It shall meet, without requiring to be convened, on the second Tuesday in March. The Global Parliament may meet in extraordinary part-session at the request of a majority of its component Members or at the request of the Earth Executive Council or of the Global Judiciary .

Article 8:   

1.     The Global Judiciary may attend all meetings of the Global Parliament and shall, at its request, be heard. The Global Judiciary shall reply orally or in writing to questions put to it by the Global Parliament or by its Members.

2.     The Global Governments Federation and the Earth Executive Council shall be heard by the Global Parliament in accordance with the conditions laid down in the procedural rules of the Global Governments Federation and the Rules of Procedure of the Council of Ministers.

Article 9:   

Save as otherwise provided in the Constitution, the Global Parliament shall act by a majority of the votes cast. The Rules of Procedure shall determine the quorum.

Article 10:   

The Global Parliament shall adopt its Rules of Procedure, acting by a majority of its component Members. The proceedings of the Global Parliament shall be published in the manner laid down in the Constitution and its Rules of Procedure.

Article 11:   

The Global Parliament shall discuss in open session the annual general report submitted to it by the Global Judiciary .

Article 12:   

If a motion of censure on the activities of the Global Judiciary is tabled before it, the Global Parliament shall not vote thereon until at least three days after the motion has been tabled and only by open vote. If the motion of censure is carried by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, representing a majority of the component Members of the global Parliament, the Global Judiciary shall resign. It shall continue to deal with current business until it is replaced.

6.     In this case, the term of office of the Global Judiciary appointed to replace it shall expire on the date on which the term of office of the Global Judiciary which was obliged to resign would have expired.

Chapter 20.1     Public health

Article 1:   

1.     A high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Earth Government's policies and activities. Action by Earth Government, which shall complement national policies, shall be directed towards improving public health, preventing human illness and diseases, and obviating sources of danger to physical and mental health. Such action shall cover the fight against the major health scourges, by promoting research into their causes, their transmission and their prevention, as well as health information and education. Earth Government shall complement Member Nations' action in reducing drugs-related health damage, including information and prevention.

2.     Earth Government shall encourage cooperation between Member Nations in the areas referred to in this Article and, if necessary, lend support to their action. Member Nations shall, in liaison with the Global Judiciary , coordinate among themselves their policies and programmes in the areas referred to in paragraph 1. The Global Judiciary may, in close contact with Member Nations, take any useful initiative to promote such coordination, in particular initiatives aiming at the establishment of guidelines and indicators, the organisation of exchange of best practice, and the preparation of the necessary elements for periodic monitoring and evaluation. The Global Parliament shall be kept fully informed.

3.     Earth Government and Member Nations shall foster cooperation with third countries and the competent international organisations in the sphere of public health.

4.     Global law or framework laws shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives referred to in this Article by establishing the following measures in order to meet common safety concerns:   

(a)    measures setting high standards of quality and safety of organs and substances of human origin, blood and blood derivatives; these measures shall not prevent any Member Nation from maintaining or introducing more stringent protective measures;

(b)    measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields which have as their direct objective the protection of public health; Global law or framework laws shall be adopted after consultation of the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee.

5.     Global law or framework laws may also establish incentive measures designed to protect and improve human health and to combat the major cross-border health scourges, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of Member Nations. It shall be adopted after consultation of the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee.

6.     For the purposes set out in this Article, the Earth Executive Council, on a proposal from the Global Judiciary, may also adopt recommendations.

7.     Earth Government action in the field of public health shall fully respect the responsibilities of Member Nations for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care. In particular, measures referred to in paragraph 4(a) shall not affect national provisions on the donation or medical use of organs and blood.

Chapter 20.2     Industry sector

Article 1:   

1.     Earth Government and Member Nations shall ensure that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of Earth Government's industry exist. For that purpose, in accordance with a system of open and competitive markets, their action shall be aimed at:   

(a)    speeding up the adjustment of industry to structural changes;

(b)    encouraging an environment favourable to initiative and to the development of undertakings throughout Earth Government, particularly small and medium-sized undertakings;

(c)    encouraging an environment favourable to cooperation between undertakings;

(d)    fostering better exploitation of the industrial potential of policies of innovation, research and technological development.

2.     Member Nations shall consult each other in liaison with the Global Judiciary and, where necessary, shall coordinate their action. The Global Judiciary may take any useful initiative to promote such coordination, in particular initiatives aiming at the establishment of guidelines and indicators, the organisation of exchange of best practice, and the preparation of the necessary elements for periodic monitoring and evaluation. Global Parliament shall be kept fully informed.

3.     Earth Government shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in paragraph 1 through the policies and activities it pursues under other provisions of the Constitution. Global law or framework laws may establish specific measures in support of action taken in Member Nations to achieve the objectives set out in paragraph 1, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of Member Nations. They shall be adopted after consultation of the Economic and Social Committee. This Section shall not provide a basis for the introduction by Earth Government of any measure which could lead to distortion of competition or contains tax provisions or provisions relating to the rights and interests of employed persons.

Chapter 20.3     Culture

Article 1:   

1.     Earth Government shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of Member Nations, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore.

2.     Action by Earth Government shall be aimed at encouraging cooperation between Member Nations and, if necessary, supporting and complementing their action in the following areas:   

(a)    improvement of the knowledge and dissemination of the culture and history of the Peoples;

(b)    conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage of global significance;

(c)    non-commercial cultural exchanges;

(d)    artistic and literary creation, including in the audiovisual sector.

3.     Earth Government and Member Nations shall foster cooperation with third countries and the competent international organisations in the sphere of culture, in particular the Council of all Nations.

4.     Earth Government shall take cultural aspects into account in its action under other provisions of the Constitution, in particular in order to respect and to promote the diversity of its cultures.

5.     In order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives referred to in this

(a)    Global law or framework laws shall establish incentive actions, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of Member Nations. They shall be adopted after consultation of the Committee of the Regions;

(b)    the Earth Executive Council, on a proposal from the Global Judiciary , shall adopt recommendations.

Chapter 20.4     Education, vocational training, youth and sport

Article 1:   

1.     Earth Government shall contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation between Member Nations and, if necessary, by supporting and complementing their action. It shall fully respect the responsibility of Member Nations for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity. The Earth Government shall contribute to the promotion of global sporting issues, given the social and educational function of sport.

2.     Earth Government action shall be aimed at:   

(a)    developing the global dimension in education, particularly through the teaching and dissemination of the languages of Member Nations;

(b)    encouraging mobility of students and teachers, inter alia by encouraging the academic recognition of diplomas and periods of study;

(c)    promoting cooperation between educational establishments;

(d) developing exchanges of information and experience on issues common to the education systems of Member Nations;

(e)    encouraging the development of youth exchanges and of exchanges of socio-educational instructors and encouraging the participation of young people in democratic life in all Nations.

(f)    encouraging the development of distance education;

(g)    developing the global dimension in sport, by promoting fairness in competitions and cooperation between sporting bodies and by protecting the physical and moral integrity of sportsmen and sportswomen, especially young sportsmen and sportswomen.

3.     Earth Government and Member Nations shall foster cooperation with third countries and the competent international organisations in the field of education, in particular the Council of all Nations.

4.     In order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives referred to in this Article,

(a)    Global law or framework laws shall establish incentive actions, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of Member Nations. They shall be adopted after consultation of the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee.

(b)    the Earth Executive Council, on a proposal from the Global Judiciary , shall adopt recommendations.

Article 2:   

1.     Earth Government shall implement a vocational training policy which shall support and complement the action of Member Nations, while fully respecting the responsibility of Member Nations for the content and organisation of vocational training.

2.     Earth Government action shall aim to:   

(a)    facilitate adaptation to industrial change, in particular through vocational training and retraining;

(b)    improve initial and continuing vocational training in order to facilitate vocational integration and reintegration into the labour market;

(c)    facilitate access to vocational training and encourage mobility of instructors and trainees and particularly young people;

(d)    stimulate cooperation on training between educational or training establishments and firms;

(e)    develop exchanges of information and experience on issues common to the training systems of Member Nations.

3.     Earth Government and Member Nations shall foster cooperation with third countries and the competent international organisations in the sphere of vocational training.

