Summary of an Act
World Legislative Act #31
Enabling Legislation for the World Ombudsmus
Short Title:
Ombudsmus Act
Lists relevant respective provisions from Earth Constitution.
1. Empowers World Ombudsmus to hire persons to perform work of World Ombudsmus.
2. Requires World Ombudsmus to develop detailed proposal for accomplishment of work.
3. Conditionally names UN High Commission for Human Rights as ex-officio member of World Ombudsmus.
4. Directs World Police to cooperate and coordinate with World Ombudsmus to protect human rights. Specifies and directs World Ombudsmus to publicly observe World Police.
5. Grants access by World Ombudsmus to information of other branches of Earth Federation.
6. Establishes offices of World Ombudsmus.
6.1. Establishes liaison offices with benches of World Judiciary.
6.2. Establishes liaison offices with World Executive, World Administration, and Integrative Complex.
6.3. Establishes separate offices corresponding with each respective office of Integrative Complex.
6.4. Establishes liaison offices with Secretary General of World Administration, as well as with nine specified ministries of World Administration.
6.5. Establishes separate offices with each House of World Parliament.
6.6. Directs World Ombudsmus to select from civil service lists to employ staff. Permits provisional placement before civil service lists are created.
7. Establishes system of elected World District Ombudsen and elected Deputy District Ombudsen to provide World Ombudsmus service within each World District of Earth Federation. Defines eligibility of World District Ombudsen and Deputy District Ombudsen, including conditions for removal from office.
8. Defines responsibility, powers, and duties of World District Ombudsen and Deputy District Ombudsen.
9. Gives directive, mandate and caveat to World Ombudsmus.
10. Allocates funds and defines provisional budget for five years’ function of World Ombudsmus.
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World Ombudsmus Act 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
As the World Ombudsmus is the branch of Earth Federation specifically charged with enforcing human rights protection, please note links to Earth Constitution Article 12, to Earth Constitution Article 13, and to the following Human Rights Declarations posted at the Office of the UN High Commission for Human Rights website. While the provisional World Parliament has not yet taken decision regarding most of these important human rights instruments of the OUNHCHR, in principle the Earth Federation acknowledges and should enforce at least as much protection as is directed by these human rights instruments:
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966
- Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ICERD
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CEDAW
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CAT
- Convention on the Rights of the Child CRC
- International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ICRMW