Appendix W- Articles
of the Federation
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PREAMBLE: |
WE, THE INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS DETERMINED:
TO SAVE SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS FROM THE SCOURGE OF
INTRA-GALACTIC WAR WHICH HAS BROUGHT UNTOLD HORROR AND SUFFERING TO
OUR PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEMS, AND TO REAFFIRM FAITH IN THE FUNDAMENTAL
INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORM RIGHTS, IN THE DIGNITY AND WORTH OF INTELLIGENT
LIFE-FORM PERSONS, TO THE EQUAL RIGHTS OF MALE AND FEMALE AND OF PLANETARY
SOCIAL SYSTEMS LARGE AND SMALL, AND TO ESTABLISH CONDITIONS UNDER
WHICH JUSTICE AND MUTUAL RESPECT FOR THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM
TREATIES AND OTHER SOURCES OF INTERPLANETARY LAW CAN BE MAINTAINED,
AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL PROGRESS AND BETTER STANDARDS OF LIFE IN LARGER
FREEDOM,
AND TO THESE ENDS:
TO PRACTICE BENEVOLENT TOLERANCE AND LIVE IN PEACE
WITH ONE ANOTHER AS GOOD NEIGHBORS, AND TO UNITE OUR STRENGTH TO MAINTAIN
INTRA-GALACTIC PEACE AND SECURITY, AND TO ENSURE BY THE ACCEPTANCE
OF PRINCIPLES AND THE INSTITUTION OF METHODS THAT ARMED FORCE SHALL
NOT BE USED EXCEPT IN THE COMMON DEFENSE, AND TO EMPLOY INTRA-GALACTIC
MACHINERY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT
OF ALL INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS,
HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS
TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS.
ACCORDINGLY, THE RESPECTIVE SOCIAL SYSTEMS, THROUGH
REPRESENTATIVES ASSEMBLED ON THE PLANET BABEL, WHO HAVE EXHIBITED
THEIR FULL POWERS TO BE IN GOOD AND DUE FORM, HAVE AGREED TO THESE
ARTICLES OF FEDERATION OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS, AND DO
HEREBY ESTABLISH AN INTERPLANETARY ORGANIZATION TO BE KNOWN AS THE
UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
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CHAPTER I
PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES |
ARTICLE I |
THE PURPOSES OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS ARE:
- TO MAINTAIN INTERPLANETARY PEACE
AND SECURITY WITHIN THE TREATY EXPLORATION TERRITORY, AND TO THAT
END: TO TAKE EFFECTIVE COLLECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION OF THREATS
TO THE PEACE, THE SUPPRESSION OF ACTS OF AGGRESSION, AND TO BRING
ABOUT BY PEACEFUL MEANS, AND EMPLOYING THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE AND
INTRAGALACTIC LAW, ADJUSTMENT OR SETTLEMENT OF INTERPLANETARY DISPUTES
WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO A BREACH OF THE PEACE
- TO DEVELOP FRIENDLY RELATIONS AMONG
PLANETS BASED ON RESPECT FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUAL RIGHTS AND SELF-DETERMINATION
OF INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS, AND TO OTHER APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN
UNIVERSAL PEACE;
- TO ACHIEVE INTERPLANETARY COOPERATION
IN SOLVING INTRA-GALACTIC PROBLEMS OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL,
OR HUMANITARIAN CHARACTER; IN PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING RESPECT FOR
INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORM RIGHTS; AND FOR FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS FOR ALL
WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS TO CULTURE, SEX, LIFE-FORM, OR RELIGIOUS BELIEF;
AND
- TO BE A CENTER FOR CONCILIATION
OF THE ACTIONS OF ALL SOCIAL SYSTEMS IN THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE COMMON
ENDS
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ARTICLE 2
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THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
AND ITS MEMBERS, IN PURSUIT OF THE PURPOSES STATED, SHALL ACT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES:
- THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
IS BASED ON THE SOVEREIGN EQUALITY OF ALL ITS MEMBERS;
- IN ORDER TO ENSURE TO ALL OF THEM
THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS RESULTING FROM MEMBERSHIP, ALL MEMBERS SHALL
FULFILL IN GOOD FAITH THE OBLIGATIONS ASSUMED BY THEM IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION
- ALL MEMBERS SHALL SETTLE THEIR
INTERPLANETARY DISPUTES BY PEACEFUL MEANS IN SUCH MANNER THAT INTRAGALACTIC
PEACE, SECURITY, AND JUSTICE, ARE NOT ENDANGERED;
- IN ALL INTERPLANETARY RELATIONS,
ALL MEMBERS SHALL REFRAIN FROM THE THREAT OR USE OF FORCE AGAINST
THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OR POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANY PLANETARY
SOCIAL SYSTEM, OR IN ANY MANNER INCONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF
THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS;
- ALL MEMBERS SHALL GIVE THE UNITED
FEDERATION OF PLANETS EVERY ASSISTANCE IN ANY ACTION TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION, AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM ASSISTING
ANY PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEM AGAINST WHICH THE UNITED FEDERATION OF
PLANETS IS TAKING PREVENTIVE OR ENFORCEMENT ACTION;
- THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
SHALL ENSURE THAT PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEMS WHICH ARE NOT MEMBERS OF
THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE PRINCIPLES
AS NECESSARY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF INTRA-GALACTIC PEACE AND SECURITY;
- NOTHING WITHIN THESE ARTICLES OF
FEDERATION SHALL AUTHORIZE THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS TO INTERVENE
IN MATTERS WHICH ARE ESSENTIALLY THE DOMESTIC JURISDICTION OF ANY
PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEM, OR SHALL REQUIRE THE MEMBERS TO SUBMIT SUCH
MATTERS TO SETTLEMENT UNDER THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION; BUT THIS
PRINCIPLE SHALL NOT PREJUDICE THE APPLICATION OF ENFORCEMENT MEASURES
UNDER CHAPTER VII.
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CHAPTER II
MEMBERSHIP |
ARTICLE 3 |
THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
SHALL BE THOSE PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEMS WHICH, HAVING PARTICIPATED
IN THE INTERPLANETARY CONFERENCE ON INTERPLANETARY FEDERATION AT BABEL,
OR HAVING PREVIOUSLY SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS OF STARDATE 0963, SIGN THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION AND
RATIFY THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 109.
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ARTICLE 4 |
- MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS IS OPEN TO ANY OTHER PEACEFUL PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEMS
WHICH ACCEPT THE OBLIGATIONS CONTAINED IN THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION
AND, IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS, ARE CAPABLE
AND WILLING TO CARRY OUT THESE OBLIGATIONS
- THE ADMISSION OF ANY SUCH PLANETARY
SOCIAL SYSTEM TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS IS
CONTINGENT UPON THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY UPON RECOMMENDATION
OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
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ARTICLE 5 |
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY MAY SUSPEND THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
OF MEMBERSHIP OF ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS AGAINST
WHICH THE FEDERATION COUNCIL HAS TAKEN PREVENTIVE OR ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY RESTORE THESE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF
MEMBERSHIP AT ITS DISCRETION.
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ARTICLE 6 |
ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS WHICH
HAS PERSISTENTLY VIOLATED THE PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES CONTAINED IN
THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION MAY BE EXPELLED FROM THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
FEDERATION COUNCIL.
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CHAPTER III
AGENCIES |
ARTICLE 7 |
- THERE ARE ESTABLISHED AS THE PRINCIPAL
AGENCIES OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS: A SUPREME ASSEMBLY,
A FEDERATION COUNCIL. AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, A TRUSTEESHIP
COUNCIL, AN INTERPLANETARY SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE, A STAR FLEET
COMBINED PEACE-KEEPING FORCE, AND A SECRETARIAT;
- SUCH SUBSIDIARY AGENCIES AS MAY
BE DEEMED NECESSARY FROM TIME TO TIME MAY BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION.
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ARTICLE 8 |
THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS SHALL PLACE NO RESTRICTION
ON THE ELIGIBILITY OF LIFE-FORMS OF ANY MEMBER PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEM
TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CAPACITY UNDER CONDITIONS OF EQUALITY IN ITS
PRINCIPAL AND SUBSIDIARY AGENCIES BASED ON GENDER.
