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The Universal Charter of the Federation of Pangaea
Declaration
The Federation of Pangaea is a Direct Democracy, based on three values:
a. The protection and enforcement of all the Rights and Freedoms of its citizens, hereby considered fundamental and undeniable;
b. The Prosperity of the Federation of Pangaea, in the form of the community and of the biosphere, hereby considered indistinguishable and in symbiosis;
c. The advancement of the community, its expansion and its prosperity, provided that such are compatible with wisdom, brotherhood and with the two previous values.
In the event of a conflict between Value One and Value Two, or between Value Ones and Value Three, Value One takes precedence. In the event of a conflict between Value Two and Value Three, Value Two takes precedence.
We the people of the Federation of Pangaea hereby declare to form the first worldwide democratic civilization, and to recognize the Charter as our protection and our agreed common code of conduct.
Chapter 1
National Definition
Article 1
The Federation of Pangaea is a democratic republic, a sovereign State that exhibits the following qualities:
a. A permanent population;
b. A defined territory;
c. A government;
d. The capacity to enter into relations with the other states.
The Federation of Pangaea is also identified by its national symbols in the forms of:
a. The official flag and emblem of the Federation of Pangaea;
b. The official motto of the Federation of Pangaea;
c. The official anthem of the Federation of Pangaea;
d. The official animal emblem of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 2
The Federation of Pangaea constitutes a sole person in the context of international laws and agreements.
Article 3
The political existence of the Federation of Pangaea as a state is independent of recognition by the other states. Even before recognition, the state has the right to defend its integrity and independence, to provide for its conservation and prosperity, and consequently to organize itself as it sees fit, to legislate upon its interests, administer its services, and to define the jurisdiction and competence of its courts. The exercise of these rights has no other limitation than the exercise of the rights of other states according to international laws and agreements.
Article 4
The Federation of Pangaea recognizes that the other states are juridically equal, enjoy the same rights, and have equal capacity in their exercise. The rights of each one do not depend upon the power which it possesses to assure its exercise, but upon the simple fact of its existence as a person under international law.
Article 5
The Federation of Pangaea recognizes that the fundamental rights of the other states may not be affected in any manner whatsoever, provided the other states recognize that the fundamental rights of the Federation of Pangaea may not be affected in any manner.
Article 6
The recognition of a state by the Federation of Pangaea, of the recognition of the Federation of Pangaea by another state, merely signifies that the state which recognizes the other accepts the personality of the other with all the rights and duties determined by international laws and agreements. Recognition is unconditional and irrevocable.
Article 7
The recognition of a state by the Federation of Pangaea, of the recognition of the Federation of Pangaea by another state, may be express or tacit. The latter results from any act which implies the intention of recognizing the other state.
Article 8
The Federation of Pangaea shall not intervene in the internal or external affairs of another state. Other states shall not intervene in the internal or external affairs of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 9
The jurisdiction of the Federation of Pangaea within the limits of its national territory applies to all its inhabitants. Nationals and foreigners are under the same protection of the law and the national authorities and the foreigners may not claim rights other or more extensive than those of the nationals. Citizens of the Federation of Pangaea that are located in another state are subject to the jurisdiction and laws of this other state.
Article 10
The Federation of Pangaea reserves the right to establish an embassy inside another state, provided such an embassy does not contain any military within, and provided the area of this embassy is less than a billionth that of the host state. The Federation of Pangaea claims full jurisdiction over its embassy, and shall consider it as part of its territory. The Federation of Pangaea may not create more than one embassy inside a single state.
Article 11
The Federation of Pangaea shall not establish any defense force or military outside of its territorial boundaries, and simply requests that the other states refrain from establishing any defense force or military within the territorial boundaries of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 12
The primary interest of the Federation of Pangaea, regarding its relations with the other states, is the conservation of peace. Any differences of any nature which may arise between such states should be settled by recognized pacific methods.
Chapter 2
Citizens of the Federation of Pangaea
Article 13
A citizen, which may casually be referred to as a "Pangaean", is a person that has officially received citizenship from the Federation of Pangaea. Any person may become a citizen, provided that such a person is not guilty of any crime according to the Charter; and is more than 18 years old, or is born from at least one Pangaean parent, or has received the authorisation to become a citizen from her/his current guardian(s).
Article 14
The Pangaean citizenship of any person may be revoked, either by the person voluntary waiving the citizenship, or either by the Ministry of Citizenship in the event the person has been proven guilty, by the Ministry of Justice, of violating the Charter.
Article 15
Pangaean citizenship is a special title that does not count as additional citizenship in the context of other state's citizenship regulations. A person within another state does not gain multiple citizenship status upon obtaining the "citizen of the Federation of Pangaea" title.
Article 16
Only an individual may become citizen of the Federation of Pangaea. This citizenship may be extended to non-human persons also, though such an action must first be approved by the Common Senate.
Chapter 3
Universal Rights and Freedoms
Article 17
The propagation of discrimination, or the creation of a new form of discrimination, shall be prohibited. As such it is prohibited for any citizen to impose restrictions of any kind on another citizen based on the latter's gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, opinion, beliefs, or any other personal factors or qualities.
Article 18
No factor, may it be security-related, sanitary, environmental, or of any other kind, may serve as a pretense to bypass or restrict any of the rights of any citizen.
Article 19
The rights of any citizen may only be restricted in the event and in the context that such a person is proven guilty, by the Ministry of Justice, of directly violating this Charter, and only to the extent necessary to neutralize the wrongdoing.
Article 20
a. The Rights of any citizen may not be violated by any other person, may such a person be Pangaean or foreign, on Federation territories or Countries. The guilt of individual citizens may not serve as a pretext to suspend any Rights of the community as a whole.
b. All rights and freedoms described herein are equal, and one shall not take priority over another.
Article 21
All citizens are free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience, and rather than dominating one another, they are required to act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 22
Every citizen is required to honor and respect all of the Charter, and, therefore, the rights of fellow citizens.
Article 23
Every citizen has the right to fundamental liberty, and to the security of the person.
Article 24
No citizen shall be held in slavery or servitude of any form. The action of forcing fellow citizens to carry out a task against their free will, or to impose a penalty on citizens that refuse to carry out a task, shall be prohibited.
Article 25
No citizen shall be subjected, against such a person's will, to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 26
Every citizen has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Article 27
All citizens are equal before the law and are entitled, without any discrimination, to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Charter, and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Article 28
Every citizen has the right to an effective remedy by the Ministry of Justice, for acts violating their fundamental rights or provisions granted by this Charter.
