Feb. 19 2010
This is a public notice and fair warning to all local and national law-enforcement agencies, DEA, elected or appointed officials, Dist. Attorneys or any other groups, corporations, or individuals involved in the systematic widespread attacks against the civilian populations within the United States and abroad. This notice is to inform you that, you all are to cease and desist with these attacks and policies of persecution, degradation and, exclusion.
These crimes that have been committed are Treason, War crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Acts of Genocide.
You are and have been in violation of American and international law. Laws that were the cornerstone of America, that set the standard of freedom and justice for the rest of the world to follow. Laws that were adopted by the 192 member states of the United Nations, because of the global importance and necessities having just laws. The United Nations of which the United States, Canada and Great Britain to name a few were the original members of .
You have been committing crimes and terrorizing the American people and others infringing upon our rights and freedoms in an attempt to dominate a group of people within the worldwide population of the human species, using tactics of deceit and misrepresentation of the law, instilling fear through aggressive costly attacks against physically nonviolent individuals.
Representatives of the law are supposed to be the model citizens of a society. They are supposed to be the role models. First and foremost, you are the ones that are supposed to up hold the law. Not to break it. Not to twist the written word of the law so that it may be used for your own agendas whereas you take the power from the people to bring yourselves into power.
A uniformed military government ruling over people is not what America was based upon. it is however, everything the American people have forever despised, fought, defended against. It is an oppressive and barbaric kind of government like that of Saddam’s, which was supposed to be the reason our American soldiers, both men and women, traveled to fight in the Middle East. The kind of government that was Nazi Germany, which misled the people to persecute a people living in Germany which led to some of the most horrific atrocities ever known to mankind, it is the kind of government that is abusive to the people to the point of revolution and revolt. On that note, within this document you shall be in informed of a few of the laws that you have failed to uphold as well, as the basic human rights that all of mankind is entitled to and penalties for those that violate these rights.
NOTE:To all my Brothers, Sisters, and Family members within Our Marijuana/Herb Culture, use common sense do not be stupid by letting down your guard because of this document, WAIT UNTIL THIS PROHIBITION IS OVERTURNED.Until it is ALWAYS protect yourself by being discreet, until we know for sure they will adhere to the laws and return us our freedom and our rights, we are still under attack do not risk your freedom. We all need to see this thru together let US spread the word united as one PEOPLE and we WILL WIN THIS Justice will PREVAIL!!!!
All of you that have ever been charged with a marijuana offence make a copy of this. Seek legal council and file suit against your city / state government, you are entitled to sizable compensation under the law. Not only for the crimes committed against you but to be reimbursed for property damages and fees incurred.
Did you pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America? and to the Republic for which it stands? one nation under God indivisible with Liberty and Justice For All.
Treason:
Defined as ; betrayal of country: violation of the allegiance owed by a person to his or her own country
Article. III Section 3 of the United States Constitution
Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or in confession in open court.
Levying:
Defined as: impose tax / raise an army / declare war
Them
Defined as: objective form of They = (defined as: people in general)
People
Defined as: A nation / human beings collectively / subordinates /family members / ordinary men and women
War
Defined as: Armed fighting between groups / conflict / serious effort to end something
The law is never there when we are being attacked and robbed or individuals within large corporations are using loopholes to embezzle people’s life savings. That the terminology, protect and serve is not meant for the people but for the protection and service of those that are enemies of the people. As the Supreme Court ruled that the Police are not responsible for the safety of Individuals and that their purpose is to uphold the law and to keep the peace.
(There are many in law enforcement that do go above and beyond, to do what is right, although it is not required of them. It is a redeeming quality)
Understanding that the police officers and other subordinate's within law enforcement are the Infantry the soldiers on the front line, following orders from their commanding officers and superiors in higher office.(yes these officers, and officials are given aid and comfort many times by never being charged with crimes in the first place, by practices termed professional courtesies through the use of PBA cards and official Ids). The vast majority of patrol/police officers were unaware that they were committing crimes. And honestly thought they were doing the right thing which by all means, limits the responsibility to a certain extent.