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CHAPTER
IV
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY |
ARTICLE 9 |
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL CONSIST OF ALL THE MEMBERS
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS. EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO HAVE NOT MORE THAN FIVE (5) REPRESENTATIVES IN THIS BODY.
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ARTICLE 10 |
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY MAY DISCUSS ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY
MATTERS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION OR RELATING
TO THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF ANY AGENCIES PROVIDED FOR IN THESE
ARTICLES OF FEDERATION AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 12, MAY
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MEMBERS AND THE FEDERATION COUNCIL OR
BOTH ON ANY SUCH QUESTIONS OR MATTERS.
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ARTICLE 11 |
- THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY MAY CONSIDER
THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF COOPERATION IN MAINTAINING INTERPLANETARY
PEACE AND SECURITY, INCLUDING DISARMAMENT AND THE REGULATION OF ARMAMENTS,
AND MAY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO SUCH PRINCIPLES TO THE
MEMBERS OR THE FEDERATION COUNCIL OR BOTH;
- THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY MAY DISCUSS
ANY QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE MAINTENANCE OF INTRA-GALACTIC PEACE
AND SECURITY PUT TO IT BY ANY MEMBER OR THE FEDERATION COUNCIL, OR
A NON-MEMBER PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 25
PARAGRAPH 2 AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 12, MAY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
WITH REGARD TO ANY SUCH QUESTIONS TO THE MEMBERS, THE FEDERATION COUNCIL,
THE PLEADING PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEM, OR TO ALL OF THESE. ANY SUCH
QUESTION ON WHICH ACTION IS NECESSARY SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER DISCUSSION;
- THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY MAY CALL SITUATIONS
WHICH ARE LIKELY TO ENDANGER THE INTERPLANETARY AND INTRAGALACTIC
PEACE AND SECURITY TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL;
- THE POWERS OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY
AS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT LIMIT THE SCOPE OF ARTICLE
10
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ARTICLE 12 |
- WHERE THE FEDERATION COUNCIL IS
EXECUTING THE FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED TO IT UNDER THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION
WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE OR SITUATION, THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL
MAKE NO RECOMMENDATION WITH REGARD TO THAT DISPUTE OR SITUATION UNLESS
SO REQUESTED BY THE FEDERATION COUNCIL;
- THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT, WITH THE
CONSENT OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL, SHALL NOTIFY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY
AT EACH SESSION OF ANY MATTERS RELATING TO THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY
PEACE AND SECURITY WHICH ARE UNDER DISCUSSION IN THE FEDERATION COUNCIL,
AND SHALL NOTIFY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY, OR THE MEMBERS IF THE SUPREME
ASSEMBLY IS NOT IN SESSION, IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE FEDERATION COUNCIL
COMPLETES ITS DELIBERATIONS ON ANY SUCH MATTERS;
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ARTICLE 13 |
- THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL INITIATE
STUDIES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF:
- PROMOTING INTERPLANETARY COOPERATION
IN POLITICAL FIELDS AND ENCOURAGING THE PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT
OF INTERPLANETARY LAW AND ITS CODIFICATION;
- PROMOTING INTERPLANETARY COOPERATION
IN THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND HEALTH FIELDS,
AND ASSISTING IN THE REALIZATION OF INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORM RIGHTS
AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS FOR ALL WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS TO CULTURE,
SEX, LANGUAGE, OR RELIGION;
- THE FURTHER RESPONSIBILITIES, FUNCTIONS,
AND POWERS OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS MENTIONED
IN PARAGRAPH 1(A) ABOVE ARE SET FORTH IN CHAPTERS IX AND X.
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ARTICLE 14 |
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 12, THE SUPREME
ASSEMBLY MAY RECOMMEND MEASURES FOR THE PEACEFUL ADJUSTMENT OF ANY
SITUATION, REGARDLESS OF ORIGIN, WHICH IT DEEMS LIKELY TO IMPAIR THE
GENERAL WELFARE OR FRIENDLY RELATIONS AMONG THE PLANETS, INCLUDING
SITUATIONS RESULTING FROM VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THESE ARTICLES
OF FEDERATION SETTING FORTH THE PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED
FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
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ARTICLE 15 |
- THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL RECEIVE
AND CONSIDER REGULAR AND SPECIAL REPORTS FROM THE FEDERATION COUNCIL;
WHICH REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE AN ACCOUNT OF THE MEASURES THAT THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL HAS DECIDED UPON OR TAKEN TO MAINTAIN INTERPLANETARY PEACE
AND SECURITY;
- THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL RECEIVE
AND CONSIDER REPORTS FROM THE OTHER AGENCIES OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS OVER REGULAR INTERVALS TO BE AGREED BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY
AND THE AGENCY IN QUESTION.
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ARTICLE 16 |
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL PERFORM SUCH FUNCTIONS OF
INTRA-GALACTIC TRUSTEESHIP AS ARE ASSIGNED TO IT UNDER CHAPTERS XII
AND XIII, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL OF THE TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENTS FOR
AREAS WHICH ARE NOT DESIGNATED AS STRATEGIC.
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ARTICLE 17 |
- THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL CONSIDER
AND APPROVE THE BUDGET OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
- THE EXPENSES OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS SHALL BE BORNE BY THE MEMBERS AS APPORTIONED BY THE SUPREME
ASSEMBLY;
- THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL CONSIDER
AND APPROVE ANY FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY ARRANGEMENTS WITH SPECIALIZED
AGENCIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 56 AND SHALL EXAMINE THE ADMINISTRATIVE
BUDGETS OF SUCH SPECIALIZED AGENCIES WITH A VIEW TO MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE AGENCIES CONCERNED;
- ALL BUDGETS AND EXPENSES OF THE
UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS SHALL BE MADE AND PAID IN THE COMMON
INTERPLANETARY CREDIT. THE COMMON INTERPLANETARY CREDIT SHALL BE THE
OFFICIAL MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE WITHIN THE UNITED FEDERATION TREATY EXPLORATION
TERRITORY.
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ARTICLE 18 |
- EACH MEMBER OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY
SHALL HAVE ONE VOTE;
- DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY
ON MATTERS OF SUBSTANCE SHALL BE MADE ON A TWO-THIRDS (2/3) MAJORITY
VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING. THESE MATTERS SHALL INCLUDE:
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY
PEACE AND SECURITY; THE ELECTION OF NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS TO THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL; THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE
WITH PARAGRAPH 1(C) OF ARTICLE 85; THE ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS TO
THE FEDERATION; THE SUSPENSION OF RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP;
THE EXPULSION OF MEMBERS; QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE
TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM; BUDGETARY QUESTIONS; AND QUESTIONS PROPOSED AS
MATTERS OF SUBSTANCE ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH 4 BELOW
- DECISIONS ON OTHER QUESTIONS, INCLUDING
THE DETERMINATION OF ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES OF QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED
AS MATTERS OF SUBSTANCE, SHALL BE MADE BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF
THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING;
- SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WHICH WOULD
NORMALLY BE DECIDED BY SIMPLE MAJORITY MAY BE CONSIDERED AS MATTERS
OF SUBSTANCE IF SUCH CONSIDERATION IS PROPOSED BY ANY MEMBER AND SECONDED
BY TWO OTHERS.
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ARTICLE 19 |
A MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS WHICH
IS IN ARREARS IN THE PAYMENT OF ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO THE UNITED
FEDERATION OF PLANETS SHALL HAVE NO VOTE IN THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY IF
THE AMOUNT IT IS IN ARREARS EQUALS OR EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS
DUE FROM IT FOR THE PRECEDING TWO ACCOUNTING PERIODS. THE SUPREME
ASSEMBLY MAY, NEVERTHELESS, PERMIT SUCH A MEMBER TO VOTE IF IT IS
SATISFIED THAT THE FAILURE TO PAY IS DUE TO CONDITIONS BEYOND THE
CONTROL OF THE MEMBER.
