The Articles of Federation appear in upper case throughout, as per the original in the source SFTM (see Sources).
I have made certain amendments e.g. in the original in Article 11 Paragraph 2 referred to "Article 25 Paragraph 2" which I have corrected to read "Article 24 Paragraph 2". (I have discovered another rendition of the Articles of Federation on the web but uncorrected, and also for some reason with changes to the layout of the Articles and their sentences.)
This version is in human American English. If you belong to another species your Universal Translator should translate it automatically. If it does not, well you cannot read this sentence anyway.
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 THE INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORM PERSON, 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 TOGETHER 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.
CHAPTER I: PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES
ARTICLE 1
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 INTRA-GALACTIC 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 CONCILIENCE OF THE ACTIONS OF ALL SOCIAL SYSTEMS
IN THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE COMMON ENDS.
ARTICLE 2
THE FEDERATION AND ITS MEMBERS, IN PURSUIT OF THE PURPOSES STATED,
SHALL ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES:
THE FEDERATION IS BASED ON THE SOVEREIGN EQUALITY OF ALL ITS
MEMBERS;
IN ORDER TO ENSURE TO ALL OF THEM EQUAL 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 INTRA-GALACTIC 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;
ALL MEMBERS SHALL GIVE THE UNITED FEDERATION 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
FEDERATION IS TAKING PREVENTIVE OR ENFORCEMENT ACTION;
THE UNITED FEDERATION SHALL ENSURE THAT PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEMS
WHICH ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION 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
FEDERATION 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.
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
110.
ARTICLE 4
MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED FEDERATION IS OPEN TO ANY OTHER PEACEFUL
PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEMS WHICH ACCEPT THE OBLIGATIONS CONTAINED IN THESE
ARTICLES OF FEDERATION AND, IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THE FEDERATION, 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.
ARTICLE 5
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY MAY SUSPEND THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF
MEMBERSHIP OF ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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.
ARTICLE 6
ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION WHICH HAS PERSISTENTLY VIOLATED THE
PURPOSES CONTAINED IN THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION MAY BE EXPELLED FROM
THE FEDERATION BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
FEDERATION COUNCIL.
CHAPTER III: AGENCIES
ARTICLE 7
THERE ARE ESTABLISHED AS THE PRINCIPLE 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 STARFLEET 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.
ARTICLE 8
THE UNITED FEDERATION SHALL PLACE NO RESTRICTION ON THE ELIGIBILITY OF
MALE AND FEMALE LIFE-FORMS OR ANY MEMBER PLANETARY SOCIAL SYSTEM TO
PARTICIPATE IN ANY CAPACITY UNDER CONDITIONS OF EQUALITY IN ITS PRINCIPAL
AND SUBSIDIARY AGENCIES.
CHAPTER IV: THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY
ARTICLE 9: COMPOSITION
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;
ARTICLE 10: FUNCTIONS AND POWERS
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;
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 TO 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 24
PARAGRAPH 2 AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 12,
MAY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARD TO ANY SUCH QUESTIONS TO THE
MEMBERS, THE FEDERATION COUNCIL, OR THE PLEADING PLANETARY SOCIAL
SYSTEM, OR TO ALL OF THEM. 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 INTRA-GALACTIC 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;
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;
ARTICLE 13
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL INITIATE STUDIES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF:
A) PROMOTING INTERPLANETARY COOPERATION IN POLITICAL FIELDS AND
ENCOURAGING THE PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERPLANETARY LAW AND ITS
CODIFICATION;
B) 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(B) ABOVE ARE SET FORTH IN CHAPTERS IX AND X;
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;
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 ON AGREED UPON REGULAR PERIODS
OR REPORTING;
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;
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 AGREEMENTS WITH SPECIALIZED AGENCIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE
57 AND SHALL EXAMINE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGETS OF SUCH SPECIALIZED
AGENCIES WITH A VIEW TO MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE AGENCIES
CONCERNED;
ALL BUDGETS OF, AND EXPENSES OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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;
ARTICLE 18: VOTING
EACH MEMBER OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL HAVE ONE (1) VOTE;
DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY ON IMPORTANT DECISIONS SHALL BE
MADE ON A TWO-THIRDS (2/3)
MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING. THESE QUESTIONS 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 86; THE ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE FEDERATION; THE
SUSPENSION OF THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP; THE EXPULSION OF
MEMBERS; QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM;
AND BUDGETARY QUESTIONS;
DECISIONS ON OTHER QUESTIONS, INCLUDING THE DETERMINATION OF
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES OF QUESTIONS TO BE DECIDED BY A TWO-THIRDS (2/3) MAJORITY, SHALL BE MADE BY A
MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING;
ARTICLE 19
A MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION WHICH IS IN ARREARS IN THE PAYMENT OF
ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO THE FEDERATION 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.