Article 29
No innocent citizen shall be subjected to arrest, detention or exile, unless proven guilty, by the Ministry of Justice, of a serious violation of the Charter.
Article 30
Every citizen is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing in the form of a trial before the Common Senate, in the determination of such a person's rights and obligations as a result of any criminal charges.
Article 31
a. Every citizen charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent, unless proved guilty during a trial by the Ministry of Justice and the Common Senate, at which such a person has had all the guarantees necessary for such a person's defence.
b. No citizen shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Article 32
a. No citizen shall be subjected to the monitoring or surveillance of this person's activity, within the area that serves as this person's private property, without the person's consent. Every citizen has the right to the protection of the law against such monitoring or surveillance.
b. No citizen shall be subjected to the intrusion of unwelcomed individuals, within the area that serves as this person's private property. Every citizen has the right to the protection of the law against such intrusion.
c. No private communication between one person and another may be intercepted and spied upon by a third party. Every citizen has the right to the protection of the law against such interception.
Article 33
a. Every citizen has the freedom of movement and the right to residence within the borders of the Federation of Pangaea.
b. Everyone has the right to leave the Federation of Pangaea, and to return to the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 34
a. Every citizen has the right to seek and to enjoy in the Federation of Pangaea asylum from persecution.
b. This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the Charter.
Article 35
a. Every citizen has the right to a nationality.
b. No citizen shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change nationality.
Article 36
a. Every citizen of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or beliefs, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
b. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses or husbands.
Article 37
a. Every citizen has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
b. No citizen shall be deprived of rightfully owned property, regardless of any reasons excluding violation of the Charter.
Article 38
Every citizen has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, and ideas; this right includes freedom to change such qualities; and the freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his thought, conscience, religion or ideas in teaching, practice, worship or observance.
Article 39
Every citizen has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Article 40
a. Every citizen has the right of peaceful assembly and association.
b. No citizen may be compelled to belong to an association.
Article 41
a. Every citizen has the right to take part in the democratic process of the Federation of Pangaea, and to propose candidacy for government positions.
b. Every citizen has the right to equal access to public service in the Federation of Pangaea.
c. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed through the Common Senate.
Article 42
Every citizen has the right to self-sufficiency, to produce anything, to harvest anything, to create anything, and to sell anything within such a person's property, provided doing so does not cause unwelcomed damage to another person's property or body, and does not infringe on any articles of the Charter.
Article 43
Every household, of at least three citizens and of which at least one is an adult, has the right to claim an unclaimed land, provided that:
a. Such land is not part of the 25% of the Federation of Pangaea's protected land that is reserved for wildlife prosperity;
b. Such a land's size does not exceed ten acres;
c. Such a land is located within the territorial boundaries of the Federation of Pangaea;
d. Any new claim be notified to the Ministry of Citizenship as to resolve any ulterior potential conflicts.
Article 44
a. Every citizen has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
b. Every citizen who works has the right to receive renumeration from the direct employer.
c. Every citizen has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of such a person's interests.
Article 45
a. Everyone has the right to leisure, to free usage of time if not working, to just and favourable conditions of rest and to protection against forced employment.
b. Every citizen has the right to reasonable limitation of a maximum of 35 working hours per week.
c. Every working citizen has the right to observe and celebrate holidays, during which work may not be compulsory.
Article 46
Every citizen is entitled to benefit from a Citizens Welfare Program, which is paid every 300 days, beginning at Stellar Date 3500, and which constitutes of the following:
a. The total funds available for the CWP is equal to half of the Ministry of Economy's earnings for the last 300 days;
b. A citizen that is not a Minister, a Prime Minister, or the President represents one Dividend;
c. A citizen that is a Minister, a Prime Minister, or the President represents two Dividends;
d. The value of a single Dividend is equal to the total funds of the CWP at the time of the pay, divided by the total number of Dividends at the time of the pay;
e. At the time of the pay, a citizen that is not a Minister, a Prime Minister, or the President, may claim one Dividend;
f. At the time of the pay, a citizen that is a Minister, a Prime Minister, or the President may claim two Dividends.
The Dividend is paid by the Ministry of Economy.
Article 47
a. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. These may take the form of access to the Federation of Pangaea's official knowledgebase, teachings from the parent(s), and teachings from any professor of any field.
b. Education shall be directed to the full development of the citizen's potential and to the strengthening of respect for the Charter's rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or belief groups, and shall further the intelligence of every single citizens, with the ultimate goal of remaining a wise civilization.
c. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
Article 48
a. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts, and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
b. Every citizen has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which such a person is the author.
Article 49
Every citizen has the right to accept or to refuse any bodily modifications, surgery, addition or substraction of devices to the body of such a person, or any kind of medical interventions, including those that aim to influence or monitor the body of such a person. There shall be no discrimination against those that accept or refuse such procedures.
Article 50
Every citizen has the right to life. There shall be no restrictions placed on a citizen based on such a person's desire to live, nor attempts to persuade any person into terminating such a person's life.
Article 51
In the event this Charter is violated or corrupted by any parties of the government of the Federation of Pangaea, and in the event the Ministry of Justice fails to enforce or protect the Charter, the citizens have the right to replace, by any means necessary, the faulty parties with new parties so to ensure that the Charter remains fully operational.
Article 52
In the event a citizen of the Federation of Pangaea is located within the territory of a foreign nation, the laws of that foreign nation take precedence over those of the Charter.
Chapter 3
Democratic Government
Article 53
The government of the Federation of Pangaea is defined as a direct democracy. The Common Senate votes on various motions, which, if approved there, must be executed by the President. The President is assisted, in that task, by the nine Ministries. Prime Ministers operate independently, and are simply required to respect the Charter, and to comply with Presidential decisions in the spirit of maintaining integrity of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 54
There shall be a permanent Intergovernmental Table for all Ministers, Prime Ministers, and the President, to discuss matters regarding the Federation of Pangaea, its management, and the adoption of strategies on various issues.
Chapter 4
Common Senate and Motions
Article 55
The Common Senate is the official collection of all citizens that participate in the democratic process. The democratic process is direct. Any citizen that is not guilty of violating the Charter may:
a. Vote on ongoing motions;
b. Submit their own motions;
c. Vote on government candidates.
Article 56
Any motion lasts seven days. Any motion may only have two voting options: yay, indicating support, or nay, indicating opposition. A motion may be considered passed only if it gains at least 51 percent of support, out of all the votes, at the end of seven days. A motion on a particular topic may not be submitted again until one hundred days have passed. Votes that have been made after the motion has expired may not be counted.
