PROVISIONAL WORLD PARLIAMENT
World Legislative Acts for Parliament sessions
1-12
(All these acts are given
in full on the Institute on World Problems
website: www.worldproblems.net.)
Introduction:
These
acts create a model, an ideal, and an emerging
living reality all at once. They are a concrete
quasi-legal reality under the very real
authority of the Earth Constitution. Together
they illuminate the kind of world we want to
live in and need to live in if we are to survive
and flourish on this Earth. As such, they
are part of an emerging Earth Federation
movement and government that is liberating
humankind into a decent future and a truly
humane and civilized world economic and
political system.
Their authority is the Constitution for the Federation of Earth, which, even without yet having ratification by the peoples of Earth, is more legitimate than any nation-state constitution, since the entire system of so-called "sovereign" nation-states has lost its legitimacy. No nation-state government on Earth is any longer legitimate, for no government can protect the ecological environment of its citizens, no government can prevent the massive pollution of its territory by a polluted Earth, no government can prevent war or end weapons of mass destruction or effectively deal with terrorism. And, perhaps most basically, no government can any longer practice genuine democracy, for all governments today are some form of oligarchy, militarized security state, or outright dictatorship.
The rationale that once justified nation-state governments has evaporated. The nations insist on lawlessness, and living in a lawless world, for they recognize no enforceable laws above themselves, preferring to remain in a condition of de facto war where power and might rule rather than law and justice. It is truly said that "there is no peace without justice, no justice without law, and no law without government." By denying government over themselves, the nations of the world are simultaneously denying both peace and justice as well.
The world is left with the moral, practical, and legal necessity and legitimacy of uniting under the Earth Constitution, the only truly legitimate authority left on Earth. The Parliament is actualizing the imperative, inherent in our human situation, for binding world law. This provisional world legislation serves as building blocks: elaborating, modeling, and extending the legitimacy, authority, and cogency of the emerging Earth Federation under the Earth Constitution.
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List of World Legislative Acts (WLAs) of the Provisional World Parliament (PWP) with links to the original acts.
PWP session 1: Brighton,
England, 1982:
WLA 1. Prohibition of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_01_bomb_prohibition.html
WLA 2. Creation of the World Economic Development Organization (WEDO).
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_02_economic_development.html
WLA 3. Creation of the World Oceans and Seabeds'
Authority (in custody of the people of Earth,
not sovereign nations, nor multinational corporations).
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_03_oceans_and_seabeds.html
WLA 4. Founding of the Graduate School of World
Problems and the World University System.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_04_university_sytem.html
WLA 5. Act for establishing Provisional World
Courts under the authority of the World Supreme
Court System and Article 19 of the Earth
Constitution.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/wla_20_world_bench_criminal_cases.pdf
PWP Session 2, New Delhi, India, 1985:
WLA 6. Creation of the Emergency Earth Rescue Administration (EERA) to take emergency measures to restore and protect the planetary environment.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_06_earth_rescue.html
WLA 7. Creation of the Earth Federation Funding
Corporation to fund the creation of a democratic
non-military federation under the Earth
Constitution.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_07_funding_corporation.html
WLA 8. Creation of the World Commission on
Terrorism.
PWP
session 3, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 1987:
WLA 9. Creation of the World Environment
Ministry to deal with global problems of the
planetary environment.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_09_environment_ministry.html
WLA 10. Creation of the World Hydrogen System Authority to research and construct clean energy systems based on hydrogen.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_10_hydrogen_system.html
WLA 11. Creation of the Earth Financial Credit
Corporation as a division of the World Economic
Development Organization (WEDO).
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_11_credit_corporation.html
PWP
sessions 4 and 5, Barcelona, Spain, 1996 and
Malta, 2000:
WLA 12. Manifesto of 1996 and 2000: World Government Starts with more than 70% of the Earth included.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_12_manifest_of_1996.html
PWP
session 6, Bangkok, Thailand, March 2003:
WLA 13. World Peace Act. This act
specifies in detail the range of activities
connected with illegal WMDs that are punishable
under law.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_13_world_peace_act.html
WLA 14. World Security Act. Creates and elaborates the elements of the provisional world Enforcement System as this is defined under the Constitution.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_14_world_security_act.html
WLA 15. Human Rights Court. This act
defines in detail the nature of the Human Rights
Court that is part of the World Supreme Court
system under the Earth Constitution.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_15_human_rights_court.html
WLA 16. World Hydrocarbon Resource Act.
