World Constitution and World Law
All articles in World Constitution and World Law
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Using the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession as catapults to a better global future
March 2021
COVID-19 and the recession that followed prove the world now works as one body, so no nation can protect itself alone. Humanity needs a democratic world legislature, and voters who learn at home to choose leaders who serve the common good.
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Mondial Summer 2020: Yikes! – Trump’s Middle-East “Peace Plan”
World Federalist Movement – Canada · September 2020
US President Trump’s Middle-East peace plan sparks global condemnation. The proposal threatens the two-state solution and risks creating a new form of apartheid in Palestine.
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Mondial Summer 2020: Surviving Dystopia: World Federalism Eclipsed
World Federalist Movement – Canada · September 2020
Myron J. Frankman argues that climate breakdown will make borders untenable, so survival needs a planet-wide basic income, open borders and local governing assemblies, with phones guiding people to safety.
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Religious Support for Democratic World Federation
December 2019
The article explores how various religious traditions, from Baha’is to Catholic bishops, advocate for a democratic world federation. These groups propose a global system of enforceable laws and a world constitution to solve global problems, including war, genocide, and environmental degradation.
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Remembering Kofi Annan
World Federalist Movement – Canada · August 2018
Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General, is remembered for his UN reforms and advocacy for global governance. His legacy includes peacekeeping, Responsibility to Protect, and nuclear disarmament efforts.
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Summer Reading for World Federalists
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2018
Six new books on global governance are recommended, from a world parliament and UN sanctions to Tom Weiss on a world without the UN and Ronan Farrow on the militarization of US foreign policy.
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TakeAction: Building the Responsibility to Protect
World Federalist Movement – Canada · May 2018
The Rohingya crisis highlights the need for R2P implementation. Canada advocates for stronger international action on Myanmar’s ethnic cleansing.
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UN HRC Expert calls for Parliamentary Assembly
World Federalist Movement – Canada · March 2018
Alfred de Zayas calls for a World Parliamentary Assembly to address democracy deficits. The proposal gains global support from over 1,500 parliamentarians.
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World Federalist Reading (December 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018
Four books explore UN reform, global peace through law, federalism as a political theory, and war crimes prosecution. The selections highlight key themes in global governance and world federalism.
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Our planet needs a strong government (December 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018
Summits like the G20 and COP21 achieve little because they rest on the sovereign will of states with no enforcement. Only a UN turned into a true world government, with real power and armed forces, and no Security Council veto, can protect the planet.
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Democracy Without Borders: A new approach towards world federalism (December 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018
The Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly advances global democracy through federalist reform. A UN Parliamentary Assembly is seen as a tool for long-term democratization and integration.
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The Transnational Criminal Law in the Americas conference and further updates on the COPLA campaign (June 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017
Florencia Gor describes a draft statute for a lean regional court whose judges and prosecutors are nominated and paid for by their states, with experts urging that forfeited assets help cover running costs.