ARTICLE 20: PROCEDURE
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.
ARTICLE 21
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY SHALL ADOPT ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE. IT SHALL
ELECT ITS PRESIDENT FOR EACH SESSION.
ARTICLE 22
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY MAY ESTABLISH SUCH SUBSIDIARY AGENCIES AS IT DEEMS
NECESSARY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS FUNCTIONS.
CHAPTER V: THE FEDERATION COUNCIL
ARTICLE 23: COMPOSITION
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF ELEVEN (11) MEMBERS OF THE
UNITED FEDERATION. 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 TO
BE NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL, DUE REGARD BEING
ESPECIALLY PAID, IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE
MEMBERS TO THE UNITED FEDERATION TO THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY
PEACE AND SECURITY AND TO THE OTHER PURPOSES OF THE FEDERATION, 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.
ARTICLE 24: FUNCTIONS AND POWERS
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.
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;
ARTICLE 25
THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION AGREE TO ACCEPT AND CARRY OUT THE
DECISIONS OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE ARTICLES OF
FEDERATION.
ARTICLE 26
IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY
PEACE AND SECURITY WITH THE LEAST DIVERSION OF THE FEDERATION'S
LIFE-FORMS, AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES FOR ARMAMENTS, THE FEDERATION COUNCIL
SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMULATING, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF STARFLEET
HEADQUARTERS STAFF REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 47,
PLANS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR THE REGULATION OF ARMAMENTS;
ARTICLE 27: VOTING
EACH MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL HAVE ONE (1) VOTE;
DECISIONS OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL ON PROCEDURAL MATTERS SHALL BE
MADE BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF SEVEN (7) MEMBERS;
DECISIONS OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL ON ALL OTHER MATTERS SHALL BE
MADE ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF SEVEN (7) MEMBERS INCLUDING THE
CONCURRING VOTES OF THE PERMANENT MEMBERS, PROVIDED THAT, IN DECISIONS
UNDER CHAPTER
VI, AND UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF
ARTICLE 52, A PARTY TO THE DISPUTE SHALL REFRAIN FROM VOTING.
ARTICLE 28: PROCEDURE
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 FEDERATION;
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 FEDERATION AS IN ITS JUDGEMENT WILL FACILITATE ITS WORK.
ARTICLE 29
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY ESTABLISH SUCH SUBSIDIARY AGENCIES AS IT
DEEMS NECESSARY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS FUNCTIONS.
ARTICLE 30
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE,
INCLUDING THE METHOD OF SELECTING ITS GOVERNOR.
ARTICLE 31
ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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.
ARTICLE 32
ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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.
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 DISPUTES BY SUCH MEANS.
ARTICLE 34
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY INVESTIGATE ANY DISPUTE, OR ANY SITUATION
THAT 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.
ARTICLE 35
ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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 DISPUTES, 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.
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 LIKE NATURE, 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 BY THE
PARTIES;
IN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER THE 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 THE COURT;
ARTICLE 37
SHOULD THE PARTIES TO A DISPUTE AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE
33 FAIL TO SETTLE IT BY MEANS INDICATED IN THAT 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.
ARTICLE 38
WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES 33 TO
37, 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.
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.
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.
ARTICLE 41
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL MAY DECIDE 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 TO APPLY SUCH MEASURES.
THESE MAY INCLUDE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE INTERRUPTION OF ECONOMIC RELATIONS,
INTER-PLANET RADIO AND SPACE TRAVEL, AND SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS.
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 ACTION MAY INCLUDE DEMONSTRATIONS,
BLOCKADES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS BY STARFLEET COMBINED PEACE-KEEPING
FORCES.
ARTICLE 43
ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION IN OBLIGATION TO THE MAINTENANCE
OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY, AGREE TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO
STARFLEET, ON CALL OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL, ARMED FORCES, ASSISTANCE AND
FACILITIES, INCLUDING RIGHTS OF PASSAGE, NECESSARY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF
INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY.