Places the world's hydrocarbon resources under
the authority of the people of Earth.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_16_hydrocarbon_resources.html
WLA 17. Creates the Commission for
Legislative Review and defines its functions for
legislation pending before sessions of the
provisional World Parliament.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_17_legislative_review.html
WLA 18. Creation of the Provisional Office
of World Revenue and defines its powers of
taxation, etc.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_18_world_revenue.html
PWP
session 7, Chennai, India, December 2003:
WLA 19. Establishes a World Criminal Code
Penalty Classification system.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_19_penal_code.html
WLA 20. Creates a World Bench for Criminal Cases
under the authority of the Earth Constitution.
WLA 21. Creates a Department of World Patents
and Intellectual Property Rights.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_21_world_patents.html
WLA 22. The Equity Act. Defines the
procedures by which the government of the Earth
Federation will establish reasonable global
equity among all persons within the Earth
Federation. Limits the possible range in
disparity of income. Establishes a living
minimum wage for all persons. Creates
procedures for determining the salary schedules
for members of the World Parliament.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_22_world_equity_act.html
WLA 23. Creates a Global Accounting and Auditing System.
WLA 24. Defines procedures and rules of
evidence for the World Bench on Criminal Cases.
WLA 25. Defines rules and laws for the preservation of provisional world government records.
PWP session 8, Lucknow, India, 2004:
WLA 26. Education Act. Describes the
broad requirements for all educational
institutions receiving funding or support from
the Earth Federation government.
Summary:http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/summaries_en/wla_26_summary_education_act.html
WLA 27. Child Rights Acts. Describes the rights of children and defines their limited degree of culpability for violations of world law.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_27_child_rights.html
WLA 28. World Bench on Juvenile Cases.
Creates and defines this bench of the World
Supreme Court system.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_28_world_juvenile_bench.html
WLA 29. World Boundaries and Elections
Administration is complemented by the creation
of a Global People's Assembly system to
encourage active citizen participation in the
Earth Federation government.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_29_world_elections_act.html
WLA 30. World Water Act. Defines
water as belonging to the planet and as a right
of every human being and other living beings.
Articulates principles for fair access to water
of high quality and reasonable quantity for
everyone on Earth. Defines control of
water systems that bridge national boundaries.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_30_water_act.html
Declaration of the Rights of Peoples to Ratify the Earth Constitution
PWP
session 9, Tripoli, Libya, 2006:
WLA 31. World Ombudsmus Act. Creates the
provisional World Ombudsmus and names the UN
Commission on Human Rights to this branch of the
Earth Federation government. Describes the
extent and means of creating an effective human
rights protection system for the people of Earth
and defines its funding.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_31_world_ombudsmus.html
WLA 32. Conflict Resolution Act. Creates a
worldwide department of Conflict Resolution for
the Earth Federation and outlines the methods,
parameters, and obligations of this department
to promote peace with justice everywhere on
Earth.
WLA 33. Fissile Production Ban. Bans the
production of fissile materials for nuclear
weapons or other explosive devices and outlines
the scope and penalties of this planetary law.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/summaries_en/world_legislation_contents.html
WLA 34. Nuclear Weapons Dismantling
Procedure. Defines the scope of the ban on
nuclear weapons and the obligations and methods
for properly disposing of these weapons under
law.
WLA 35. Nuclear Contamination Act. Mandates the World Health Organization (WHO), now empowered with Earth Federation funding and global support, to analyze, review, and report on all radiation research in the world and to recommend health based safety regulations.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_35_nuclear_contamination.html
WLA 36. Quit Guantanamo Directive.
Requires the U.S. to close it base in Guantanamo
and, in consultation with the Cubans, convert
the base to Earth Federation governmental
territory.