Chapter 5
President of the Federation of Pangaea
Article 57
The President is tasked with reviewing the outcome of motions, and to execute them within a hundred days if they have passed.
Article 58
The main role of the President is to execute the democratic will of the people, as obtained from the motions that have passed within the Common Senate.
Article 59
The President also serves as the representative of the entire nation. The President is the only official that is authorized to represent the entire Federation of Pangaea in public announcements, in public decisions, and in relations with other nations.
Article 60
The President is the direct commander of the nine Ministries, which assist the President in the execution of the democratic will, and which manage different aspects of the nation.
Article 61
The term of a President is one thousand days, after which a new Presidential Election period must be launched. A President is allowed to be re-elected and have multiple terms.
Article 62
During a Presidential Election, all candidates must submit their candidacy in the Common Senate. Any citizen may run as a candidate, provided such a citizen meets the following criteria:
a. The candidate must be over twenty years old;
b. The candidate must not be acting on the behalf of a foreign nation;
c. The candidate must not be guilty of any violation of the Charter.
The Election period lasts seven days. When voting for candidates, a single voter may vote for more than one candidate. Every candidate must present two voting options: approve or decline. At the end of the voting period, whichever candidate has received the highest ratio of approval versus declination, automatically becomes the next President. In the event of a tie between two or more candidates, the Common Senate must launch a Special Motion, which lasts another seven days; and which lets people choose only one candidate, from a list of those top candidates that are tie. Whichever receives the most votes then automatically becomes the next President. In the unlikely event of yet another tie, the previous President may choose one amongst those that are tie, and when this happens, the chosen candidate automatically becomes the next President.
Article 63
Any President may resign at any moment. In the event that the President has resigned, been inactive for at least one hundred days, is demonstrably unable to perform her/his tasks, or is found guilty of a violation of the Charter, the Common Senate may motion to terminate the term of that President, and launch a new Presidential Election period. Such a termination must first be approved as a motion.
Article 64
In the event the Federation of Pangaea is without a President, all active Ministries shall fulfill the President's tasks and functions, until the Common Senate votes on the next President.
Article 65
The President may not veto motions, nor interfere in any way with the democratic process. The President may exceptionally declare a State of Emergency, during which the President may implement policies without waiting for the approval of the Common Senate. However such a State of Emergency has the following restrictions:
a. The Charter may not be amended;
b. All undeniable Rights and Freedoms provided by the Charter still apply to every single citizens;
c. The State of Emergency may not last longer than fifty days;
d. A new State of Emergency cannot be declared if a State of Emergency has already been declared within the last two thousand days;
e. At the end of the State of Emergency, the President's term is then considered automatically terminated. The Common Senate must then launch a new Presidential Election period to determine if the President should be re-elected for another term, or be replaced with a new President.
Chapter 6
Pangaean Countries and Prime Ministers
Article 66
The Federation of Pangaea shall be subdivided into sovereign Countries. Prime Ministers serve as the leaders of such Countries within the Federation of Pangaea. There may be any number of Prime Ministers. A Pangaean Country may have only one Prime Minister at any time.
Article 67
The nature of the government of any Pangaean Country is left at the discretion of that Country itself. The President may not interfere with the matters of any Pangaean Country, except for the purposes of:
a. Resolving any conflict between two Pangaean Countries;
b. Intervening in the event that there has been a violation of the Charter;
c. Protecting such a Pangaean Country from any foreign attacks, disaster or imminent damage.
Article 68
Pangaean Countries, and their Prime Ministers, may become politically autonomous from the Federation of Pangaea, may form any government they wish, and may even adopt their own Constitutions; they are simply required to respect the Charter, which enforces a common code of conduct, basic fundamental rights, and arbitration services for all Pangaean Countries.
Article 69
Prime Ministers may participate at the Intergovernmental Table, so to voice their suggestions, comments or concerns regarding matters of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 70
A Pangaean Country may secede from the Federation of Pangaea altogether, provided such a Country meets the following requirements:
a. The Country must have existed for at least two thousand days;
b. The Country must have a Constitution;
c. The Country must have a defined physical territory;
d. The Country must have a permanent population of at least one thousand citizens, as recognized by the Federation of Pangaea, within that territory;
e. Upon seceding, the Country agrees to form a diplomatic and peaceful relation with the Federation of Pangaea.
Chapter 7
Ministries of the Federation of Pangaea
Article 71
There shall be nine Ministries to the Federation of Pangaea. Those are:
a. The Ministry of Environment;
b. The Ministry of Citizenship;
c. The Ministry of Culture;
d. The Ministry of Education;
e. The Ministry of Advancement;
f. The Ministry of Economy;
g. The Ministry of Social Services;
h. The Ministry of Justice;
i. The Ministry of Security.
Article 72
The nine Ministries assist the President in the execution of the people's will, as obtained from motions that have been approved by the Common Senate. The Ministries also manage different aspects of the Federation of Pangaea as a community, and may carry out routine tasks in accordance with the Charter.
Article 73
The Prime Minister of a Pangaean Country may petition a particular Ministry, for assistance with matters regarding such a country. The Ministry may provide its assistance as long as doing so does not infringe on the Charter, or interfere with the management of the Federation of Pangaea as a whole.
Article 74
The Ministry of Justice serves the following mandates:
a. Create, remove or modify Laws, in accordance with the Charter, and provided such actions or Laws are approved by a motion in the Common Senate first;
b. Protect the property and legal Rights of every citizens;
c. Provide judgment in the event that any citizen claims to have been injured by any other citizens.
Article 75
Injury is here defined as any actions that violates one or more of the citizen's Rights as listed in the Charter. It may also be defined as any action that violates the body of laws.
Article 76
In the event of a conflict between a law and the Charter, the Charter takes precedence.
Article 77
In evaluating the guilt of any citizen, the Ministry of Justice must compile all unaltered arguments from both the prosecutor party and from the defendant party, and make them both publicly available. The guilt is evaluated with the means of a motion, with the Common Senate acting as the largest possible jury. The motion must provide the nature of the claimed injury, provide all arguments, and provide two voting options, "guilty" and "innocent". After a period of seven days the motion is automatically considered expired, and the votes compiled, to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.
Article 78
Any citizen may request the intervention of the Ministry of Justice. No citizen is immune to Justice. Any citizen is considered innocent, unless proven guilty in accordance with the justice process.