ARTICLE 44
WHEN THE FEDERATION COUNCIL HAS DECIDED TO USE FORCE IT SHALL, BEFORE
CALLING UPON A MEMBER NOT REPRESENTED ON IT TO PROVIDE ARMED FORCES IN
FULFILLMENT OF OBLIGATIONS ASSUMED UNDER ARTICLE 43,
INVITE THAT MEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION OF THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF CONTINGENTS OF THE MEMBER'S ARMED
FORCES.
ARTICLE 45
IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE UNITED FEDERATION TO TAKE URGENT MILITARY
MEASURES, ALL MEMBERS SO CAPABLE, SHALL ASSIGN CONTINGENTS OF THEIR ARMED
FORCES TO STARFLEET 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 THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION.
ARTICLE 46
PLANS FOR THE APPLICATION OF STARFLEET ARMED FORCES SHALL BE MADE BY
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE
OF STARFLEET HEADQUARTERS.
ARTICLE 47
THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN STARFLEET A MILITARY STAFF
COMMITTEE TO ADVISE, AND ASSIST THE FEDERATION COUNCIL ON ALL MATTERS
RELATING TO THE UNITED FEDERATION'S 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 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 STARFLEET 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
STARFLEET, INCLUDING ARMED SHIPS, STARBASES, AND TRAINING FACILITIES;
THE MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE UNDER THE
FEDERATION COUNCIL FOR THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF STARFLEET ARMED
FORCES, AND THE OTHER ARMED FORCES OF THE MEMBERS WHEN REQUIRED FOR THE
MAINTENANCE ON INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY.
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
SSTARFLEET, USING SUCH CONTINGENTS AS APPROPRIATE TO THE SPECIFIC
ACTION.
ARTICLE 49
THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION SHALL JOIN IN AFFORDING MUTUAL
ASSISTANCE IN CARRYING OUT THE MEASURES DECIDED UPON BY THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL AND IN ASSISTING SSTARFLEET IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTIES AND
OBLIGATIONS.
ARTICLE 50
IF PREVENTIVE OR ENFORCEMENT MEASURES AGAINST ANY PLANET ARE TAKEN BY
THE FEDERATION COUNCIL, ANY OTHER PLANET, WHETHER A MEMBER OF THE UNITED
FEDERATION OR NOT, WHICH FINDS ITSELF CONFRONTED WITH SPECIAL ECONOMIC
PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE CARRYING OUT OF THESE MEASURES SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT TO CONSULT WITH THE FEDERATION COUNCIL WITH REGARD TO THE SOLUTION
OF ITS PROBLEMS.
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, UNTIL THE FEDERATION COUNCIL HAS
TAKEN MEASURES NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY,
AND STARFLEET FORCES CAN BE BROUGHT INTO ACTION. SUCH ACTIONS TAKEN BY
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION IN THEIR SELF-DEFENSE SHALL BE
IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
CHAPTER VIII: STARFLEET
ARTICLE 52
THERE IS ESTABLISHED A STARFLEET AS THE ARMED PEACE-KEEPING FORCES
OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS. IT SHALL INITIALLY BE COMPRISED OF
CONTINGENTS ASSIGNED TO IT BY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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 STARFLEET 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 STARFLEET HEADQUARTERS
AND TWO (2) 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. 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 STARFLEET ACADEMY FOR THE PURPOSE
OF TRAINING OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL FOR STARFLEET DUTY. THE STANDARDS FOR
TRAINING SUCH OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE MILITARY
STAFF COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
ARTICLE 53
INITIAL EXPENDITURE IS GRANTED UNDER THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION
FOR THE DESIGN, PROCUREMENT, AND OPERATION OF FOURTEEN (14) HEAVY
CRUISER TYPE OF STARSHIPS TO PROVIDE THE NUCLEUS OF STARFLEET'S
PEACE-KEEPING ARMED FORCES. THESE CRUISERS SHALL BE CAPABLE OF EXTENDED
DURATION PATROL OF INTRA-GALACTIC RANGE, WITH WEAPONRY APPROPRIATE TO
SUCH CLASS OF STARSHIPS. THEY SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH FIRE-POWER SUPERIOR
TO THAT NOW EMPLOYED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION, AND
APPROPRIATE TO THE TASKS EXPECTED OF THEM;
EXPENDITURE IS ALSO GRANTED UNDER THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION FOR
THE PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH LESSER CLASSES OF SPACE FORCES
AS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT STARFLEET OPERATIONS AND THE HEAVY
CRUISER CLASS OF STARSHIPS. THESE MAY BE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED
TO, TYPES SUCH AS SCOUTS, DESTROYERS, TRANSPORTS, RE-SUPPLY,
SHUTTLECRAFT, AND SURVEY SHIPS.
