World Commonwealth Charter

(English version) Chapter 19: The Social and Cultural Council COMPOSITION Article 122 1. The Social and Cultural Council shall consist of 30 Zones and Autonomous Zones of Direct Jurisdiction of the World Commonwealth selected by lottery at the General Assembly. 2. The member Zone of the Council shall be selected by lottery for a term of three years. The retiring member Zones are not eligible to continue being drawn by lottery. 3. Each member Zone of ​​the Council shall be represented by a delegate of the General Assembly. In the event that a delegate of the General Assembly is unable to serve, the member Zone may be represented by an alternate. 4. A Autonomous Zones of Direct Jurisdiction shall be represented on the Council by a special representative of the Autonomous Zones of Direct Jurisdiction or his/her alternate. In this case, the provisions of paragraph 2 shall not apply. 5. Each Zone ​​the World Commonwealth that is not a member of the Council may send one observer to the Counc...

(English version) Chapter 18: Transnational Investigative Agency Article 119 1. The General Assembly of the World Commonwealth shall establish the Transnational Investigative Agency to develop investigative activities across the boundaries of the Zones or the Autonomous Zones of Direct Jurisdiction or cases involving crimes against humanity. 2. The administration of the Agency shall be supervised by an Executive Committee, complemented by a permanent secretariat in each Zone or Autonomous Zone of Direct Jurisdiction. 3. The Agency shall report on its activities to the General Assembly annually or as necessary. 4. Details of the Agency shall be governed by regulations established separately, except as provided for in this Charter. Article 120 1. The Agency may arrest suspects on the basis of a warrant issued by a judge of the Board of Human Rights Review and Enforcement, when it deems it necessary for the purposes of the investigation. 2. Every Zone or Autonomous Zonesof Direct Jurisdic...

(English version) Chapter 17: The Special Humanitarian Tribunal Significance Article 114 1. The Special Humanitarian Tribunal is an impeachment tribunal established by The Board of Human Rights Review and Enforcement to pursue the responsibility of individuals and organizations involved in crimes against humanity. The Tribunal shall perform its duties in accordance with the attached Statute, except as provided for in this Charter. 2. The location of the Tribunal shall be determined by the Human Rights Inspection Board, taking into consideration neutrality, geographical conditions and other circumstances. Composition, etc. Article 115 1. The judges of theTribunal shall be nine judges and alternate judges, one of each of which shall be selected by lottery from among the constituent entities of the World Commonwealth, excluding the entity to which the party to be tried belongs. 2. In principle, the judges and alternate judges shall serve exclusively until the verdict is reached. 3. The Co...

  (English version) Chapter 16: The Board of Human Rights Review and Enforcement SIGNIFICANCE Article 109 The Board of Human Rights Review and Enforcement is the principal permanent judicial organ of the World Commonwealth that provides legal remedies to those whose fundamental human rights as defined in this Charter have been violated. The Board shall perform its duties in accordance with the provisions of this Charter as well as its annexed regulations. COMPOSITION, ETC. Article 110 1. The Board shall be composed of a judge and an alternate judge, each of whom shall be appointed simultaneously by fifteen constituent entities of the World Commonwealth drawn by lot from among the Zones and the Autonomous Zones of Direct Jurisdiction constituting the World Commonwealth. 2. The term of office of judges and alternate judges shall be five years and they shall not be reappointed. If a judge resigns or is suspended due to incapacity during his or her term, the alternate judge may only se...