Article 79
The Ministry of Citizenship serves the following mandates:
a. Manage the Citizenship status of a citizen, in accordance with that citizen's will, and/or in accordance with the Charter;
b. Identify citizens in a manner that respects the Charter;
c. Survey the demographic status of the Federation of Pangaea, in a manner that respects the Charter.
Article 80
Citizens that claim a land for themselves, in accordance with the Rights provided by the Charter, must register their claims to the Ministry of Citizenship, for the purpose of avoiding conflicts. The Ministry of Citizenship may decline to comply with a claim, if this claim conflicts with a previous claim.
Article 81
The Ministry of Citizenship shall maintain a public record of the role and titles of all government officials, and update such records, in accordance with the Charter.
Article 82
The Ministry of Economy serves the following mandates:
a. Gather funds by selling products or services to the people of the Federation of Pangaea or to customers outside of the Federation of Pangaea;
b. Fund national endeavours as approved by the Common Senate;
c. Provide every citizens with the Citizen Welfare Program, so to eradicate poverty.
Article 83
The Ministry of Economy and the President may not spend any funds on any project without the approval of the Common Senate. Any changes in the manner funds are distributed must also first be approved by the Common Senate.
Article 84
The Ministry of Advancement serves the following mandates:
a. To develop new methods, new technologies and new designs;
b. To re-visit older method, technologies and designs to evaluate if they are relevant or efficient;
c. To experiment with methods, technologies and designs;
d. To ensure that methods, technologies and designs are intended as tools to empower the people, enforce their freedoms, project their rights, and strengthen their self-sufficiency;
e. To ensure that methods, technologies and designs are compatible with the prosperity of the rest of the biosphere, hereby considered as a valuable partner of the community, and as an integrated part of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 85
The Ministry of Security serves the following mandates:
a. Assess any threats that may affect the Federation of Pangaea, including its people, its Countries, its Charter, its assets, its democratic process, or its very existence;
b. Form strategies to deal with any threats, or to nullify the effect of any threats;
c. Monitor foreign political developments, and gather intelligence, so to distinguish potential foes from potential allies;
d. Foresee possible hidden agendas, form theories, and investigate if such theories agree with the data.
Article 86
The Ministry shall command a defense force under the leadership of the President, and encourage civilians to educate themselves about defense strategies.
Article 87
Any defense strategies must first be approved by the Common Senate, through motions, as to ensure that the actions of the Ministry of Security remains compatible with the will of the people.
Article 88
The Ministry of Security may not use lethal force against any citizen of the Federation of Pangaea, and is required to respect all of the Charter, including the Rights it provides.
Article 89
The Ministry of Social Services serves the following mandates:
a. Provide citizens in need with basic food;
b. Provide citizens in need with basic clean water;
c. Provide citizens in need with basic shelter;
d. Provide citizens in need with basic clothes;
e. Provide citizens with medical services.
Article 90
Any citizen may request assistance from the Ministry of Social Services. Alternatively, citizens are free to decline any assistance from the Ministry of Social Services.
Article 91
Services shall be offered by private sectors, the Ministry of Social Services is tasked with supporting such sectors so that they remain available for citizens. The Ministry of Social Service may also launch its institutions, however, citizens must remain free to choose, without discrimination or penalty, private institutions. Support for any institutions should first be approved by the Common Senate, as to ensure the institutions being supported are compatible with the people's will.
Article 92
The Ministry of Environment serves the following mandates:
a. Assess the state of the environment within and around the Federation of Pangaea;
b. Evaluate the effects of Pangaean activities on the environment;
c. Evaluate the resources available for the Federation of Pangaea and its people;
d. Indicate to the people what species could benefit from protection.
Article 93
The Ministry of Education serves the following mandates:
a. Provide free educational material for all citizens of the Federation of Pangaea;
b. Manage schools in which citizens may master any topic and earn a Philosophiae Scholasticus expertise degree;
c. Manage tests of knowledge, and the attribution of Ph.S. degrees.
Article 94
The Ministry of Culture serves the following mandates:
a. Promote the cultural aspects of the community;
b. Bring exposure to the various forms of citizens' expressions;
c. Verify that the contribution of a citizen, to the culture of the Federation of Pangaea, is original rather than copied from a foreign source;
d. Manage celebrations, festivities and contests that encourage the unique cultural expression of citizens.
Article 95
The term of a Minister is one thousand days, after which a new Election period must be launched. A Minister is allowed to be re-elected and have multiple terms.
Article 96
During the Election of a Minister for any particular Ministries, all candidates must submit their candidacy in the Common Senate. Any citizen may run as a candidate, provided such a citizen meets the following criteria:
a. The candidate must be over twenty years old;
b. The candidate must not be acting on the behalf of a foreign nation;
c. The candidate must not be guilty of any violation of the Charter.
The Election period lasts seven days. When voting for candidates, a single voter may vote for more than one candidate. Every candidate must present two voting options: approve or decline. At the end of the voting period, whichever candidate has received the highest ratio of approval versus declination, automatically becomes the next Minister of the Ministry in question. In the event of a tie between two or more candidates, the Common Senate must launch a Special Ministry Motion, which lasts another seven days; and which lets people choose only one candidate, from a list of those top candidates that are tie. Whichever receives the most votes then automatically becomes the next Minister of the Ministry in question. In the unlikely event of yet another tie, the President may choose one amongst those that are tie, and when this happens, the chosen candidate automatically becomes the next Minister of the Ministry in question.
Article 97
Any Minister may resign at any moment. In the event that a Minister has resigned, been inactive for at least one hundred days, is demonstrably unable to perform her/his tasks, or is found guilty of a violation of the Charter, the Common Senate may motion to terminate the term of that Minister, and launch a new Election period. Such a termination must first be approved as a motion.
Article 98
A Ministry is authorized to appoint any citizens to form teams whose purposes are to assist with that Ministry's tasks, provided that the teammates are appointed with their written consent. The appointment of people and the structure of teams within a Ministry is left to the discretion of the Ministry itself, and does not require approval from the Common Senate. The President may however command that Ministriy to adopt any other team structure, to fire any person, or to follow motions that indicate the people's will on the matters of that Ministry.
Article 99
The nine Ministries may serve to advise the President on the various aspects of the community, and to propose new strategies or ideas either personally or at the Intergovernmental Table.
Chapter 8
Amendments to the Charter
Article 100
The Charter may be amended, modified and updated, through the means of an Amendment Motion. Such a motion is similar to a regular motion, however, to pass, it must receive at least 67 percent of approval rather than 51 percent. Also, the motion must describe which article it proposes to amend, and provide the exact nature of the modification. This article is, exceptionally, immune to amendments.