ARTICLE 54
THE TRAINING OF BASE PERSONNEL AND SHIP COMPLEMENTS SHALL INCLUDE
ALL FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS THE MILITARY ARTS IN
STARFLEET. IT IS THE INTENT OF THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION THAT
STARFLEET SHALL BE USED TO CONDUCT MISSIONS OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION
AND INVESTIGATION WITHIN THE TREATY EXPLORATION TERRITORY WHENEVER ITS
SERVICES ARE NOT REQUIRED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND
SECURITY;
STARFLEET 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. ANY SHIP SO EMPLOYED SHALL BE DETACHED FROM MILITARY FLEET
DUTY AND RE-ASSIGNED AS A NON-MILITARY SCIENTIFIC UNIT OF THE UNITED
FEDERATION.
CHAPTER IX: INTERPLANETARY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COOPERATION
ARTICLE 55
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:
A) HIGHER STANDARDS OF LIVING, FULL EMPLOYMENT, AND
CONDITIONS OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT;
B) SOLUTION OF INTERPLANETARY ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, HEALTH, AND
RELATED PROBLEMS; AND INTERPLANETARY CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL
COOPERATION; AND
C) UNIVERSAL RESPECT FOR, AND OBSERVANCE OF, INTELLIGENT
LIFE-FORM RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS FOR ALL WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS
TO CULTURE, SEX, LANGUAGE, OR RELIGION.
ARTICLE 56
ALL MEMBERS PLEDGE THEMSELVES TO TAKE JOINT AND SEPARATE ACTION IN
COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED FEDERATION FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PURPOSES
AND GOALS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 55.
ARTICLE 57
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 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 63;
SUCH AGENCIES THUS BROUGHT INTO RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED
FEDERATION ARE HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.
ARTICLE 58
THE UNITED FEDERATION SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COORDINATION
OF THE POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.
ARTICLE 59
THE UNITED FEDERATION 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
55.
ARTICLE 60
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DISCHARGE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED
FEDERATION 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 SHALL HAVE FOR THIS PURPOSE THE POWERS SET FORTH
IN CHAPTER
X.
CHAPTER X: THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
ARTICLE 61: COMPOSITION
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF EIGHTEEN (18)
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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 FOR A TERM OF
THREE (3) SESSION PERIODS. A RETIRING MEMBER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
IMMEDIATE RE-ELECTION;
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.
ARTICLE 62: FUNCTIONS AND POWERS
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, 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;
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, INTERPLANETARY CONFERENCES ON MATTERS FALLING WITHIN ITS
COMPETENCE.
ARTICLE 63
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH ANY
OF ITS AGENCIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 57,
DEFINING THE TERMS ON WHICH THE AGENCY CONCERNED SHALL BE BROUGHT INTO
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED FEDERATION. 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.
ARTICLE 64
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 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.
ARTICLE 65
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL MAY FURNISH INFORMATION TO THE
FEDERATION COUNCIL AND SHALL ASSIST THE FEDERATION COUNCIL UPON ITS
REQUEST.
ARTICLE 66
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 OR AS MAY BE ASSIGNED
TO IT BY THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY.
ARTICLE 67: VOTING
EACH MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL HAVE ONE (1)
VOTE;
DECISIONS OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL BE MADE BY A
MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING.
ARTICLE 68: PROCEDURES
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.
ARTICLE 69
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL INVITE ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED
FEDERATION TO PARTICIPATE, WITHOUT VOTE, IN ITS DELIBERATIONS ON ANY
MATTER OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO THAT MEMBER.
ARTICLE 70
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL MAY MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
REPRESENTATIVES 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.
ARTICLE 71
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL MAY MAKE SUITABLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
CONSULTATION WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL AND INTRA-PLANET ORGANIZATIONS WHICH
ARE CONCERNED WITH MATTERS WITHIN ITS COMPETENCE. SUCH ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE
MADE WITH PLANETARY ORGANIZATIONS AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE
UNITED FEDERATION CONCERNED.
ARTICLE 72
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT ITS OWN RULES OF
PROCEDURE, INCLUDING THE METHOD OF SELECTING ITS DIRECTOR;
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SHALL MEET AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ITS RULES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE PROVISION FOR THE CONVENING OF
MEETINGS ON THE REQUEST OF A MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERS.