4.     Global law or framework laws shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives referred to in this Article, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of Member Nations. They shall be adopted after consultation of the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee.

Chapter 20.5     Civil protection, emergencies and rescues

Article 1:   

1.     Earth Government shall encourage cooperation between Member Nations in order to improve the effectiveness of systems for preventing and protecting against natural or man-made disasters within Earth Government. Earth Government action shall aim to:   

a)    support and complement Member Nations' action at national, regional and local level in risk prevention, in preparing their civil-protection personnel and in responding to natural or man-made disasters;

(b)    promote swift, effective operational cooperation between national civil-protection services;

(c)    promote consistency in international civil-protection work.

2.     The measures necessary to help achieve the objectives referred to in paragraph 1 shall be enacted in Global law or framework laws, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of Member Nations.

Article 2:    Connecting with Nature for our species survival

A question such as, "Do we need Nature?" leads me to contemplate which components of life’s sustaining machinery we could possibly live without. Nature herself fills our lungs. She processes and sorts nutrients taken in from the air, and sends them through my veins so that thoughts may take shape. Believe what we will, we are not capable of living beyond Nature’s subtle influences. She controls the wondrous complexities of the very life forces that sustain us and allow us our thoughts. Being obsessed with sustainability’s enormous market potential, the impact of our society’s disconnection from Nature both concerns and intrigues us. The thought of tearing up as much as 96% of each dollar and sending it to a landfill is inconceivable. And yet when money is in the form of products made from toxic-laced non-recyclable or non-reusable materials, and society pays the costs hidden over time, that is inadvertently what does happen.

Millions of people are employed within thousands of industries that ultimately manufacture waste in various forms. Every process at each individual stage of producing all of these products reduces, if not wastes, a myriad of raw materials that Nature has taken hundreds, and even millions of years to make available. For future generations’ sake, a greater accounting of human activities is direly needed. We must begin to put all our collective efforts towards creating a ‘restorative economy’ specifically intended to generate social and environmental profits – as well as financial profits. When we speak lightly of Nature, our thoughts might wander through the colorful beauty of wind-caressed meadows, or along the pristine shores of sun kissed mountain stream-fed lakes, the sun dancing lightly about the fluid surfaces.

Even now those tranquil images lull my restless soul to further reflect upon Nature’s physical beauties. Many are the times of our lives that we have found peace and sanity within Nature’s orchestrated symphonies. Looking at this vast, unnatural, modern cityscape, we wonder for how much longer our natural systems could continue feeding civilization’s insatiable hungers for comfort, convenience and luxury. Our thoughts turned to all the stores packed with endless aisles of countless consumables. We struggle to grasp the enormous amounts of natural resources and human activity their production required. We feel that we have to possess it if it pleases our senses, amuses or entertains, is this season’s fashionable style or colour, organizes our stressful lives, or makes our days more convenient. For how much longer, we wonder, might the whole of humankind escape the consequences of our crippling Nature’s ability to sustain life?

We turned away from our unsustainable, consumer-driven society toward a current need for ensuring that our great-grandchildren’s generation will have the wherewithal to meet their basic needs around the year 2040. This urgent global quest for sustainability challenges people within every municipality and region to see and begin to create their world anew. Dwindling regional prosperity could be renewed by focusing in on our current needs for healthy, vibrant and productive communities. Sustainability’s greatest challenge however, is in re-establishing our place within Nature’s chaotic complexities.

The last two decades have witnessed the birth of new sciences intended to gain insights into the complex workings of ‘whole systems’. Over the course of history, sciences have evolved in isolation of each other. The emerging result is that we are losing sight of the interconnections that inextricably link them all into this concept we have always called ‘Nature’.

Unpredictable weather patterns of endless destructive storms, floods and droughts, raging forest fires, and landscape-altering earthquakes may just be Gaia’s attempts at ridding herself of our viral attacks upon her overall well-being. It is we who must begin to yield to Nature, as Nature will never yield to us. While we as a species have evolved to the point of creative thought, technological invention and great engineering prowess enabling us to fashion some forms of control over our surroundings, we have yet to discover the means to produce something out of nothing. The suggestion of settling on other planets, or harvesting natural resources from even the nearest of worlds, remains the reality of vivid imagination. Until such time that we succeed at realizing any one of these aspirations, we will still have to depend on increasingly scant resources that have taken Nature a galactic lifespan to generate.

Just one breath taken in over the course of an average lifetime endures in time far beyond that of humankind’s entire existence within a galactic lifespan. Within some extremely short timeline of that breath, industrialization has harvested and converted the vast majority of Nature’s resources into useless, even life threatening, waste. As we persist in recklessly designing and consuming products that challenge the very laws of Nature, we continue to limit the means of survival for each successive generation yet to be born. Will Nature afford us the time needed to restore her capabilities of sustaining life so that we might survive long enough to take in one last galactic breath? Discovering the secrets of complexity may well equal the challenge of proving the existence of God. By all accounts we may have left to us barely enough time to concentrate our efforts on adapting ourselves to Nature’s complexity. Viewed through historical prisms, we stand today at crossroads not unlike those which our ancestors faced. Beginning with the late nineteenth-century, the industrialization of horseless carriages altered the nature of life, work and travel. A hundred years later, over the course of the industrial age, life, work and travel have altered Nature herself. That brings back into perspective a restorative economy’s market potential for ensuring our survival within the 21st Century.

Barely has the international sustainability movement begun, and a most provocative realization is stimulating some rather intriguing, multifaceted solutions. People are beginning to ask, "What is it that needs to be sustained, given the social, economic and environmental threats to our communities, and residents?"

After assessing the life threatening results of the last industrial revolution, the Next Industrial Revolution’s leaders, are successfully enticing industrialists to embrace Nature’s mentorship. Toxic-free materials used in creating new products are currently being designed such that they will become either the quality raw materials for future products or will decompose into safe, healthy nutrients for Nature’s use. Wholistic building designs are awarded for their innate ability to integrate with, and even restore, their environments. And so, in the Next Industrial Revolution consumerism need not end but inherit complete respect for Nature, integrating smoothly with those complex ecosystems we need in order to perpetuate our species on this planet.

Nature is what seems to have set this planet apart from any others we know. Whether by divine intent or by some abnormal happenstance, life thrives within, upon and above our Earth’s surfaces. Species come, and species go. If we homo sapiens value our continued existence, we will admit to our needing Nature and re-establish our connections with her. That is what will lie at the heart of our arduous struggle to achieve sustainability.

Chapter XXII     Earth Government's action on the international scene

Chapter 22.1     General provisions

Article 1:   

1.     Earth Government's action on the international scene shall be guided by, and designed to advance in the wider world, the principles which have inspired its own creation, development and enlargement:    democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, equality and solidarity, and for international law in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter. The Earth Government shall seek to develop relations and build partnerships with third countries, and international, regional or global organisations, which share these values. It shall promote multilateral solutions to common problems, in particular in the framework of Global Parliament .

2.     Earth Government shall define and pursue common policies and actions, and shall work for a high degree of cooperation in all fields of international relations, in order to:   

(a)    safeguard the common values, fundamental interests, security, independence and integrity of Earth Government;

(b)    consolidate and support democracy, the rule of law, human rights and international law;

(c)    preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security, in conformity with the principles of the United Nations Charter;

(d)    foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of developing countries, with the primary aim of eradicating poverty;

(e)    encourage the integration of all countries into the world economy, including through the progressive abolition of restrictions on international trade;

(f)    help develop international measures to preserve and improve the quality of the environment and the sustainable management of global natural resources, in order to ensure sustainable development;

(g)    assist populations, countries and regions confronting natural or man-made disasters;

(h)    promote an international system based on stronger multilateral cooperation and good global governance.

3.     Earth Government shall respect the principles and pursue the objectives listed in paragraphs 1 and 2 in the development and implementation of the different areas of Earth Government's external action covered by this Title and the external aspects of its other policies. Earth Government shall ensure consistency between the different areas of its external action and between these and its other policies. The Earth Executive Council and the Global Judiciary , assisted by Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs, shall ensure that consistency and shall cooperate to that effect.