Declaration
The Federation of Pangaea is a Direct Democracy, based on three values:
a. The protection and enforcement of all the Rights and Freedoms of its citizens, hereby considered fundamental and undeniable;
b. The Prosperity of the Federation of Pangaea, in the form of the community and of the biosphere, hereby considered indistinguishable and in symbiosis;
c. The advancement of the community, its expansion and its prosperity, provided that such are compatible with wisdom, brotherhood and with the two previous values.
In the event of a conflict between Value One and Value Two, or between Value Ones and Value Three, Value One takes precedence. In the event of a conflict between Value Two and Value Three, Value Two takes precedence.
We the people of the Federation of Pangaea hereby declare to form the first worldwide democratic civilization, and to recognize the Charter as our protection and our agreed common code of conduct.
Chapter 1
National Definition
Article 1
The Federation of Pangaea is a democratic republic, a sovereign State that exhibits the following qualities:
a. A permanent population;
b. A defined territory;
c. A government;
d. The capacity to enter into relations with the other states.
The Federation of Pangaea is also identified by its national symbols in the forms of:
a. The official flag and emblem of the Federation of Pangaea;
b. The official motto of the Federation of Pangaea;
c. The official anthem of the Federation of Pangaea;
d. The official animal emblem of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 2
The Federation of Pangaea constitutes a sole person in the context of international laws and agreements.
Article 3
The political existence of the Federation of Pangaea as a state is independent of recognition by the other states. Even before recognition, the state has the right to defend its integrity and independence, to provide for its conservation and prosperity, and consequently to organize itself as it sees fit, to legislate upon its interests, administer its services, and to define the jurisdiction and competence of its courts. The exercise of these rights has no other limitation than the exercise of the rights of other states according to international laws and agreements.
Article 4
The Federation of Pangaea recognizes that the other states are juridically equal, enjoy the same rights, and have equal capacity in their exercise. The rights of each one do not depend upon the power which it possesses to assure its exercise, but upon the simple fact of its existence as a person under international law.
Article 5
The Federation of Pangaea recognizes that the fundamental rights of the other states may not be affected in any manner whatsoever, provided the other states recognize that the fundamental rights of the Federation of Pangaea may not be affected in any manner.
Article 6
The recognition of a state by the Federation of Pangaea, of the recognition of the Federation of Pangaea by another state, merely signifies that the state which recognizes the other accepts the personality of the other with all the rights and duties determined by international laws and agreements. Recognition is unconditional and irrevocable.
Article 7
The recognition of a state by the Federation of Pangaea, of the recognition of the Federation of Pangaea by another state, may be express or tacit. The latter results from any act which implies the intention of recognizing the other state.
Article 8
The Federation of Pangaea shall not intervene in the internal or external affairs of another state. Other states shall not intervene in the internal or external affairs of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 9
The jurisdiction of the Federation of Pangaea within the limits of its national territory applies to all its inhabitants. Nationals and foreigners are under the same protection of the law and the national authorities and the foreigners may not claim rights other or more extensive than those of the nationals. Citizens of the Federation of Pangaea that are located in another state are subject to the jurisdiction and laws of this other state.
Article 10
The Federation of Pangaea reserves the right to establish an embassy inside another state, provided such an embassy does not contain any military within, and provided the area of this embassy is less than a billionth that of the host state. The Federation of Pangaea claims full jurisdiction over its embassy, and shall consider it as part of its territory. The Federation of Pangaea may not create more than one embassy inside a single state.
Article 11
The Federation of Pangaea shall not establish any defense force or military outside of its territorial boundaries, and simply requests that the other states refrain from establishing any defense force or military within the territorial boundaries of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 12
The primary interest of the Federation of Pangaea, regarding its relations with the other states, is the conservation of peace. Any differences of any nature which may arise between such states should be settled by recognized pacific methods.
Chapter 2
Citizens of the Federation of Pangaea
Article 13
A citizen, which may casually be referred to as a "Pangaean", is a person that has officially received citizenship from the Federation of Pangaea. Any person may become a citizen, provided that such a person is not guilty of any crime according to the Charter; and is more than 18 years old, or is born from at least one Pangaean parent, or has received the authorisation to become a citizen from her/his current guardian(s).
Article 14
The Pangaean citizenship of any person may be revoked, either by the person voluntary waiving the citizenship, or either by the Ministry of Citizenship in the event the person has been proven guilty, by the Ministry of Justice, of violating the Charter.
Article 15
Pangaean citizenship is a special title that does not count as additional citizenship in the context of other state's citizenship regulations. A person within another state does not gain multiple citizenship status upon obtaining the "citizen of the Federation of Pangaea" title.
Article 16
Only an individual may become citizen of the Federation of Pangaea. This citizenship may be extended to non-human persons also, though such an action must first be approved by the Common Senate.
Chapter 3
Universal Rights and Freedoms
Article 17
The propagation of discrimination, or the creation of a new form of discrimination, shall be prohibited. As such it is prohibited for any citizen to impose restrictions of any kind on another citizen based on the latter's gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, opinion, beliefs, or any other personal factors or qualities.
Article 18
No factor, may it be security-related, sanitary, environmental, or of any other kind, may serve as a pretense to bypass or restrict any of the rights of any citizen.
Article 19
The rights of any citizen may only be restricted in the event and in the context that such a person is proven guilty, by the Ministry of Justice, of directly violating this Charter, and only to the extent necessary to neutralize the wrongdoing.
Article 20
a. The Rights of any citizen may not be violated by any other person, may such a person be Pangaean or foreign, on Federation territories or Countries. The guilt of individual citizens may not serve as a pretext to suspend any Rights of the community as a whole.
b. All rights and freedoms described herein are equal, and one shall not take priority over another.
Article 21
All citizens are free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience, and rather than dominating one another, they are required to act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 22
Every citizen is required to honor and respect all of the Charter, and, therefore, the rights of fellow citizens.
Article 23
Every citizen has the right to fundamental liberty, and to the security of the person.
Article 24
No citizen shall be held in slavery or servitude of any form. The action of forcing fellow citizens to carry out a task against their free will, or to impose a penalty on citizens that refuse to carry out a task, shall be prohibited.
Article 25
No citizen shall be subjected, against such a person's will, to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 26
Every citizen has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Article 27
All citizens are equal before the law and are entitled, without any discrimination, to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Charter, and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Article 28
Every citizen has the right to an effective remedy by the Ministry of Justice, for acts violating their fundamental rights or provisions granted by this Charter.