CHAPTER XI: DECLARATION REGARDING NON-SELF-GOVERNING
REGIONS
ARTICLE 73
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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:
A) 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;
B) 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;
C) TO FURTHER INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY;
D) 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
E) TO TRANSMIT REGULARLY TO THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT FOR
INFORMATION 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 CHAPTERS XII AND XIII
APPLY.
ARTICLE 74
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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 FEDERATION TERRITORY IN SOCIAL,
ECONOMIC, AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
CHAPTER XII: INTERPLANETARY TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM
ARTICLE 75
THE UNITED FEDERATION SHALL ESTABLISH UNDER ITS AUTHORITY AN
INTERPLANETARY TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION
OF SUCH REGIONS AS MAY BE PLACED THEREUNDER BY SUBSEQUENT INDIVIDUAL
AGREEMENTS. THESE REGIONS ARE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS TRUST
REGIONS.
ARTICLE 76
THE BASIC OBJECTIVES OF THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED FEDERATION AS LAID DOWN IN THESE
ARTICLES OF FEDERATION, SHALL BE:
A) TO FURTHER INTERPLANETARY PEACE AND SECURITY;
B) TO PROMOTE THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND
EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENTS 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;
C) 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
INTER-DEPENDENCE OF THE INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORMS OF THE GALAXY;
AND
D) TO ENSURE EQUAL TREATMENT IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND
COMMERCIAL MATTERS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION AND THEIR
NATIONALS, AND ALSO EQUAL TREATMENT FOR THE LATTER IN THE ADMINISTRATION
OF JUSTICE, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE ADJUSTMENT OF FOREGOING OBJECTIVES
AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OR ARTICLE
80.
ARTICLE 77
1. THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM SHALL APPLY TO SUCH REGIONS IN THE FOLLOWING
CATEGORIES AS MAY BE PLACED THEREUNDER 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.
2. IT WILL BE A MATTER FOR SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENT AS TO WHICH REGIONS IN
THE FOREGOING CATEGORIES WILL BE BROUGHT UNDER THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM AND
UPON WHAT TERMS.
ARTICLE 78
THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM SHALL NOT APPLY TO REGIONS WHICH HAVE BECOME
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS, RELATIONSHIP AMONG WHICH
SHALL BE BASED ON THE RESPECT FOR THE PRINCIPLE OF SOVEREIGN EQUALITY.
ARTICLE 79
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, AND SHALL BE APPROVED AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES 83 AND 85.
ARTICLE 80
EXCEPT AS MAY BE AGREED UPON IN INDIVIDUAL
TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENTS, MADE UNDER ARTICLES 77, 79, AND 81, PLACING
EACH REGION UNDER THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM, AND UNTIL SUCH AGREEMENTS HAVE
BEEN CONCLUDED, NOTING 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 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
77.
ARTICLE 81
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 ITSELF.
ARTICLE 82
THERE MAY BE DESIGNATED, IN THE TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENT, A STRATEGIC AREA
OR AREAS WHICH MAY INCLUDE PART OR ALL OF THE TRUST REGION TO WHICH THE
AGREEMENT APPLIES, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY SPECIAL AGREEMENT OR
AGREEMENTS MADE UNDER ARTICLE 43.
ARTICLE 83
ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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 76
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 UNDER THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM
RELATING TO POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL MATTERS IN THE
STRATEGIC AREAS.
ARTICLE 84
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.
ARTICLE 85
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION WITH REGARD TO 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.
CHAPTER XIII: THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL
ARTICLE 86: COMPOSITION
1. THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF
THE UNITED FEDERATION:
A) THOSE MEMBERS ADMINISTERING TRUST REGIONS;
B) SUCH OF THOSE MEMBERS MENTIONED BY NAME IN ARTICLE
23 AS ARE NOT ADMINISTERING TRUST REGIONS; AND
C) 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 THOSE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION WHICH ADMINISTER TRUST
REGIONS AND THOSE WHICH DO NOT.
2. EACH MEMBER OF THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL SHALL DESIGNATE ONE (1)
SPECIALLY QUALIFIED INTELLIGENT LIFE-FORM TO REPRESENT IT THEREIN.
