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{{Short description|Transitional international legislative body}}
{{about|a transitional World Parliament|concept of world parliament or international parliament|World Parliament}}
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| legislature = 15th Provisional World Parliament
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The '''Provisional World Parliament''' ('''PWP''') is a transitional international [[legislative body]] or a transitional [[international parliament]], operating under the [[Constitutional Framework|constitutional framework]] of the [[Constitution for the Federation of Earth]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Global Strategies & Solutions : Preparing earth constitution |url=http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/strategy/193465 |url-status= |access-date=2023-07-15 |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of World Problems |publisher=Union of International Associations |via=uia.org}}</ref> It is intended to serve as part of the process of establishing the [[world federation]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-25 |title='World's political system is antiquated, needs new order' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/worlds-political-system-is-antiquated-needs-new-order/article25829459.ece |access-date=2023-08-12 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It consists of [[Representative democracy|representatives]], [[Delegation|delegates]] and [[Observer status|observers]] from around the world and is tasked with drafting [[legislation]], promoting [[International cooperation|global cooperation]], and facilitating the transition to a more integrated [[global governance]] structure.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Provisional World Parliament {{!}} UIA Yearbook Profile {{!}} Union of International Associations |url=https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100012539 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=uia.org}}</ref>

Prominent world leaders such as [[Muhammad Zafarullah Khan|Mohammad Zafrullah Khan]], who served as the [[President of the United Nations General Assembly|President of the U.N. General Assembly]] and [[Judges of the International Criminal Court|Judge]] and [[Vice President of International Court of Justice|Vice-president]] of the [[International Court of Justice]], <ref name=":8" /> [[Zail Singh]], the [[Non-Aligned Movement#Chair|chairman]] of the [[Non-Aligned Movement|Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)]] and [[President of India]],<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":9" /> along with Chief Justices from different countries, including [[Indian Supreme Court]] [[Chief Justice of India|Chief Justice]] [[K. G. Balakrishnan]] and Justice [[P. B. Sawant]], as well as [[Kashefa Hussain]], [[Supreme Court of Bangladesh|Supreme Court]] Justice of [[Bangladesh]] have been attendies of PWP's sessions.<ref name=":7" />

==History==
{{main|World Constitutional Convention|Constitution for the Federation of Earth}}
The origins of the Provisional World Parliament (PWP) can be traced back to the [[World Constitutional Convention|World Constitutional Convention (WCC)]], also known as the World Constituent Assembly (WCA) or the First World Constituent Assembly, which took place in [[Interlaken]], [[Switzerland]], and [[Wolfach]], [[Germany]], in 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heimann |first=Hans |date=2018-08-29 |title=Als Interlaken die heimliche Welthauptstadt war |trans-title=When Interlaken was the secret world capital |url=https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/als-interlaken-die-heimliche-welthauptstadt-war-476772910117 |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Berner Zeitung |language=de}}</ref> Initiated by [[Thane Read]], an independent U.S. economist and [[World Constitution Coordinating Committee|World Constitution Coordinating Committee (WCCC)]], the convention aimed to establish a [[World constitution|global constitution]] and [[Democratic governance|democratic]] [[Federalism|federal]] [[world government]] to promote global cooperation and world peace.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1968-08-30 |title=Der Bund 30. August 1968 — e-newspaperarchives.ch |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=DBB19680830-01.2.11.1 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.e-newspaperarchives.ch |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1968-08-29 |title=Berner Tagwacht 29. August 1968 — e-newspaperarchives.ch |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=TGW19680829-01.2.35.3 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.e-newspaperarchives.ch |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1968-08-28 |title=Neue Zürcher Zeitung 28. August 1968 Ausgabe 03 — e-newspaperarchives.ch |url=http://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19680828-03.2.17.9 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.e-newspaperarchives.ch |language=de}}</ref> Notable signatories, including [[List of Nobel laureates|Nobel laureates]] [[Albert Szent-Györgyi]], [[Bertrand Russell]], and leaders like [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] and [[Muhammad Ayub Khan]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=1962-06-07 |title=Pakistan Announces Delegates Named |page=5 |work=Arizona Sun |url=https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/118619}}</ref> and thousands more supported the call for the convention.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=1962-06-14 |title=Arizona sun. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1942-196?, June 14, 1962, Image 6 |pages=PAGE 6 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84021917/1962-06-14/ed-1/seq-6/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=2692-692X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Letter from World Constitution Coordinating Committee to Helen, enclosing current materials |url=https://www.afb.org/HelenKellerArchive?a=d&d=A-HK01-07-B154-F05-028.1.9 |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=Helen Keller Archive |publisher=American Foundation for the Blind}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Amerasinghe |first=Terence P. |title=Emerging World Law, Volume 1 |publisher=Institute for Economic Democracy |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-933567-16-7 |pages=50–51 |language=en}}</ref>