Article 29
No innocent citizen shall be subjected to arrest, detention or exile, unless proven guilty, by the Ministry of Justice, of a serious violation of the Charter.
Article 30
Every citizen is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing in the form of a trial before the Common Senate, in the determination of such a person's rights and obligations as a result of any criminal charges.
Article 31
a. Every citizen charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent, unless proved guilty during a trial by the Ministry of Justice and the Common Senate, at which such a person has had all the guarantees necessary for such a person's defence.
b. No citizen shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Article 32
a. No citizen shall be subjected to the monitoring or surveillance of this person's activity, within the area that serves as this person's private property, without the person's consent. Every citizen has the right to the protection of the law against such monitoring or surveillance.
b. No citizen shall be subjected to the intrusion of unwelcomed individuals, within the area that serves as this person's private property. Every citizen has the right to the protection of the law against such intrusion.
c. No private communication between one person and another may be intercepted and spied upon by a third party. Every citizen has the right to the protection of the law against such interception.
Article 33
a. Every citizen has the freedom of movement and the right to residence within the borders of the Federation of Pangaea.
b. Everyone has the right to leave the Federation of Pangaea, and to return to the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 34
a. Every citizen has the right to seek and to enjoy in the Federation of Pangaea asylum from persecution.
b. This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the Charter.
Article 35
a. Every citizen has the right to a nationality.
b. No citizen shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change nationality.
Article 36
a. Every citizen of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or beliefs, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
b. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses or husbands.
Article 37
a. Every citizen has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
b. No citizen shall be deprived of rightfully owned property, regardless of any reasons excluding violation of the Charter.
Article 38
Every citizen has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, and ideas; this right includes freedom to change such qualities; and the freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his thought, conscience, religion or ideas in teaching, practice, worship or observance.
Article 39
Every citizen has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Article 40
a. Every citizen has the right of peaceful assembly and association.
b. No citizen may be compelled to belong to an association.
Article 41
a. Every citizen has the right to take part in the democratic process of the Federation of Pangaea, and to propose candidacy for government positions.
b. Every citizen has the right to equal access to public service in the Federation of Pangaea.
c. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed through the Common Senate.
Article 42
Every citizen has the right to self-sufficiency, to produce anything, to harvest anything, to create anything, and to sell anything within such a person's property, provided doing so does not cause unwelcomed damage to another person's property or body, and does not infringe on any articles of the Charter.
Article 43
Every household, of at least three citizens and of which at least one is an adult, has the right to claim an unclaimed land, provided that:
a. Such land is not part of the 25% of the Federation of Pangaea's protected land that is reserved for wildlife prosperity;
b. Such a land's size does not exceed ten acres;
c. Such a land is located within the territorial boundaries of the Federation of Pangaea;
d. Any new claim be notified to the Ministry of Citizenship as to resolve any ulterior potential conflicts.
Article 44
a. Every citizen has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
b. Every citizen who works has the right to receive renumeration from the direct employer.
c. Every citizen has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of such a person's interests.
Article 45
a. Everyone has the right to leisure, to free usage of time if not working, to just and favourable conditions of rest and to protection against forced employment.
b. Every citizen has the right to reasonable limitation of a maximum of 35 working hours per week.
c. Every working citizen has the right to observe and celebrate holidays, during which work may not be compulsory.
Article 46
Every citizen is entitled to benefit from a Citizens Welfare Program, which is paid every 300 days, beginning at Stellar Date 3500, and which constitutes of the following:
a. The total funds available for the CWP is equal to half of the Ministry of Economy's earnings for the last 300 days;
b. A citizen that is not a Minister, a Prime Minister, or the President represents one Dividend;
c. A citizen that is a Minister, a Prime Minister, or the President represents two Dividends;
d. The value of a single Dividend is equal to the total funds of the CWP at the time of the pay, divided by the total number of Dividends at the time of the pay;
e. At the time of the pay, a citizen that is not a Minister, a Prime Minister, or the President, may claim one Dividend;
f. At the time of the pay, a citizen that is a Minister, a Prime Minister, or the President may claim two Dividends.
The Dividend is paid by the Ministry of Economy.
Article 47
a. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. These may take the form of access to the Federation of Pangaea's official knowledgebase, teachings from the parent(s), and teachings from any professor of any field.
b. Education shall be directed to the full development of the citizen's potential and to the strengthening of respect for the Charter's rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or belief groups, and shall further the intelligence of every single citizens, with the ultimate goal of remaining a wise civilization.
c. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
Article 48
a. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts, and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
b. Every citizen has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which such a person is the author.
Article 49
Every citizen has the right to accept or to refuse any bodily modifications, surgery, addition or substraction of devices to the body of such a person, or any kind of medical interventions, including those that aim to influence or monitor the body of such a person. There shall be no discrimination against those that accept or refuse such procedures.
Article 50
Every citizen has the right to life. There shall be no restrictions placed on a citizen based on such a person's desire to live, nor attempts to persuade any person into terminating such a person's life.
Article 51
In the event this Charter is violated or corrupted by any parties of the government of the Federation of Pangaea, and in the event the Ministry of Justice fails to enforce or protect the Charter, the citizens have the right to replace, by any means necessary, the faulty parties with new parties so to ensure that the Charter remains fully operational.
Article 52
In the event a citizen of the Federation of Pangaea is located within the territory of a foreign nation, the laws of that foreign nation take precedence over those of the Charter.
Chapter 3
Democratic Government
Article 53
The government of the Federation of Pangaea is defined as a direct democracy. The Common Senate votes on various motions, which, if approved there, must be executed by the President. The President is assisted, in that task, by the nine Ministries. Prime Ministers operate independently, and are simply required to respect the Charter, and to comply with Presidential decisions in the spirit of maintaining integrity of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 54
There shall be a permanent Intergovernmental Table for all Ministers, Prime Ministers, and the President, to discuss matters regarding the Federation of Pangaea, its management, and the adoption of strategies on various issues.
Chapter 4
Common Senate and Motions
Article 55
The Common Senate is the official collection of all citizens that participate in the democratic process. The democratic process is direct. Any citizen that is not guilty of violating the Charter may:
a. Vote on ongoing motions;
b. Submit their own motions;
c. Vote on government candidates.
Article 56
Any motion lasts seven days. Any motion may only have two voting options: yay, indicating support, or nay, indicating opposition. A motion may be considered passed only if it gains at least 51 percent of support, out of all the votes, at the end of seven days. A motion on a particular topic may not be submitted again until one hundred days have passed. Votes that have been made after the motion has expired may not be counted.
