Article 1

	Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 Article 8 Article 9 Article 10 Article 11 Article 12 Article 13 Article 14 Article 15 Article 16 Article 17 Article 18 Article 19		A CONSTITUTION FOR THE FEDERATION OF EARTH Article 1 - Broad Functions of the World Government The broad functions of the Federation of Earth shall be: To prevent war, secure disarmament, and resolve territorial and other disputes which endanger peace and human rights. To protect universal human rights, including life, liberty, security, democracy, and equal opportunities in life. To obtain for all people on earth the conditions required for equitable economic and social development and for diminishing social differences. To regulate world trade, communications, transportation, currency, standards, use of world resources, and other global and international processes. To protect the environment and the ecological fabric of life from all sources of damage, and to control technological innovations whose effects transcend national boundaries, for the purpose of keeping Earth a safe, healthy and happy home for humanity . To devise and implement solutions to all problems which are beyond the capacity of national governments, or which are now or may become of global or international concern or consequence.