World Legislative Bill Number One



IMPORTANT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER:

The following proposal is an extension of the original and official World Legislative Bill Number One. The following legislative proposal has not been motioned, seconded nor adopted by the Provisional World Parliament. As of December 1999, this version is meant for the readers’ consideration only and has not the effect of law, as does the original legislation adopted by that Parliament.

World Legislative Bill

To Establish a Protocol for the Behavior of Individuals and Organizations Regarding the General Disarmament and Civil Defense of Planet Earth

RECOGNIZING that the prior legislation of the Provisional World Parliament outlawing nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass death and destruction and creating a World Disarmament Agency was a necessary measure;

And recognizing that the explicit definition and specification of legal and illegal actions is the logical next step in establishing a protocol for individuals and organizations regarding the ownership or use of weapons of any kind whatsoever;

And in order to discern between those individuals and organizations which have a legitimate claim to any weapons from those who do not have any possible legitimate claim;

And in order to justly expedite the full implementation of the World Disarmament Agency and all provisions of the World Legislative Bill Number One;

THEREFORE, be it enacted by this Provisional World Parliament in Fifth Session, September, 2000:

Article I. The Protocol for Civil Defense

Section A.

From the date of adoption of this World Legislation by the Provisional World Parliament, it shall be universally outlawed and prohibited anywhere on Earth to advertise, finance, fund, own, represent, use or threaten to use any nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass death and destruction or their conveyances as defined in the appendix to World Legislative Bill Number One. It shall be universally outlawed to own or finance facilities for the production or maintenance of such arms or their conveyances.

Furthermore, it shall be universally outlawed to broker the finance of such arms or facilities, or to broker the ownership of any activity which violates World Legislative Bill Number One or this World Legislation.

To provide orderly control in the rapid divestment and depreciation of stock values for Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction, all forms of stock trading in these are also hereby prohibited, including futures, derivatives and mutual funds which finance such weapons, or which finance outlawed activities. Possession, trade, brokerage or harborage of financial instruments which support outlawed weapons or activities is likewise illegal, whether such instruments exclusively support outlawed activities or whether only a part value of the financial instrument finances the illegal product or activity. It is also illegal to accept such financial instruments as collateral in the determination of credit for loans.

Responsibility to know the activities of firms in order to maintain compliance with World Legislation rests with the individuals involved in the financial transactions. However, the World Disarmament Agency shall draw up a list of compliant corporations and compliant instruments, and shall keep this list current.

I. - Section B.

From the date of the adoption of this World Legislation, to represent weapons of mass destruction through any governmental body, non-governmental organization, treaty organization, or any other institution or to negotiate or attempt to negotiate as though one has possession or control over weapons of mass destruction shall be a violation of this World Legislation. Representation as control of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction in the Security Council of the United Nations is likewise proscribed under this World Legislation. To otherwise represent those who violate this World Legislation shall also be a violation of this World Legislation. However, defense attorneys under the jurisdiction of the Provisional World Court or World Court may legally represent suspects alleged to have violated world legislation, as such legal representation of alleged suspects is not the representation of the proscribed armaments, per se. There shall be no privilege nor immunity regarding any provision of World Legislation, at any level, as per Article X. Section A.1. of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth.

I. - Section C.

Funding of nuclear weapons, other weapons of mass destruction, facilities for their management or their production, enacted by governmental bodies, agents or representatives is hereby outlawed, with enforcement applicable against the individuals who commit such appropriations or attempted appropriations. Funding for any illegal activities as described by World Legislation shall be considered a violation. Voting for such illegal funding at any level of government is hereby outlawed, whether or not the illegal funding measure passes, with enforcement process applicable to whatever representative or agent votes for the bill. Motions or legislative proposals submitted at any level of government to fund nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction shall also be considered illegal, with enforcement measures against whatever representative or individual who makes or supports such a motion.

I. - Section D.

It is hereby outlawed that anyone manage, supervise or otherwise direct other persons to violate World Legislative Bill Number One or this World Legislation, even though such directing persons may not have direct contact with the weapons themselves.

I. - Section E.

It is hereby outlawed to threaten to use or to threaten to develop nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction, whether or not such weapons are actually possessed and/or whether or not the violator has the means to develop or use such weapons.