Chapter 5
President of the Federation of Pangaea
Article 57
The President is tasked with reviewing the outcome of motions, and to execute them within a hundred days if they have passed.
Article 58
The main role of the President is to execute the democratic will of the people, as obtained from the motions that have passed within the Common Senate.
Article 59
The President also serves as the representative of the entire nation. The President is the only official that is authorized to represent the entire Federation of Pangaea in public announcements, in public decisions, and in relations with other nations.
Article 60
The President is the direct commander of the nine Ministries, which assist the President in the execution of the democratic will, and which manage different aspects of the nation.
Article 61
The term of a President is one thousand days, after which a new Presidential Election period must be launched. A President is allowed to be re-elected and have multiple terms.
Article 62
During a Presidential Election, all candidates must submit their candidacy in the Common Senate. Any citizen may run as a candidate, provided such a citizen meets the following criteria:
a. The candidate must be over twenty years old;
b. The candidate must not be acting on the behalf of a foreign nation;
c. The candidate must not be guilty of any violation of the Charter.
The Election period lasts seven days. When voting for candidates, a single voter may vote for more than one candidate. Every candidate must present two voting options: approve or decline. At the end of the voting period, whichever candidate has received the highest ratio of approval versus declination, automatically becomes the next President. In the event of a tie between two or more candidates, the Common Senate must launch a Special Motion, which lasts another seven days; and which lets people choose only one candidate, from a list of those top candidates that are tie. Whichever receives the most votes then automatically becomes the next President. In the unlikely event of yet another tie, the previous President may choose one amongst those that are tie, and when this happens, the chosen candidate automatically becomes the next President.
Article 63
Any President may resign at any moment. In the event that the President has resigned, been inactive for at least one hundred days, is demonstrably unable to perform her/his tasks, or is found guilty of a violation of the Charter, the Common Senate may motion to terminate the term of that President, and launch a new Presidential Election period. Such a termination must first be approved as a motion.
Article 64
In the event the Federation of Pangaea is without a President, all active Ministries shall fulfill the President's tasks and functions, until the Common Senate votes on the next President.
Article 65
The President may not veto motions, nor interfere in any way with the democratic process. The President may exceptionally declare a State of Emergency, during which the President may implement policies without waiting for the approval of the Common Senate. However such a State of Emergency has the following restrictions:
a. The Charter may not be amended;
b. All undeniable Rights and Freedoms provided by the Charter still apply to every single citizens;
c. The State of Emergency may not last longer than fifty days;
d. A new State of Emergency cannot be declared if a State of Emergency has already been declared within the last two thousand days;
e. At the end of the State of Emergency, the President's term is then considered automatically terminated. The Common Senate must then launch a new Presidential Election period to determine if the President should be re-elected for another term, or be replaced with a new President.
Chapter 6
Pangaean Countries and Prime Ministers
Article 66
The Federation of Pangaea shall be subdivided into sovereign Countries. Prime Ministers serve as the leaders of such Countries within the Federation of Pangaea. There may be any number of Prime Ministers. A Pangaean Country may have only one Prime Minister at any time.
Article 67
The nature of the government of any Pangaean Country is left at the discretion of that Country itself. The President may not interfere with the matters of any Pangaean Country, except for the purposes of:
a. Resolving any conflict between two Pangaean Countries;
b. Intervening in the event that there has been a violation of the Charter;
c. Protecting such a Pangaean Country from any foreign attacks, disaster or imminent damage.
Article 68
Pangaean Countries, and their Prime Ministers, may become politically autonomous from the Federation of Pangaea, may form any government they wish, and may even adopt their own Constitutions; they are simply required to respect the Charter, which enforces a common code of conduct, basic fundamental rights, and arbitration services for all Pangaean Countries.
Article 69
Prime Ministers may participate at the Intergovernmental Table, so to voice their suggestions, comments or concerns regarding matters of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 70
A Pangaean Country may secede from the Federation of Pangaea altogether, provided such a Country meets the following requirements:
a. The Country must have existed for at least two thousand days;
b. The Country must have a Constitution;
c. The Country must have a defined physical territory;
d. The Country must have a permanent population of at least one thousand citizens, as recognized by the Federation of Pangaea, within that territory;
e. Upon seceding, the Country agrees to form a diplomatic and peaceful relation with the Federation of Pangaea.
Chapter 7
Ministries of the Federation of Pangaea
Article 71
There shall be nine Ministries to the Federation of Pangaea. Those are:
a. The Ministry of Environment;
b. The Ministry of Citizenship;
c. The Ministry of Culture;
d. The Ministry of Education;
e. The Ministry of Advancement;
f. The Ministry of Economy;
g. The Ministry of Social Services;
h. The Ministry of Justice;
i. The Ministry of Security.
Article 72
The nine Ministries assist the President in the execution of the people's will, as obtained from motions that have been approved by the Common Senate. The Ministries also manage different aspects of the Federation of Pangaea as a community, and may carry out routine tasks in accordance with the Charter.
Article 73
The Prime Minister of a Pangaean Country may petition a particular Ministry, for assistance with matters regarding such a country. The Ministry may provide its assistance as long as doing so does not infringe on the Charter, or interfere with the management of the Federation of Pangaea as a whole.
Article 74
The Ministry of Justice serves the following mandates:
a. Create, remove or modify Laws, in accordance with the Charter, and provided such actions or Laws are approved by a motion in the Common Senate first;
b. Protect the property and legal Rights of every citizens;
c. Provide judgment in the event that any citizen claims to have been injured by any other citizens.
Article 75
Injury is here defined as any actions that violates one or more of the citizen's Rights as listed in the Charter. It may also be defined as any action that violates the body of laws.
Article 76
In the event of a conflict between a law and the Charter, the Charter takes precedence.
Article 77
In evaluating the guilt of any citizen, the Ministry of Justice must compile all unaltered arguments from both the prosecutor party and from the defendant party, and make them both publicly available. The guilt is evaluated with the means of a motion, with the Common Senate acting as the largest possible jury. The motion must provide the nature of the claimed injury, provide all arguments, and provide two voting options, "guilty" and "innocent". After a period of seven days the motion is automatically considered expired, and the votes compiled, to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.
Article 78
Any citizen may request the intervention of the Ministry of Justice. No citizen is immune to Justice. Any citizen is considered innocent, unless proven guilty in accordance with the justice process.
Article 79
The Ministry of Citizenship serves the following mandates:
a. Manage the Citizenship status of a citizen, in accordance with that citizen's will, and/or in accordance with the Charter;
b. Identify citizens in a manner that respects the Charter;
c. Survey the demographic status of the Federation of Pangaea, in a manner that respects the Charter.