The exception to that being the gung ho highly aggressive police/law enforcement officer that terrorizes and intimidates, that does not respect another humans rights and arbitrarily abuses his/her position of authority. Those in Law enforcement or government that have led the crusade against the people to further themselves politically by denying the people of their right to their culture and dignity are of course the worst of the perpetrators of these crimes as history itself has always shown us.
It is HIGH time that law enforcement and the government enforce the Real laws of the US and the International community. It is time that they go after real criminals that commit offences against others, that cause physical harm others and the world in which we all live.And stop leading astray the people with their deceptive propaganda.
Those subordinate members of law enforcement/government that do not immediately desist in arresting and harassing the men and women of this culture will forfeit the understanding that they were following orders and will be subject to arrest .Also the immediate dismissal of each participating individual to these crimes will be required in accordance with Article 2 Section 4 of the US Constitution. Furthermore these individuals will be then prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law with the possibility of forfeitures of their homes , property, and all assets, as well as prison time in accordance with international law.
For far too long now. This is been going on, and now it will no longer be tolerated. You waged war, you called it a war on drugs. with your propaganda and unrelenting attacks upon all people of our culture in an attempt to demonize us to an entire society, making us out to be monsters and madmen incapable of rational thought.
Nothing could be further from the truth, though. We are part of society, in fact, your society. We are part of this world. We have the same rights in this world and within society as you do. You have no right to deny us our freedom, simply because of our beliefs and the items that we use in our culture. We are not stealing anything from anyone ,we are not out molesting children, we’re not out murdering people and yet we are forced to break the law in order to live our lives how we choose . Laws that you inflict upon us in your attempts to destroy our cultures, portraying us as violent mindless criminals. To disguise the fact that we are actually your victims. because social or racial discrimination or lack of understanding on your part. Whatever, it’s just an excuse to keep other human beings down so you may profit.
Yes we are a cannabis/drug culture, the use of marijuana/herb, whether it is recreational, medicinal, or for spiritual makes absolutely no difference. It is a large part of our culture and economy. it has been since the beginning of time when man appeared upon the face of the earth
As of today, anyone that has ever been charged with a criminal offense. Having to do with marijuana/herb has the right to civil lawsuits to help them and their families recover from emotional and financial trauma brought about by the actions of these law enforcement agencies and their state and local governmental endorsed policies sponsored /funded through corporate corruption glorifying these criminal acts. Because the law is to protect everyone’s rights, and everyone has the right to be protected under the law, the foundation of all law in this United States of America is based upon the individual freedom of choice to participate in the culture/religion of ones individual choosing .To also ensure justice prevails for those whose freedoms and rights have been infringed upon.
Now to be fair and understanding. It may take a few days for this information to reach all law enforcement. You will be given 6 days from the date on top, to Comply with both American and International Laws sited within this document and to cease and desist all arrests against the civilian population for any charge pertaining to marijuana. If you do not comply and continue to make any more arrests, continue to incarcerate or follow through with any existing charges in a court of law against said civilian population, or do not begin the immediate process dismissing illegitimate charges pertaining to marijuana or begin releasing and dismissing charges for those that are currently being held in jail or prison for solely marijuana charges . Charges will be brought against the individuals perpetrating these criminal act’s against said civilian population, also those civilians arrested will have undeniable grounds to go directly after the local, state ,and federal governments along with individual civil officers committing offenses as representatives to these entities in the civil courts . anyone having any involvement shall be held liable and personally responsible for their part In these heinous crimes against humanity after this grace period expires. The aforementioned period of grace is not meant to grant an individual or group of individuals permission or extra time to knowingly perpetrate further such said crimes.
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Due Diligence
Understanding is knowing how something works, to understand written word, one must know the definition pertaining to the word. When one looks up the meaning of a word and still does not fully comprehend the meaning. You must then by succession of definition lookup the meaning of the previous definition until the core or Intended meaning is therefore realized and understood .Revealing the Truth in the underlying message, Law or thought that has been written.
Understanding becomes knowledge, understanding how to use that knowledge is wisdom. Having the courage to wisely use that knowledge is what sets the standards for all of humanity and keeps us free from oppression and tyranny.