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ARTICLE 20 |
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL MEET IN REGULAR PERIODIC
SESSIONS AND IN SUCH SPECIAL SESSIONS AS OCCASION MAY REQUIRE. SPECIAL
SESSIONS SHALL BE CONVOKED BY THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT AT THE REQUEST
OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL OR OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED
FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
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ARTICLE 21 |
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL ADOPT ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE,
EXCEPT THAT THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL NOT REVOKE OR ALTER PROCEDURES
PRESENTED FOR IT IN THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION. IT SHALL ELECT ITS
PRESIDENT FOR EACH SESSION.
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ARTICLE 22 |
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY MAY ESTABLISH SUCH SUBSIDIARY
AGENCIES AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS FUNCTIONS.
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CHAPTER V
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL |
ARTICLE 23 |
- THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST
OF ELEVEN (11) MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS. THE UNITED
NATIONS OF THE PLANET EARTH, THE PLANETARY CONFEDERATION OF 40 ERIDANI,
THE UNITED PLANETS OF 61 CYGNI, THE STAR EMPIRE OF EPSILON INDII,
AND THE ALPHA CENTAURI CONCORDIUM OF PLANETS SHALL BE PERMANENT MEMBERS
OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL. THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL ELECT SIX (6)
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS TO BE NON-PERMANENT
MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL, DUE REGARD BE ESPECIALLY PAID,
IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED
FEDERATION OF PLANETS TO THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND
SECURITY AND TO THE OTHER PURPOSES OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS,
AND ALSO TO EQUITABLE GEO-GALACTIC DISTRIBUTION;
- THE NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS
OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF TWO (2) SESSION
PERIODS. IN THE FIRST ELECTION OF NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS, HOWEVER,
THREE (3) SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF ONE (1) SESSION PERIOD. A
RETIRING MEMBER SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR IMMEDIATE RE-ELECTION.
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ARTICLE 24 |
- IN ORDER TO ASSURE PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE
ACTION BY THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS, ITS MEMBERS CONFER ON
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MAINTENANCE
OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY, AND AGREE THAT IN CARRYING OUT
ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS RESPONSIBILITY THE FEDERATION COUNCIL ACTS ON
THEIR BEHALF;
- IN DISCHARGING THESE DUTIES THE
FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS. THE SPECIFIC POWERS GRANTED TO
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL FOR THE DISCHARGE OF THESE DUTIES ARE LAID
DOWN IN CHAPTERS VI, VII, VIII, AND XII;
- THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL SUBMIT
REGULAR AND, WHEN NECESSARY, SPECIAL REPORTS TO THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY
FOR ITS CONSIDERATION.
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ARTICLE 25 |
THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS AGREE
TO ACCEPT AND CARRY OUT THE DECISIONS OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION.
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ARTICLE 26 |
IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE
OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY WITH THE LEASE DIVERSION OF THE
UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS' LIFE-FORMS, AS WELL AS ECONOMIC RESOURCES
FOR ARMAMENTS, THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMULATING,
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF STAR FLEET HEADQUARTERS STAFF REFERRED TO IN
ARTICLE 47, PLANS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR THE REGULATION OF
ARMAMENTS.
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ARTICLE 27 |
- EACH MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL
SHALL HAVE ONE VOTE;
- DECISIONS OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL
ON ALL MATTERS SHALL BE MADE BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF SEVEN (7) MEMBERS,
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 3 BELOW;
- IN DECISIONS UNDER CHAPTER VI,
AND UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 52, A PARTY TO THE DISPUTE SHALL
REFRAIN FROM VOTING. THE MINIMAL AFFIRMATIVE MAJORITY REQUIRED IN
SUCH A CASE SHALL BE SIX (6)
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ARTICLE 28 |
- THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL BE
SO ORGANIZED AS TO BE ABLE TO FUNCTION CONTINUOUSLY. EACH MEMBER OF
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL, FOR THIS PURPOSE, BE REPRESENTED AT
ALL TIMES AT THE SEAT OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS;
- THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL HOLD
PERIODIC MEETINGS AT WHICH EACH OF ITS MEMBERS MAY, IF IT SO DESIRES,
BE REPRESENTED BY A MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNMENT OR BY SOME OTHER SPECIALLY
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE;
- THE FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY HOLD
MEETINGS AT SUCH PLACES OTHER THAN THE SEAT OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS AS IN ITS JUDGMENT WILL FACILITATE ITS WORK.
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ARTICLE 29 |
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY ESTABLISH SUCH SUBSIDIARY
AGENCIES AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS FUNCTIONS.
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ARTICLE 30 |
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT ITS OWN RULES OF
PROCEDURE, INCLUDING THE METHOD OF SELECTING ITS GOVERNOR.
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ARTICLE 31 |
ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS WHICH
IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY PARTICIPATE, WITHOUT
VOTE, IN THE DISCUSSION OF ANY QUESTION BROUGHT BEFORE THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL WHENEVER THE LATTER CONSIDERS THAT THE INTERESTS OF THE MEMBER
ARE SPECIFICALLY AFFECTED.
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ARTICLE 32 |
ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS WHICH
IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL OR ANY PLANETARY SOCIAL
SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS,
IF IT IS A PARTY TO A DISPUTE UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL, SHALL BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, WITHOUT VOTE, IN THE DISCUSSION
RELATING TO THE DISPUTE. THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL LAY DOWN THE
CONDITIONS AS IT DEEMS JUST FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF A PLANETARY SOCIAL
SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
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CHAPTER VI
PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES |
ARTICLE 33 |
- THE PARTIES TO ANY DISPUTE, THE
CONTINUANCE OF WHICH IS LIKELY TO ENDANGER THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY
PEACE AND SECURITY, SHALL, FIRST OF ALL, SEEK A SOLUTION BY NEGOTIATION,
ENQUIRY, MEDIATION, CONCILIATION, ARBITRATION, JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT,
RESORT TO REGIONAL AGENCIES OR ARRANGEMENTS, OR OTHER PEACEFUL MEANS
OF THEIR OWN CHOICE;
- THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL, WHEN
IT DEEMS NECESSARY, CALL UPON THE PARTIES TO SETTLE THEIR DISPUTE
BY SUCH MEANS.
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ARTICLE 34 |
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY INVESTIGATE ANY DISPUTE,
OR ANY SITUATION WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO INTERPLANETARY FRICTION OR GIVE
RISE TO A DISPUTE, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CONTINUANCE OF
THE DISPUTE OR SITUATION IS LIKELY TO ENDANGER THE MAINTENANCE OF
INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY.
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ARTICLE 35 |
- ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS MAY BRING ANY DISPUTE, OR ANY SITUATION OF THE NATURE REFERRED
TO IN ARTICLE 34, TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL OR THE
SUPREME ASSEMBLY;
- A PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEM WHICH
IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS MAY BRING TO THE
ATTENTION OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL OR THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY ANY DISPUTE
TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY IF IT ACCEPTS IN ADVANCE, FOR THE PURPOSES
OF THE DISPUTE, THE OBLIGATION OF PACIFIC SETTLEMENT PROVIDED IN THESE
ARTICLES OF FEDERATION;
- THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUPREME
ASSEMBLY IN RESPECT TO MATTERS BROUGHT TO ITS ATTENTION UNDER THIS
ARTICLE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES 11 AND 12.
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ARTICLE 36 |
- THE FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY, AT
ANY STAGE OF A DISPUTE OF THE NATURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 33 OR
OF A SITUATION OF THE NATURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 34, RECOMMEND
PROCEDURES OR APPROPRIATE METHODS OF ADJUSTMENT;
- THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL TAKE
INTO CONSIDERATION ANY PROCEDURES FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE DISPUTE
WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED OR PROPOSED BY THE PARTIES; 3. IN
MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER THIS ARTICLE THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHOULD
ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT LEGAL DISPUTES SHOULD AS A GENERAL
RULE BE REFERRED TO THE INTERPLANETARY SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATUTE OF THAT COURT.
