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The House of Elected Representatives, the House of Advisers, and the Global Governments Federation together are the Global Parliament. The Peoples of the Global Community elect, nominate or appoint their representatives to Earth Government.

The Global Parliament shall, jointly with the Earth Executive Council, enact legislation, and exercise the budgetary function, as well as functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Global Constitution.

The Global Parliament shall elect its President and its officers from among its members.

The folowing are some of the sections related to the House of Advisers and copied from the Global Constitution.

Chapter 14.1 A) Global Parliament

A.1     The House of Elected Representatives
A.2     The House of Advisers, and
A.3     The Global Governments Federation.

Article 1:    The Global Parliament
1.     The Global Parliament shall, jointly with the Earth Executive Council, enact legislation, and exercise the budgetary function, as well as functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Constitution. Global Parliament shall elect the President of Earth Government.
2.     The Global Parliament shall be elected by direct universal suffrage of all the Global Community citizens in free and secret ballot for a term of five years. Representation of the Global Community citizens shall be of one Elected Representative per million people. Sufficiently in advance of the Parliamentary elections, the Global Governments Federation shall adopt by unanimity, on the basis of a proposal from the Global Parliament and with its consent, a decision establishing the composition of Global Parliament, respecting the principles set out above.
3.     The Global Parliament shall elect its President and its officers from among its members.
Article 2:     Composition of Global Parliament
1.   The Global Parliament shall be composed of three bodies, designated as follows: the House of Elected Representatives, to represent the Global Community directly and equally;
2.   The Global Governments Federation , to represent the nations of the world;
3.   House of Advisers with particular functions to represent the highest good and best interests of humanity as a whole; and
4.   All members of the Global Parliament, regardless of body, shall be designated as Members of the Global Parliament.

Chapter 14.3.2    A.3    Procedures of Global Parliament
Article 1:    Procedures of Global Parliament
Chapter 14.3    B.1    Earth Executive Council

Chapter 14.5.3    The Global Parliament
Article 3:    The Global Parliament

Chapter 23.6.3     Composition of the Provisional Global Parliament
Article 1: Composition of the Provisional Global Parliament

Chapter 25.3     Protocol on the representation of Global Community citizens in Global Parliament
Article 1:    Provisions concerning the Global Parliament

Chapter III     Earth Government membership

Article 1:    Conditions of eligibility and procedure for accession of Member Nations to Earth Government:
1.     Earth Government shall be open to all Member Nations which respect the values referred to in Chapter I to Chapter X inclusive, and are committed to promoting them together.
2.     Any Nation which wishes to become a member of Earth Government shall address its application to the Earth Executive Council. The Global Parliament and Member Nations' national Parliaments shall be notified of this application. The Earth Executive Council shall act unanimously after consulting the Ministry of the Global Judiciary and after obtaining the consent of Global Parliament. The conditions and arrangements for admission shall be the subject of an agreement between Member Nations and the candidate Nation. That agreement shall be subject to ratification by each contracting Nation, in accordance with its respective constitutional requirements.

Article 2:    Suspension of Earth Government membership rights
1.     On a reasoned proposal by one third of Member Nations, by the Global Parliament or by the Global Judiciary , the Earth Executive Council, acting by a majority of four fifths of its members after obtaining the consent of Global Parliament, may adopt a decision determining that there is a clear risk of a serious breach by a Member Nation of the values mentioned in Chapter 1 to Chapter 10 inclusive. Before making such a determination, the Earth Executive Council shall hear the Member Nation in question and, acting in accordance with the same procedure, may address recommendations to that Nation. The Earth Executive Council shall regularly verify that the grounds on which such a determination was made continue to apply.
2.     The United Nations , acting by unanimity on a proposal by one third of Member Nations or by the Global Judiciary and after obtaining the consent of Global Parliament , may adopt a decision determining the existence of a serious and persistent breach by a Member Nation of the values mentioned in Chapter 1 to Chapter 10 inclusive, after inviting the Member Nation in question to submit its observations.
3.     Where a determination under paragraph 2 has been made, the Earth Executive Council, acting by a qualified majority, may adopt a decision suspending certain of the rights deriving from the application of the Constitution to the Member Nation in question, including the voting rights of that Member Nation in the Earth Executive Council. In so doing, the Earth Executive Council shall take into account the possible consequences of such a suspension on the rights and obligations of natural and legal persons. That Member Nation shall in any case continue to be bound by its obligations under the Constitution.
4.     The Earth Executive Council, acting by a qualified majority, may subsequently adopt a decision varying or revoking measures taken under paragraph 3 in response to changes in the situation which led to their being imposed.
5.     For the purposes of this Article, the Earth Executive Council shall act without taking into account the vote of the Member Nation in question. Abstentions by members present in person or represented shall not prevent the adoption of decisions referred to in paragraph 2. This paragraph shall also apply in the event of voting rights being suspended pursuant to paragraph 3.
6.     For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, Global Parliament shall act by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, representing the majority of its Members.