I. - Section F.

It is hereby outlawed to give military assistance or military defense to anyone who violates World Legislation, whether by international assistance, funding, training or any other sort of aid, such action constituting accessory, a criminal act.

I. - Section G.

It is hereby outlawed to commercially or governmentally advertise for the sale, production or use of nuclear weapons and/or other weapons of mass destruciton, at any level of production, whether the advertiser works as an artist, graphic designer, photographer, manager, printer, salesperson, marketer, publisher or in any other position of the advertising process.

I. - Section H.

The planning, construction, maintenance, use or habitation of bunkers from which outlawed weapons can be controlled, built, managed, operated or stored is hereby outlawed. The facilities and grounds of any such bunkers, in any nation or land, or under the oceans of Earth, are hereby mundialized and declared the common property and heritage of the people of Earth. No lesser government nor private agency may conduct any business or activity within which violates World Legislation. The Earth Federation shall have full jurisdiction and ownership over all activities which take place in such bunkers, and shall determine, on a case-by-case basis,whether such bunkers shall be used as historical World Parks, be put to some other non-military use, or be dismantled and filled in.

I. - Section I.

It is outlawed to block or impede the activities of agents or citizens of the Provisional World Government and World Government who are engaged in the enforcement of World Legislation, or to attempt in any way to obstruct the apprehension and/or prosecution of individuals or organizations who violate World Law under the Constitution for the Federation of Earth, such illegal action constituting obstruction of justice, a criminal act.

I. - Section J.

The use of any generally-permitted or recommended weapon, suitable for law enforcement purposes, in the commission of any crimes listed in World Legislation, including for the defense of third parties who violate World Legislation, is hereby prohibited and constitutes its own separate offense. This proscription against the defense of third parties shall not be construed to prevent the legitimate provision of personal safety to persons under detention or arrest for the alleged violation of World Legislation.

I. - Section K.

From the date of the adoption of this World Legislation, in cases where the respective national government(s) or respective national military have not ratified the Earth Constitution, any detonations or accidents of weapons of mass destruction causing mortalities, injuries or property damage, shall not be considered an Act of God. Instead, in such cases where the detonation is not clearly intentional, this will be considered negligent homicide or manslaughter. Any associated military officials, even including the head of the respective national government where the incident takes place or originates, may be tried in both the Criminal and Civil World Courts of the World Government. Each individual is held accountable and there is no sovereign immunity at any level within the Earth Federation as per Article X.,Section A.1. of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth.

I. - Section L.

No nation, corporation, group nor individual may sell or transfer any generally-permitted or recommended armaments suitable for law enforcement purposes, to any other nation, corporation, group or individual who has not ratified or provisionally ratified the Earth Constitution. (Recommended armaments suitable for law enforcement purposes are defined in the appendix to this World Legislative Bill.) However, such generally-permitted and recommended weapons suitable for law enforcement may be sold or transferred to nations, corporations, groups and individuals who have ratified or provisionally ratified the World Constitution, even if such entities reside within a nation or geographical area which has not officially or provisionally ratified the Earth Constitution and World Legislation, provided such ratifying groups or individuals otherwise adhere to the law as enacted under the Earth Constitution by the Provisional World Government and the World Government. Sale and/or transfer of such armaments shall be monitored and regulated by theWorld Disarmament Agency and the Enforcement System, which is empowered to enforce this World Legislation.

I. - Section M.

Sale or transfer of dual-use materials, such as explosives or raw chemicals useful for explosives or weapons, shall be registered with, monitored and regulated by the World Disarmament Agency and the Enforcement System. No dual-use material may be sold or transferred to any nation, corporation, group or individual who has not ratified or provisionally ratified the Constitution for the Federation of Earth. Enforcement of this provision shall consider the actual use to which the dual-use material is evidently being put.

