World Commonwealth Charter

(English version) Chapter 7: The Sustainability Council   VOTING Article 24 1. Each member of the Council shall have one vote. 2. Decisions of the Council shall be taken by a majority of the members of the  Council present and voting. In case of a tie, the decision will be delegated to the Plenipotentiary Conference. 3. The Council shall solicit comments from the observer member of the Council before making a decision. PROCEDURE Article 25 1. The Council shall be so organized as to be able to function continuously.  2. The Council shall hold periodic meetings at which each of its members may, if it so desires, be presented by some specially designated representative. 3. In addition to holding regular meetings, the Council may meet as necessary in accordance with the regulations. These rules shall include provisions for the convening of meetings at the request of a majority of the members or at the request of the Plenipotentiary Conference. Article 26 1. The Chair of the C...

(English version) Chapter 7: The Sustainability Council COMPOSITION Article 20 1. The Sustainability Council (hereinafter in this chapter, referred to as the the council)  shall be composed of 30 Zones and Autonomous Zones of Direct Jurisdiction drawn by the General Assembly. 2. Member of the Council are drawn by lottery for three-year terms. A outgoing member is not eligible to continue being drawn by lottery. 3. Each member of the Council shall be represented by a delegate to the General Assembly. If there is a problem with a delegate to the General Assembly, a substitute may be appointed to represent the Council. 4. The Autonomous Zones of Direct Jurisdiction shall be represented on the Council by the special representative of the Autonomous Zones of Direct Jurisdiction or his/her substitute. In this case, the provisions of paragraph 2 shall not apply. 5. Each Zone that is not a member of the Council may send one observer to the Council. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY Article 21 1. T...

(English version) Chapter 6: The Conference of the Grand-Zonal Permanent Representatives Plenipotentiary COMPOSITION Article 17 The Conference of the Grand-Zonal Permanent Representatives Plenipotentiary (hereinafter referred to as the Plenipotentiary Conference) shall be composed of the Permanent Representatives Plenipotentiary elected by the Commons' Conventions of the five Grand-Zones included in the World Commonwealth. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY Article 18 1. The Plenipotentiary Conference shall have duties and authority to act promptly on matters referred to it by the General Assembly and to carry out its resolutions. 2. The Plenipotentiary Conference may propose to the General Assembly any matter within its authority. 3. In addition to the two preceding paragraphs, duties and authority of the Plenipotentiary Conference shall be prescribed by the Charter. MEETINGS AND DECISIONS Article 19 1. The Plenipotentiary Conference shall meet regularly once a week during the session of the Ge...

(English version) Chapter 5: The General Assembly VOTING Article 13 1. Each constituent Zone shall have one vote each in the General Assembly. 2. Voting at the General Assembly shall be based on the independent judgment of each constituent Zone, and shall not be conducted by Grand-Zone or other regional blocs. For this purpose, the seating order of delegates from each constituent Zone in the General Assembly hall shall be determined by lottery for each session. 3. Decisions of the General Assembly shall be taken by a majority of the Zones present and voting. However, decisions on the suspension of the rights and privileges of the constituent Zones and amendments to this Charter shall be made by a two-thirds majority. 4. In case of a tie, the matter shall be referred to the Plenipotentiary Conference for decision. PROCEDURE Article 14 The General Assembly shall meet twice a year in regular sessions and, when necessary, in special sessions. Special sessions shall be convened by the Pleni...

(English version) Chapter 5: The General Assembly COMPOSITION Article 9 1. The General Assembly of the World Commonwealth shall be the World Commons' Convention. 2. The General Assembly shall consist of all the Zones and the Autonomous Zones of Direct Jurisdiction which constitute the World Commonwealth. Article 10 1. Each Zone shall have one delegate in the General Assembly, elected by the Zonal Commons' Convention. 2. The Joint-Zone shall have one representative on a rotational basis from session to session. However, it is assumed that the Joint-Zone having eight or more member Zones each have two representatives selected from different Zones. 3. Among the member Zones of the Joint-Zone, the member Zones that do not have delegates shall each have one deputy delegate. Deputy delegates do not have voting rights at the General Assembly, but may participate in discussions and express their opinions. 4. The Autonomous Zones of Direct Jurisdiction shall participate in the General A...

(English version) Chapter 4: Organs Article 7 1. The core organ  of the World Commonwealth shall be the General Assembly (World Commons' Convention). 2. The principal organs of the World Commonwealth shall be the Conference of the Grand-Zonal Permanent Representatives Plenipotentiary, the Sustainability Council, the Peace Council, the Judicial Council, the Social and Cultural Council, the Board of Human Rights Review and Enforcement and the Charter Council. 3. The Secretariat and other permanent or temporary subsidiary bodies deemed necessary may be established by resolution of the General Assembly in accordance with the Charter. Article 8 The World Commonwealth shall not place any restrictions on the eligibility of persons to participate on equal terms in any position, irrespective of gender or sexual orientation or disability, in its principal and subsidiary organs and other institutions, and shall eliminate any practice that results in such restrictions. (Esperanta versio) ...

(English version) Chapter 3: Principles and Status of constituent Zones, etc. Article 3 1. In achieving the objectives of Article 1, the Organization and its constituent Zones shall act in accordance with the following Principles:  a. The Organization is based on the principle of equality of status among its constituent Zones.  b. All constituent zones must faithfully fulfill their obligations pursuant to this Charter in order to guarantee to all the constituent Zones the rights and benefits that arise from their Zonal status.  c. All constituent Zones shall give all assistance to the World Commonwealth in any action it takes pursuant to this Charter and shall refrain from providing aid to any Zone that is the subject of preventive or coercive action by the World Commonwealth.  d. Each constituent Zone shall have the right to self-determination with respect to matters under its internal jurisdiction, provided this does not contravene this Charter. 2. The provisions o...