Direct democracy is the right of global citizens to hold referendums on any issue -- and to veto legislation.

Direct Democracy implies that:

*     Global Citizens are willing and able to participate fully in the decision making process on issues that most affect them.
*     Global Citizens should have full access to information on global affairs, and the conduct of global business should be open and transparent, with a well-developed global-wide communication system.
*     Global Parliament should always recognize that it is accountable to Global Citizens.
*     Direct democracy will encourage global citizen input into global policy, and enable Global Citizens to participate more actively in global affairs.
*     Direct democracy will raise the level of public awareness and encourage debate of key global issues.
*     Global Parliament can exercise the leadership necessary to become a model of effective “direct democracy” for all global communities.
*     A direct democracy global law gives Global Citizens and Global Parliament an effective and orderly way of addressing contentious issues.
*     A direct democracy global law strengthens the hand of Global Parliament by providing additional credibility in dealing with senior governments and non-elected bodies.
*     A direct democracy bylaw shows that Global Parliament has faith in its Global Citizens. Thus, Global Parliament in turn earns increased respect from Global Citizens.
*     Direct democracy does not mean government by referendum. Almost all Global Parliament decisions would continue to be made as they are now with the usual consultative processes. Few issues would be important and contentious enough to prompt referenda.

Article 2:    The principle of democratic equality
In all its activities, Earth Government shall observe the principle of the equality of Global Community citizens. All shall receive equal attention from Earth Government's Institutions.
Article 3:    The principle of representative democracy
1.     The working of Earth Government shall be founded on the principle of representative democracy.
2.     Global Community citizens are directly represented at Earth Government level in Global Parliament. Member Nations are represented in Global Parliament and in the Earth Executive Council by their governments, themselves accountable to national parliaments, elected by their Global Community citizens.

