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A
CONSTITUTION FOR THE FEDERATION OF EARTH
Article
11 - The World Ombudsmus
Sec.
A - Functions and Powers of the World Ombudsmus
The functions
and powers of the World Ombudsmus, as public defender, shall
include the following:
- To
protect the People of Earth and all individuals against
violations or neglect of universal human and civil rights
which are stipulated in Article 12 and other sections of
this World Constitution.
- To
protect the People of Earth against violations of this World
Constitution by any official or agency of the World Government,
including both elected and appointed officials or public
employees regardless of organ, department, office, agency
or rank.
- To
press for the implementation of the Directive Principles
for the World Government as defined in Article 13 of this
World Constitution.
- To
promote the welfare of the people of Earth by seeking to
assure that conditions of social justice and of minimizing
disparities are achieved in the implementation and administration
of world legislation and world law.
- To
keep on the alert for perils to humanity arising from technological
innovations, environmental disruptions and other diverse
sources, and to launch initiatives for correction or prevention
of such perils.
- To
ascertain that the administration of otherwise proper laws,
ordinances and procedures of the World Government do not
result in unforseen injustices or inequities, or become
stultified in bureaucracy or the details of administration.
- To
receive and hear complaints, grievances or requests for
aid from any person, group, organization, association, body
politic or agency concerning any matter which comes within
the purview of the World Ombudsmus.
- To
request the Office of World Attorneys General or any Regional
World Attorney to initiate legal actions or court proceedings
whenever and wherever considered necessary or desirable
in the view of the World Ombudsmus.
- To
directly initiate legal actions and court proceedings whenever
the World Ombudsmus deems necessary.
- To
review the functioning of the departments, bureaus, offices,
commissions, institutes, organs and agencies of the World
Government to ascertain whether the procedures of the World
government are adequately fulfilling their purposes and
serving the w elfare of humanity in optimum fashion, and
to make recommendations for improvements.
- To
present an annual report to the World Parliament and to
the Presidium on the activities of the World Ombudsmus,
together with any recommendations for legislative measures
to improve the functioning of the World Government for the
purpose of better serving the welfare of the People of Earth.
Sec.
B - Composition of the World Ombudsmus
- The
World Ombudsmus shall be headed by a Council of World Ombudsen
of five members, one of whom shall be designated as Principal
World Ombudsan, while the other four shall each be designated
as an Associate World Ombudsan.
- Members
to compose the Council of World Ombudsen shall be nominated
by the House of Counsellors, with three nominees from each
Continental Division of Earth. One member of the Council
shall be elected from each of five Continental Divisions
by plural ity vote of the three Houses of the World Parliament
in joint session.
- The
term of office for a World Ombudsan shall be ten years.
A World Ombudsan may serve two successive terms. The position
of Principal World Ombudsan shall be rotated every two years.
The order of rotation shall be determined by the Council
of World Ombudsen.
- The
Council of World Ombudsen shall be assisted by a Commission
of World Advocates of twenty members. Members for the Commission
of World Advocates shall be nominated by the Council of
World Ombudsen from twenty World Electoral and Administrative
Reg ions, with between two and three nominees submitted
for each Region. One World Advocate shall be elected from
each of the twenty World Electoral and Administrative Regions
by the three Houses of the World Parliament in joint session.
World Advocates shall serve terms of five years, and may
serve a maximum of four successive terms.
- The
Council of World Ombudsen shall establish twenty regional
offices, in addition to the principal world office at the
primary seat of the World Government. The twenty regional
offices of the World Ombudsmus shall parallel the organization
of the twe nty Offices of Regional World Attorney.
- Each
regional office of the World Ombudsmus shall be headed by
a World Advocate. Each five regional offices of the World
Ombudmus shall be supervised by an Associate World Ombudsan.
- Any
World Ombudsan and any World Advocatet may be removed from
office for cause by an absolute majority vote of the three
Houses of the World Parliament in joint session.
- Staff
members for the World Ombudsmus and for each regional office
of the World Ombudsmus shall be selected and employed from
civil service lists.
- Qualifications
for World Ombudsan and for World Advocate shall be at least
thirty years of age, at least five years legal experience,
and education in law and other relevant education.
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