Article 2:   

1.     On the basis of the principles and objectives referred to in Article 1, Global Parliament shall identify the strategic interests and objectives of Earth Government. global decisions of Global Parliament on the strategic interests and objectives of Earth Government shall relate to the common foreign and security policy and to other areas of the external action of Earth Government. Such decisions may concern the relations of Earth Government with a specific country or region or may be thematic in approach. They shall define their duration, and the means to be made available by Earth Government and Member Nations. Global Parliament shall act unanimously on a recommendation from the Council of Ministers, adopted by the latter under the arrangements laid down for each area. global decisions of Global Parliament shall be implemented in accordance with the procedures provided for by the Constitution.

2.     Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs, for the field of common foreign and security policy, and the Global Judiciary , for other fields of external action, may submit joint proposals to the Earth Executive Council.

Chapter 22.2     Global security and defense policy

Chapter 22.2.1     Common security policy

This Chapter is complementary to Chapter 2, Earth Security and Peace.

Article 1:    Common security policy

1.     In the context of the principles and objectives of its external action, Earth Government shall define and implement a common foreign and security policy covering all areas of foreign and security policy

2.     Member Nations shall support the common foreign and security policy actively and unreservedly in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity. The Member Nations shall work together to enhance and develop their mutual political solidarity. They shall refrain from any action which is contrary to the interests of Earth Government or likely to impair its effectiveness as a cohesive force in international relations. The Earth Executive Council and the Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs shall ensure that these principles are complied with.

3.     Earth Government shall conduct the common foreign and security policy by:   

(a)    defining the general guidelines;

(b)    adopting global decisions on:   

(i)    actions of Earth Government,

(ii)    positions of Earth Government,

(iii)    implementation of actions and positions;

(c)    strengthening systematic cooperation between Member Nations in the conduct of policy.

Article 2:   

1.     Global Parliament shall define the general guidelines for the common foreign and security policy, including for matters with defence implications. If international developments so require, the President of Global Parliament shall convene an extraordinary meeting of Global Parliament in order to define the strategic lines of Earth Government's policy in the face of such developments.

2.     The Earth Executive Council shall adopt the global decisions necessary for defining and implementing the common foreign and security policy on the basis of the general guidelines and strategic lines defined by the global Council.

Article 3:   

1.     Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs, who shall chair the Earth Executive Council for Global Affairs , shall contribute through his or her proposals towards the preparation of the common foreign and security policy and shall ensure implementation of the global decisions adopted by Global Parliament and the Earth Executive Council.

2.     For matters relating to the common foreign and security policy, the Earth Government shall be represented by Earth Government Minister for Global Affairs. He or she shall conduct political dialogue on the Earth Government's behalf and shall express Earth Government's position in international organisations and at international conferences.

3.     In fulfilling his or her mandate, Earth Government Minister for Global Affairs shall be assisted by a global External Action Service. This service shall work in cooperation with the diplomatic services of the Member Nations.    

Article 4:   

1.     Where the international situation requires operational action by the Earth Government, the Earth Executive Council shall adopt the necessary global decisions. Such decisions shall lay down the objectives, the scope, the means to be made available to Earth Government, if necessary the duration, and the conditions for implementation of the action. If there is a change in circumstances having a substantial effect on a question subject to such a global decision , the Earth Executive Council shall review the principles and objectives of the action and adopt the necessary global decisions . As long as the Earth Executive Council has not acted, the global decision on action by Earth Government shall stand.

2.     Such global decisions shall commit Member Nations in the positions they adopt and in the conduct of their activity.

3.     Whenever there is any plan to adopt a national position or take national action pursuant to a global decision as referred to in paragraph 1, information shall be provided in time to allow, if necessary, for prior consultations within the Earth Executive Council. The obligation to provide prior information shall not apply to arrangements which are merely a national transposition of global decisions .

4.     In cases of imperative need arising from changes in the situation and failing a new global decision , Member Nations may make the necessary arrangements as a matter of urgency, having regard to the general objectives of the global decisions. Member Nation concerned shall inform the Earth Executive Council immediately of any such arrangements.

5.     Should there be any major difficulties in implementing a global decision as referred to in this Article, a Member Nation shall refer them to the Earth Executive Council which shall discuss them and seek appropriate solutions. Such solutions shall not run counter to the objectives of the action or impair its effectiveness.

Article 5:   

The Earth Executive Council shall adopt global decisions which shall define the approach of Earth Government to a particular matter of a geographical or thematic nature. Member Nations shall ensure that their national policies conform to the positions of Earth Government.

Article 6:   

1.     Any Member Nation, Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs, or that Minister with the Global Judiciary 's support, may refer to the Council of Ministers any question relating to the common foreign and security policy and may submit proposals to it.

2.     In cases requiring a rapid decision, Earth Government Minister for Global Affairs, of the Minister's own motion or at the request of a Member Nation, shall convene an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers within forty-eight hours or, in an emergency, within a shorter period.

Article 7:   

1.     Global decisions referred to in this Chapter shall be adopted by the Earth Executive Council acting unanimously. Abstentions by members present in person or represented shall not prevent the adoption of such decisions. When abstaining in a vote, any member of the Earth Executive Council may qualify its abstention by making a formal declaration. In that case, it shall not be obliged to apply the global decision , but shall accept that the latter commits Earth Government. In a spirit of mutual solidarity, Member Nation concerned shall refrain from any action likely to conflict with or impede Earth Government action based on that decision and the other Member Nations shall respect its position. If Member s of the Earth Executive Council qualifying their abstention in this way represent at least one third of the Member Nations representing at least one third of the population of the Earth Government, the decision shall not be adopted.

2.     By derogation from paragraph 1, the Earth Executive Council shall act by qualified majority:   

(a)    when adopting global decisions on Earth Government actions and positions on the basis of a global decision of Global Parliament relating to the Earth Government's strategic interests and objectives, as referred to in Article 907;

(b)    when adopting a decision on a Earth Government action or position, on a proposal which the Minister has put to it following a specific request to him or her from Global Parliament made on its own initiative or that of the Minister;

(c)    when adopting any global decision implementing a Earth Government action or position;

(d)    when adopting a global decision concerning the appointment of a special representative in accordance with Article 916.    

If a member of the Council of Ministers declares that, for vital and stated reasons of national policy, it intends to oppose the adoption of a global decision to be adopted by qualified majority, a vote shall not be taken. Earth Government Minister for Global Affairs will, in close consultation with Member Nation involved, search for a solution acceptable to it. If he or she does not succeed, the Earth Executive Council may, acting by a qualified majority, request that the matter be referred to Global Parliament for decision by unanimity.

3.     Global Parliament may decide unanimously that the Earth Executive Council shall act by a qualified majority in cases other than those referred to in paragraph 2.    

4.     Paragraphs 2 and 3 shall not apply to decisions having military or defence implications.

Article 8:   

1.     When Earth Government has defined a common approach, Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs and the Ministers for Global Affairs of Member Nations shall coordinate their activities within the Earth Executive Council.

2.     The diplomatic missions of Member Nations and the delegations of Earth Government shall cooperate in third countries and in international organisations and shall contribute to formulating and implementing a common approach.

Article 9:   

The Earth Executive Council shall, whenever it deems it necessary, appoint, on the initiative of Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs, a special representative with a mandate in relation to particular policy issues. The special representative shall carry out his or her mandate under the authority of Earth Government Minister for Global Affairs .

Article 10:   

Earth Government may conclude agreements with one or more Nations or international organisations pursuant to this Chapter, in accordance with the procedure described in Article 3 of Chapter 22.6.    

Article 11:   

1.     Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs shall consult the Global Parliament on the main aspects and the basic choices of the common foreign and security policy, including the common security and defence policy, and shall ensure that the views of the Global Parliament are duly taken into consideration. The Global Parliament shall be kept regularly informed by Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs of the development of the common foreign and security policy, including the common security and defence policy. Special representatives may be involved in briefing the global Parliament.

2.     The Global Parliament may ask questions of the Earth Executive Council and of Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs or make recommendations to them. Twice a year it shall hold a debate on progress in implementing the common foreign and security policy, including the common security and defence policy.

Article 12:   

1.     Member Nations shall coordinate their action in international organisations and at international conferences. They shall uphold Earth Government's positions in such fora. Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs shall organise this coordination. In international organisations and at international conferences where not all Member Nations participate, those which do take part shall uphold Earth Government's positions.