During the convention, over 200 participants from various countries engaged in the drafting of a constitution for a global federal government.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ThZSAAAAIBAJ |title=The Press-Courier |date=1968-09-03 |publisher=The Press-Courier |page=3(5) |language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, the [[World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention|World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention (WCWCC)]] (later known as the [[World Constitution and Parliament Association|World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA)]]) continued its efforts, organizing a [[Second World Constituent Assembly]] in [[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]], in 1977.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Yunker |first=James A. |date=2000 |title=Rethinking World Government: A New Approach |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20753240 |journal=International Journal on World Peace |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=3–33 |jstor=20753240 |issn=0742-3640}}</ref>

During this second assembly, delegates adopted the "[[Constitution for the Federation of Earth]]," commonly referred to as the 'Earth Constitution.'<ref>{{Cite book |last=Amerasinghe |first=Terence P. |title=Emerging World Law, Volume 1 |publisher=Institute for Economic Democracy |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-933567-16-7 |pages=57 |language=en}}</ref> Following its adoption, the World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) issued a call for ratification, urging [[List of nations|nations]] and individuals to endorse the Earth Constitution. The Constitution was sent to various entities, including the [[United Nations]], [[List of national governments|national governments]], and educational institutions, seeking their support and cooperation in the ratification process.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0woAAAAAMBAJ |title=Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists |publisher=Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, Inc. |year=1978 |volume=34 |page=63 |language=en |issn=0096-3402 |issue=6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-woAAAAAMBAJ |title=Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists |publisher=Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, Inc. |year=1978 |volume=34 |issue= 5|pages=56 |language=en |issn=0096-3402}}</ref>

The 'Constitution for the Federation of Earth' underwent further amendments through subsequent World Constituent Assemblies in 1980 and 1991.<ref name=":2" /> Additionally, the Provisional World Parliament (PWP) has convened regularly since 1982, with its most recent session occurring in 2021.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1989-01-11 |title=The Guardian from London, Greater London, England |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/259851426/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>

