The World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA), formally known as the World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention (WCWCC), is an international committee established as an international non-governmental organization (INGO) dedicated to the establishment of world peace through a democratic

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. WCPA is responsible for advancing the work of the provisional world government and its institutions established under the

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(CFoE).

History

In late 1950's,

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, along with

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, Margaret Isely, and Marie Philips Scot, formulated a plan that would seek to admit delegates from both national governments and delegates from peoples of all countries to a

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. The form of agreement was drafted by

and revised by Philip Isely. As the call for a

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gained momentum, an U.S. Committee for a World Constitutional Convention was formed in 1958, later renamed as World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention (WCWCC) in 1959 with

as Secretary. With established headquarters in Denver, Colorado in 1961, World Committee also issued calls to support the World Constitution Coordinating Committee (WCCC) , garnering committed delegates from 50 nations and endorsements from several heads of state. WCWCC later played a significant role in development of the world constitution. In 1966, the organization was again renamed the 'World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA)', with

serving as

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and Margaret Isely as

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. Notably, their extensive correspondence with influential figures such as Dr. T. P. Amerasinghe of

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and Dr. Reinhart Ruge of

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contributed to the growth and development of WCPA, eventually leading to their appointment as co-presidents. Together, they dedicated their efforts to advancing the cause of a

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in their respective roles for many years. After the death of his first wife in 1997, Philip remarried in 2001, and he left WCPA in 2003, with Glen T. Martin assuming the role of Secretary-General.

Constitution for the Federation of Earth

The Constitution for the Federation of Earth (CFoE), also known as, Earth Constitution (EC), formulated by group of international legal experts between 1968 and 1991, is a comprehensive framework of a global

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. Today, the World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) actively promotes its principles. Since 1982, under this system fifteen sessions of a

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have been convened and have successfully enacted numerous

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s on various

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. These efforts continue to shape the discourse surrounding

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