2.     Without prejudice to paragraph 1 and Article 3 of Chapter 22.2.1, Member Nations represented in international organisations or international conferences where not all Member Nations participate shall keep the latter, as well as Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs, informed of any matter of common interest. Member Nations which are also members of the United Nations Security Council shall concert and keep the other Member Nations and the Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs fully informed. Member Nations which are members of the Security Council will, in the execution of their functions, defend the positions and the interests of Earth Government, without prejudice to their responsibilities under the provisions of the United Nations Charter. When Earth Government has defined a position on a subject which is on the United Nations Security Council agenda, those Member Nations which sit on the Security Council shall request that Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs be asked to present Earth Government's position.

Article 13:   

The diplomatic and consular missions of the Member Nations and Earth Government delegations in third countries and international conferences, and their representations to international organisations, shall cooperate in ensuring that the global decisions relating to Earth Government positions and actions adopted by the Earth Executive Council are complied with and implemented. They shall step up cooperation by exchanging information and carrying out joint assessments. They shall contribute to the implementation of the provisions referred to in Article 8 on the rights of global Global Community citizens to protection in the territory of a third country and the measures adopted.

Article 14:   

A Political and Security Committee shall monitor the international situation in the areas covered by the common foreign and security policy and contribute to the definition of policies by delivering opinions to the Earth Executive Council at the request of the latter, or of Earth Government Minister for Foreign Affairs, or on its own initiative. It shall also monitor the implementation of agreed policies, without prejudice to the responsibility of the Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs. Within the scope of this Chapter, this Committee shall exercise, under the responsibility of the Council of Ministers and of Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs, political control and strategic direction of crisis management operations, as defined in Article 1 of Chapter 22.2.2.

The Earth Executive Council may authorise the Committee, for the purpose and for the duration of a crisis management operation, as determined by the Earth Executive Council, to take the relevant measures concerning the political control and strategic direction of the operation.

Article 15:   

The implementation of the common foreign and security policy shall not affect the competences listed in Article 4 of Chapter 11. The Earth Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction to monitor compliance with this Article.

Chapter 22.2.2     Global security and defense policy

Article 1:   

1.     The tasks referred to in Chapter 12.2, in the course of which the Earth Government may use civilian and military means, shall include joint disarmament operations, humanitarian and rescue tasks, military advice and assistance tasks, conflict prevention and peace-keeping tasks, tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including peacemaking and post-conflict stabilisation. All these tasks may contribute to the fight against terrorism, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism in their territories.

2.     The Earth Executive Council, acting unanimously, shall adopt global decisions relating to the tasks referred to in paragraph 1, defining their objectives and scope and the general conditions for their implementation. The Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs, acting under the authority of the Earth Executive Council and in close and constant contact with the Political and Security Committee, shall ensure coordination of the civilian and military aspects of such tasks.

Article 2:   

1.     Within the framework of the global decisions adopted in accordance with Article 1, the Earth Executive Council may entrust the implementation of a task to a group of Member Nations having the necessary capability and the desire to undertake the task. Those Member Nations in association with Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs shall agree between themselves on the management of the task.

2.     The Earth Executive Council shall be regularly informed by Member Nations participating in the task of its progress. Should the completion of the task involve major new consequences or require amendment of the objective, scope and conditions for implementation adopted by the Earth Executive Council, Member Nations participating shall refer the matter to the Earth Executive Council forthwith. In such cases, the Council of Ministers shall adopt the necessary global decisions .

Article 3:   

1.     The global Armaments, Research and Military Capabilities Agency, subject to the authority of the Earth Executive Council, shall have as its task to:   

(a)    contribute to identifying Member Nations' military capability objectives and evaluating observance of the capability commitments given by Member Nations;

(b)    promote harmonisation of operational needs and adoption of effective, compatible procurement methods;

(c)    propose multilateral projects to fulfil the objectives in terms of military capabilities, ensure coordination of the programmes implemented by Member Nations and management of specific cooperation programmes;

(d)    support defence technology research, and coordinate and plan joint research activities and the study of technical solutions meeting future operational needs;

(e)    contribute to identifying and, if necessary, implementing any useful measure for strengthening the industrial and technological base of the defence sector and for improving the effectiveness of military expenditure.

2.     The Agency shall be open to all Member Nations wishing to be part of it. The Earth Executive Council, acting by qualified majority, shall adopt a global decision defining the Agency's statute, seat and operational rules. That decision should take account of the level of effective participation in the Agency's activities. Specific groups shall be set up within the Agency bringing together Member Nations engaged in joint projects. The Agency shall carry out its tasks in liaison with the Global Judiciary where necessary.

Article 4:   

1.     Member Nations listed in the Protocol, which fulfil higher military capability criteria and wish to enter into more binding commitments in this matter with a view to the most demanding tasks, hereby establish structured cooperation between themselves within the meaning of Chapter 12.2. The military capability criteria and commitments which those Member Nations have defined are set out in that Protocol.

2.     If a Member Nation wishes to participate in such cooperation at a later stage, and thus subscribe to the obligations it imposes, it shall inform Global Parliament of its intention. The Earth Executive Council shall deliberate at the request of that Member Nation. Only Member s of the Council of Ministers that represent Member Nations taking part in structured cooperation shall participate in the vote.

3.     When the Earth Executive Council adopts global decisions relating to matters covered by structured cooperation, only Member s of the Council of Ministers that represent Member Nations taking part in structured cooperation shall participate in the deliberations and the adoption of such decisions. Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs shall attend the deliberations. The representatives of the other Member Nations shall be duly and regularly informed by Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs of developments in structured cooperation.

4.     The Earth Executive Council may ask Member Nations participating in such cooperation to carry out at Earth Government level a task referred to in Article 1.    

5.     Notwithstanding the previous paragraphs, the appropriate provisions relating to enhanced cooperation shall apply to the structured cooperation governed by this Article.

Article 5:   

1.     The closer cooperation on mutual defence provided for in Chapter 12.2 shall be open to all Member Nations of Earth Government. A list of Member Nations participating in closer cooperation shall be set out in the declaration. If a Member Nation wishes to take part in such cooperation at a later stage, and thus accept the obligations it imposes, it shall inform the United Nations of its intention and shall subscribe to that declaration.

2.     A Member Nation participating in such cooperation which is the victim of armed aggression on its territory shall inform the other participating Nations of the situation and may request aid and assistance from them. Participating Member Nations shall meet at ministerial level, assisted by their representatives on the Political and Security Committee and the Military Committee.

3.     The United Nations Security Council shall be informed immediately of any armed aggression and the measures taken as a result.

4.     This Article shall not affect the rights and obligations resulting, for Member Nations concerned, from the North Atlantic Treaty.

Chapter 23.4.4     Second Operative Stage of Earth Government

Article 1:    Second Operative Stage of Earth Government

1.   The second operative stage of Earth Government shall be implemented when fifty percent or more of the nations of Earth have given either preliminary or final ratification to this Global Constitution, provided that fifty percent of the total population of Earth is included either within the ratifying nations or within the ratifying nations together with additional Global Electoral and Administrative Districts where people have ratified the Global Constitution by direct referendum.  

2.   The election and appointment of Members of the Global Parliament to the several bodies of the Global Parliament shall proceed in the same manner as specified for the first operative stage in Article 1.  

3.   The terms of office of the Members of the Global Parliament elected or appointed for the first operative stage of Earth Government, shall be extended into the second operative stage unless they have already served five year terms, in which case new elections or appointments shall be arranged. The terms of holdover Members of the Global Parliament into the second operative stage shall be adjusted to run concurrently with the terms of those who are newly elected at the beginning of the second operative st age.

4.   The Earth Executive Council and the Cabinet Ministers shall be re-constituted or reconfirmed, as needed, at the beginning of the second operative stage of Earth Government.  

5.   The Global Parliament and Earth Executive Council shall continue to develop the organs, departments, agencies and activities which are already underway from the first operative stage of Earth Government, with such amendments as deemed necessary; and shall proceed to establish and develop all other organs and major departments and agencies of Earth Government to the extent deemed feasible during the second operative stage.  