Chapter X     Scale of Human and Earth Rights

Chapter 10.1     General provisions governing the interpretation and application of the Global Constitution
Article 1:    Decision-making process subjected to Earth Government "Beliefs, Values, Principles and Aspirations" and to the Scale of Human and Earth Rights
Decision made by all Earth Government Bodies and Institutions, including Global Parliament, the Earth Executive Council, the Earth Court of Justice, and all other organs of Earth Government, are subjected to the Earth Government "Beliefs, Values, Principles and Aspirations" described in the Preamble and in Chapters 1 to 10 inclusive and by the Scale of Human and Earth Rights.
Article 2:    Field of application of Earth Government law
1.     The provisions of this Constitution are addressed to the Institutions, bodies and agencies of Earth Government with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity and to Member Nations only when they are implementing Earth Government law. They shall therefore respect the rights, observe the principles and promote the application thereof in accordance with their respective powers and respecting the limits of the powers of Earth Government as conferred on it in the other Parts of the Constitution.
2.     This Constitution does not extend the field of application of Earth Government law beyond the powers of Earth Government or establish any new power or task for Earth Government, or modify powers and tasks defined in the other Parts of the Global Constitution.
Article 3:    Scope and interpretation of rights and principles
1.     Any limitation on the exercise of the rights and freedoms recognised by this Constitution must be provided for by law and respect the essence of those rights and freedoms. Subject to the principle of proportionality, limitations may be made only if they are necessary and genuinely meet objectives of general interest recognised by Earth Government or the need to protect the rights and freedoms of others.
2.     Rights recognised by this Constitution for which provision is made in other Parts of the Global Constitution shall be exercised under the conditions and within the limits defined by these relevant Parts
3.     Insofar as this Constitution contains rights which correspond to rights guaranteed by the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the meaning and scope of those rights shall be the same as those laid down by the said Convention. This provision shall not prevent Earth Government law providing more extensive protection.
4.     Insofar as this Constitution recognises fundamental rights as they result from the constitutional traditions common to Member Nations, those rights shall be interpreted in harmony with those traditions.
5.     The provisions of this Constitution which contain principles may be implemented by legislative and executive acts taken by Institutions and bodies of the Earth Government, and by acts of Member Nations when they are implementing Earth Government law, in the exercise of their respective powers. They shall be judicially cognisable only in the interpretation of such acts and in the ruling on their legality.
6.     Full account shall be taken of national laws and practices as specified in this Constitution.
7.     All rights recognized by this Constitution, including those rights which correspond to rights guaranteed by the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and any other national government rights, shall be subjected to "Beliefs, Values, Principles and Aspirations" and to the Scale of Human and Earth Rights.
Article 4:    Level of protection
Nothing in this Constitution shall be interpreted as restricting or adversely affecting human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognised, in their respective fields of application, by Earth Government law and international law and by international agreements to which Earth Government or all Member Nations are party, including the global Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and by Member Nations' constitutions. The Scale of Human and Earth Rights shall be the scale of social values from which all rights are given proper importance.
Article 5:    Prohibition of abuse of rights
Nothing in this Constitution shall be interpreted as implying any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognised in this Constitution or at their limitation to a greater extent than is provided for herein.

Article 6: Fundamental rights
The inhabitants and citizens of Earth who are within the federation of all nations shall have certain inalienable rights defined hereunder. It shall be mandatory for the Global Parliament, the Earth Executive Council , and all organs and agencies of Earth Government to honor, implement and enforce these rights, as well as for the national governments of all member nations in the federation of all nations to do likewise. Individuals or groups suffering violation or neglect of such rights shall have full recourse through the Global Community Ombudspersons, the Agency of the Global Police and the Global Courts for redress of grievances. The inalienable rights shall include the following:

1. Equal rights for all global citizens of the Global Community, with no discrimination on grounds of race, color, caste, nationality, sex, religion, political affiliation, property, or social status.
2. Equal protection and application of global legislation and global laws for all global citizens of the Global Community.

Chapter 10.5 Section 3. The ecological rights, the protection of the global life-support systems and the primordial human rights of future generations

Article 1: All rights of Sections 1 and 2 apply to future generations.
Article 2: Earth Government protects rights of future generations
Earth Government shall protect the ecological rights, the global life-support systems and the primordial human rights of future generations. Global Parliament shall make legislation to that effect.

The Global Community was built from a grassroots process with a vision for humanity that is challenging every person on Earth as well as nation governments, and has a vision of the people working together building a new civilization including a healthy and rewarding future for the next generations. Global cooperation brings people together for a common future for the good of all.

Chapter 10.6 Section 4. Community rights, rights of direct democracy, and the right that the greatest number of people has by virtue of its number (50% plus one) and after voting representatives democratically

Chapter 10.6.1     Rights of Global Community citizens
Article 1:    Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at elections to the Global Parliament
1.     Every citizen of Earth Government has the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at elections to the Global Parliament in Member Nation in which he or she resides, under the same conditions as nationals of that Nation.
2.     Members of the Global Parliament shall be elected by direct universal suffrage in a free and secret ballot.
Article 2:    Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections
Every citizen of Earth Government has the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections in Member Nation in which he or she resides under the same conditions as nationals of that Nation.

Chapter 12.1     Common provisions
Article 2:    Legislative acts
1.     Global laws and global framework laws shall be adopted, on the basis of proposals from the Global Judiciary , jointly by the Global Parliament and the Earth Executive Council under the ordinary legislative procedure as set out in Article 1, Chapter 14.3.4. If the two Institutions cannot reach agreement on an act, it shall not be adopted. In the cases specifically provided for in Article 813, global laws and global framework laws may be adopted at the initiative of a group of Member Nations in accordance with Article 312.
2.     In the specific cases provided for by the Constitution, global laws and global framework laws shall be adopted by the Global Parliament with the participation of the Earth Executive Council, or by the latter with the participation of Global Parliament, in accordance with special legislative procedures.