WLA 37. Agreement on World Federal Privileges and Immunities. The Parliament approved this memorandum to the Assembly of States Parties sponsoring the International Criminal Court, adapted from their own memorandum on privileges and immunities for the court but strengthened to those of a real court under a real constitution: the Constitution for the Federation of Earth.
WLA 38. Public Utilities. This act
allocates world federal budgets (in Earth
Currency) to the several agencies of the
emerging Earth Federation to empower their
operation.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_38_public_utilities.html
PWP session 10, Kara, Togo, 2007:
WLA 39. Prohibition of Unauthorized Destruction of Illegal Financial Instruments. This law requires appropriate accounting, disposition and retirement of illegal securities (all war-making investments and securities) to the World Disarmament Agency office of the Earth Federation Funding Corporation. It specifies grace periods and appropriate penalties for non-compliance.
WLA 40. Indemnity Bonds. Creates Indemnity Bonds to catalyze rapid divestment from bomb corporation stock, providing an economic incentive for individuals and corporations to convert their assets to non-weapons investments.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_40_indemnity_bonds.html
WLA 41. Posting the Stock Law. Requires
stock markets worldwide to recognize and post
the laws banning weapons production and
investment. Allows the enforcement system
to list the corporations being investigated for
possible non-compliance.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_41_posting_stock_law.html
WLA 42. Universal Guaranteed Annual
Income. Defines the rules and parameters for a
guaranteed annual income for all adults within
the Earth Federation in relation to income, job
loss, age, etc.
Summary at:
PWP
session 11, Nainital, India, 2009:
WLA 43. Human Trafficking Prohibition.
Defines and prohibits both local and
international trafficking in human beings.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_43_on_human_trafficking.html
WLA 44. Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Act.
Directs world courts in cases of arrest for
civil disobedience to take the reasons for the
civil disobedience into account.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_44_civil_disobedience.html
WLA 45. Bureaucratic Efficiency Act.
Establishes an office within the World Ombudsmus
for reducing red tape in government agencies and
for streamlining efficiency in the light of
justice, peace, and the welfare of individuals
throughout the Earth Federation.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/summaries_en/brief_summaries_pwp11.html
WLA 46. Clandestine Operations Prohibition
Act. Prohibits clandestine paramilitary
operations for the Earth Federation and all
governments within the Federation. Prohibits
government secrecy that provides impunity for
violations of law.
WLA 47. International Integration Act.
Integrates United Nations agencies as well as
national embassies and consulates worldwide into
the Earth Federation system. Provides
transition training and incentives.
PWP session 12, Kolkata, India, 2010:
WLA 48. Collegium of World Judges Act. Activates the provisional Collegium of World Judges to develop the world court system and begin a process of advocating and dispensing judgments under the authority of the Earth Constitution.
WLA 49. Shipbreaking Code. Sets the environmental and worker safety regulations for this currently very dangerous and environmentally destructive industry.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_49_shipbreaking_code.html
WLA 50. Nuclear Power Plant Decommission Fund. Defines decommissioning parameters in the case of accidents or failures of nuclear facilities and the parameters for systematic decommissioning of all currently running planets within the Earth Federation as well as negotiations for nuclear facilities in countries outside the Federation.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_50_decommission_fund.html
WLA 51. Economic Prosperity Act. Defines
necessary changes to the current world economic
system to create sustainability and prosperity,
prohibits financial speculation without
productive value, and defines the parameters for
converting all banking to a public utility for
the people of Earth.
WLA 52. Democracy Enhancement through
Corporation Personhood Prohibition Act.
Abolishes the legal status of "personhood" for
all corporations and places all private
corporations under the oversight of the Ministry
of Commerce and Trade of the Earth Federation.
Limits the uses of private wealth to unduly buy
or influence elections or other political
processes.
http://www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_52_corporation_act.html
PWP 13, Lucknow, India, December 14-17, 2013:
These acts have yet to be posted in their final official version in the www.worldproblems.net website.