6.   All nations joining Earth Government to compose the second operative stage of Earth Government, shall immediately transfer all weapons of mass destruction and all other military weapons and equipment to the Global Disarmament Agency, which shall immediately immobilize such weapons and equipment and shall proceed forthwith to dismantle, convert to peacetime uses, recycle the materials thereof, or otherwise destroy such weapons and equipment. During the second operative stage, all armed forces an d para-military forces of the nations which have joined the federation of all nations shall be completely disarmed and either disbanded or converted on a voluntary basis into elements of the non-military Global Service Corps.

7.   Concurrently with the reduction or elimination of such weapons, equipment and other military expenditures as can be accomplished during the second operative stage of Earth Government, the member nations of the federation of all nations shall pay annually to the Treasury of Earth Government amounts equal to one-half of the amounts saved from their national military budgets during the last year before joining the federation of all nations and shall continue such payments until the full operative stage of Earth Government is reached. Earth Government shall use fifty percent of the funds thus received to finance the work and projects of the Global Economic Development Organization.

8.   Upon formation of the Cabinet Ministers for the second operative stage, the Earth Executive Council shall issue an invitation to the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization and to each of the specialized agencies of the United Nations, as well as to oth er useful international agencies, to transfer personnel, facilities, equipment, resources and allegiance to the federation of all nations and to Earth Government thereof. The agencies and functions of the United Nations Organization and of its specialized agencies and of other international agencies which may be thus transferred, shall be reconstituted as needed and integrated into the several organs, departments, offices and agencies of Earth Government.

9.   Near the beginning of the second operative stage, the Earth Executive Council in consultation with the Cabinet Ministers, shall formulate and put forward a proposed program for solving the most urgent global problems currently confronting the Global Community.  

10.   The Global Parliament shall proceed with legislation necessary for implementing a complete program for solving the current urgent global problems.  

11.   The Global Parliament and Earth Executive Council working together shall develop through the several organs, departments and agencies of Earth Government whatever means shall seem appropriate and feasible to implement legislation for solving global prob lems; and in particular shall take certain decisive actions for the welfare of all people on Earth, including but not limited to the following:

a.   Declare the polar caps and surrounding polar areas, including the continent of Antartica but not areas which are traditionally a part of particular nations, to be global territory owned by the federation of all nations as the common heritage of humanity, and subject to control and management by Earth Government.  

b.   Outlaw the possession, stockpiling, sale and use of all nuclear weapons, all weapons of mass destruction, and all other military weapons and equipment.  

c.   Establish an ever-normal grainery and food supply system for the Global Community.  

d.   Develop and carry forward insofar as feasible all actions defined under Article 1234 of the First Operative Stage.  

Chapter 23.4.5     Full Operative Stage of Earth Government

Article 1:    Full Operative Stage of Earth Government

1.   The full operative stage of Earth Government shall be implemented when this Global Constitution is given either preliminary or final ratification by meeting either condition (a) or (b):

a.   Ratification by eighty percent or more of the nations of Earth comprising at least ninety percent of the population of Earth; or

b.   Ratification which includes ninety percent of Earth's total population, either within ratifying nations or within ratifying nations together with additional Global Electoral and Administrative Districts where ratification by direct referendum has been accomplished.

2.   When the full operative stage of Earth Government is reached, the following conditions shall be implemented:

a.   Elections for Members of the House of Elected Representatives shall be conducted in all Global Electoral and Administrative Districts where elections have not already taken place; and Members of the United Nations shall be elected or appointed by the national legislatures or national governments in all nations where this has not already been accomplished. The terms of office for Members of the House of Elected Representatives and of the United Nations serving during the second operative stage, shall be continued into the full operative stage, except for those who have already served five years, in which case elections shall be held or appointments made as required.

b.   The terms of office for all holdover Members of the House of Elected Representatives and of the United Nations who have served less than five years, shall be adjusted to run concurrently with those Members of the Global Parliament whose terms are beginning with the full operative stage.  

c.   The second 100 Members of the House of Advisers shall be elected according to the procedure. The terms of office for holdover Members of the House of Advisers shall run five more years after the beginning of the full operative stage, while those beginning their terms with the full operative stage shall serve ten years.

d.   The Earth Executive Council and the Cabinet Ministers shall be reconstituted in accordance with the provisions of Article 6.  

e.   All organs of Earth Government shall be made fully operative, and shall be fully developed for the effective administration and implementation of global legislation, global law and the provisions of this Global Constitution.  

f.   All nations which have not already done so shall immediately transfer all military weapons and equipment to the Global Disarmament Agency, which shall immediately immobilize all such weapons and shall proceed forthwith to dismantle, convert to peaceful usage, recycle the materials thereof, or otherwise to destroy such weapons and equipment.  

g.   All armies and military forces of every kind shall be completely disarmed, and either disbanded or converted and integrated on a voluntary basis into the non-military Global Service Corps.  

h.   All viable agencies of the United Nations Organization and other viable international agencies established among national governments, together with their personnel, facilities and resources, shall be transferred to Earth Government and reconstituted and integrated as may be useful into the organs, departments, offices, institutes, commissions, bureaus and agencies of Earth Government.  

i.   The Global Parliament and shall continue to develop the activities and projects which are already underway from the second operative stage of Global Government, with such amendments as deemed necessary; and shall proceed with a complete and full scale program to solve global problems and serve the welfare of all people on Earth, in accordance with the provisions of this Global Constitution.  

Chapter 23.4.6     Costs of Ratification

Article 1:    Costs of Ratification

The work and costs of private global community citizens for the achievement of a ratified Constitution for the federation of all nations, are recognized as legitimate costs for the establishment of constitutional global government by which present and future generations will benefit, and shall be repaid double the original amount by the Global Financial Administration of the Earth Government when it becomes operational after 25 countries have ratified this Constitution for the federation of all nations. Repayment specifically includes contributions to Earth Government Funding Corporation and other costs and expenses recognized by standards and procedures to be established by the Global Financial Administration.

Chapter 23.5     Amendments of the Global Constitution

Article 1:    Amendments of the Global Constitution

1.   Following completion of the first operative stage of Earth Government, amendments to this Global Constitution may be proposed for consideration in two ways:

a.   By a simple majority vote of any of the three bodies of Global Parliament.  

b.   By petitions signed by a total of 200,000 persons eligible to vote in global elections from a total of at least twenty Global Electoral and Administrative Districts where the Global Constitution has received final ratification.  

2.   Passage of any amendment proposed by a House of the Global Parliament shall require an absolute two-thirds majority vote of each of the three bodies of the Global Parliament voting separately.  

3.   An amendment proposed by popular petition shall first require a simple majority vote of the House of Elected Representatives, which shall be obliged to take a vote upon the proposed amendment. Passage of the amendment shall then require an absolute two-thirds majority vote of each of the three bodies of the Global Parliament voting separately.

4.   Periodically, but no later than ten years after first convening the Global Parliament for the First Operative Stage of Earth Government, and every 20 years thereafter, the Members of the Global Parliament shall meet in special session comprising a Constitutional Convention to conduct a review of this Global Constitution to consider and propose possible amendments, which shall then require action as specified in paragraph 2 for passage.  

5.   If the First Operative Stage of Global Government is not reached by the year 2006, then the Provisional Global Parliament, may convene another session of the Global Constituent Assembly to review the Global Constitution for Earth Government and consider possible amendments according to procedure established by the Provisional Global Parliament.  

6.   Except by following the amendment procedures specified herein, no part of this Global Constitution may be set aside, suspended or subverted, neither for emergencies nor caprice nor convenience.  

Chapter 23.6.     Provisional Earth Government

Chapter 23.6.1     Provisional Earth Government

Article 1:    Actions to be taken by the Global Constituent Assembly

Upon adoption of the Global Constitution by the Global Constituent Assembly, the Assembly and such continuing agency or agencies as it shall designate shall do the following, without being limited thereto:

1.   Issue a Call to all Nations, and to the Global Community to ratify this Global Constitution for Earth Government.

2.   Establish the following preparatory commissions:

a.   Ratification Commission.  

b.   Global Elections Commission.  

c.   Global Development Commission.  

d.   Global Disarmament Commission.   Global Problems Commission.  

f.   Global Nominating Commission.

g.   Global Finance Commission.  

h.   Global Peace Research and Education Commission.  

i.   Special commissions on each of several of the most urgent global problems.  

j.   Such other commissions as may be deemed desirable in order to proceed with the Provisional Earth Government.  

