The making of the Constitution for ‘The Federated States of Europe’

9 FOREWORD

15 1. CONSTITUTION FOR ‘THE FEDERATED STATES OF EUROPE’
15 The Preamble
16 Article I – The Federation, the Rights, and a World Federation
17 Article II – The Legislative Branch
20 Article III – The Powers and tasks of the Legislative Branch
23 Article IV – The Executive Branch
27 Article V – The powers and tasks of the Executive Branch
28 Article VI – The Judicial Branch
30 Article VII – The Citizens, the States, and the Federation
33 Article VIII – Amending the Constitution
34 Article IX – Federal Loyalty
34 Article X – Ratification of the Constitution

35 2. MEMORANDUM OF EXPLANATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
35 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
35 Why this federal Constitution for Europe?
36 Attempts to federalise Europe: from 1787 to 1945 and from 1946 to the present day
39 The Federal Alliance of European Federalists took its responsibility
40 EXPLANATION OF THE PREAMBLE
41 About the name ‘The Federate States of Europe’
46 Explanation of Consideration Ia
47 Explanation of Consideration Ib
48 Explanation of Consideration Ic
49 Explanation of Consideration IIa
50 Explanation of Consideration IIb
50 Explanation of Consideration IIc
50 Explanation of Consideration IId
51 Explanation on Consideration IIe
52 Explanation of Consideration III
53 Explanation of Article I – The Federation, the Rights, and a World Federation
63 Explanation of Article II – The Legislative Branch
76 Explanation of Article III – The Powers and tasks of the Legislative Branch
90 Explanation of Article IV – The Executive Branch
95 Explanation of Article V – The Powers and Tasks of the Executive Branch
97 Explanation of Article VI – The Judicial Branch
102 Explanation of Article VII – The Citizens, the States, and the Federation
104 Explanation of Article VIII – Changing the Constitution
104 Explanation of Article IX – Federal Loyalty
105 Explanation of Article X – Ratification of the Constitution
105 Acknowledgements

109 3. IN-DEPTH STUDIES
111 Open letter to my young federalist friends
Lorenzo Sparviero
113 ABOUT FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS ON FEDERALIZING EUROPE
115 Definition and Value of Federalism – Herbert Tombeur
129 Unitary Aspects of Centripetal and Centrifugal Federations and the source of Putin’s autocratic behaviour – Leo Klinkers
139 Spinelli's role on the federalization of Europe: start afresh from the Ventotene Man-ifesto – Mauro Casarotto
153 ABOUT FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW MAKING
155 A study in the field of Comparative Federal Constitutions – Giuseppe Martinico
170 The Federated States of Europe as a democratic state founded on the rule of law – Frans Tonnaer
187 ABOUT NUMERICAL, PARTICIPATORY AND COMPETENT REPRESENTATION
189 Dynamic Sizing and Ranked Voting – Lars N. Christensen
200 Citizens’ Participation – Ivan Gil Carretero
207 A fundamental new look at the requirements for holding political office –
Peter Hovens
217 ABOUT COMMON INTERESTS
219 The importance of a common European Defense – Ingo Piepers
224 Does federalizing Europe strengthen economic stability? – Mozes Wilhelm Mari-nho Sanches Junior
231 ABOUT EMERGING FEDERATIONS
233 Towards a federal Spain in a federal Europe? – Javier Giner
249 ABOUT THE ALFA AND OMEGA OF FEDERALISM
251 The Torah in the Construction of a Federal Europe, including Russia – Frans M. Vermeulen MA
259 Attribution of Values and Virtues in ‘The Federated States of Europe’ – Berend W. Scheperboer
265 The concept of ‘FEDERATION’ in the Constitution for the Federation of EARTH – Glen T. Martin