Article 80
Citizens that claim a land for themselves, in accordance with the Rights provided by the Charter, must register their claims to the Ministry of Citizenship, for the purpose of avoiding conflicts. The Ministry of Citizenship may decline to comply with a claim, if this claim conflicts with a previous claim.
Article 81
The Ministry of Citizenship shall maintain a public record of the role and titles of all government officials, and update such records, in accordance with the Charter.
Article 82
The Ministry of Economy serves the following mandates:
a. Gather funds by selling products or services to the people of the Federation of Pangaea or to customers outside of the Federation of Pangaea;
b. Fund national endeavours as approved by the Common Senate;
c. Provide every citizens with the Citizen Welfare Program, so to eradicate poverty.
Article 83
The Ministry of Economy and the President may not spend any funds on any project without the approval of the Common Senate. Any changes in the manner funds are distributed must also first be approved by the Common Senate.
Article 84
The Ministry of Advancement serves the following mandates:
a. To develop new methods, new technologies and new designs;
b. To re-visit older method, technologies and designs to evaluate if they are relevant or efficient;
c. To experiment with methods, technologies and designs;
d. To ensure that methods, technologies and designs are intended as tools to empower the people, enforce their freedoms, project their rights, and strengthen their self-sufficiency;
e. To ensure that methods, technologies and designs are compatible with the prosperity of the rest of the biosphere, hereby considered as a valuable partner of the community, and as an integrated part of the Federation of Pangaea.
Article 85
The Ministry of Security serves the following mandates:
a. Assess any threats that may affect the Federation of Pangaea, including its people, its Countries, its Charter, its assets, its democratic process, or its very existence;
b. Form strategies to deal with any threats, or to nullify the effect of any threats;
c. Monitor foreign political developments, and gather intelligence, so to distinguish potential foes from potential allies;
d. Foresee possible hidden agendas, form theories, and investigate if such theories agree with the data.
Article 86
The Ministry shall command a defense force under the leadership of the President, and encourage civilians to educate themselves about defense strategies.
Article 87
Any defense strategies must first be approved by the Common Senate, through motions, as to ensure that the actions of the Ministry of Security remains compatible with the will of the people.
Article 88
The Ministry of Security may not use lethal force against any citizen of the Federation of Pangaea, and is required to respect all of the Charter, including the Rights it provides.
Article 89
The Ministry of Social Services serves the following mandates:
a. Provide citizens in need with basic food;
b. Provide citizens in need with basic clean water;
c. Provide citizens in need with basic shelter;
d. Provide citizens in need with basic clothes;
e. Provide citizens with medical services.
Article 90
Any citizen may request assistance from the Ministry of Social Services. Alternatively, citizens are free to decline any assistance from the Ministry of Social Services.
Article 91
Services shall be offered by private sectors, the Ministry of Social Services is tasked with supporting such sectors so that they remain available for citizens. The Ministry of Social Service may also launch its institutions, however, citizens must remain free to choose, without discrimination or penalty, private institutions. Support for any institutions should first be approved by the Common Senate, as to ensure the institutions being supported are compatible with the people's will.
Article 92
The Ministry of Environment serves the following mandates:
a. Assess the state of the environment within and around the Federation of Pangaea;
b. Evaluate the effects of Pangaean activities on the environment;
c. Evaluate the resources available for the Federation of Pangaea and its people;
d. Indicate to the people what species could benefit from protection.
Article 93
The Ministry of Education serves the following mandates:
a. Provide free educational material for all citizens of the Federation of Pangaea;
b. Manage schools in which citizens may master any topic and earn a Philosophiae Scholasticus expertise degree;
c. Manage tests of knowledge, and the attribution of Ph.S. degrees.
Article 94
The Ministry of Culture serves the following mandates:
a. Promote the cultural aspects of the community;
b. Bring exposure to the various forms of citizens' expressions;
c. Verify that the contribution of a citizen, to the culture of the Federation of Pangaea, is original rather than copied from a foreign source;
d. Manage celebrations, festivities and contests that encourage the unique cultural expression of citizens.
Article 95
The term of a Minister is one thousand days, after which a new Election period must be launched. A Minister is allowed to be re-elected and have multiple terms.
Article 96
During the Election of a Minister for any particular Ministries, all candidates must submit their candidacy in the Common Senate. Any citizen may run as a candidate, provided such a citizen meets the following criteria:
a. The candidate must be over twenty years old;
b. The candidate must not be acting on the behalf of a foreign nation;
c. The candidate must not be guilty of any violation of the Charter.
The Election period lasts seven days. When voting for candidates, a single voter may vote for more than one candidate. Every candidate must present two voting options: approve or decline. At the end of the voting period, whichever candidate has received the highest ratio of approval versus declination, automatically becomes the next Minister of the Ministry in question. In the event of a tie between two or more candidates, the Common Senate must launch a Special Ministry Motion, which lasts another seven days; and which lets people choose only one candidate, from a list of those top candidates that are tie. Whichever receives the most votes then automatically becomes the next Minister of the Ministry in question. In the unlikely event of yet another tie, the President may choose one amongst those that are tie, and when this happens, the chosen candidate automatically becomes the next Minister of the Ministry in question.
Article 97
Any Minister may resign at any moment. In the event that a Minister has resigned, been inactive for at least one hundred days, is demonstrably unable to perform her/his tasks, or is found guilty of a violation of the Charter, the Common Senate may motion to terminate the term of that Minister, and launch a new Election period. Such a termination must first be approved as a motion.
Article 98
A Ministry is authorized to appoint any citizens to form teams whose purposes are to assist with that Ministry's tasks, provided that the teammates are appointed with their written consent. The appointment of people and the structure of teams within a Ministry is left to the discretion of the Ministry itself, and does not require approval from the Common Senate. The President may however command that Ministriy to adopt any other team structure, to fire any person, or to follow motions that indicate the people's will on the matters of that Ministry.
Article 99
The nine Ministries may serve to advise the President on the various aspects of the community, and to propose new strategies or ideas either personally or at the Intergovernmental Table.
Chapter 8
Amendments to the Charter
Article 100
The Charter may be amended, modified and updated, through the means of an Amendment Motion. Such a motion is similar to a regular motion, however, to pass, it must receive at least 67 percent of approval rather than 51 percent. Also, the motion must describe which article it proposes to amend, and provide the exact nature of the modification. This article is, exceptionally, immune to amendments.
