Chapter 6.1.

Chapter 6: The Idea of ​​the World Commomwealth

6.1. Towards a world without states

The Commons' Convention discussed in the previous chapter was a concept of a representative system premised on stateless governance, but stateless governance is linked to the concept of a world without states not only in internal relations but also in external relations. In other words, it is the abandonment of the idea of ​​a sovereign state.

In contrast, the world today is made up of a forest of sovereign states. During the era of imperialism, sovereign states were limited to the number of countries that ruled over colonies, but after two world wars, the idea of ​​national self-determination spread, and ethnic nation-states gained independence one after another. At present, there are approximately 200 sovereign states, and the modern world resembles a vast forest of sovereign states.

As a result, the interests of each sovereign state are intricately intertwined like a deep forest with intertwining branches, often causing serious conflicts and clashes. The United Nations, which has been disciplining the international community since the end of World War II, is finding it increasingly difficult to make unified decisions as the number of member states increases, and its very raison d'être is also in doubt.

Meanwhile, as important issues that require truly global decision-making, such as global environmental issues, emerge, the sovereign state system is showing its limitations. To fundamentally change this situation, it is necessary to abandon the long-standing notion of a sovereign state. This is the idea of ​​the World Commonwealth , which is another theme of this series.

The World Commonwealth is a new organization that goes beyond the current United Nations, which is a federation of sovereign states, and is based on the perspective of understanding the world as a single community. It is a global community made up of the Zones that reserve the right to administer themselves within a certain geographical area.

Therefore, within this community there is no concept of borders managed by barbed wire or border patrols. Since the world is truly one, in principle people can move freely around the world. A world without states is naturally a world without borders.

The English name for this global community is World Commonwealth. The word "commonwealth" has the connotation of "federation," but it is essentially "common + wealth," which can also have the economic connotation of the worldwide joint management of the common wealth of mankind. 

The World Commonwealth is the highest decision-making body in transnational politics and also the core economic institution responsible for a global planned economy, so the term "commonwealth," which has doubly political and economic meanings, is pregnant with implications.

However, the official language of the World Commonwealth will not be English, but some world official language will be designated. Therefore, the official name of the World Commonwealth will also be indicated in a world official language, but for the time being, assuming that Esperanto will be designated as the language, and I would like to use Monda Komunumo as the tentative name.*

*In this case, Monda: World + Komunumo: Community, which literally implies a world community, will no longer have the connotation of the English name above.

👉The table of contents so far is here.

👉The papers published on this blog are meant to expand upon my On Communism.

Chapter 5.5.

Chapter 5: Status of the Commons' Convention Delegates

5.5. Transnational delegates

In the previous article, we looked at the issue of the status of the Commons' Convention delegates within each  Zone, but Pthe Commons' Convention will also be established in the World Commonwealth and in the Grand-Zones that are regional entities within it. Delegates to these World Commons' Convention and Grand-Zonal Commons' Convention  are, so to speak, transnational delegates who act across Zones.

Transnational delegates are no different from Zonal delegates in that they are involved in deliberations and resolutions in the Commons' Convention to which they belong. However, they are unique in that they also have the diplomatic task of negotiating across Zones. In particular, World Commons' Convention delegates will be tasked with duties similar to those of UN ambassadors under the current system.

In light of the special characteristics of these transnational delegates, while a common delegate license is not necessarily a required qualification, they must have the language and entente (diplomatic) skills necessary to carry out their duties. In this regard, it may be worth considering creating a separate certification exam specifically for  transnational  delegates, but it may not be necessary to make a license a mandatory qualification.

Therefore, their selection is not by lottery, but rather delegates to the World Commons' Convention are selected from among suitable candidates by the Commons' Convention of each Zone, and delegates to the Grand-Zonal Commons' Convention are selected by the Commons' Convention of the he broadest autonomous entity (provincial area or quasi-zone) within each Zone. The selection of suitable candidates is carried out by the Entente Committee, a standing committee of the Commons' Convention that has the right to select.

The main activities of transnational delegates in their respective Commons' Convention are the formulation of transnational policies, the enactment of transnational laws (treaties), and the management and operation of transnational institutions; in this respect they are similar to Zonal delegates, but they differ in that they act as political representatives of the Zone in which they were elected. In this respect, their activities are truly diplomatic.

Transnational delegates are not mere diplomatic envoys like ambassadors or diplomatic ministers, and therefore there should be no system of delegation of commands that would bind them to the directives of the Zone in which they were elected. However, the Commons' Convention that elected them can recall a delegate if it is deemed that he or she has clearly acted in disloyalty against his or her Zone of origin.

👉The table of contents so far is here.

👉The papers published on this blog are meant to expand upon my On Communism.