3.   Convene Sessions of a Provisional Global Parliament when feasible under the following conditions:

a.   Seek the commitment of 500 or more delegates to attend, representing people in 20 countries from five continents, and having credentials;

b.   The minimum funds necessary to organize the sessions of the Provisional Global Parliament are either on hand or firmly pledged.  

c.   Suitable locations are confirmed at least nine months in advance, unless emergency conditions justify shorter advance notice.  

Chapter 23.6.2     Work of the Preparatory Commissions

Article 1:    Work of the Preparatory Commissions

1.   The Ratification Commission shall carry out a worldwide campaign for the ratification of the Global Constitution, both to obtain preliminary ratification by national governments, including national legislatures, and to obtain final ratification by people, including communities. The ratification commission shall continue its work until the full operative stage of Earth Government is reached.

2.   The Global Elections Commission shall prepare a provisional global map of Global Electoral and Administrative Districts and Regions which may be revised during the first or second operative stage of Earth Government, and shall prepare and proceed with plans to obtain the election of Members of the Global Parliament to the House of Representatives and to the House of Advisers. The Global Elections Commission shall in due course be converted into the Global Boundaries and Elections Administration.

3.   After six months, in those countries where national governments have not responded favorable to the ratification call, the Ratification Commission and the Global Elections Commission may proceed jointly to accomplish both the ratification of the Global Constitution by direct popular referendum and concurrently the election of Members of the Global Parliament.  

4.   The Ratification Commission may also submit the Global Constitution for ratification by universities and Council s throughout the world.  

5.   The Global Development Commission shall prepare plans for the creation of a Global Economic Development Organization to serve all nations and people ratifying the Global Constitution, and in particular less developed countries, to begin functioning when the Provisional Earth Government is established.  

6.   The Global Disarmament Commission shall prepare plans for the organization of a Global Disarmament Agency, to begin functioning when the Provisional Earth Government is established.  

7.   The Global Problems Commission shall prepare an agenda of urgent global problems, with documentation, for possible action by the Provisional Global Parliament and Provisional Earth Government.  

8.   The Nominating Commission shall prepare, in advance of convening the Provisional Global Parliament, a list of nominees to compose the Earth Executive Council and the Cabinet Ministers for the Provisional Earth Government.  

9.   The Finance Commission shall work on ways and means for financing the Provisional Earth Government.  

10.   The several commissions on particular global problems shall work on the preparation of proposed global legislation and action on each problem, to present to the Provisional Global Parliament when it convenes.  

Chapter 23.6.3     Composition of the Provisional Global Parliament

Article 1:    Composition of the Provisional Global Parliament

1.   The Provisional Global Parliament shall be composed of the following members:

a.   All those who were accredited as delegates to the 2010 Sessions of the Global Constituent Assembly, as well as to any previous Session of the Provisional Global Parliament, and who re-confirm their support for the Constitution for the federation of all nations, as amended.  

b.   Persons who obtain the required number of signatures on election petitions, or who are designated by Non-Governmental Organizations which adopt approved resolutions for this purpose, or who are otherwise accredited according to terms specified in Calls which may be issued to convene particular sessions of the Provisional Global Parliament.  

c.   Members of the Global Parliament to the House of Elected Representatives who are elected from Global Electoral and Administrative Districts up to the time of convening the Provisional Global Parliament. Members of the Global Parliament elected to the House of Elected Representatives ma y continue to be added to the Provisional Global Parliament until the first operative stage of Earth Government is reached.

d.   Members of the Global Parliament to the United Nations who are elected by national legislatures or appointed by national governments up to the time of convening the Provisional Global Parliament. Members of the Global Parliament to the United Nations may continue to be added to the Provisional Global Parliament until the first operative stage of Earth Government is reached.

e.   Those universities and Council s which have ratified the Global Constitution may nominate persons to serve as Members of the Global Parliament to the House of Advisers. The House of Elected Representatives and United Nations together may then elect from such nominees up to fifty Members of the Global Parliament to serve in the House of Advisers of the Provisional Earth Government.

2.   Members of the Provisional Global Parliament in categories (a) and (b) as defined above, shall serve only until the first operative stage of Earth Government is declared, but may be duly elected to continue as Members of the Global Parliament during the first operative stage.  

Chapter 23.6.4     Formation of the Provisional Earth Executive Council

Article 1:    Formation of the Provisional Earth Executive Council

1.   As soon as the Provisional Global Parliament next convenes, it will elect a new Earth Executive Council for the Provisional Global Parliament and Provisional Earth Government from among the nominees submitted by the Nominating Commission.  

2.   Members of the Provisional Global Earth Executive Council shall serve terms of three years, and may be re-elected by the Provisional Global Parliament, but in any case shall serve only until the Earth Executive Council is elected under the First Operative Stage of Earth Government .  

3.   The Earth Executive Council may make additional nominations for the Cabinet Ministers.  

4.   The Provisional Global Parliament shall then elect the members of the Cabinet Ministers.  

5.   The Earth Executive Council shall then assign ministerial posts among the members of the Cabinet Ministers and of the Earth Executive Council.  

6.   When steps (1) through (4) of section D are completed, the Provisional Earth Government shall be declared in operation to serve the welfare of humanity.  

Chapter 23.6.5     First Actions of the Provisional Earth Government

Article 1:    First Actions of the Provisional Earth Government

1.   The Earth Executive Council, in consultation with the Cabinet Ministers, the commissions on particular global problems and the Global Parliament, shall define a program for action on urgent global problems.  

2.   The Provisional Global Parliament shall go to work on the agenda of global problems, and shall take any and all actions it considers appropriate and feasible, in accordance with the provisions of this Global Constitution.  

3.   Implementation of and compliance with the legislation enacted by the Provisional Global Parliament shall be sought on a voluntary basis in return for the benefits to be realized, while strength of the Provisional Earth Government is being increased by the progressive ratification of the Global Constitution.  

4.   Insofar as considered appropriate and feasible, the Provisional Global Parliament and Provisional Earth Executive Council may undertake some of the actions for the first operative stage of Earth Government.  

5.   The Global Economic Development Organization and the Global Disarmament Agency shall be established, for correlated actions.  

6.   The Global Parliament and the Cabinet Ministers of the Provisional Earth Government shall proceed with the organization of other organs and agencies of Earth Government on a provisional basis, insofar as considered desirable and feasible;

7.   The several preparatory commissions on urgent global problems may be reconstituted as Administrative Departments of the Provisional Earth Government.  

8.   In all of its work and activities, the Provisional Earth Government shall function in accordance with the provisions of this Global Constitution for Earth Government.  

Chapter XXIV     Global provisions

Chapter 24.1     Global provisions

Article 1:   

Taking account of the structural economic and social situation of Member Nations which is compounded by their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate, economic dependence on a few products, the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development, the Cabinet Ministers, on a proposal from the Global Judiciary , shall adopt global regulations and decisions aimed, in particular, at laying down the conditions of application of the Constitution to those regions, including common policies. It shall act after consulting Global Parliament . The measures referred to in the first paragraph concern in particular areas such as customs and trade policies, fiscal policy, free zones, agriculture and fisheries policies, conditions for supply of raw materials and essential consumer goods, Nation aids and conditions of access to structural funds and to horizontal Earth Government programmes. The Earth Executive Council shall adopt the measures referred to in the first paragraph taking into account the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions without undermining the integrity and the coherence of Earth Government legal order, including the internal market and common policies.

Article 2:   

The Constitution shall in no way prejudice the rules in Member Nations governing the system of property ownership.

Article 3:   

In each of Member Nations, the Earth Government shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under their laws; it may, in particular, acquire or dispose of movable and immovable property and may be a party to legal proceedings. To this end, Earth Government shall be represented by the Global Judiciary . However, it shall be represented by each of the Institutions, by virtue of their administrative autonomy, in matters relating to their respective operation.

Article 4:   

The Staff Regulations of officials and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of Earth Government shall be laid down by a global law . It shall be adopted after consultation of the Institutions concerned.

Article 5:   

The Global Judiciary may, within the limits and under conditions laid down by a global regulation or decision adopted by a simple majority by the Earth Executive Council, collect any information and carry out any checks required for the performance of the tasks entrusted to it.