==List of Provisional World Parliament sessions ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of Provisional World Parliament sessions
!
!Name
!Dates
!Countery
!Venue and Location
!Notes
|-
|1
|First Provisional World Parliament
|Sept 4,1982 - Sept 17, 1982<ref name=":8">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PyEPAAAAYAAJ |title=Human Rights Internet Reporter |date=1982 |publisher=Human Rights Internet |page=35 |language=en}}</ref>
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|[[Royal Pavilion]] in [[Brighton]], [[England]]
|Former [[President of the United Nations General Assembly|President of the U.N. General Assembly]], [[Judges of the International Criminal Court|Judge]] & [[Vice President of International Court of Justice|Vice-president]] of the [[International Court of Justice]] and [[Foreign Minister of Pakistan]], [[Muhammad Zafarullah Khan|Mohammad Zafrullah Khan]], inaugurated the session. World Legislative Act 1 to 5 were deliberated and adopted.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1983-05-11 |title=The Courier from Waterloo, Iowa |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/356459891/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2
|Second Provisional World Parliament
|March 15, 1985 - March 25, 1985<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last= |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.128932 |title=Speeches Of President Giani Zail Singh Volume-ii |publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India |year=1992 |volume=II |pages=268–269 (251) |chapter=India and the World |access-date=2023-08-11}}</ref>
|{{Flag|India}}
|[[Vigyan Bhawan]], [[New Delhi]] <ref name=":9">{{Cite web |date=Nov 21, 2007 |title=India Second Provisional World Parliament |url=https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=2081731c36a9930baabe3752c411b6ab |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=The Associated Press (AP) Newroom}}</ref>
|The then [[Non-Aligned Movement#Chair|chairman]] of the [[Non-Aligned Movement|Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)]] & [[President of India]], [[Zail Singh]], inaugurated the session.<ref name=":1" /> World Legislative Act 6 to 8 were deliberated and adopted.
|-
|3
|Third Provisional World Parliament
|June 18, 1987 - June 28, 1987<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=1987-06-20 |title=The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/633457239/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|[[Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel|Fontainbleau Hilton Hotel]], [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], [[Florida]]<ref name=":4" />
| Session discussed and enacted World Law Bill to Protect Life and Nature on Planet Earth. World Legislative Act 9 to 11 were deliberated and adopted.
|-
|4
|Fourth Provisional World Parliament
|Sept 14 1996 - Sept 00 1996
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|[[Barcelona International Airport]], [[Barcelona]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=2002-03-21 |title=Bid to study the constitution for earth federation |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/bid-to-study-the-constitution-for-earth-federation/articleshow/4410825.cms |access-date=2023-08-15 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
| Session approved the [[Manifesto]] for beginning [[world government]].
|-
|5
|Fifth Provisional World Parliament
|Nov 20, 2000 - Nov 27, 2000<ref>{{Cite book |last=Suzuki |first=Toshio |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IJWsED5mw7QC |title=Soul Federation |date=2010-04-30 |publisher=Xlibris Corporation |isbn=978-1-4500-2666-6 |page=202 |language=en}}</ref>
|{{Flag|Malta}}<ref name=":5" />
| [[Qawra]]
| Session approved the plan to prepare for the next five sessions of the PWP. World Legislative Act 12 was deliberated and adopted.
|-
|6
|Sixth Provisional World Parliament
|March 24, 2003 - March 27, 2003
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|Bangkok Centre Hotel, [[Bangkok]]
| Colonel Dr. Somkid Risangkom, Member of [[Thai Parliament]] and Representative of the President of the Senate and Associate Professor Yandej Thongsima, Member of Thai Parliament and Chief Advisor to the [[Prime Minister of Thailand]], participated. World Legislative Act 13 to 18 were deliberated and adopted.
|-
|7
|Seventh Provisional World Parliament
|December 26, 2003 - December 29, 2003
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|India}}
|Palmgrove Hotel, [[Chennai]]
| Session was inaugurated by former India [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] Justice [[P. B. Sawant]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-12-27 |title=Former SC judge advocates world govt |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/former-sc-judge-advocates-world-govt/articleshow/385470.cms |access-date=2023-08-15 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> World Legislative Act 19 to 24 were deliberated and adopted.
|-
|8
|Eighth Provisional World Parliament
|Aug 10, 2004 - Aug 14, 2004
|[[City Montessori School]], [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| His Honor [[Laxmi Mall Singhvi|L. M. Singhvi]] of the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] and former [[Member of Indian Parliament|Member]] of Indian [[Lok Sabha|lower]] and [[Rajya Sabha|upper]] house inaugurated session. And [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]], [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] was Chief Guest.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-08-15 |title=World Parliament a necessity: CM |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/world-parliament-a-necessity-cm/articleshow/815591.cms |access-date=2023-08-12 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> World Legislative Act 25 to 30 were deliberated and adopted.
|-
|9
|Ninth Provisional World Parliament
|April 11, 2006 - April 15, 2006
|{{Flag|Libya}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=News |url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2005/11/11/news20.htm |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=archives.dailynews.lk}}</ref>
|[[Grand Hotel Tripoli|Al Kabir Grand Hotel]], [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]]
| Suleiman Shahumi, Secretary, Committee for Foreign Liaison, of the Peoples’ National Congress of Libya addressed the session. World Legislative Act 31 to 38 were deliberated and adopted.
|-
|10
|Tenth Provisional World Parliament
|June 21, 2007 - June 24, 2007
|{{Flag|Togo}}
|Palais du Congrès (Congressional Palace), [[Kara, Togo|Kara]]
| World Legislative Act 39 to 42 were deliberated and adopted.
|-
|11
|Eleventh Provisional World Parliament
|July 2, 2009 - July 8, 2009
| rowspan="5" |{{Flag|India}}
|Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Van Niwas, [[Nainital]]
| World Legislative Act 43 to 47 were deliberated and adopted.
|-
|12
|Twelfth Provisional World Parliament
|December 27, 2010 - December 31, 2010
|Bangla Academy and Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, [[Kolkata]]
| World Legislative Act 48 to 52 were deliberated and adopted.
|-
|13
|Thirteenth Provisional World Parliament
|December 14, 2013 - December 17, 2013
|World Unity Convention Centre, [[City Montessori School|CMS]], [[Lucknow]]
| Convened concurrent with 14th session of the [[International Conference of Chief Justices of the World]]. World Legislative Act 53 to 63 were deliberated and adopted.
|-
|14
|Fourteenth Provisional World Parliament
|December 27, 2015 - December 31, 2015
|[[Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture]], [[Kolkata]]
| World Legislative Act 64 to 67 were deliberated and adopted.
|-
|15
|Fifteenth Provisional World Parliament
|December 10, 2021 - December 12, 2021
|[[United Service Institution]], [[New Delhi]]<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=2021-12-16 |title=Role of India in Emerging New World Order |work=United News of India (UNI) |url=http://www.uniindia.com/role-of-india-in-emerging-new-world-order/pnn/news/2595081.html |access-date=2023-08-15}}</ref> & [[Web conferencing|Online]]<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-17 |title=Role of India in Emerging New World Order |url=https://www.mid-day.com/brand-media/article/role-of-india-in-emerging-new-world-order-23205451 |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Khairat Abdulrazaq-Gwadabe]], the Nigerian Senate and Chair of [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS]] in West Africa, along with former [[Indian Supreme Court]] [[Chief Justice of India|Chief Justice]] [[K. G. Balakrishnan]] and [[Kashefa Hussain]], [[Supreme Court of Bangladesh|Supreme Court]] Justice of [[Bangladesh]], addressed the session.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> World Legislative Act 68 to 72 were deliberated and adopted.
|- style="background-color: #9BDDFF; font-style:italic;"
|16
|Sixteenth Provisional World Parliament
|2023
|{{Flag|India}}
|[[Pondicherry]]<ref name=":7" />
| -
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| colspan=6; style="text-align:center;"|{{in5}}Source: <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Almand |first=Eugenia |date=2019-10-11 |title=World Legislation of the Provisional World Parliament |url=http://worldproblems.net/english/legislation/summaries_en/world_legislation_contents.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011101829/http://worldproblems.net/english/legislation/summaries_en/world_legislation_contents.html |archive-date=2019-10-11 |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=World Legislation of the Provisional World Parliament}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Provisional World Parliament – The Earth Constitution Institute |url=https://earthconstitution.world/provisional-world-parliament/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-07 |title=Provisional World Parliament |url=https://oneworldrenaissance.com/provisional-world-parliament-2/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=One World Renaissance |language=en}}</ref>
|}
{{legend|#9BDDFF|Denotes the forthcoming session of the Provisional World Parliament|border=black}}

