World Constitution and World Law
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Einstein’s Postwar Campaign to Save the World from Nuclear Destruction
Citizens for Global Solutions · March 2024
Albert Einstein campaigned for world federalism to prevent nuclear war. He argued for a supranational organization to end war and ensure global security.
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Why I support the World Federalist Movement – Canada
World Federalist Movement – Canada · February 2024
Working with other groups, Canadian world federalists helped win the landmines treaty, the International Criminal Court and the law of the sea, and now push for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. A national board member explains why that record deserves support.
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Time to Unite and Prosper: 75th Anniversaries of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the World Citizenship Movement
Citizens for Global Solutions · December 2023
Universal rights cannot be secured by nation-states that guard absolute sovereignty. The task for the coming decades is to build world law and a legal status of world citizen, so the rights proclaimed in 1948 are finally made real.
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International Poll: Public Supports a World Parliament and World Law
December 2023
Clear majorities in Kenya, India and most of the 15 countries polled want an elected world parliament able to pass binding global law. Support fell below half only in Poland, Britain and the US, so the obstacle lies with governments, not voters.
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The Need for Global Unity: How World Law Can Save Us All
March 2023
The article argues that global threats like climate change, nuclear proliferation, and conflict require immediate global unity and conviction. It critiques the current failures of multilateral institutions, such as the UN Security Council and climate accords, and calls for strengthening the UN into a democratically elected world federation.
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The Clark-Sohn Plan
March 2023
A 1958 plan to end war by amending the UN Charter would have let the world’s peoples elect the General Assembly, disarmed every nation over ten years and armed only a UN peace force. No clearer world federalist blueprint exists.
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Constitution for the Federation of Earth: Structure and Function
March 2023
This article outlines a proposed ‘Earth Constitution’ that grounds global governance in shared human dignity rather than national sovereignty. It details a World Parliament structure with three houses (Peoples, Counselors, and Nations) designed to embody the principle of unity in diversity.
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A Principle-Driven Three-Step Action Plan for Building a World Federation
March 2023
World federation can be built in steps. A Global Energy Authority pooling oil, gas and nuclear power, on the model of postwar Europe’s Coal and Steel Community, could tackle proliferation, energy access and climate change at once.
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Will Canada Champion Global Democracy?
World Federalist Movement – Canada · February 2023
Canada should champion a UN Parliamentary Assembly. The Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly has deep Canadian roots.
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Time for a UN Spring
World Federalist Movement – Canada · February 2023
The World Federalist Movement - Canada proposes rescinding UN Security Council powers. A resolution passed at its AGM calls for the General Assembly to assume peace and security responsibilities.
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The Solution is a Global Vision
World Federalist Movement – Canada · February 2023
The World Federalist Movement - Canada calls for a world government to end global regression. The article highlights the need for a post-UN structure to address nuclear re-armament and corporate control.
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Global Climate Accountability
World Federalist Movement – Canada · February 2023
Elizabeth May argues for a World Trade and Environment Organization to enforce climate action. She highlights the failure of the Kyoto Protocol and the need for trade sanctions to meet the 1.5 C target.