Article 6:   

1.     The Protocol on the Statute of the Global System of Central Banks and of the Global Bank, measures for the production of statistics shall be laid down by a global law or framework law where necessary for the performance of Earth Government's activities.

2.     The production of statistics shall conform to impartiality, reliability, objectivity, scientific independence, cost-effectiveness and statistical confidentiality; it shall not entail excessive burdens on economic operators.

Article 7:   

Member s of Earth Government's Institutions, the members of committees, and the officials and other servants of the Earth Government shall be required, even after their duties have ceased, not to disclose information of the kind covered by the obligation of professional secrecy, in particular information about undertakings, their business relations or their cost components.

Article 8:   

Earth Government's contractual liability shall be governed by the law applicable to the contract in question. In the case of non-contractual liability, Earth Government shall, in accordance with the general principles common to the laws of Member Nations, make good any damage caused by its Institutions or by its servants in the performance of their duties. The second paragraph shall apply under the same conditions to damage caused by the Global Bank or by its servants in the performance of their duties. The personal liability of its servants towards Earth Government shall be governed by the provisions laid down in their Staff Regulations or in the Conditions of Employment applicable to them.

Article 9:   

The seat of Earth Government's Institutions shall be determined by common accord of the governments of Member Nations.

Article 10:   

The Earth Executive Council shall adopt unanimously a global regulation laying down the rules governing the languages of the Earth Government's Institutions, without prejudice to the Statute of the Court of Justice.

Article 11:   

Earth Government shall enjoy in the territories of Member Nations such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the performance of its tasks, under the conditions laid down in the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the global Communities. The same shall apply to the Global Bank and the global Investment Bank.

Article 12:   

The rights and obligations arising from agreements for acceding Nations, before the date of their accession, between one or more Member Nations on the one hand, and one or more third countries on the other, shall not be affected by the Constitution. To the extent that such agreements are not compatible with the Constitution, the Member Nation or Nations concerned shall take all appropriate steps to eliminate the incompatibilities established. Member Nations shall, where necessary, assist each other to this end and shall, where appropriate, adopt a common attitude. In applying the agreements referred to in the first paragraph, Member Nations shall take into account the fact that the advantages accorded under the Constitution by each Member Nation form an integral part of Earth Government and are thereby inseparably linked with the creation of common Institutions, the conferring of powers upon them and the granting of the same advantages by all the other Member Nations.

Article 13:   

1.     The Constitution shall not preclude the application of the following rules:   

(a) no Member Nation shall be obliged to supply information the disclosure of which it considers contrary to the essential interests of its security;

(b) any Member Nation may take such steps as it considers necessary for the protection of the essential interests of its security which are connected with the production of or trade in arms, munitions and war material; such steps shall not adversely affect the conditions of competition in the internal market regarding products which are not intended for specifically military purposes.

2.     The Earth Executive Council, on a proposal from the Global Judiciary , may unanimously adopt a global decision making changes to the list;

Chapter 24.2     General and final provisions

Article 1:   

The symbols of Earth Government, The Earth flag, of the Earth Government shall be obtained as previously searched in the past years by the Global Community. The anthem of Earth Government shall be also searched by the Global Community. The motto of Earth Government shall be: United in diversity. The currency of Earth Government shall be the 'global equivalent money'. May 26 shall be celebrated throughout Earth Government as Life Day.

Article 2:   

Repeal of earlier Treaties The Treaty establishing the global Community, the Treaty on Earth Government and the acts and treaties which have supplemented or amended them and are listed in the Protocol annexed to the Treaty establishing the Constitution shall be repealed as from the date of entry into force of the Treaty establishing the Constitution.

Article 3:    Legal continuity in relation to the Global Community and Earth Government

Earth Government shall succeed to all the rights and obligations of the global Community and of the Earth Government, whether internal or resulting from international agreements, which arose before the entry into force of the Treaty establishing the Constitution by virtue of previous treaties, protocols and acts, including all the assets and liabilities of the Community and of Earth Government, and their archives. The provisions of the acts of the Institutions of Earth Government, adopted by virtue of the treaties and acts mentioned in the first paragraph, shall remain in force under the conditions laid down in the Protocol annexed to the Treaty establishing the Constitution. The case-law of the Court of Justice of the global Communities shall be maintained as a source of interpretation of Earth Government law.

Article 4:    Scope

1.     The Treaty establishing the Constitution shall apply to the Member Nations having made proper applications for membership.

2.     The Treaty establishing the Constitution shall apply to Member Nations according to Article 1255.

3.     The special arrangements for association set out in Chapter 24 of the Treaty establishing the Constitution shall apply to all countries and territories.

4.     The Treaty establishing the Constitution shall apply to the global territories for whose external relations a Member Nation is responsible.

5.     The Treaty establishing the Constitution shall apply to the islands in accordance with the provisions set out in Protocol to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of islands.

6.     Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs:   

Article 5:    Procedure for revising the Treaty establishing this Constitution

1.     The government of any Member Nation, the Global Parliament or the Global Judiciary may submit to the Earth Executive Council proposals for the amendment of the Treaty establishing the Constitution. The national Parliaments of Member Nations shall be notified of these proposals.

2.     If the United Nations , after consulting the Global Parliament and the Global Judiciary , adopts by a simple majority a decision in favour of examining the proposed amendments, the President of the United Nations shall convene a Convention composed of representatives of the national Parliaments of the Member Nations, of the Heads of Nation or Government of Member Nations, of the Global Parliament and of the Global Judiciary . The Global Bank shall also be consulted in the case of institutional changes in the monetary area. The United Nations may decide by a simple majority, after obtaining the consent of Global Parliament , not to convene the Convention should this not be justified by the extent of the proposed amendments. In the latter case, the United Nations shall define the terms of reference for the conference of representatives of the governments of Member Nations. The Convention shall examine the proposals for amendments and shall adopt by consensus a recommendation to the conference of representatives of the governments of Member Nations provided for in paragraph 3.    

3.     The conference of representatives of the governments of Member Nations shall be convened by the President of the Earth Executive Council for the purpose of determining by common accord the amendments to be made to the Treaty establishing the Constitution. The amendments shall enter into force after being ratified by all Member Nations in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements.

4.     If, two years after the signature of the treaty amending the Treaty establishing the Constitution, four fifths of Member Nations have ratified it and one or more Member Nations have encountered difficulties in proceeding with ratification, the matter shall be referred to the United Nations .

Article 6:    Adoption, ratification and entry into force of the Treaty establishing the Constitution

1.     The Treaty establishing the Constitution shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Government of the Italian Republic.

2.     The Treaty establishing the Constitution shall enter into force on January 1st, 2010, provided that all the instruments of ratification have been deposited, or, failing that, on the first day of the month following the deposit of the instrument of ratification by the last signatory Nation to take this step.

Article 7:    Duration of the Treaty

The Treaty establishing the Constitution is concluded for an unlimited period.

Article 8:    Languages of the Treaty

The Treaty establishing the Constitution, drawn up in a single original in all major languages, the texts in each of these languages being equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the Italian Republic, which will transmit a certified copy to each of the governments of the other signatory Nations.

Chapter XXV     Protocols

Chapter 25.1     Protocol of national Parliaments in Earth Government

Article 1:    Protocol of national Parliaments in Earth Government

The way in which individual national Parliaments scrutinise their own governments in relation to the activities of Earth Government is a matter for the particular constitutional organisation and practice of each Member Nation, desiring, however, to encourage greater involvement of national Parliaments in the activities of Earth Government and to enhance their ability to express their views on legislative proposals as well as on other matters which may be of particular interest to them, HAVE AGREED UPON the following provisions, which shall be annexed to the Constitution:

Article 2:    Information for Member Nations' national Parliaments

1.     All Global Judiciary consultation documents (green and white papers and communications) shall be forwarded directly by the Global Judiciary to Member Nations' national Parliaments upon publication. The Global Judiciary shall also send Member Nations' national Parliaments the annual legislative programme as well as any other instrument of legislative planning or policy strategy that it submits to the Global Parliament and to the Earth Executive Council, at the same time as to those Institutions.

2.     All legislative proposals sent to the Global Parliament and to the Council of Ministers shall simultaneously be sent to Member Nations' national Parliaments.