(Full texts of a few are found at:
http://www.radford.edu/~gmartin/PWP13.Legisl.pending..htm)
WLA 53 “Transition Process for National Governments Joining the Earth Federation.” This act is intended to work out the details to make transition to Earth Federation Membership as smooth as possible. It provides for nations, in consultation with Earth Federation officials, to work out a timetable, an analysis of constitutional arrangements and procedures, economic integration, etc.
www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_53_transition_act.html
WLA 54. Remedies and Corrections Act.
www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_54_remedies_and_correction.html
WLA 55. Surveillance Limitations Act. This act prohibits the world government from using surveillance without a warrant, from embedding surveillance chips or equipment in consumer productions without the written consent of the consumer, and from any use of surveillance for political control or censorship purposes.
www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_55_surveilliance_limitations.html
WLA 56. Crowd Dispersal Ban.
This legislative act
protects the right of people to assemble. It
bans the police dispersal of crowds through
dangerous or potentially lethal means, including
the use of tear gas.
In many places on Earth, people’s right
to assemble is being threatened by police
dispersal of crowds gathered to protest
injustices.
This act protects our fundamental human
right to protest.
WLA 57. “Collegium of World Legislators.” This act sets up training in “dialogue directed toward mutual understanding” and “nonviolent communication skills” for all members of the World Parliament (once the Constitution comes into effect), including all three houses: Peoples, Nations, and Counsellors. It also promotes ways and arrangements to maximize good communication among these 1500 or so members of the World Parliament, who will be from all religions, all cultures, all nations, and all races.
www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_57_legislative_collegium.html
WLA 58. Neonictinoid Ban. This act bans the manufacture and distribution of the main chemical that is believed to be killing bee populations around the world. If the bees die, we die.
www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_58_neonictinoids.html
WLA 59. “Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Act.” This act sets up, under the Agency of the
World Ombudsmus,
worldwide truth and reconciliation commissions,
working with local groups in conflict, to pacify
conflicts everywhere on Earth and minimize the
temptation to resort to violence.
www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_59_truth_and_reconciliation.html
WLA 60. Paid Informant
Ban.
This
legislative act addressing police corruption.
It bans the
use of paid informants by government officials
attempting to win cases against suspected
lawbreakers. This
ban addresses the widespread corruption, found
in courtrooms around the world, in which
government agents essentially pay people to give
false testimony in order to secure convictions
against those who may well be innocent.
WLA 61. Fracking Ban.
This legislative act bans the terrible practice
of fracking, which is widely known to destroy
the Earth and pollute fresh water supplies
wherever it is used for mining operations.
WLA 62. Fission Power Generation Closure. This act closes all fission power plants and generation and mandates procedures for converting to sustainable and safe forms of energy generation.
www.worldproblems.net/english/legislation/full_texts_en_htm/wla_62_nuclear_closure.html
WLA 63. Cooperative Communities Empowerment Act. This act mandates the Earth Federation Government to support the development of cooperative, democratically run, sustainable communities worldwide, helping the world convert from the nightmare of unrestrained capitalism and undemocratic nation-state sovereignty.
Various amendments to earlier acts were also passed:
* Amendment to WLA29, striking allowance for
private funding of campaigns for public office
to the Earth Federation.
* Amendment to annex of WLA29, World Regions, to designate state of Haryana to pertain to World Region 14, instead of World Region 12.
* Amendment to Change name of World Central Bank
to World Public Bank. (Various locations in
world legislation.)
* 2013 World Federal Budget. Parliament Declaration of Hope and Justice.
PWP 14, Kolkata India, 27-29, 2015:
Amendments to World Legislative Act number 6: 06.04.2, 06.04.3, and 06.15 [posting forthcoming]
Amendments to World Legislative Act number 11: 11.15 and 11.16 [posting forthcoming]
WLA 64. United Nations Merger:
www.radford.edu/gmartin/UN.merger.act.WLA64.pdf
WLA 65. Global Sustainability Directorate:
www.radford.edu/gmartin/GSD.Global.Sus.Dir.WLA65.pdf
WLA 66. (The Secretary of the Parliament has made this a placeholder)
WLA 67. Guideline call for Direct Popular Referendum regarding the Earth Constitution: [posting forthcoming]
Kolkata Declaration of the 14th session PWP:
www.radford.edu/gmartin/PWP14.call.Feb.14.htm