== World Legislative Acts ==
The World Legislative Acts (WLAs) outlined in the "Constitution for the Federation of Earth" are an essential component of the [[Legislature|legislative]] framework established by the Provisional World Parliament (PWP). These acts serve as the means through which the PWP exercises its legislative authority and addresses critical [[List of global issues|global issues]].<ref name=":3" /> The Earth Constitution envisages a comprehensive range of World Legislative Acts that cover various aspects of [[global governance]]. Each act is designed to address specific global challenges and advance the principles of the Constitution. The Provisional World Parliament, in collaboration with experts and representatives from around the world, deliberates and drafts these acts to ensure they align with the Earth Constitution's values of [[justice]], [[sustainability]], and [[Equality before the law|equality]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=L |first=Cook, Bruce |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-jY9DwAAQBAJ |title=Handbook of Research on Examining Global Peacemaking in the Digital Age |date=2017-11-30 |publisher=IGI Global |isbn=978-1-5225-3033-6 |language=en}}</ref>

== Suppression attempts ==
In year 1987, for the third Provisional World Parliament, 100 delegates, primarily from [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], and various [[African nations]], were denied visas under section 214(b) of the federal immigration code.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-06-12 |title=The Miami News from Miami, Florida |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/302942614/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en|type=paid}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[World Constitution Coordinating Committee]]
* [[World Constitutional Convention]]
* [[Constitution for the Federation of Earth]]
* [[World government]]
* [[International parliament]]

==References==
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