Summary of an Act
World Legislative Act #32
Enabling Legislation for the Department of Conflict Resolution within the Federation of Earth
Short Title:
Conflict Resolution
Enacts world legislation to enable Department of Conflict Resolution of Earth Federation.
1. Defines Department of Conflict Resolution, including internal governing structure of department.
2. Integrates Department of Conflict Resolution (DCR) with twenty regional world offices in relation to regional offices of World Attorney General and World Police. Requires regional DCR Commissioner to head each regional world DCR office
3. Requires World Police under supervision of World Parliament to staff regional offices of Department of Conflict Resolution. Permits regions to have unequal number of personnel, based upon relative conflict resolution need.
4. Requires World Ombudsmus to have staff in each regional office of the Department of Conflict Resolution as liaison and to facilitate coordination with offices of World Ombudsmus.
5. Requires Department of Conflict Resolution to establish local offices on campuses of World University System. Permits qualified local professors to staff local campus offices.
6. Requires Department of Conflict Resolution to maintain liaison offices with World Commission on Terrorism (WCT). Prohibits liaison offices from surveillance, apprehension, arrest, or prosecution of violators of world law.
7. Prohibits World Attorneys General Office and World Police from using offices and staff of Department of Conflict Resolution for other world police or attorney general functions. Cites penal provision for violation. Establishes confidentiality between DCR staff and parties of conflict. Maintains mandated reporter status (WLA 14.10) for regarding suspected cases of DCR corruption. Excludes powers of arrest from DCR personnel. Prohibits DCR officers and staff from carrying instruments of defense while on duty.
8. Requires Department of Conflict Resolution to make use of existing resources and expertise. Requires DCR to coordinate supportively with pre-existing programs established for conflict resolution.
9. Requires Department of Conflict Resolution to rely and build upon, if possible, local knowledge and existing efforts, mobilizing both mid-level leaders and ordinary citizens. Defines conditions under which DCR may bypass or interfere with local programs or efforts at conflict resolution.
10. Requires Department of Conflict Resolution to submit annual report to World Police and World Parliament detailing DCR conflict resolution activities, and work of local and community conflict resolution activities, in each world regions and extent of continuing violence or danger of violence in each region.
Requires World Attorney General and World Police to submit annual DCR budget to World Parliament as separate part of general Enforcement System budget request. Reserves World Parliament power to fund DCR budget separately from general request of Enforcement System budget based upon reports of World Ombudsmus and agencies of Integrative Complex.
11. Permits World Office of World Attorney General or World Office of World Police to remove for cause, under conditions of due process any officer or employee of World Department of Conflict Resolution.
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Conflict Resolution Department was adopted 12 April 2006, as World Legislative Act #32 by the ninth session of the provisional World Parliament, meeting in Tripoli in conformance with Article 19 of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth.
Attested:
Eugenia Almand, JD, Secretary
Provisional World Parliament