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ARTICLE 37 |
- SHOULD THE PARTIES TO A DISPUTE
AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 33 FAIL TO SETTLE IT BY MEANS INDICATED
IN THE ARTICLE, THEY SHALL REFER IT TO THE FEDERATION COUNCIL;
- IF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL DEEMS
THAT THE CONTINUANCE OF THE DISPUTE IS IN FACT LIKELY TO ENDANGER
THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY, IT SHALL DECIDE
WHETHER TO TAKE ACTION UNDER ARTICLE 36 OR TO RECOMMEND SUCH TERMS
AS IT MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.
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ARTICLE 38 |
WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES 33
THROUGH 37 INCLUSIVE, THE FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY, IF ALL THE PARTIES
TO ANY DISPUTE SO REQUEST, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PARTIES WITH
A VIEW TO A PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF THE DISPUTE.
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CHAPTER VII
ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THREATS
OF THE PEACE, BREACHES OF THE PEACE, AND ACTS OF AGGRESSION |
ARTICLE 39 |
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE
OF ANY THREAT TO THE PEACE, BREACH OF THE PEACE, OR ACT OF AGGRESSION,
AND SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAINTAIN OR RESTORE INTERPLANETARY
PEACE AND SECURITY;
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ARTICLE 40 |
IN ORDER TO PREVENT AGGRAVATION OF THE SITUATION, THE
FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY CALL UPON THE PARTIES CONCERNED TO COMPLY WITH
SUCH PROVISIONAL MEASURES AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE. SUCH
PROVISIONAL MEASURES SHALL BE WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE RIGHTS, CLAIMS,
OR POSITION OF THE PARTIES CONCERNED. THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUCH PROVISIONAL MEASURES.
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ARTICLE 41 |
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY DECIDED WHAT MEASURES SHORT
OF THE USE OF ARMED FORCE ARE TO BE EMPLOYED TO GIVE EFFECT TO ITS
DECISIONS, AND MAY CALL UPON THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS TO APPLY SUCH MEASURES. THESE MAY INCLUDED PARTIAL OR COMPLETE
INTERRUPTION OF ECONOMIC RELATIONS, INTERPLANETARY COMMUNICATION AND
SPACE TRAVEL, AND SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, OR SUCH OTHER
MEASURES AS THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE.
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ARTICLE 42 |
SHOULD THE FEDERATION COUNCIL CONSIDER THAT MEASURES
UNDER ARTICLE 41 WOULD BE INADEQUATE OR HAVE PROVED TO BE INADEQUATE,
IT MAY TAKE SUCH ACTION BY ARMED FORCE AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN OR
RESTORE INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY. SUCH ACTIONS MAY INCLUDE
DEMONSTRATIONS, BLOCKADES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS BY STAR FLEET COMBINED
PEACE-KEEPING FORCES.
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ARTICLE 43 |
ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS, IN
OBLIGATION TO THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY,
AGREE TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO STAR FLEET, ON CALL OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL,
ARMED FORCES, ASSISTANCE, AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING RIGHTS OF PASSAGE,
NECESSARY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY.
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ARTICLE 44 |
WHEN THE FEDERATION COUNCIL HAS DECIDED TO EMPLOY FORCE
TO MITIGATE A SITUATION IT SHALL, BEFORE CALLING UPON A MEMBER NOT
REPRESENTED ON THAT COUNCIL TO PROVIDED ARMED FORCED IN FULFILLMENT
OF OBLIGATIONS ASSUMED UNDER ARTICLE 43, INVITE THAT MEMBER TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE DECISIONS OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT
OF CONTINGENTS OF THE MEMBER'S ARMED FORCES.
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ARTICLE 45 |
IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
TO TAKE URGENT MILITARY MEASURES, ALL MEMBERS SO CAPABLE SHALL ASSIGN
CONTINGENTS OF THEIR OWN ARMED FORCES TO STAR FLEET TO BE EMPLOYED
AS A SINGLE PEACE-KEEPING FORCE OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
ALL CONTINGENTS SO ASSIGNED, AND FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR ASSIGNMENT,
SHALL HOLD FULL FAITH AND LOYALTY TO THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
AND THE PROTECTION OF THE PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE ARTICLES
OF FEDERATION.
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ARTICLE 46 |
PLANS FOR THE APPLICATION OF STAR FLEET ARMED FORCES
SHALL BE MADE BY THE FEDERATION COUNCIL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE OF STAR FLEET HEADQUARTERS.
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ARTICLE 47 |
- THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN
STAR FLEET A MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE TO ADVISE AND ASSIST THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS'
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTAINING INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY;
- THE MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE SHALL
CONSIST OF THE CHIEFS OF STAFF OF THE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL, OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS MAY BE INVITED TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION ON THE MILITARY
STAFF COMMITTEE WHERE ITS RESPONSIBILITIES REQUIRES THE PARTICIPATION
OF THAT MEMBER IN ITS WORK
- THE MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE, WITH
THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL, SHALL ESTABLISH A STAR
FLEET AS THE ARMED PEACE-KEEPING FORCES OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF
PLANETS. IT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE
OF ALL FACILITIES OF STAR FLEET, INCLUDING ARMED SHIPS, STARBASES,
AND TRAINING FACILITIES;
- THE MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE SHALL
BE RESPONSIBLE UNDER THE FEDERATION COUNCIL FOR THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION
OF STAR FLEET ARMED FORCES, AND THE OTHER ARMED FORCES OF THE MEMBERS
WHEN REQUIRED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY.
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ARTICLE 48 |
THE ACTION REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT DECISIONS OF THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY SHALL
BE TAKEN BY STAR FLEET, USING SUCH CONTINGENTS AS APPROPRIATE TO THE
SPECIFIC ACTION.
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ARTICLE 49 |
THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS SHALL
JOIN IN AFFORDING MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CARRYING OUT THE MEASURES DECIDED
UPON BY THE FEDERATION COUNCIL AND IN ASSISTING STAR FLEET IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS.
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ARTICLE 50 |
IF PREVENTIVE OR ENFORCEMENT MEASURES AGAINST ANY PLANET
ARE TAKEN BY THE FEDERATION COUNCIL, ANY OTHER PLANET, WHETHER OR
NOT IT IS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS, WHICH FINDS
ITSELF CONFRONTED WITH SPECIAL ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES ARISING FROM
THE CARRYING OUT OF THESE MEASURES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONSULT
WITH THE FEDERATION COUNCIL WITH REGARD TO THE SOLUTION OF SAID DIFFICULTIES.
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ARTICLE 51 |
NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION SHALL IMPAIR
THE INHERENT RIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL OR COLLECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE AGAINST
ARMED ATTACKS OCCURRING TO MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS,
UNTIL THE FEDERATION COUNCIL HAS TAKEN MEASURES NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN
INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY, AND STAR FLEET FORCES CAN BE BROUGHT
INTO ACTION. SUCH ACTIONS TAKEN BY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS IN THEIR SELF-DEFENSE SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
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CHAPTER VIII
STAR FLEET |
ARTICLE 52 |
- THERE IS ESTABLISHED A STAR FLEET
AS THE ARMED PEACE-KEEPING FORCES OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
IT SHALL INITIALLY BY COMPRISED OF CONTINGENTS ASSIGNED TO IT BY MEMBERS
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS UNDER ARTICLE 43 UNTIL SUCH TIME
AS FACILITIES, RECRUITMENT, AND TRAINING OBVIATES THE NECESSITY OF
DRAWING UPON THE ARMAMENT OF ANY MEMBER, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE
49;
- THE OPERATIONS AND ACTIONS OF STAR
FLEET SHALL AT ALL TIMES BE UNDER THE DIRECT COGNIZANCE OF THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL AND THE MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE WHICH SHALL ALSO PREPARE
AND APPROVE THE BUDGET FOR STAR FLEET OPERATIONS;
- INITIAL EXPENDITURE IS AUTHORIZED
UNDER THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STAR
FLEET HEADQUARTERS AND TWO STARBASES TO BE EQUITABLY LOCATED WITHIN
THE BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS AND OUTSIDE OF ANY
POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH THE TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES OF ANY MEMBER OF
THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS. THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL REVIEW
AND APPROVE SUCH OTHER EXPANSIONS OF STARBASES AND OTHER FACILITIES
AS SHALL SEEM APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE MAINTENANCE OF
INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY;
- INITIAL EXPENDITURE IS ALSO GRANTED
UNDER THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STAR
FLEET ACADEMY FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL FOR
STAR FLEET DUTY. THE STANDARDS FOR SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE DETERMINED
BY THE MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
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ARTICLE 53 |
- THE TRAINING OF STAR FLEET OFFICERS
AND PERSONNEL SHALL INCLUDED ALL FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AS WELL AS THE MILITARY ARTS IN STAR FLEET. IT IS THE INTENT OF THESE
ARTICLES OF FEDERATION THAT STAR FLEET SHALL BE USED TO CONDUCT MISSIONS
OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION AND INVESTIGATION WITHIN THE TREATY EXPLORATION
TERRITORY WHEREVER ITS SERVICES ARE NOT REQUIRED IN THE MAINTENANCE
OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY;
- STAR FLEET HEADQUARTERS AND THE
FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL BE AT ALL TIMES KEPT INFORMED OF THE ACTIVITIES
UNDERTAKEN OR CONTEMPLATED FOR THE SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION AND INVESTIGATION
OF THE TREATY EXPLORATION TERRITORY.