I. - Section N.

Intellectual property promoting actual or planned nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction is hereby mundialized, declassified and placed in the public domain. The rights to such property are hereby stricken from any individual, corporation, national government or other group. The Provisional World Government and World Government shall not provide any protections for former rights claimed, and requirement for payments of royalties or debts for the former purchase, lease or use of such property is hereby dishonored and shall not be recognized. Such properties denied protection include advertisements or marketing for outlawed weapons and systems, diagrams, plans, instruction for weapons or systems, software used for the management or operation of such systems, books, journals, private reports, or other publications promoting the use of such weapon systems.

However, intellectual property regarding outlawed weapons and systems which clearly recognizes the illegality of those weapons and systems, and/or the legitimacy of World Legislative Bill #1 under the Constitution for the Federation of Earth, shall be offered and extended full copyright, patent or trademark protection under World Law.

I. - Section O.

Borrowing or lending weapons of mass destruction is hereby outlawed. Borrowing or lending money for the purchase of weapons of mass destruction and/or systems for their use is also outlawed. Borrowing or lending money for the purpose of violation of any portion of World Legislation is also hereby outlawed. It is also outlawed to accept illegal financial instruments as collateral in the determination of credit for loans.

Loans formerly extended for the purpose of purchasing outlawed weapon systems are a special case. The World Court may decide in favor of the lender or of the borrower of such loans, in favor of a mutual settlement, depending upon whether the lender or the borrower is first in ratifying the Constitution for the Federation of Earth, or the World Court may decide against both the lender and borrower, in some cases. Lenders who have formerly made loans for the purpose of financing weapons of mass destruction may petition to have the agreement upheld by the Court, provided the lending institution first ratifies the Earth Constitution, and simultaneously agrees to allow no further finance for outlawed weapons or for financing persons and groups violating World Legislation. On the other hand, borrowers who have formerly taken out loans for the purpose of financing weapons of mass destruction may petition to have the loan agreement stricken down by the World Court, provided the borrower first ratifies the Earth Constitution, and simultaneously agrees to relinquish and have dismantled any weapons of mass destruction still in their possession, and to abide by the Constitution for the Federation of Earth. In cases where a lender and borrower simultaneously or nearly simultaneously apply to enforce this section, the World Court may decide a compromise payment plan. To ensure fairness in the implementation of this legislative section, the applying party must notify the other party of their intent to pursue this legal course of action, and such notice must be made by return-receipt registered mail from the Court, with the applying party paying for the cost. In no case shall the Court decide in favor of a party to this dispute if more than three months have elapsed from the time of this court proceeding before that party ratifies the Earth Constitution.

Article II. - Responsibility

II. - Section A.

The Board of Trustees of the World Disarmament Agency shall determine the organization and functioning of the World Disarmament Agency in accordance with the terms of this and all World Legislation and under the Constitution for the Federation of Earth, while at all times responsible to the Cabinet and Parliament. No Nation nor the Security Council of the United Nations Organization nor any other organization may have veto powers in the decisions of the World Disarmament Agency.

II. - Section B.

Upon provisional ratification of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth, by the national governments of the United Nations Security Council, the respective members of the Security Council shall make regular reports, and may make recommendations to the Board of Trustees of the World Disarmament Agency, to the Provisional World Parliament, to the World Parliament, and the Enforcement System of the World Government.

Article III. Initial Actions to Be Taken

As part of the process of implementation, this bill shall be submitted for compliance by all national governments and by all national parliaments, together with the direction for compliance by communities, cities, states, provinces, or other political districts, and by universities, colleges, schools, institutes, labor unions, professional associations, corporations, cooperatives, other businesses, and by individual citizens throughout the world and of every country. The United Nations Center for Disarmament shall be advised of this World Legislation, to any amendments to this legislation and to the actions arising from it. The disarmament required by ratification shall be consistent with the provisions of Article17, Section A-9, of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth relating to paired ratification and disarmament.

Each National Government or National Parliament which ratifies the Constitution for the Federation of Earth shall require the immediate immobilization and defusing of any nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass death and destruction within its borders or under its jurisdiction or direction anywhere in the world, together with the immediate cessation of all advertising, funding, or financing, of any such weapons; All governments are called upon to include in their penal codes the provision that the advertising, funding, or financing of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass death and destruction are a crime against humanity, and that any individual responsible for engaging in such activities, shall be indicted and brought to trial accordingly, by due process of law.