Chapter 12.2 Specific provisions for implementing common global security policy
Article 1:    Specific provisions for implementing common global security policy
1.     Earth Government shall conduct a common global security policy, based on the development of mutual political solidarity among Member Nations, the identification of questions of general interest and the achievement of an ever-increasing degree of convergence of Member Nations' actions.
2.     Global Parliament shall identify Earth Government's strategic interests and determine the objectives of its common global security policy. The Earth Executive Council shall frame this policy within the framework of the strategic guidelines established by the United Nations and in accordance with the arrangements in Chapters 19 to 26.
3.     Global Parliament and the Earth Executive Council shall adopt the necessary global decisions.
4.     The common foreign and security policy shall be put into effect by the Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs and by Member Nations, using national and Earth Government resources.
5.     Member Nations shall consult one another within Global Parliament and the Earth Executive Council on any foreign and security policy issue which is of general interest in order to determine a common approach. Before undertaking any action on the international scene or any commitment which could affect Earth Government's interests, each Member Nation shall consult the others within Global Parliament or the Earth Executive Council. Member Nations shall ensure, through the convergence of their actions, that Earth Government is able to assert its interests and values on the international scene. Member Nations shall show mutual solidarity.
6.     Global Parliament shall be regularly consulted on the main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and shall be kept informed of how it evolves.
7.     Global decisions relating to the common global security policy shall be adopted by Global Parliament and the Earth Executive Council unanimously, except in the cases referred to in Chapters 19 to 26. Global Parliament and the Earth Executive Council shall act on a proposal from a Member Nation, from the Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs or from that Minister with the Global Judiciary 's support. Global laws and global framework laws are excluded.
8.     Global Parliament may unanimously decide that the Earth Executive Council should act by qualified majority in cases other than those referred to in Chapters 19 to 26.
Article 2:    Specific provisions for implementing the global security and defence policy
1.     The common global security and defence policy shall be an integral part of the common global security policy. It shall provide Earth Government with an operational capacity drawing on assets civil and military. Earth Government may use them on missions outside Earth Government for peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles shown in this Constitution. The performance of these tasks shall be undertaken using capabilities provided by Member Nations.
2.     The common global security and defence policy shall include the progressive framing of a common Earth Government defence policy. This will lead to a common defence, when Global Parliament, acting unanimously, so decides. It shall in that case recommend to Member Nations the adoption of such a decision in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements. The policy of Earth Government in accordance with this Article shall not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy of certain Member Nations and shall respect the obligations of certain Member Nations, which see their common defence realised in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, under the North Atlantic Treaty, and be compatible with the common security and defence policy established within that framework.
3.     Member Nations shall make civilian and military capabilities available to Earth Government for the implementation of the common global security and defence policy, to contribute to the objectives defined by the Cabinet Ministers. Those Member Nations which together establish multinational forces may also make them available to the common security and defence policy. Member Nations shall undertake progressively to improve their military capabilities. A Global Armaments, Research and Military Capabilities Agency shall be established to identify operational requirements, to promote measures to satisfy those requirements, to contribute to identifying and, where appropriate, implementing any measure needed to strengthen the industrial and technological base of the defence sector, to participate in defining a global capabilities and armaments policy, and to assist the Earth Executive Council in evaluating the improvement of military capabilities.
4.     Global decisions on the implementation of the common global security and defence policy, including those initiating a mission as referred to in this Article, shall be adopted by the Earth Executive Council acting unanimously on a proposal from Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs or from a Member Nation. Earth Government Minister of Global Affairs may propose the use of both national resources and Earth Government instruments, together with the Global Judiciary where appropriate.
5.     The Earth Executive Council may entrust the execution of a task, within Earth Government framework, to a group of Member Nations in order to protect Earth Government's values and serve its interests. The execution of such a task shall be governed by Article 2, Chapter 22.2.2.
6.     Those Member Nations whose military capabilities fulfil higher criteria and which have made more binding commitments to one another in this area with a view to the most demanding missions shall establish structured cooperation within Earth Government framework. Such cooperation shall be governed by the provisions of Article 4, Chapter 22.2.2.
7.     Until such time as the United Nations has acted in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, closer cooperation shall be established, in Earth Government framework, as regards mutual defence. Under this cooperation, if one of Member Nations participating in such cooperation is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, the other participating Nations shall give it aid and assistance by all the means in their power, military or other, in accordance with Article 91 of the United Nations Charter. In the execution of closer cooperation on mutual defence, the participating Member Nations shall work in close cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. The detailed arrangements for participation in this cooperation and its operation, and the relevant decision-making procedures, are set out in Article 5, Chapter 22.2.2.
8.     Global Parliament shall be regularly consulted on the main aspects and basic choices of the common security and defence policy, and shall be kept informed of how it evolves.

