World Commonwealth Charter

(English version) Chapter 13: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL Article 69 1. The Judicial Council shall be the sole and final authority to hear appeals against decisions of the Grand-Zonal Judicial Commission. 2. The Judicial Council shall be established whenever an appeal is filed, solely to hear the case in question. 3. The Judicial Council shall be composed of nine Zones, selected by lottery by the General Assembly from among the Zones included in the Grand-Zone in which the party to the appeal is not included. 4. Each member Zone of the Judicial Council shall appoint one representative judge to hear the appeal. Article 70 In cases in which the Peace Council is directly charged with the case pursuant to Article 66, Paragraph 2, and when judicial resolution is deemed appropriate, the Judicial Council shall be established. In such cases, the provisions of paragraph 3 of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis. Article 71 The Judicial Council shall be est...

(English version) Chapter 13: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 64 1. When any Zone concerned that recognizes the occurrence of a dispute between Zones constituting the World Commonwealth or between forces within a Zone that could lead to armed conflict, it must notify the Peace Council, the General Assembly and the Plenipotentiary Conference of the occurrence of the dispute. 2. When a territorial subject not included in the World Commonwealth recognaizes the occurrence of a dispute that could lead to armed conflict to which it is a party, it may request the Peace Council and the General Assembly to settle the dispute, provided that it accepts in advance the obligation for peaceful settlement of the dispute as provided for in this Charter. Article 65 1. When the Peace Council receives the notification or request under the preceding article, it must promptly investigate the dispute to determine whether it threatens permanent peace. 2. The Peace Council may also ...

  (English version) Chapter 12: The Peace Council VOTING Article 60 1. Each member Zone and associate member Zone of the Peace Council shall have one vote. 2. Decisions of the Peace Council shall be made by an affirmative vote of more than two-thirds of the member Zones and th majority of the associate member Zones. 3. Decisions of the Peace Council on matters of high urgency shall be made by a majority vote of the member Zone and the associate member Zone. In this case, the determination as to whether or not there is an emergency shall be decided by two-thirds or more of the the member Zones. 4. In dispute cases, Zones recognized as parties to the conflict must abstain from any decisions of the Peace Council regarding the dispute. Regarding the recognition of parties to a dispute, the provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply. 5. Decisions of the Peace Council on procedural matters shall be taken by a two-thirds vote in favor of the member Zone and the associate member Zone. PROCEDURE...

(English version) Chapter 12: The Peace Council COMPOSITION Article 56 1. The Peace Council shall be composed of 15 member zones and an equal number of associate member Zones drawn by the General Assembly from among the constituent Zones of the World Commonwealth. 2. The member Zones and associate member Zones are both drawn by lottery for two-year terms. The retiring member Zones and associate member Zones are not eligible to continue being drawn by lottery. However, this does not apply if the member Zone is subsequently chosen to the associate member Zone, or if the associate member Zone is subsequently chosen to the member Zone. 3. Each member Zone and associate member Zone 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 Zone...

(English version) Chapter 11: Permanent Peace RENUNCIATION OF WAR Article 36 The peoples united in the World Commonwealth, regard all war and war-like acts or the threat or use of force, regardless of what name, reason or form, as a historic evil that threatens the survival of humankind and the sustainability of the planet, and will forever abolish them. ABOLITION OF ARMAMENTS Article 37 1. In order to achieve the aims of the preceding Article, the constituent Zones of the World Commonwealth shall not maintain any armaments, whether as weapons or armed forces or under any other designation. 2. Any member Zones which still possesses armaments at the time this Charter comes into force shall promote the prompt disarmament in accordance with the provisions of a treaty to be established separately. 3. Any Independent Religious Autonomous Domains recognized by the World Commonwealth may choose either to maintain the minimum level of armed organizations necessary to preserve its independence,...

(English version) Chapter 10: Transnational Management of Natural Resources WORLD NATURAL RESOURCES ORGANIZATION Article 49 1. The World Natural Resources Organization is a specialized organization responsible for the unified and comprehensive conservation, development and use of the earth's mineral resources. 2. The World Natural Resources Organization is governed by an Executive Board and a Secretariat. 3. The Director-General shall at all times serve as a member of Senior Board of Directors of the World Economic Planning Organization. Article 50 1. The World Natural Resources Organization will establish the Petroleum Resources Commission as a subsidiary body to take charge of ecologically sustainable management of petroleum resources. 2. The Petroleum Resources Commission's primary mission is to coordinate oil field development in order to reduce dependence on petroleum energy. WORLD WATER RESOURCES ORGANIZATION  Article 51 The World Water Resources Organization will support...

(English version) Chapter 10: Transnational Management of Natural Resources PRINCIPLES Article 45 The natural resources of the earth, with the exception of soil and genetic resources, are essentially the common property of the peoples of the earth, and their conservation, development and utilization shall be the responsibility of the World Commonwealth and shall carried out in an ecologically sustainable manner. Article 46 The constituent Zones in which the natural resources referred to in the preceding Article are deposited shall have the right and obligation to cooperate with the World Commonwealth in the conservation, development and utilization of the various natural resources. Article 47 Water resources shall be managed in an equitable and ecologically sustainable manner by each of the river basin Zones through a joint management body under the coordinated management of the World Commonwealth. Article 48 1. Soil resources and genetic resources shall belong to no one; but the World...