IGF Arguments

INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

ARGUMENTS

ARTICLE I [The Legislative Systems]

Direct Democracy - vs.- Representative Democracy

Direct Democracy:

A collection of articles from the Swiss Review
concerning Direct Democracy and effects thereof:
No-one is above the Constitution
Is There a Future for DIRECT DEMOCRACY
War of Words
What Dose “NEUTRAL” Mean

A collection of papers by Karl Auerbach
concerning Stakeholderism and Structural Principles For Internet Governance:
Stakeholderism
Structural Principles For Internet Governance
Deconstructing Internet Governance

A collection of papers by Andreas Gross
concerning Direct Democracy:
The Design determines the quality
    Some criteria to determine the design and the quality of Direct Democracy
Deliberation is the soul of the direct democracy (Power Point - .ppt )
Switzerland 150 years of experiences with direct democracy (Power Point - .ppt )
Direct Democracy in Switzerland and Oregon USA
     Same system, same experiences, same hopes - similar problems

A presentation by SwissWorld.Org
concerning Consensus Government through Direct Democracy:
The Political System in Switzerland

Representative Democracy:

An article from American Scientific by Partha Dasgupta and Eric Maskin
concerning Representative Democracy and effects thereof:
The Fairest Vote Of All, (American Scientific: Circa March 2004 pages 92-97)
    All voting systems have drawbacks. But by taking into ranking candidates,
    one system gives the account how voters truest reflection of the electorate's views

A collection of papers by Partha Dasgupta
concerning Democratic Principles:
Is Majority Rule the Best Voting Method
On the Robustness of Majority Rule and Unanimity Rule

A papers by Tim Besley & Stephen Coate
concerning Economics of Representative Democracy:
An Economic Model of Representative Democracy

ARTICLE II [The Executive Systems]

Collective Executive System - vs.- Unitary Executive System:

Chancellery Cabinet [Collegiate System] -vs-Ministerial [Westminster System] -vs-Premier [首相] -vs-Presidency [Imperial] -vs-Prime Minister [Parliamentary System]

Collective Executive System:

Collective Executive System for Presidential Chancellery System

Unitary Executive System:

ARTICLE III [The Judiciary System]
Judicial Systems [ Legal systems of the World ]

Civil Law [ Civil Law Legal System ] -vs- Common Law [ Court of Chancery ] -vs- Pluralistic Systems [ Civil Law and Common Law ] -vs- Tribal Systems [ Tribal Laws System ]

Pluralistic Judicial System:

Pluralistic Judicial System within a Congressional System

ARTICLE IV [The Jurisdictional Boundaries]
Jurisdictional Boundaries [ Jurisdiction ]

Sovereign Jurisdiction -vs- International Law [ Sovereignty thru International Law ] -vs- Supranational Jurisdiction -vs- Monism or Dualism [ International versus Municipal Jurisdiction ]

Sovereign Jurisdiction:

Sovereign Jurisdiction

ARTICLE V [The Amendment Process]
The Amendment Process [Constitutional Amendment ]

Referendums -vs- Successive Majorities -vs- Absolute Supermajority -vs- Constitutional Convention

Currently in Session:

In Session

ARTICLE VI [The Incorporation of the Preamble and Legal Status of the Constitution]

The Incorporation of the Preamble and Legal Status of the Constitution

Preamble -and- Legal Status [ US Const. Article IV: Legal Status of the Constitution ] -§- Preamble to the United Nations -vs- Preamble to the United States Constitution

Next Session

Next Session

ARTICLE VII [Ratification Process]

ARTICLE VIII [Bill of Rights]

ARTICLE IX [As Needed]

ARTICLE X [As Needed]

ARTICLE XI [As Needed]

ARTICLE XII [As Needed]

ARTICLE ... [etc. etc. ...]

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