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CHAPTER IX
INTERPLANETARY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COOPERATION |
ARTICLE 54 |
WITH A VIEW TO CREATING CONDITIONS
OF STABILITY AND WELL-BEING WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR PEACEFUL RELATIONS
AMONG PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEMS BASED ON RESPECT FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF
EQUAL RIGHTS AND SELF-DETERMINATION OF ALL INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS, THE
UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS SHALL PROMOTE:
- HIGHER STANDARDS OF LIVING, FULL
EMPLOYMENT, AND CONDITIONS OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT;
- SOLUTION OF INTERPLANETARY ECONOMIC,
SOCIAL, HEALTH, AND RELATED PROBLEMS, AS WELL AS INTERPLANETARY CULTURAL
AND EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION; AND
- UNIVERSAL RESPECT FOR, AND OBSERVANCE
OF, INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORM RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS FOR ALL
WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS TO CULTURE, SEX, LANGUAGE, OR RELIGION.
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ARTICLE 55 |
ALL MEMBERS PLEDGE THEMSELVES TO TAKE JOINT AND SEPARATE
ACTION IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS FOR THE
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PURPOSES AND GOALS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 54.
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ALL MEMBERS PLEDGE THEMSELVES TO TAKE JOINT AND SEPARATE
ACTION IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS FOR THE
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PURPOSES AND GOALS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 54.
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ARTICLE 56 |
- THE VARIOUS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES,
ESTABLISHED BY INTERPLANETARY AGREEMENT AND HAVING WIDE INTERPLANETARY
RESPONSIBILITIES AS DEFINED IN THEIR BASIC INSTRUMENTS IN ECONOMIC,
SOCIAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, AND RELATED FIELDS, SHALL BE
BROUGHT INTO RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 62;
- SUCH AGENCIES THUS BROUGHT INTO
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS ARE HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO AS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.
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ARTICLE 57 |
THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR THE COORDINATION OF THE POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE SPECIALIZED
AGENCIES.
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ARTICLE 58 |
THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS SHALL, WHERE APPROPRIATE,
INITIATE NEGOTIATIONS AMONG ITS MEMBERS CONCERNED FOR THE CREATION
OF ANY NEW SPECIALIZED AGENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF
THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 54.
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ARTICLE 59 |
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DISCHARGE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF
THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS AS SET FORTH IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL
BE VESTED IN THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY AND, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE
SUPREME ASSEMBLY, IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, WHICH HAVE FOR
THIS PURPOSE THE POWERS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER X.
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CHAPTER X
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL |
ARTICLE 60
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- THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
SHALL CONSIST OF EIGHTEEN (18) MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF
PLANETS AS ELECTED BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY;
- SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH
3, SIX (6) MEMBERS OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL BE ELECTED
EACH SESSION PERIOD FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) SESSION PERIODS. A RETIRING
MEMBER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR IMMEDIATE REELECTION;
- AT THE FIRST ELECTION, EIGHTEEN
(18) MEMBERS OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL BE CHOSEN, THE
TERM OF OFFICE OF SIX (6) MEMBERS SO CHOSEN WILL EXPIRE AT THE END
OF ONE (1) SESSION PERIOD, AND THE TERMS OF SIX (6) OTHER MEMBERS
AT THE END OF TWO (2) SESSION PERIODS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARRANGEMENTS
MADE BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY;
- EACH MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC AND
SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL HAVE ONE (1) REPRESENTATIVE.
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ARTICLE 61 |
- THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
MAY MAKE OR INITIATE STUDIES AND REPORTS WITH RESPECT TO INTERPLANETARY
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, AND RELATED MATTERS
AND MAY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH MATTERS TO THE
SUPREME ASSEMBLY, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS,
AND TO SPECIALIZED AGENCIES CONCERNED;
- IT MAY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING RESPECT FOR, AND OBSERVANCE OF, INTELLIGENT
LIFE-FORM RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS FOR ALL;
- IT MAY PREPARE DRAFT INSTRUMENTS
WITH THE RULES PRESCRIBED BY THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS;
- IT MAY PREPARE DRAFT INSTRUMENTS
FOR ADMISSION TO THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY, WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS FALLING
WITHIN ITS COMPETENCE
- IT MAY CALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE RULES PRESCRIBED BY THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS, INTERPLANETARY
CONFERENCES ON MATTERS FALLING WITHIN ITS COMPETENCE.
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ARTICLE 62 |
- THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
MAY ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH ANY OF ITS AGENCIES REFERRED TO IN
ARTICLE 56, DEFINING THE TERMS ON WHICH THE AGENCY CONCERNED SHALL
BE BROUGHT INTO RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
SUCH AGREEMENTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY;
- IT MAY COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES
OF THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES THROUGH CONSULTATION WITH AND RECOMMENDATIONS
TO SUCH AGENCIES AND THROUGH RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY
AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
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ARTICLE 63 |
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE
STEPS TO OBTAIN REPORTS FROM THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES. IT MAY MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
AND WITH THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES TO OBTAIN REPORTS ON THE STEPS TAKEN
TO GIVE EFFECT TO ITS OWN RECOMMENDATIONS AND TO RECOMMENDATIONS ON
MATTERS FALLING WITHIN ITS COMPETENCE BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY.
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ARTICLE 64 |
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL MAY FURNISH INFORMATION
TO THE FEDERATION COUNCIL AND SHALL ASSIST THE FEDERATION COUNCIL
UPON ITS REQUEST.
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ARTICLE 65 |
- THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
SHALL PERFORM SUCH FUNCTIONS AS FALL WITHIN ITS COMPETENCE IN CONNECTION
WITH THE CARRYING OUT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY;
- IT MAY, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
SUPREME ASSEMBLY, PERFORM SERVICES AT THE REQUEST OF MEMBERS OF THE
UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS AND AT THE REQUEST OF SPECIALIZED AGENCIES;
- IT SHALL PERFORM SUCH OTHER FUNCTIONS
AS ARE SPECIFIED ELSEWHERE IN THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION OR AS MAY
BE ASSIGNED BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY.
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ARTICLE 66 |
- EACH MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC AND
SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL HAVE ONE VOTE;
- DECISIONS OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COUNCIL SHALL BE MADE BY A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING.
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ARTICLE 67 |
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL SET UP COMMISSIONS
IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FIELDS AND FOR THE PROMOTION OF INTELLIGENT
LIFE-FORM RIGHTS, AND SUCH OTHER COMMISSIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR
THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS FUNCTIONS.
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ARTICLE 68
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THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL INVITE ANY MEMBER
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS TO PARTICIPATE, WITHOUT VOTE,
IN ITS DELIBERATIONS ON ANY MATTER OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO THAT MEMBER.
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ARTICLE 69 |
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL MAY MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES TO PARTICIPATE, WITHOUT
VOTE, IN ITS DELIBERATIONS AND IN THOSE COMMISSIONS ESTABLISHED BY
IT, AND FOR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATIONS
OF THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.