Article 1:    The Global Parliament
1.     The Global Parliament shall, jointly with the Earth Executive Council, enact legislation, and exercise the budgetary function, as well as functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Constitution. Global Parliament shall elect the President of Earth Government.
2.     The Global Parliament shall be elected by direct universal suffrage of all the Global Community citizens in free and secret ballot for a term of five years. Representation of the Global Community citizens shall be of one Elected Representative per million people. Sufficiently in advance of the Parliamentary elections, the Global Governments Federation shall adopt by unanimity, on the basis of a proposal from the Global Parliament and with its consent, a decision establishing the composition of Global Parliament, respecting the principles set out above.
3.     The Global Parliament shall elect its President and its officers from among its members.
Article 2:     Composition of Global Parliament
1.   The Global Parliament shall be composed of three bodies, designated as follows: the House of Elected Representatives, to represent the Global Community directly and equally;
2.   The Global Governments Federation , to represent the nations of the world;
3.   House of Advisers with particular functions to represent the highest good and best interests of humanity as a whole; and
4.   All members of the Global Parliament, regardless of body, shall be designated as Members of the Global Parliament.

Article 3:    Global Law: legislation

This WWW site is maintained by the Legislative Counsel of Global Parliament, pursuant to Earth Government Global Law, its legislation.

Earth Government Global Law consists of 69 codes, covering various subject areas, the Global Constitution

, Bills and Statutes. Information presented reflects laws currently in effect. All Earth Government Codes have been updated to include Statutes of year 2005.

Scale of Global Rights Code	Global Community Vision Code	Global Dialogue Code
Federation of Global Governments Code	Global Peace Movement Code	Global Parliament Code
Law and Justice Code	Earth Court of Justice Code	Global Protection Agency Code
Global Parliament Proceedings Code	Global Life Support Protection	Protection of the global life-support systems Code
The air we breathe Code	The water we drink Code	The soils that provide the food we eat Code
The climate that serendipitously is neither too hot nor too cold Code	Communications and media Code	Electricity and energy Code
Food production and delivery Code	Recreation Code	Temperature control Code
Transportation Code	Water supply Code	Community infrastructures Code
Global warming crisis Code	Global Dialogue participants Code	Global warming Code
Global Parliament Constitution Code	Global climate change Code	Global Voting Code
Global Political Parties Code	Countries to uphold the principles of equality Code	Global Civilization Initiatives Code
Global cultural exchanges Code	Responsibility of Political Parties Code	Countries need to uphold the principles of equality Code
Global principles of mutual learning between countries Code	Global general meeting of a political party Code	Global caucus of all members of any particular party in Parliament Code
Direct Democracy. Code	Earth resources. Code	Global Parliament management. Code
Home and community development. Code	Global Diplomacy. Code	World population issues. Code
Replacing the United Nations and NATO by Global Parliament's governance. Code	Replacing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the Scale of Global Rights. Code	Human rights are universal and inalienable; indivisible; interdependent and interrelated. They are universal because everyone is born with and possesses the same rights, regardless of where they live, their gender or race, or their religious, cultural or ethnic background. Code
Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination. Code	The most important human rights: - the right to life - those rights that make life worth living, such as the rights to food, education, work, health, and liberty. Code	Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty. Code
Fundamental rights are the rights of a country's citizens that are stated in the constitution and enforced by the law. Human rights, on the other hand, are the safeguards that a human being seeks in order to live in dignity and equality. Code	Civil and political rights are violated through genocide, torture, and arbitrary arrest. These violations often happen during times of war, and when a human rights violation intersects with the breaking of laws about armed conflict, it's known as a war crime. Code	Human rights violators are involved for genocide, torture, war crimes, recruitment or use of child soldiers, female genital mutilation, and for immigration and naturalization fraud arising out of efforts to hide their involvement in such crimes. Code
Global Ministries. Code	New ways of doing business and trade in global development and in the management of global resources. Code

