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A
CONSTITUTION FOR THE FEDERATION OF EARTH
Article
15 - World Federal Zones and the World Capitals
Sec.
A - World Federal Zones
- Twenty
World Federal Zones shall be established within the twenty
World Electoral and Administrative Regions, for the purposes
of the location of the several organs of the World Government
and of the administrative departments, the world courts,
the o ffices of the Regional World Attorneys, the offices
of the World Advocates, and for the location of other branches,
departments, institutes, offices, bureaus, commissions,
agencies and parts of the World Government.
- The
World Federal Zones shall be established as the needs and
resources of the World Government develop and expand. World
Federal Zones shall be established first within each of
five Continental Divisions.
- The
location and administration of the World Federal Zones,
including the first five, shall be determined by the World
Parliament.
Sec.
B - The World Capitals
- Five
World Capitals shall be established in each of five Continental
Divisions of Earth, to be located in each of the five World
Federal Zones which are established first as provided in
Article 15 of this World Constitution.
- One
of the World Capitals shall be designated by the World Parliament
as the Primary World Capital, and the other four shall be
designated as Secondary World Capitals.
- The
primary seats of all organs of the World Government shall
be located in the Primary World Capital, and other major
seats of the several organs of the World Government shall
be located in the Secondary World Capitals.
Sec.
C - Locational Procedures
- Choices
for location of the twenty World Federal Zones and for the
five World Capitals shall be proposed by the Presidium,
and then shall be decided by a simple majority vote of the
three Houses of the World Parliament in joint session. The
Presidium shall offer choices of two or three locations
in each of the twenty World Electoral and Administrative
Regions to be World Federal Zones, and shall offer two alternative
choices for each of the five World Capitals.
- The
Presidium in consultation with the Executive Cabinet shall
then propose which of the five World Capitals shall be the
Primary World Capital, to be decided by a simply majority
vote of the three Houses of the World Parliament in joint
session.
- Each
organ of the World Government shall decide how best to apportion
and organize its functions and activities among the five
World Capitals, and among the twenty World Federal Zones,
subject to specific directions from the World Parliament.
- The
World Parliament may decide to rotate its sessions among
the five World Capitals, and if so, to decide the procedure
for rotation.
- For
the first two operative stages of World Government as defined
in Article 17, and for the Provisional World Government
as defined in Article 19, a provisional location may be
selected for the Primary World Capital. The provisional
location need no t be continued as a permanent location.
- Any
World Capital or World Federal Zone may be relocated by
an absolute two-thirds majority vote of the three Houses
of the World Parliament in joint session.
- Additional
World Federal Zones may be designated if found necessary
by proposal of the Presidium and approval by an absolute
majority vote of the three Houses of the World Parliament
in joint session.
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