World Constitution and Parliament Association | |
Abbreviation | WCPA |
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Nickname | WCPA |
Formation | 1958 |
Founder | Philip Isely, Margaret Isely |
Founded at | Denver, Colorado, USA |
Type | Nonprofit, NGO, INGO |
Purpose | world peace via democratic federal world government |
Headquarters | USA |
Region served | Worldwide |
Fields | Global Policy |
President | Glen T. Martin (since 2012) |
Treasurer | Phyllis Turk [1] |
Secretary General | Dr. Eugenia Almand |
Key people | Thane Read, Philip Isely, Margaret Isely, Terence P. Amerasinghe, Morikatsu Inagaki, Jagdish Gandhi, Eugenia Almand |
Website | https://www.wcpa.world |
Formerly called | World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention |
The World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA), formally known as the World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention (WCWCC), [2] is an international committee established as an international non-governmental organization (INGO) dedicated to the establishment of world peace through a democratic federal world government. [3] [4] [5] WCPA is responsible for advancing the work of the provisional world government and its institutions established under the Constitution for the Federation of Earth (CFoE). [6] [7] [8]
In late 1950's, Philip Isely, along with Thane Read, Margaret Isely, and Marie Philips Scot, formulated a plan that would seek to admit delegates from both national governments and delegates from peoples of all countries to a Peoples' World Convention. [9] The form of agreement was drafted by Thane Read and revised by Philip Isely. [10] As the call for a World Constitutional Convention gained momentum, an U.S. Committee for a World Constitutional Convention was formed in 1958, [11] [12] later renamed as World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention (WCWCC) in 1959 with Philip Isely as Secretary. [13] With established headquarters in Denver, Colorado in 1961, World Committee also issued calls to support the World Constitution Coordinating Committee (WCCC) , garnering committed delegates from 50 nations [14] [15] and endorsements from several heads of state. [7] [16] WCWCC later played a significant role in development of the world constitution. [17]
In 1966, the organization was again renamed the 'World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA)', with Philip Isely serving as Secretary-General and Margaret Isely as Treasurer. [18] Notably, their extensive correspondence with influential figures such as Dr. T. P. Amerasinghe of Sri Lanka and Dr. Reinhart Ruge of Mexico contributed to the growth and development of WCPA, [19] eventually leading to their appointment as co-presidents. [20] Together, they dedicated their efforts to advancing the cause of a World Constitution in their respective roles for many years. After the death of his first wife in 1997, Philip remarried in 2001, [7] and he left WCPA in 2003, with Glen T. Martin assuming the role of Secretary-General. [20]
The Constitution for the Federation of Earth (CFoE), also known as, Earth Constitution (EC), formulated by group of international legal experts between [14] [15] 1968 and 1991, [21] is a comprehensive framework of a global federalist government. [22] Today, the World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) actively promotes its principles. [5] [23] Since 1982, under this system fifteen sessions of a Provisional World Parliament have been convened and have successfully enacted numerous legislations on various global issues. [24] These efforts continue to shape the discourse surrounding global governance. [25]
World peace is the concept of an ideal state of peace within and among all people and nations on Planet Earth. Different cultures, religions, philosophies, and organizations have varying concepts on how such a state would come about.
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