Article IV. Entrance into Vigor

After six months from the adoption of this World Legislation by the Provisional World Parliament, any nation, national government, corporation, university, laboratory, or other entity, or officials thereof, found in violation of this Bill, shall be declared in violation of world law and as acting as a world outlaw or outlaws, and may be brought before any suitable international court or world court established under the Constitution for the Federation of Earth, for appropriate trial and disposition. The completed process of global ratification shall not be required before implementation, nor shall this World Legislation require consensus from each transgressor before the initiation of legal proceedings and enforcement actions.

Article V. Implementation

V. - Section A.

Warrants may already be issued from the World Court for individuals suspected of violation of the original Section I of World Legislative Bill Number One, from the date of 11 March 1983 (six months from the implementation of the main body of that bill.) After six months from the adoption of this Protocol Bill, the World Court may issue warrants for the apprehension of individuals or organizations suspected of illegal ownership, finance, funding, brokerage, representation, or who threaten to use weapons of mass destruction, or who otherwise violate this world legislation. Upon conviction, they shall be likewise declared in violation of world law and as having acted as a world outlaw or outlaws.

V. - Section B.

No national government nor lesser government has jurisdiction over arrests stemming from enforcement of World Legislation under the Constitution for the Federation of Earth and no action will be taken by any national government nor lesser government, nor their representatives and agents, to stop or interfere with the actions of persons enforcing World Legislation. As any interference shall be construed as interference in the matters of the World Government, individuals responsible for such interference shall also be liable for arrest, prosecution and punishment, as defined below in Section V.D. of this World Legislation. If not immediately apprehended, such interfering individuals’ names and identities, and a report of sworn testimony as to the time and circumstances of the interference will, as soon as possible, be made known to the responsible branches of the World Government for the possible issuance of warrants.

V. - Section C.

Upon official declaration of the First Operational Stage of World Government under the Constitution for the Federation of Earth, the World Court will assume its responsibility for the issuance of such specific warrants to the Enforcement System as may be needed, and for processing the Court caseload.

During the First Stage of World Government, to the extent which is possible, the World Police shall only be required to enforce World Legislation within geographical areas already under the jurisdiction of the World Government (the oceans, Antarctica, space, etc.) and within the nations which have given full or provisional ratification to the Constitution for the Federation of Earth.

Further provisions for the operation of the Enforcement System of the World Government shall be specified in separate enabling legislation by the Provisional World Parliament or by the World Parliament.

V. - Section D. Statutory Assessments of Penalties for Violation of World Legislation

A primary guideline in the sentencing of convicts shall be for the restitution toward victims of the crime. These victims may be identified as individuals, groups or as the entire populace of Earth.

1.

Punishment up to and/or including permanent forfeiture of personal assets, excluding a minimum necessary for reasonable decent living, denial of credit and possible imprisonment throughout the period of the First & Second Operational Stages of World Government, or beyond, may be levied for violation of this world legislation.

2.

Former violators of this World Legislation who have already ratified the Constitution for the Federation of Earth (CFE) before the deadline or who ceased to violate this Legislation before the amendment deadlines may be exempt from prosecution and may suffer no penalty, provided their behavior now represents and is consistent with the CFE, with all World Legislation and the World Government.

3.

Violators of this World Legislation may be assessed some penalty or granted leniency by a bench of the World Court according to the following provisos:

a.

Alleged violators who ratify the Constitution for the Federation of Earth and who volunteer to cease violation of this World Legislation and who come forward before arrest can expect greater leniency by the World Court, including possible pardon, a reduced fine and/or no imprisonment.

b.

Alleged violators who are apprehended, but who can prove that they have ratified the Earth Constitution and ceased to violate this World Legislation prior to such arrest, upon conviction can expect some leniency by the World Court, including possible pardon, a reduced fine and/or no imprisonment.

c.

Alleged violators who are apprehended and who ratify the CFE during their arrest, upon conviction may expect some limited leniency by the World Court, including possible possible pardon, reduced fines and possibly no imprisonment or a reduced term of imprisonment.

d.