Business and Professions Code	Civil Code	Eradicating poverty Code
Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination Code	Collecting the Global Tax Code	Clean Air Code
Code of Civil Procedure	Commercial Code	Corporations Code
Ecology of the Planet Code	Education Code	Elections Code
Evidence Code	Home and Community Development Code	Climate Change Adaptation Code
Family Code	Financial Code	Settling of Disputes Between Nations Code
Human and Earth Rights Code	Food and Agricultural Code	Fish and Game Code
Youth Participation Code	Harbors and Navigation Code	Government Code
Health and Safety Code	Insurance Code	Women Rights and Issues Code
Waste Management Code	Military and Veterans Code	Labor Code
Penal Code	Probate Code	Teaching and Education Code
Global Economy and Trade Code	Public Resources Code	Public Contract Code
Public Utilities Code	Revenue and Taxation Code	Cities: Power, Rights, Responsiblities and Accountabilities Code
Streets and Highways Code	Unemployment Insurance Code	Global Life-support Systems Protection Code
Vehicle Code	Water Code	Alternative Energies Code
Welfare and Institutions Code	Ecological Resources Code	Recycling and Biodegradability Code
Abolition of Weapons of Mass Destruction Code	Global Community Citizenship Code	Statement of Rights and Responsibilities Code
Corporate Accountability and Global Ethics Code	Universal Health Care Code	Sciences and Technology Code
Preventive Actions Against Polluters Code	Water Resources Code	Earth Security Code
Management of Earth Resources Code	New Way of Doing Business Code	Global Rescues and Emergencies Code
Working Conditions Code	Global Transparency Code	Money Trading and Stocks Code
Space Exploration Code	Research and Development Code	Global Food Supplies Code
Asylum, Immigration and Border control Code	Global Community Arrest Warrant Code	Global Fight Against Crime Code

The Global Constitution is grouped into subject matter areas known as Articles. Each Article is organized by a heading and section numbers. The Table of Contents includes each Article heading and corresponding section numbers.

Earth Government Statutes are the Chaptered Bills. A bill is "chaptered" by the Secretary of Earth Government after it has passed through the three houses of the Legislature and has been signed by the Earth President or becomes law without the Earth President's signature. Statutes are available starting from 2005. The full text of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments, and their status, history, votes, analyses, and veto messages are available.

Constitutions, Statutes, and Codes

The Global Constitution, Statutes and Codes

The Global Constitution
Full Earth Government Code;

Bills, Hearings, Reports, and Other Material From and About Global Parliament

Bills and Other Legislative Information
Earth Executive Council
House of Elected Representatives
House of Advisers
Global Governments Federation

Member Nation Constitutions, Statutes and Related Legislative Information

Uniform or Model Codes, Potentially Applicable to All Member Nations
- Uniform Commercial Code
- Uniform Laws As Enacted in Individual Nations
  - Uniform Commercial Code
  - Uniform Probate Code
  - Uniform Code of Evidence
  - Uniform Laws in the Areas of Matrimony, Family, and Health
  - Uniform Laws Dealing with Business and Finance
- Draft Uniform Laws
- Rules of Conduct Governing Lawyers
Member Nation Statutes by Topic
Constitutions, Statutes, and Legislative Information - By Member Nation and Territory

The Global Parliament shall, jointly with the Earth Executive Council, enact legislation as laid down in the Global Constitution. Chapter 12, on the Exercise of Earth Government competence, and more specifically, Chapter 12.1, on Common provisions, describe the process by which Global Law was enacted.

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 XX Areas where Earth Government may take coordinating, complementary or supporting action

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.

(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.

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.

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 23.6.5     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 XXV Protocols

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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