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Eleventh Session of the Provisional World Parliament

will convene from 5th through 10th January, 2009, in Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA

Call to the Eleventh Session

Registration for the Eleventh Session

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Honorary Sponsors of the Provisional World Parliament

Tenth Session of the Provisional World Parliament
Report of the Secretary

 

Tentative Agenda for 11th Session

Statutory Proposals

(pending for consideration at Eleventh Session)

Bill for consideration and integration into of the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes

Bill for Shipbreaking

Bill to elaborate provisions for jury process, a basic human right as recognized by civilized people and governments nearly everywhere

Report on IAEA and WHO integration and parliamentary-annulled letter of understanding

Possible Bills for amendments to other world legislation

Urgently needed - Legislation to address world water shortages; legislation to address polar cap melting, runoff and sea level response; legislation to secure world nuclear power stations & facilities; space and spaceport legislation

Urgently needed - Talented and skilled legislative drafters, translators and proofreaders

To submit legislative proposals early, please follow world legislative drafting guidelines and send copy of proposal to the Commission for Legislative Review:

Commission for Legislative Review 1484 Lively Ridge Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-3710 USA

Session Proposals

(pending for consideration at Eleventh Session)

1. Nomination of personnel for areas or ministries of Earth Federation.

2. Corresponding budgets in Earth Hours.

3. Standing Committees Reports. Plan for a Founding Ratification Convention as soon as can be arranged, as discussed at 5th session of PWP Malta, and 10th session of provisional World Parliament in Kara, Togo, 2007.

4. Declaration of Kolkata - 11th Session of the PWP.

5. Possible venues for upcoming sessions of the Provisional World Parliament, including: African venue; Dakka, BANGLADESH; Caribbean Basin venue; and Lucknow, INDIA

Urgently needed - Persons who are available as personnel to work in ministries and agencies of Earth Federation. Both administrative and non-administrative personnel are needed. Both part-time and full-time tasks are available.

Conditions for Voting in the Provisional World Parliament and for Submission of Legislative Bills

To vote in the provisional World Parliament, one must register and affirm the Constitution for the Federation of Earth as the highest law for planet Earth and its people. See the Earth Constitution Executive Summary for understanding the significance of this participation.

Certified Member Delegates to the Provisional World Parliament may make main motions for or seconds to statutory main motions or other session proposals at the respective scheduled times for such motions or when the floor is openned by the Speaker. If you or a member of your group is not to be a Member Delegate, contact a Member Delegate before the session of Parliament to request or demand sponsorship. Submit legislative proposals or other motions in written form either to the Parliament Secretariat or to the Commission for Legislative Review as early as possible before the convening of the session of provisional World Parliament. Early submission increases the likelihood that a Member Delegate will accept to sponsor the proposal. In case of long motions, additionally submit summary of two pages or less on a separate sheet. Delegates are responsible for pre-printing submissions for Parliament members, after getting approval to do so from the Parliament Secretariat.

Persons considering to draft world legislative proposals shall draft in conformance with the Constitution for the Federation of Earth. Draft within the context of other world legislation created to date. Amendment proposals are welcome, but do not submit redundant legislative proposals (In other words, if specific legislation is already adopted by the parliament for a particular action or agency, do not submit a proposal that would create a redundant agency or action. However, amendment proposals to already adopted legislation is very welcome. Please go to World Legislation Table of Contents to see world legislative statutes and projects.) Follow the world legislative drafting guidelines for any proposals. For details not covered in the world legislative drafting guidelines, seek further information as linked below.

Papers

If you do not have a legislative proposal or parliamentary report, but rather have a conference paper for presentation, please be advised that you should arrange to present your paper or presentation during the presentation periods of the

For further information on professional legislative drafting guidelines go to Arizona Legislative Manual 2007 or to Oregon Form and Style Manual.

For information on parliamentary procedure, go to McConnell Publications.

Go to a glossary of legislative terms.

For information on the general development of government, go to the Constitution Society.

Design of a Core Curriculum for the Graduate School of World Problems: an Annotated Bibliography - Eugenia Almand, CSUN, 2001

Dr. Santi Nath Chattopadhyay, Executive Director of the International Society for Intercultural Study and Research and Programme Director of the World Peace Congress, Member of the Provisional World Parliament, serves as the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee.

Local Organizing Committee Contact Office

22, S.K.Deb Road (4th Bye Lane), Kolkata-700 048, West Bengal, INDIA, Phone: 3325215753/30931506, cal_isisar@hotmail.com, santinathchattopadhyay@yahoo.com

 

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