Alleged violators who are apprehended by the World Police, and who continue to refuse to ratify the CFE, whether for disbelief, fear of national-level reprisals, greed, incompetence or whatever other reason, upon conviction may expect no leniency from the World Court. Such individuals shall be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and may face penalties of up to the loss of personal assets, excluding a minimum necessary for reasonable decent living, loss of all credit, and the loss of liberty by incarceration, for throughout the period of First & Second Operational Stages of World Government or possibly beyond.

e.

Individuals who are found guilty of interference in the arrest or prosecution of alleged violators, shall be liable to a punishment, up to the loss of personal assets, excluding a minimum necessary for reasonable decent living, loss of all credit, and the loss of liberty by incarceration, for throughout the period of First & Second Operational Stages of World Government or possibly beyond.

f.

Individuals, particularly minors, who can show that they were operating under conscription to defend violators of this World Legislation may receive greater leniency from the World Court than volunteer and/or mercenary forces defending violators , especially provided they can show that they discontinued violation of this World Legislation at the earliest possible moment.

g.

Individuals found guilty of the conscription of others shall receive less leniency from the Courts, particularly adult violators and violators who have shown resistance to the implementation of this World Legislation. Such violators, upon conviction, shall be liable to a punishment, up to the loss of personal assets, excluding a minimum necessary for reasonable decent living, loss of all credit, and the loss of liberty by incarceration, for throughout the period of First & Second Operational Stages of World Government or possibly beyond.

h.

Individuals who are found guilty of the illegal transfer of confiscated property or assets of the World Government shall be liable to a punishment, up to the loss of personal assets, excluding a minimum necessary for reasonable decent living, loss of all credit, and the loss of liberty by incarceration, for throughout the period of First & Second Operational Stages of World Government or possibly beyond.

i.

In the case of finance or brokerage of proscribed weapons, conveyances, or of outlawed activities under World Legislation, due consideration shall be granted regarding the complexity of financial instruments and the difficulties of determining whether and where a given financial instrument violates World Legislation. These factors shall be considered in the assessment of penalties or restitutions. However, the responsibility for compliance with these Bills rests with the individuals, organizations or governments involved in the financial transactions and ownerships. The complexity of assessing the accountability shall not interfere with the enforcement of World Legislation, nor with the process of obtaining restitutions.

4.

Penalties for violation of this World Legislation may be progressive. Penalties for early convictions during the implementation period may be substantially less severe than those penalties assessed for later convictions, based upon the relative length of time and circumstances since the implementation of the legislation and the judgement of the World Court.

5.

The Earth Financial Credit Corporation will compile a comprehensive file with names, pertinent information and a credit schedule for convicted violators. Each violator’s credit file shall be submitted to all national and international bureaus of credit, notifying such offices that these are convicted violators of this World Legislation, and informing the credit bureaus to the extent of any unpaid fine owed by the convicted violator which has been assessed by the World Courts.

6.

Class-action suits or other civil suits against alleged violators for losses suffered due to their violation of World Legislation since its implementation date may be activated through the World Court Civil Bench. Upon conviction, the Civil Court may enforce the payment of settlements on the individual violators, for any and all illegal actions or illegal inactions on the part of the convicted violators in order to pay restitution to the aggrieved parties and for Court costs.

V. - Section E.

Upon the implementation date of this World Legislation, the facilities, grounds and assets of all corporations involved in the production of weapons of mass destruction, in all countries, are hereby claimed as World Territory and World Property of the World Government under the Constitution for the Federation of Earth, to be administered by the World Disarmament Agency of the Enforcement System.

In such cases where corporations are cooperative pursuant to Article VII., Section D. of this World Legislation, corporations may retain assets for immediate factory conversion to

non-military, environmentally-clean production under the supervision of the World Disarmament Agency. Assets successfully converted in this manner will not be liable to confiscation by the World Government.

The Earth Financial Credit Corporation (EFCC) shall file a lien to the World Court against the unauthorized sale or usage of these confiscated or impounded properties . The EFCC shall notify the registries of the deeds and of the accounts that the lien has been filed prohibiting the transfer of such properties outside of World Government jurisdiction. With the implementation of this World Legislation, any individual attempting unauthorized transfer or accepting these properties outside of World Government jurisdiction shall be liable for prosecution under this legislation. Each act of transfer shall be considered a separate offense. Illegal transfer is herein defined as the transfer of corporate assets or properties when the transferring individual does not have a delegation of authority from the World Disarmament Agency or the World Government to make such a transfer.