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ARTICLE 70 |
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL MAY MAKE SUITABLE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR CONSULTATION WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL INTRA-PLANET ORGANIZATIONS
WHICH ARE CONCERNED WITH MATTERS WITHIN ITS COMPETENCE. SUCH ARRANGEMENTS
MAY BE MADE WITH INTERPLANETARY ORGANIZATIONS AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE,
WITH PLANETARY ORGANIZATIONS AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE
UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS CONCERNED.
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ARTICLE 71 |
1. THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT ITS
OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE, INCLUDING THE METHOD OF SELECTING ITS OWN
DIRECTOR; 2. THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL MEET AS REQUIRED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS RULES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE PROVISION FOR THE
CONVENING OF MEETINGS AT THE REQUEST OF A MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERS.
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CHAPTER XI
DECLARATION REGARDING NON-SELF-GOVERNING
REGIONS |
ARTICLE 72 |
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS WHICH HAVE ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
OF REGIONS WHOSE INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS HAVE NOT YET ATTAINED A FULL
MEASURE OF SELF-GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZE THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE INTERESTS
OF THE INHABITANTS OF THESE REGIONS ARE PARAMOUNT, AND ACCEPT AS A SACRED
TRUST THE OBLIGATION TO PROMOTE TO THE UTMOST, WITHIN THE SYSTEM OF
INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY ESTABLISHED BY THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION,
THE WELL-BEING OF THE INHABITANTS OF THESE REGIONS, AND, TO THIS END,
TAKE AS THEIR AIMS:
- TO ENSURE, WITH DUE RESPECT FOR
THE CULTURES OF THE INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS CONCERNED, THEIR POLITICAL,
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT, THEIR JUST TREATMENT,
AND THEIR PROTECTION AGAINST ABUSES;
- TO DEVELOP SELF-GOVERNMENT, TO
TAKE DUE ACCOUNT OF THE POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS OF THE INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS,
AND TO ASSIST THEM IN THE PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR FREE POLITICAL
INSTITUTIONS, ACCORDING TO THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH REGION
AND ITS INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS AND THEIR VARYING STAGES OF ADVANCEMENT;
- TO FURTHER INTERPLANETARY PEACE
AND SECURITY;
- TO PROMOTE CONSTRUCTIVE MEASURES
OF DEVELOPMENT, TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH, AND TO COOPERATE WITH ONE ANOTHER
AND, WHEN AND WHERE APPROPRIATE, WITH SPECIALIZED INTERPLANETARY BODIES
WITH A VIEW TO THE PRACTICAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC,
AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE; AND
- TO TRANSMIT REGULARLY TO THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT
FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, SUBJECT TO SUCH LIMITATIONS AS SECURITY
AND STATUTORY CONSIDERATIONS MAY REQUIRE, STATISTICAL AND OTHER INFORMATION
OF A TECHNICAL NATURE RELATING TO ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL
CONDITIONS IN THE REGIONS FOR WHICH THEY ARE RESPECTIVELY RESPONSIBLE
OTHER THAN THOSE REGIONS TO WHICH CHAPTER XII AND XIII APPLY.
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ARTICLE 73 |
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS ALSO AGREE
THAT THEIR POLICY IN RESPECT OF THE REGIONS TO WHICH THIS CHAPTER
APPLIES, NO LESS THAN IN RESPECT OF THEIR METROPOLITAN AREAS, MUST
BE BASED ON THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF GOOD-NEIGHBORLINESS, DUE ACCOUNT
BEING TAKEN OF THE INTERESTS AND WELL-BEING OF THE REST OF THE TERRITORY
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND COMMERCIAL
MATTERS.
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CHAPTER XII
INTERPLANETARY TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM |
ARTICLE 74 |
THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS SHALL ESTABLISH UNDER
ITS AUTHORITY AN INTERPLANETARY TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
AND SUPERVISION OF SUCH REGIONS AS MAY BE PLACED THERE UNDER BY SUBSEQUENT
INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENTS. THESE REGIONS ARE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS
TRUST REGIONS.
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ARTICLE 75 |
THE BASIC OBJECTIVES OF
THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS AS LAID DOWN IN THESE ARTICLES OF
FEDERATION, SHALL BE:
- TO FURTHER INTERPLANETARY PEACE
AND SECURITY;
- TO PROMOTE THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC,
SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE TRUST
REGIONS, AND THEIR PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS SELF-GOVERNMENT
OR INDEPENDENCE AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES
OF EACH REGION AND ITS INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS CONCERNED, AND AS MAY
BE PROVIDED BY THE TERMS OF THE TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENT;
- TO ENCOURAGE RESPECT FOR INTELLIGENT
LIFE-FORM RIGHTS AND FOR FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS FOR ALL WITHOUT DISTINCTION
AS TO CULTURE, SEX, LANGUAGE, OR RELIGION, AND TO ENCOURAGE RECOGNITION
OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS OF THE GALAXY;
AND
- TO ENSURE EQUAL TREATMENT IN SOCIAL,
ECONOMIC, AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS AND THEIR NATIONALS, AND ALSO EQUAL TREATMENT FOR THE LATTER
IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE ADJUSTMENT
OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTIVES AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE
79.
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ARTICLE 76 |
- THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM SHALL APPLY
TO SUCH REGIONS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES AS MAY BE PLACED THERE
UNDER BY MEANS OF TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENTS: A) REGIONS NOW HELD UNDER
MANDATE; B) REGIONS WHICH MAY BE DETACHED FROM ALIEN SOCIAL SYSTEMS
AS A RESULT OF INTERPLANETARY WAR; AND C) REGIONS VOLUNTARILY PLACED
UNDER THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM BY SOCIAL SYSTEMS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR
ADMINISTRATION;
- IT WILL BE A MATTER FOR SUBSEQUENT
AGREEMENT AS TO WHICH REGIONS IN THE FOREGOING CATEGORIES WILL BE
BROUGHT UNDER THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM AND UNDER WHAT TERMS.
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ARTICLE 77 |
THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM SHALL NOT APPLY TO REGIONS WHICH
HAVE BECOME MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS, RELATIONSHIPS
AMONG WHICH SHALL BE BASED ON THE RESPECT FOR THE PRINCIPLE OF SOVEREIGN
EQUALITY.
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ARTICLE 78 |
THE TERMS OF TRUSTEESHIP FOR EACH REGION TO BE PLACED
UNDER THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM, INCLUDING ANY ALTERATION OR AMENDMENT,
SHALL BE AGREED UPON BY THE SOCIAL SYSTEMS DIRECTLY CONCERNED, INCLUDING
THE MANDATORY POWER IN THE CASE OF REGIONS HELD UNDER MANDATE BY A
MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS, AND SHALL BE APPROVED
AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES 82 AND 84.
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ARTICLE 79 |
- EXCEPT AS MAY BE AGREED UPON IN
INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENTS, MADE UNDER ARTICLES 76, 78, AND
80, PLACING EACH REGION UNDER THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM, AND UNTIL SUCH
AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED, NOTHING IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE
CONSTRUED IN OR OF ITSELF TO ALTER IN ANY MANNER THE RIGHTS WHATSOEVER
OF ANY SOCIAL SYSTEMS OR ANY INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS OR THE TERMS OF
EXISTING AGREEMENTS TO WHICH MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
MAY RESPECTIVELY BE PARTIES;
- PARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL
NOT BE INTERPRETED AS GIVING GROUNDS FOR DELAY OR POSTPONEMENT OF
THE NEGOTIATION AND CONCLUSION OF AGREEMENTS FOR PLACING MANDATED
AND OTHER REGIONS UNDER THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM AS PROVIDED FOR IN
ARTICLE 76.
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ARTICLE 80 |
THE TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENT SHALL IN EACH CASE INCLUDE
THE TERMS UNDER WHICH THE TRUST REGION WILL BE ADMINISTERED AND DESIGNATE
THE AUTHORITY WHICH WILL BE EXERCISING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST
REGION. SUCH AUTHORITY, HEREINAFTER CALLED THE ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY,
MAY BE ONE OR MORE SOCIAL SYSTEMS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
ITSELF.