ARTICLE 87: FUNCTIONS AND POWERS
THE SUPREME ASSEMBLY AND, UNDER ITS AUTHORITY, THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL,
IN CARRYING OUT THEIR FUNCTIONS, MAY:
A) CONSIDER REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE ADMINISTERING
AUTHORITY;
B) ACCEPT PETITIONS AND EXAMINE THEM IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY;
C) PROVIDE FOR PERIODIC VISITS TO THE RESPECTIVE TRUST
REGIONS AT TIMES AGREED UPON WITH THE ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY;
AND
D) TAKE THESE AND OTHER ACTIONS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE TERMS
OF THE TRUSTEESHIP AGREEMENTS.
ARTICLE 88
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 SUCH
QUESTIONNAIRE.
ARTICLE 89: VOTING
EACH MEMBER OF THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL SHALL HAVE ONE (1) VOTE;
DECISIONS OF THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL SHALL BE MADE BY A MAJORITY OF
THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING.
ARTICLE 90: PROCEDURE
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 A PROVISION FOR THE CONVENING OF MEETINGS
ON THE REQUEST OF A MAJORITY OR ITS MEMBERS.
ARTICLE 91
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.
CHAPTER XIV: THE INTERPLANETARY SUPREME COURT OF
JUSTICE
ARTICLE 92
THE INTERPLANETARY SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE SHALL BE THE PRINCIPLE
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.
ARTICLE 93
ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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 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.
ARTICLE 94
EACH MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION UNDERTAKES TO COMPLY WITH THE
DECISIONS OF THE INTERPLANETARY SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE IN ANY CASE TO
WHICH IT IS A PARTY;
IF ANY PARTY IN A CASE FAILS TO PERFORM THE OBLIGATIONS INCUMBENT
UPON IT UNDER A JUDGEMENT 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 JUDGEMENT.
ARTICLE 95
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.
ARTICLE 96
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 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.
CHAPTER XV: THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT
ARTICLE 97
THE SECRETARIAT SHALL BE COMPRISED OF A SUPREME-SECRETARIAT AND SUCH
STAFF AS THE UNITED FEDERATION 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.
ARTICLE 98
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.
ARTICLE 99
THE SUPREME-SECRETARIAT MAY BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FEDERATION
COUNCIL ANY MATTER WHICH IN HIS OPINION MAY THREATEN THE MAINTENANCE OF
INTERPLANETARY PLEASE AND SECURITY.
ARTICLE 100
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;
EACH MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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.
ARTICLE 101
THE STAFFS 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. 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 IMPORTANCE OF RECRUITING THE STAFF ON AS
WIDE A GEO-GALACTIC BASIS AS POSSIBLE.
CHAPTER XVI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 102
EVERY TREATY AND EVERY INTERPLANETARY AGREEMENT
ENTERED INTO BY ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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 MAY INVOKE THAT TREATY OR AGREEMENT BEFORE ANY BODY OF
THE UNITED FEDERATION.
ARTICLE 103
IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE UNITED FEDERATION UNDER THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION AND THEIR
OBLIGATIONS UNDER ANY OTHER INTERPLANETARY AGREEMENT, THEIR OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION SHALL PREVAIL.
ARTICLE 104
THE UNITED FEDERATION 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.
ARTICLE 105
THE UNITED FEDERATION 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 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 FOR THIS PURPOSE.
CHAPTER XVII: TRANSITORY SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS
ARTICLE 106
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 THE EXERCISE
OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER ARTICLE 42,
THE PARTIES TO THE DECLARATION OF THE FEDERATION SHALL CONSULT WITH ONE
ANOTHER AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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.
ARTICLE 107
AMENDMENTS TO THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION SHALL COME INTO FORCE FOR
ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY A
TWO-THIRDS (2/3) 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, INCLUDING ALL
THE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
ARTICLE 108
A GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED FEDERATION 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) 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 SHALL HAVE ONE (1) VOTE IN THE CONFERENCE;
ANY ALTERATIONS OF THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION RECOMMENDED BY A
TWO-THIRDS (2/3) 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 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.
CHAPTER XVIII: RATIFICATION AND SIGNATURE
ARTICLE 109
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 GOVERNMENTS 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 WHICH SHALL COMMUNICATE COPIES
THEREOF TO ALL 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 ON THE DATE OF THE DEPOSIT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
RATIFICATIONS.
ARTICLE 110
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 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 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED
FEDERATION OF PLANETS HAVE SIGNED THESE ARTICLES OF FEDERATION.
DONE AT THE PLANET BABEL, STARDATE 0965 (STANDARD YEAR 2161)
(FOLLOWED BY THE SIGNATURE SHEETS OF THE ORIGINAL SIGNATORY
GOVERNMENTS)