Article VI. Implementation Schedule.

This World Legislation, with its amendments, once passed by the Provisional World Parliament, shall be circulated to all national governments, to the heads of all national militaries, to the financial markets worldwide, to the delegates and all offices of the United Nations Organization and related organizational bodies, along with forms for the ratification of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth and the World Legislative Bill Number One, within three (3) calendar months from the passage of this World Legislation.

Those governments, militaries, financial markets, UNO offices and related body offices which are on-line shall be e-mailed copies of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth and World Legislation, and/or they shall be mailed write-protected floppy disk versions by the offices of the Provisional World Cabinet. The Provisional World Parliament directs the Provisional World Cabinet to allocate ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the implementation of this task. The floppy disks shall include this advisory on their label: “Each individual is accountable to know the following enclosed laws regulating weapons of mass destruction. Ignorance of these laws is no excuse. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Officials, agents, employees and other affected persons who begin their work prior to or subsequent to this notification are not released of liability due to lack of knowledge of this World Legislation.

From the date of official declaration of the First Operational Stage of World Government, individuals who may be suspected violators of World Legislative Act Number One or this World Legislation have 30 days to respond by ratifying the Constitution for the Federation of Earth and sending proof of such ratification either to the Standing Parliamentary Commission for the Ratification of the CFE, or to the offices of the Provisional World Cabinet. Such proof of ratification must be postmarked, faxed or e-mailed no later than thirty (30) calendar days from the time that the CFE copies and legislative notices are mailed out by the offices of the World Cabinet. Ratifiers are responsible to pay their own postage or transmission fees. Those persons who neglect to heed this World Legislation by the due date shall be held in contempt, and shall be registered as alleged violators by the World Government. A list of names and personal information of such non-ratifiers shall be compiled and published by the offices of the World Cabinet, or by the World District Attorneys, if operational, and shall be made available at cost to any citizen of the World Government. This list will be continually updated, so that former alleged violators names can be removed from the list and so that any new alleged violators’ names can be added on. An active, up-to-date list of alleged violators shall be maintained at each office of the World Government, at each bench of the World Court and at all offices of the Ratification Commissions. An attempt will be made to keep such lists perfectly current and the lists will be revised no less frequently than every thirty (30) calendar days, until and unless they are no longer necessary.

Article VII. Plans and Actions of the

WorldDisarmament Agency

VII. - Section A.

As soon as possible, the World Disarmament Agency shall begin the plans and operation for a global minesweeping program to recover, deactivate and clear ordinance and anti-personnel mines from all lands of Earth, beginning with the first nations or populations to ratify the Constitution for the Federation of Earth. This minesweeping program shall be under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the World Disarmament Agency, and shall be funded by the developing fiscal agencies of the World Government.

VII. - Section B.

For any nuclear weapons which still may exist upon the adoption of this World Legislation, the World Disarmament Agency shall, if possible, design, adopt and/or carry out plans to deactivate all nuclear bombs by following whatever procedure is safest, which may include filling in the reaction chamber of the weapons with the most appropriate wire or other suitable material, using the safest methods possible, in order to help prevent and lessen the likelihood of any accidental or intentional detonation. The World Disarmament Agency shall then follow through with the separation of the fissile or fusile materials from their explosive detonators, according to the most stringient safety guidelines possible.

VII. - Section C.

Throughout the period of Provisional World Government and World Government, private armies and paramilitary forces are banned, pursuant to the Bill of Rights, Article XII. Item 15 of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth. The World Disarmament Agency shall establish an office which will draw up plans by which the private armies and paramilitary forces of the world can effectively and humanely be disbanded, respecting the rights of all parties involved, and helping the people of such forces, insomuch as possible, to redirect their energies for productive purposes, such as work within the Emergency Earth Rescue Administration, the World Disarmament Agency and/or the Enforcement System of the World Government. However, this ban against private armies and paramilitary forces shall not be construed as any ban against legitimate self-defense by citizens of the Earth Federation who have ratified the Constitution for the Federation of Earth. That regulated militia which consists of the whole body of the civilians themselves, bearing only such arms as are suitable for law enforcement purposes and civil order, their right to keep and bear arms, and to thereby uphold the Earth Federation, shall not be infringed. The Earth Federation shall only develop, keep and bear such arms as are not denied to the citizens of the Earth Federation.