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ARTICLE 81 |
THERE MAY BE DESIGNATED, IN THE TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENT,
A STRATEGIC AREA OR AREAS WHICH MAY INCLUDED PART OR ALL OF THE TRUST
REGION TO WHICH THE AGREEMENT APPLIES, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY SPECIAL
AGREEMENT OR AGREEMENTS MADE UNDER ARTICLE 43.
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ARTICLE 82 |
- ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS RELATING TO STRATEGIC AREAS, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL OF
THE TERMS OF THE TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENTS AND OF THEIR SUBSEQUENT ALTERATION
OR AMENDMENT, SHALL BE EXERCISED BY THE FEDERATION COUNCIL;
- THE BASIC PRINCIPLES SET FORTH
IN ARTICLE 75 SHALL APPLY TO THE INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS OF EACH STRATEGIC
AREA;
- THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL, SUBJECT
TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENTS AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE
TO SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS, AVAIL ITSELF OF THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL TO PERFORM THOSE FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS UNDER THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM RELATING TO POLITICAL, ECONOMIC,
SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL MATTERS IN THE STRATEGIC AREAS.
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ARTICLE 83 |
IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY
TO ENSURE THAT THE TRUST REGION SHALL PLAY ITS PART IN THE MAINTENANCE
OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY. TO THIS END THE ADMINISTERING
AUTHORITY MAY MAKE USE OF VOLUNTEER FORCES, FACILITIES, AND ASSISTANCE
FROM THE TRUST REGION IN CARRYING OUT THE OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS THE
FEDERATION COUNCIL UNDERTAKEN IN THIS REGARD BY THE ADMINISTERING
AUTHORITY, AS WELL AS FOR THE LOCAL DEFENSE AND THE MAINTENANCE OF
LAW AND ORDER WITHIN THE TRUST REGION.
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ARTICLE 84 |
- THE FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS WITH REGARD TO THE TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENTS FOR ALL REGIONS
NOT DESIGNATED AS STRATEGIC, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL OF THE TERMS OF
THE TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENTS AND THEIR ALTERATION OR AMENDMENT, SHALL
BE EXERCISED BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY;
- THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL, OPERATING
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY, SHALL ASSIST THE SUPREME
ASSEMBLY IN CARRYING OUT THESE FUNCTIONS.
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CHAPTER XIII
THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL
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ARTICLE 85
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- THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST
OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS:
- THOSE MEMBERS ADMINISTERING TRUST
REGIONS;
- SUCH OF THOSE MEMBERS MENTIONED
BY NAME IN ARTICLE 23 AS ARE NOT ADMINISTERING TRUST REGIONS; AND
- AS MANY OTHER MEMBERS ELECTED
FOR THREE (3) SESSION PERIODS BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY AS MAY BE
NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE TRUSTEESHIP
COUNCIL IS EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS WHICH ADMINISTER TRUST REGIONS AND THOSE WHICH DO NOT;
- EACH MEMBER OF THE TRUSTEESHIP
COUNCIL SHALL DESIGNATE ONE (1) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORM
TO REPRESENT IT THEREIN.
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ARTICLE 86 |
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY AND, UNDER
ITS AUTHORITY, THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL, IN CARRYING OUT THEIR FUNCTIONS,
MAY:
- CONSIDER REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE
ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY;
- ACCEPT PETITIONS AND EXAMINE THEM
IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY;
- PROVIDED FOR PERIODIC VISITS TO
THE RESPECTIVE TRUST REGIONS AT TIMES AGREED UPON WITH THE ADMINISTERING
AUTHORITY; AND
- TAKE THESE AND OTHER ACTIONS IN
CONFORMITY WITH THE TERMS OF THE TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENT.
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ARTICLE 87 |
THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL SHALL FORMULATE A QUESTIONNAIRE
ON THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF
THE INHABITANTS OF EACH TRUST REGION, AND THE ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY
FOR EACH TRUST REGION WITHIN THE COMPETENCE OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY
SHALL MAKE A PERIODIC REPORT TO THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY UPON THE BASIS
OF SAID QUESTIONNAIRE.
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ARTICLE 88 |
- EACH MEMBER OF THE TRUSTEESHIP
COUNCIL SHALL HAVE ONE VOTE;
- DECISIONS OF THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL
SHALL BE MADE BY A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING.
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ARTICLE 89 |
- THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT
ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE, INCLUDING THE METHOD OF SELECTING ITS
DIRECTOR;
- THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL SHALL MEET
AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS RULES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE PROVISION
FOR THE CONVENING OF MEETINGS AT THE REQUEST OF A MAJORITY OF ITS
MEMBERS.
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ARTICLE 90 |
THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL SHALL, WHEN APPROPRIATE, AVAIL
ITSELF OF THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL AND OF
THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES IN REGARD TO MATTERS WITH WHICH THEY ARE
RESPECTIVELY CONCERNED.
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CHAPTER XIV
THE INTERPLANETARY SUPREME COURT
OF JUSTICE |
ARTICLE 91 |
THE INTERPLANETARY SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE SHALL BE
THE PRINCIPAL JUDICIAL INSTRUMENT OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
IT SHALL FUNCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPENDED STATUTE, WHICH IS
BASED UPON THE STATUTE OF THE TRIBUNALS OF ALPHA III, AND FORMS AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION.
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ARTICLE 92 |
- ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS ARE IPSO FACTO PARTIES TO THE STATUTE OF THE INTERPLANETARY
SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE;
- A SOCIAL SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT A
MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS MAY BECOME A PARTY TO THE
STATUTE OF THE INTERPLANETARY SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE ON CONDITIONS
TO BE DETERMINED IN EACH CASE BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY UPON THE RECOMMENDATION
OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
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ARTICLE 93 |
- EACH MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS UNDERTAKES TO COMPLY WITH THE DECISION OF THE INTERPLANETARY
SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE IN ANY CASE TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY;
- IF ANY PARTY TO A CASE FAILS TO
PERFORM THE OBLIGATIONS INCUMBENT UPON IT UNDER A JUDGMENT RENDERED
BY THE COURT, THE OTHER PARTY MAY HAVE RECOURSE TO THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL, WHICH MAY, IF IT DEEMS NECESSARY, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OR
DECIDE UPON MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE JUDGMENT.
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ARTICLE 94 |
NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION SHALL PREVENT
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS FROM ENTRUSTING THE SOLUTION
OF THEIR DIFFERENCES TO OTHER TRIBUNALS BY VIRTUE OF AGREEMENTS ALREADY
IN EXISTENCE OR WHICH MAY BE CONCLUDED IN THE FUTURE.
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ARTICLE 95 |
- THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY OR THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL MAY REQUEST THE INTERPLANETARY SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE TO
GIVE AN ADVISORY OPINION ON ANY LEGAL QUESTION;
- OTHER BODIES OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS AND THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, WHICH MAY AT ANY TIME BE
SO AUTHORIZED BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY, MAY ALSO REQUEST ADVISORY OPINIONS
OF THE COURT ON LEGAL QUESTIONS ARISING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR
ACTIVITIES.
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CHAPTER XV
THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT |
ARTICLE 96 |
THE SECRETARIAT SHALL BE COMPRISED OF A SUPREME-SECRETARIAT
AND SUCH STAFF AS THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS MAY REQUIRE. THE
SUPREME-SECRETARIAT SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY UPON
THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL, AND SHALL BE THE CHIEF
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
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ARTICLE 97 |
THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT SHALL ACT IN THAT CAPACITY
IN ALL MEETINGS OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY, OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL,
OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, AND OF THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL,
AND SHALL PERFORM SUCH OTHER FUNCTIONS AS ARE ENTRUSTED TO THE SECRETARIAT
BY THESE BODIES. THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT SHALL MAKE A PERIODIC REPORT
TO THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY ON THE WORK OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
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ARTICLE 98 |
THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT MAY BRING TO THE ATTENTION
OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL ANY MATTER WHICH IN HIS OPINION MAY THREATEN
THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY.