It has always been the lack of knowledge and understanding and fear of persecution and retaliation that has allowed those that oppress a people to remain in power. Those oppressors understand that the truth and motivation an enlightened people that are willing to speak out and speak up are danger to their way of life. So what is it they do? they continue to lie, they tell you that any change will break down the structure of our society and our economy can’t handle it. Then it will cause chaos and loss of jobs meanwhile it is their greed and deceit that is done all the damage, they do anything to retain their hold on your lives, anything to instill more fear and confusion to promote themselves as your benefactor, Your saviors, as if they were helping, they give you a false sense of hope then of course use the standard excuse they cannot do anything because someone else, stopping at nothing to do nothing but stay in power . And the twist the law by saying, that is not what the law reads and that It is being interpreted incorrectly by us whenever it’s contrary to their agendas and to further cultivate their deceit of the people they hire unsuspecting people to enforce their agendas. Then behind closed doors, terrorizing those they oppress with the threat of long prison terms in a loss of their freedom and financial well-being and making it so ridiculously expensive to defend oneself that no average person can afford to go to trial to clear themselves of the bogus charges, forcing them to accept plea bargains furthering the illusion that the interpretation of their choosing is what the law reads. This is why they never come directly out in public and explain how the laws are to be read an interpreted nor do they ever put it in layman’s terms to actually define the laws to the people for they know they would lose all their power and credibility. They know that the written word in a document such as the Constitution is about God, keeping the peace, liberty, and justice for the ordinary people. So that the common man can never lose his rights to any government or entity, that the entire purpose of that document was to give the people power over the government and to give the people the power to immediately remove anyone of civil office that was even the slightest bit corrupt, no matter what office they hold and to ensure they never can attain another position or income in this country.
They know that the truth is going to set them free of their powers over the people , that their reign of terror is over now the people discovered the truth and see things for what they really are.
From the Constitution of the United States of America
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
core meaning: posterity=our descendents, the people of the future.
contrary to popular belief, or opinion it does not say prosperity ,yes a simple misinterpretation, but now you see how easy it was for the fundamental law of the United States to be misinterpreted and misrepresented by those attempting destroy our America , deprive us of our freedoms and human dignity and rights. The Constitution of the United States of America was established to promote freedom and justice for all men, to create a peaceful society where people as a whole could feel safe in the knowledge that they controlled the government and the government did not control them. It was not intended to promote capitalism, but was intended to protect commerce, which is a necessity to any free society.
Article. 2 section 4
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Impeachment= accuse an official of an offense: to charge a serving government official with serious misconduct while in office
law bring charges against somebody:
What it says is, whether you are, the President and Vice President any and all elected or that were appointed officials. As well as Officers of law enforcement with in the United States. That they must be separated from their position of responsibility/agency or department on accusation of a serious crime or offense for and upon a guilty verdict of treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
It says, if you are in any position of power does not give you the right to abuse that power or to break the law regardless of who you are. As a matter of fact, what it clearly defines is you have to be the perfect citizen and your actions will be under a microscope, that you yourselves are the ones that stand to lose if you do not uphold the laws you sworn to. It means you should be very careful in the law and the laws that you create for profit, power, or to control the people for they will be enforced.
A misdemeanor is a less serious crime /A minor misdeed, such as a DUI or certain traffic offenses, and yes, you will be held liable, no matter who you are the law applies to you as well. As you go further into this document. You will see the serious crimes that have been committed as to which there are no statute of limitations.
article 2 section 1, last paragraph:
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation: —and will to the best "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Article one section 3, last paragraph;
Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.
Article 1 section 6:
The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
Note:
This does not put you above the law in any way shape or form. It only means you have the privilege of not being arrested basically while you’re at work. Unless you’ve committed an act of treason or felony or breaching the peace were, then you will be arrested at work. If you do commit any “legitimate” crime you will still be susceptible to impeachment as well as to arrest and trial as any other civil officer or civilian. For that matter.