VII. - Section D.

The World Disarmament Agency shall study plans which have already been made by corporations, governments, labor and non-governmental organizations for the peaceable conversion of munitions plants, such that there is the least possible disruption to the workers and communities involved. When such plans are suitable, these shall be financed by the agencies of the World Government, for the rapid conversion away from production of armaments of mass destruction to more humane and appropriate manufacture. When corporations are cooperative and prompt in the conversion process, assets may be retained by such corporations, and the status of their stocks may be favorably affected, particularly when the judgement of the World Court has not already made a specific ruling against such corporations.

Article VIII. Veterans

As of three months from the adoption of this World Legislation by the Provisional World Parliament, veteran benefits at any level of government may be affected for the violation of World Legislation.

1. The World Court, along with the World Financial Credit Corporation can require forfeiture of some or all veterans benefits or private sector retirement benefits for those individuals who violate World Legislation after this date. Being under orders to violate this World Legislation shall not exempt an individual from accountability in this regard.

2. Individuals who accrue veteran benefits but who do not violate this Bill shall not be so affected. The World Government shall uphold veterans' rights to collect their pensions or other benefits from their respective national governments, provided the veteran has not violated World Legislation.

3. Any degree of forfeiture of Veteran benefits shall be related to the severity of the respective violations.

Article IX. Automatic Weapons of Government

Insomuch as possible, the World Police shall not develop, keep nor use fully automatic weapons (as automatic rifles, automatic handguns, and machine guns). No later than the date of declaration of the Full Operational Stage of the World Government under the Constitution for the Federation of Earth, all local and national governments and the World Police force shall turn over any remaining government-owned automatic weapons to the World Disarmament Agency for dismantlement or permanent conversion to single-fire or semi-automatic function. The World Disarmament Agency shall ensure that any automatic weapons turned in shall, upon request of the deliverer, be replaced immediately by semi-automatic or single-fire arms of similar caliber, provided the deliverer reaffirms support for the Constitution for the Federation of Earth and its World Legislation. The costs of this exchange shall be born entirely by the Federation of Earth. At that time, the Earth Federation and its governmental agencies and agents, as well as the member nations and governments which comprise the Earth Federation, shall not develop, keep, nor use any fully automatic weapons. Nor shall private industry manufacture automatic weapons in a society where the right to self-defense is guaranteed and where government is safely accountable, on a leash with no standing armies.

In accordance with the principle of the human right to individual self-defense, this legislative item is applicable to automatic weapons in the public, governmental sector, and is not to be misconstrued as any prohibition against personal self-defense in any such cases where individual self defense may be warranted. However, private citizens wishing to exchange automatic weapons for semi-automatic or single-fire arms of similar caliber may do so, provided the deliverer reaffirms support for the Constitution for the Federation of Earth and its World Legislation. Replacement shall be immediate, upon acceptance of the delivery of the automatic weapon. The costs of this exchange shall be born entirely by the Federation of Earth.

Article X. Limitations

There shall be no statute of limitations for the prosecution of violations of this World Legislation, nor of World Legislative Bill Number One. However, the right to no ex post facto prosecution remains, so only those portions of this World Legislation which were in effect at the time of a specific violation may be used in prosecution.

Article XI . Constitutionality

Valid provisions of this World Legislation will be enforced in spite of any judicial determination that certain parts of the action may be unconstitutional.

Appendix.