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ARTICLE 99 |
- IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES
THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT AND THE STAFF SHALL NOT SEEK OR RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS
FROM ANY GOVERNMENT OR FROM ANY OTHER AUTHORITY EXTERNAL TO THE UNITED
FEDERATION OF PLANETS. THEY SHALL REFRAIN FROM ANY ACTION WHICH MIGHT
REFLECT ON THEIR POSITIONS AS INTERPLANETARY OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE
ONLY TO THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS;
- EACH MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS UNDERTAKES TO RESPECT THE EXCLUSIVELY INTERPLANETARY CHARACTER
OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT AND THE STAFF AND
SHALL NOT SEEK TO INFLUENCE THEM IN THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.
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ARTICLE 100 |
- THE STAFF SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT UNDER REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE SUPREME
ASSEMBLY;
- APPROPRIATE STAFFS SHALL BE PERMANENTLY
ASSIGNED TO THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL,
AND, AS REQUIRED, TO OTHER BODIES OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
THESE STAFFS SHALL FORM A PART OF THE SECRETARIAT;
- THE PARAMOUNT CONSIDERATION IN
THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE STAFF AND IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE CONDITIONS
OF SERVICE SHALL BE THE NECESSITY OF SECURING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS
OF EFFICIENCY, COMPETENCE, AND INTEGRITY. DUE REGARD SHALL BE PAID
TO THE IMPORTANT OF RECRUITING THE STAFF ON AS WIDE A GEO-GALACTIC
BASIS AS POSSIBLE.
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CHAPTER XVI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
ARTICLE 101 |
- EVERY TREATY AND EVERY INTERPLANETARY
AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
AFTER THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION COME INTO FORCE SHALL AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE BE REGISTERED WITH THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT AND PUBLISHED
BY HIM;
- NO PARTY TO ANY SUCH TREATY OR
INTERPLANETARY AGREEMENT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS ARTICLE MAKE INVOKE THAT
TREATY OR AGREEMENT BEFORE ANY BODY OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS.
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ARTICLE 102 |
IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE OBLIGATIONS
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS UNDER THESE ARTICLES
OF FEDERATION AND THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER ANY OTHER INTERPLANETARY
AGREEMENT, THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION SHALL
PREVAIL.
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ARTICLE 103 |
THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS SHALL ENJOY IN THE
TERRITORY OF EACH OF ITS MEMBERS SUCH LEGAL CAPACITY AS MAY BE NECESSARY
FOR THE EXERCISE OF ITS FUNCTIONS AND THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS PURPOSES.
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ARTICLE 104 |
- THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
SHALL ENJOY IN THE TERRITORY OF EACH OF ITS MEMBERS SUCH PRIVILEGES
AND IMMUNITIES AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS PURPOSES;
- REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS AND OFFICIALS OF THE ORGANIZATION
SHALL SIMILARLY ENJOY SUCH PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES AS ARE NECESSARY
FOR THE INDEPENDENT EXERCISE OF THEIR FUNCTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH
THE ORGANIZATION;
- THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY MAY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
WITH A VIEW TO DETERMINING THE DETAILS OF THE APPLICATION OF PARAGRAPHS
1 AND 2 OF THIS ARTICLE OR MAY PROPOSE CONVENTIONS TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS FOR THIS PURPOSE.
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CHAPTER XVII
TRANSITORY SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS |
ARTICLE 105 |
- PENDING THE COMING INTO FULL FORCE
OF SUCH SPECIAL AGREEMENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 43 AS IN THE OPINION
OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL ENABLE IT TO BEGIN TO EXERCISE OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES
UNDER ARTICLE 42, THE PARTIES TO THE DECLARATION OF THE UNITED FEDERATION
OF PLANETS SHALL CONSULT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS WITH A VIEW TO SUCH JOINT ACTION
ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE
OF MAINTAINING INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY;
- NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION
SHALL INVALIDATE OR PRECLUDE ACTION IN RELATION TO ANY SOCIAL SYSTEM
WHICH HAS BEEN AN ADVERSARY OF ANY SIGNATORY TO THESE ARTICLES OF
FEDERATION, TAKEN OR AUTHORIZED AS A RESULT OF THAT WAR BY THE GOVERNMENTS
HAVING RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH ACTION.
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ARTICLE 106 |
AMENDMENTS TO THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION SHALL COME
INTO FORCE FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS WHEN
THEY HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY A TWO-THIRDS (2/3) MAJORITY VOTE OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY AND RATIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR
RESPECTIVE STATUTORY PROCESSES BY TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS, INCLUDING ALL THE PERMANENT MEMBERS
OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
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ARTICLE 107 |
- A GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING THESE
ARTICLES OF FEDERATION MAY BE HELD AT A DATE AND PLACE TO BE FIXED
BY A TWO-THIRDS (2/3) MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME
ASSEMBLY AND BY A VOTE OF ANY SEVEN (7) MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL. EACH MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS SHALL HAVE
ONE (1) VOTE IN THE CONFERENCE;
- ANY ALTERATIONS OF THESE ARTICLES
OF FEDERATION RECOMMENDED BY A TWO-THIRDS (2/3) MAJORITY VOTE OF THE
CONFERENCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT WHEN RATIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR
RESPECTIVE STATUTORY PROCESSES BY TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS INCLUDING ALL THE PERMANENT MEMBERS
OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL;
- IF SUCH CONFERENCE HAS NOT BEEN
HELD BEFORE THE TENTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY FOLLOWING
THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION, THE PROPOSAL
TO CALL SUCH A CONFERENCE SHALL BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA OF THAT SESSION
OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY, AND THE CONFERENCE SHALL BE HELD IF SO DECIDED
BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY AND BY A
VOTE OF ANY SEVEN (7) MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
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CHAPTER XVIII
RATIFICATION AND SIGNATURE |
ARTICLE 108 |
- THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION SHALL
BE RATIFIED BY THE SIGNATORY GOVERNMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR
RESPECTIVE STATUTORY PROCESSES;
- THE RATIFICATIONS SHALL BE DEPOSITED
WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS OF THE PLANET EARTH, WHICH
SHALL NOTIFY ALL OF THE SIGNATORY GOVERNMENT OF EACH DEPOSIT AS WELL
AS THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT OF THE ORGANIZATION WHEN HE HAS BEEN APPOINTED;
- THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION SHALL
COME INTO FULL FORCE UPON THE DEPOSIT OF THE RATIFICATIONS BY THE
UNITED NATIONS OF THE PLANET EARTH, THE PLANETARY CONFEDERATION OF
40 ERIDANI, THE UNITED PLANETS OF 61 CYGNI, THE STAR EMPIRE OF EPSILON
INDII, THE ALPHA CENTAURI CONCORDIUM OF PLANETS, AND BY A MAJORITY
OF THE OTHER SIGNATORY SOCIAL SYSTEMS. A PROTOCOL OF THE RATIFICATIONS
DEPOSITED SHALL THEREUPON BE DRAWN UP BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
NATIONS OF THE PLANET EARTH WHICH SHALL COMMUNICATE COPIES THEREOF
TO ALL OF THE SIGNATORY GOVERNMENTS;
- THE GOVERNMENTS SIGNATORY TO THESE
ARTICLES OF FEDERATION WHICH RATIFY IT AFTER IT HAS COME INTO FORCE
WILL BECOME ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS ON
THE DATE OF THE DEPOSIT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RATIFICATIONS.
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ARTICLE 109 |
THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION, OF WHICH THE VARIOUS
LANGUAGE TEXTS ARE EQUALLY AUTHENTIC, UPON THE COMING INTO FULL FORCE
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS, SHALL BE TRANSFERRED BY THE UNITED
NATIONS OF THE PLANET EARTH TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR PERMANENT DEPOSIT
IN ITS ARCHIVES. DULY CERTIFIED COPIES THEREOF SHALL BE TRANSMITTED
BY THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF ALL THE SIGNATORY
SOCIAL SYSTEMS. IN FAITH WHEREOF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GOVERNMENTS
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS HAVE SIGNED THESE ARTICLES OF
FEDERATION.
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(Followed by the signature
sheets of the original signatory governments -
forthcoming)
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