Global Assembly: All Nation-States (L7)

The world is a single social territory and an assembly of all nations, from which none may be excluded, is the corresponding political organization.

Movement towards this ideal commenced in the 20th century with: Closed the League of Nations (1919–20) and the United Nations (1945). These organizations also aimed to foster international law, economic development and social progress—although the latter items would seem to be internal sovereign-L5 matters or best left to consortia-L6.

The conception of a «world government» needs clarification in terms of the present levels of community framework. As the world could never have a nation-government-L5 in practice, many fears are unrealistic.

Socio-political evolution could lead either to more or to fewer nation-states-L5, and possibly to more effective consortia-L6.

Evolution might (and perhaps should) lead to the transformation of nation-state governments, which are a rather modern phenomenon associated with making war, but it can never lead to the disappearance of territorially-defined communities and countries.

If nation-states matured, became less power-driven and more controlled by their citizens, then their borders could become more permeable.

  • The existence of the whole world as a unitary bio-physical ecosystem seems to be now an established awareness.
  • All countries are now closely linked by air, telecommunications, media and the nearly cost-less Internet.
  • Many living creatures (e.g. birds, fishes, insects, also forests) are not confined by national boundaries; and there is free movement of wind, water, and dust.
  • Warfare has knock-on global effects in terms of refugee movements, trafficking in mass-produced weapons, guerilla attacks on global transport or diplomatic enclaves, and radiation from nuclear weapons.

Characteristics

The Global Assembly responds to the recognition and acceptance of:

  • A shared common humanity and a «humane» outlook.

  • Cultural diversity (so that assertions of superiority have no place).

Specific concerns of such an all-embracing body might naturally include:

  • Ecosystem protection
  • Identification of universal human rights
  • International security and world peace (perhaps)

All that can be done in pursuit of these responsibilities is to:

  • establish conventions,
  • provide opportunities for dialogue,
  • create enabling institutions.

Distinctiveness

Power to regulate with force, as at L5, would not be workable; and it would not make any sense to expel members, as at L6. The Assembly-L7 simply represents humanity, in the state of political maturity that it happens to be in, at any point in time.

  • Review the various political territories.

Originally posted: August-2009; Last updated: 15-Nov-2010