Amended Definition of Other Weapons of Mass Death and Destruction:

Bio-chemical weapons, including nerve gas, bacterial weapons, mass defoliants, any other kind of poison gas or bio-chemical weaponry excepting non-military tear gases kept or emitted from handheld dispensers, and which are non-flammable or used in non-flammable concentration and which ordinarily produce no permanent harm, and excepting such tranquilizing darts or bullets, being fired only from handheld weapons, and which ordinarily produce no permanent harm;

Fire bombs, block-buster bombs, anti-personnel bombs, cluster bombs, neutron bombs, and other kinds of bombs;

Cruise missiles, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, short range missiles, and other missiles used to deliver nuclear or other weapons of mass death and destruction;

Bombers, military aircraft, and military aircraft carriers;

Battleships, military submarines and any other ocean launched weaponry;

Satellite weaponry or weapons stationed in or maneuverable from upper or outer space or the Moon;

Laser ray weapons, and any other weapons which might in future be developed for mass death and destruction, excepting laser sighting/targeting mechanisms on handheld sidearms or handheld rifles which are suitable for law enforcement purposes and which are designed in themselves to not cause blindness nor other injury ;

Delivery systems for nuclear weapons, bio-chemical weapons and all other weapons defined herein; Delivery systems of means when used to convey military weapons across national boundaries;

Appendix. Weaponry, Equipment and Least Necessary Force

Least Necessary Force

A guiding principle of world law enforcement shall be that such measures which do not require apprehension shall be used in any cases where this is sufficient to end the transgression and to bring about judicial settlement. Where this is not adequate, enforcement shall endeavor to apprehend the suspect causing the least physical harm possible.

Any arresting World Police Officer must be prepared to document in a World Court that the least necessary force was used in effecting any arrest. In an enforcement situation, at first, if possible, the arresting officer shall use no force other than persuasion, negotiation and verbal control using a clear, firm, authoritative approach in order to effect the apprehension of a suspect.

If this is not successful, the arresting officer may use minimum force, such as arm bars,wrist locks, grips and other basic hands-on, weaponless guide-alongs and restraints.

When weaponless guide-alongs and restraints are not adequate to subdue a suspect, the arresting person may progress either to stronger weaponless techniques, such as kicks to legs and open-hand blows, or may rely upon mild, non-lethal chemical agents, such as pepper spray or mace, which cause no permanent harm. The strongest weaponless techniques shall only be used when the other weaponless techniques have not been effective or if there was no opportunity to use them.

Baton, short stick or flashlight should be used only if the above techniques are not adequate. The arresting officer shall be able to show adequate prior knowledge of safe baton techniques.

Firearms should not be employed in an arrest unless the above-mentioned methods have failed or if there is no opportunity to use the above-mentioned methods in a situation. The arresting officer shall be able to show adequate prior knowledge in safe gun handling.

Whatever weapons are carried or used, the arresting officer shall be prepared to show that they had prior knowledge in the safe, responsible use of such weapons.

At which time the World Police begins its formation and forever thereafter, the world police force shall use and possess only such weapons as are not denied to the

law-abiding citizens of the Earth Federation.

Outlawed Equipment

Weapons unsuitable for use in typical law enforcement situations shall not be used in the apprehension of suspects. Weapons unsuitable for government use include, but are not limited to, the following: Any weapons classified in World Legislation as a weapon of mass destruction, blade weapons of any kind, flexible weapons which might cause mortal injury upon impact, blackjacks, brass knuckles, saps. Strap weapons which might easily cause strangulation are banned. All cartridges with bullets designed to explode or fragment are banned, except for such safety bullets which are so designed as to be unlikely to cause mortal injury. All mortars or launchers are unsuitable for use. Tear gas and stun grenades shall not be used as a means of crowd dispersal, nor shall lethal force be used as any means of crowd dispersal

The above-listed weapons are hereby banned as standard means of law enforcement.

Recommended Equipment

Recommended equipment for law enforcement purposes shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: handcuffs, other temporary restraints which cause no permanent damage, body armor, handheld-dispenser pepper spray/mace, softwood batons, hardwood short sticks, flashlights, single-action or semi-automatic firearms, electronic stunning devices of a current/voltage combination which do not cause permanent harm, acoustic devices which do not cause permanent harm and combinations of the above. Strap batons which can be shown to be more safe and less likely to cause strangulation than ordinary batons in effecting arrest of suspects are also recommended. Such safety bullets, whose impact or fragmentation are unlikely to produce mortal injury are also recommended. Tranquilization darts and such chemical bullets which put a suspect temporarily unconscious, yet without permanent harm may also be developed and used.

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