3.     Member Nations' national Parliaments may send to the Presidents of the global Parliament, the Earth Executive Council and the Global Judiciary a reasoned opinion on whether a legislative proposal complies with the principle of subsidiarity, according to the procedure laid down in the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality.

4.     A six-week period shall elapse between a legislative proposal being made available by the Global Judiciary to Global Parliament , the Council of Ministers and Member Nations' national Parliaments in the official languages of Earth Government and the date when it is placed on an agenda for the Earth Executive Council for its adoption or for adoption of a position under a legislative procedure, subject to exceptions on grounds of urgency, the reasons for which shall be stated in the act or position of the Council of Ministers. Save in urgent cases for which due reasons have been given, no agreement may be established on a legislative proposal during those six weeks. A ten-day period shall elapse between the placing of a proposal on the agenda for the Earth Executive Council and the adoption of a position of the Earth Executive Council.

5.     The agendas for and the outcome of meetings of the Earth Executive Council, including the minutes of meetings where the Earth Executive Council is deliberating on legislative proposals, shall be transmitted directly to Member Nations' national Parliaments, at the same time as to Member Nations' governments.

6.     When Global Parliament intends to make use of the provision of Article 1 of Chapter 14.5.1, first subparagraph of the Constitution, national Parliaments shall be informed in advance. When Global Parliament intends to make use of the provision of Article 1 of Chapter 14.5.1, second subparagraph of the Constitution, national Parliaments shall be informed at least four months before any decision is taken.

7.     The Court of Auditors shall send its annual report to Member Nations' national Parliaments, for information, at the same time as to the Global Parliament and to the Earth Executive Council.

8.     In the case of bicameral national Parliaments, these provisions shall apply to both chambers. II. Interparliamentary cooperation

9.     The Global Parliament and the national Parliaments shall together determine how interparliamentary cooperation may be effectively and regularly organised and promoted within Earth Government.

10.     The Conference of global Affairs Committees may submit any contribution it deems appropriate for the attention of Global Parliament , the Council of Ministers and the Global Judiciary . That Conference shall in addition promote the exchange of information and best practice between Member Nations' Parliaments and Global Parliament , including their special committees. The Conference may also organise interparliamentary conferences on specific topics, in particular to debate matters of common foreign and security policy and of common security and defence policy. Contributions from the Conference shall in no way bind national Parliaments or prejudge their positions.

Chapter 25.2     Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality

Article 1:   

The contracting parties wishing to ensure that decisions are taken as closely as possible to the Global Community citizens of Earth Government, RESOLVED to establish the conditions for the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, as enshrined in Article 9 of the Constitution, and to establish a system for monitoring the application of those principles by the Institutions, HAVE AGREED UPON the following provisions, which shall be annexed to the Constitution:   

1.     Each Institution shall ensure constant respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, as laid down in Chapter 1 to 10 of this Global Constitution.

2.     Before proposing legislative acts, the Global Judiciary shall consult widely. Such consultations shall, where appropriate, take into account the regional and local dimension of the action envisaged. In cases of exceptional urgency, the Global Judiciary shall not conduct such consultations. It shall give reasons for the decision in its proposal.

3.     The Global Judiciary shall send all its legislative proposals and its amended proposals to the national Parliaments of Member Nations at the same time as to Earth Government legislator. Upon adoption, legislative resolutions of the Global Parliament and positions of the Earth Executive Council shall be sent to the national Parliaments of Member Nations.

4.     The Global Judiciary shall justify its proposal with regard to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. Any legislative proposal should contain a detailed Nationment making it possible to appraise compliance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. This Nationment should contain some assessment of the proposal's financial impact and, in the case of a framework law, of its implications for the rules to be put in place by Member Nations, including, where necessary, the regional legislation. The reasons for concluding that a Earth Government objective can be better achieved at Earth Government level must be substantiated by qualitative and, wherever possible, quantitative indicators. The Global Judiciary shall take account of the need for any burden, whether financial or administrative, falling upon Earth Government, national governments, regional or local authorities, economic operators and Global Community citizens, to be minimised and commensurate with the objective to be achieved.

5.     Any national Parliament or any chamber of a national Parliament of a Member Nation may, within six weeks from the date of transmission of the Global Judiciary 's legislative proposal, send to the Presidents of the global Parliament, the Earth Executive Council and the Global Judiciary a reasoned opinion stating why it considers that the proposal in question does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity. It will be for each national Parliament or each chamber of a national Parliament to consult, where appropriate, regional parliaments with legislative powers.

6.     Global Parliament , the Earth Executive Council and the Global Judiciary shall take account of the reasoned opinions issued by Member Nations' national Parliaments or by a chamber of a national Parliament. The national Parliaments of Member Nations with unicameral Parliamentary systems shall have two votes, while each of the chambers of a bicameral Parliamentary system shall have one vote. Where reasoned opinions on a Global Judiciary proposal's non-compliance with the principle of subsidiarity represent at least one third of all the votes allocated to Member Nations' national Parliaments and their chambers, the Global Judiciary shall review its proposal. This threshold shall be at least a quarter in the case of a Global Judiciary proposal or an initiative emanating from a group of Member Nations under the provisions of Article 813 of the Constitution on the area of freedom, security and justice. After such review, the Global Judiciary may decide to maintain, amend or withdraw its proposal. The Global Judiciary shall give reasons for its decision.

7.     The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction to hear actions on grounds of infringement of the principle of subsidiarity by a legislative act, brought in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 14 of Chapter 14.3.8 B4, of this Global Constitution by Member Nations, or notified by them in accordance with their legal order on behalf of their national Parliament or a chamber of it. In accordance with the same Article of the Constitution, the Committee of the Regions may also bring such actions as regards legislative acts for the adoption of which the Constitution provides that it be consulted.

8.     The Global Judiciary shall submit each year to Global Parliament , the global Parliament, the Earth Executive Council and the national Parliaments of the Member Nations a report on the application of the Constitution. This annual report shall also be forwarded to the Committee of the Regions and to the Economic and Social Committee.

Chapter 25.3     Protocol on the representation of Global Community citizens in Global Parliament

Article 1:    Provisions concerning the Global Parliament

1.     Throughout the 2010-2020 parliamentary term, the number of representatives elected to the Global Parliament in each Member Nation shall be obtained as per the Global Constitution Articles.

Article 2:    Provisions concerning the weighting of votes in the United Nations and the Earth Executive Council

1.     The following provisions shall remain in force until Januarry 1st 2010. For deliberations of Global Parliament and of the Earth Executive Council requiring a qualified majority, members' votes shall be weighted. Votes in favour representing a majority of Members where, under the Constitution, must be adopted on a proposal from the Global Judiciary. In other cases decisions shall be adopted if there are at least 232 votes in favour representing at least two thirds of Members. A member of the global Council or the Earth Executive Council may request that, where a decision is taken by Global Parliament or the Earth Executive Council by a qualified majority, a check is made to ensure that Member Nations comprising the qualified majority represent at least 62% of the total population of the Earth Government. If that proves not to be the case, the decision shall not be adopted.

2.     For subsequent accessions, the threshold referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated.

Article 3:    Protocol of the 'global equivalent money'

The High Contracting Parties, desiring to promote conditions for stronger economic growth in all Nations and, to that end, to develop ever-closer coordination of economic policies within the 'global equivalent money' area, Conscious of the need to lay down special provisions for enhanced dialogue between Member Nations which have adopted the 'global equivalent money', pending the accession of all Member Nations of Earth Government to the 'global equivalent money' area, Have agreed upon the following provisions, which are annexed to the Constitution:   

Article 4:   

The Ministers of Member Nations which have adopted the 'global equivalent money' shall meet informally. Such meetings shall take place, when necessary, to discuss questions related to the specific responsibilities they share with regard to the single currency. The Global Judiciary and the global Central Bank shall be invited to take part in such meetings, which shall be prepared by the representatives of the Ministers with responsibility for finance of Member Nations which have adopted the 'global equivalent money'.

Article 5:   

The Ministers of Member Nations which have adopted the 'global equivalent money' shall elect a president for two and a half years, by a majority of those Member Nations.

Chapter 25.4     Other Protocols

Article 1:    Other Protocols

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