Article 1 section 8 paragraph 9
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;
To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years
Note:
The ineffective war on drugs has gone on for far too long now and appropriation of money has far exceeded two years, supporting these illegal and unconstitutional paramilitary attacks on physically nonviolent civilians. The money would be much better spent on education and rehabilitation if necessary.
Article .III Section. 1
The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
Good defined as meaning: honorable / virtuous
hon·or·a·ble
1. having personal integrity: guided by, or with a reputation for having, strong moral and ethical principles
2. deserving or gaining honor: worthy of or winning honor, respect, recognition, or glory
3. morally upright: upright and moral in intent (formal)
Article. 4 section 2
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several states.
core meaning: defined as, stating:
The legal residents/civilians of every state must be allowed to claim all rights and advantages, benefits of the elite and the exemption from prosecution / freedom from responsibility or punishment as the legal residents/civilians in the various/separate states.
What this says it is. If something is legal in several states, For instance medical marijuana, medical dispensaries, cultivation, and Castle Law It must be then, and therefore legal in all the states. and any punishment for a crime, cannot exceed the most lenient of the law. Anyone who has had this right, denied them has a right to petition their government for redress of grievances.
Furthermore many states offer countless other specific rights and priviliges that are Unconstitutionally denied to the rest of the civilian population within the US. The concept of the United States is Justice, Equality and Freedom not Oppression and Dictatorship. The United States is US the ordinary people attempting to live our lives the way GOD intended, FREE to do HIS work which is taking care of HIS creation which is LIFE, all LIFE.
Justice is not making an infinite amount of laws that go against human nature, so that everyone is "commiting criminal acts", to follow their ways of Life/beliefs so they can therefore be brought to "Justice" and be controlled by Abusive Ignorant Institution or Group. Justice is when Those members of those Groups, Institutions, as well as Individuals are no longer allowed to exploit, control, steal from, force themselves upon, or harm others and if and when they do they are punished for their actions, that is what Justice is.
Are you beginning to understand the concept of the United States of America yet???? I hope so because it is not a difficult concept. Remember any law made by any state or local government that are opposite/conflicting to the Constitution is in fact, an illegal law any charges brought forth against Individuals. Under such illegal laws are void
Some examples would be; under Federal law possession of any amount of marijuana is a misdemeanor. Therefore, no individual state can impose charges, higher than a misdemeanor for the possession of any amount of marijuana
California and several other States allow the cultivation of marijuana by patients and caregivers for medical purposes. Therefore, no state or federal charge can be brought against anyone for the cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes
Note:
While not in full compliance with constitutional or international law, states that allow medical marijuana, and the cultivation thereof, have been gradually entering the realm of the law protecting the rights to culture more so than the other states.
We the People of the cannabis culture are a group of individuals worldwide consisting of over 160 million people, over 25 million in the US, and over 5 million in Canada of which these unrelenting governments are attempting to annihilate.
the sad thing of all this is we the people of the cannabis culture are part of your culture as well, we are your mothers, your fathers you brothers your sisters and your cousins. We are your families, and yet you attack us like this, making us out to be evil. I suggest that you take a long look at who you are first, were not the ones hurting others, destroying lives. we’re just trying to live our lives. Just as you are, we allow you to live your life your way. we are intelligent adults. we have the ability to live without interference from you, nor do we need interference from you , for we have since the beginning of mankind and throughout all of our existence.
Article IV Section1
Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.
Core meaning :
must be able to prove to the public how proceedings are in fact lawful and explain to public how proof is ascertained (no longer can one say that is the law and that is how it is without showing it so as not to infringe on the peoples freedom and rights)
Article. IV Section 2
A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.
Article. IV section 4
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence
Note:
Crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the attempted genocide of a People’s religion/culture all perpetrated by the federal state and local governments against the civilian population within the United States during their unconstitutional war on drugs anti-drug policies qualify as domestic violence, warranting protection for its American citizens from the legitimate United States authorities.
Article 6
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
This fundamental law, and the laws of the United States, which must be executed/carried out in a way that is required of that fundamental law; and all pacts or agreements made, or which must be made, under the authority of the United States, mosques, be above all others/the ultimate law of the Homeland; and the Judges( great men of supreme courage and wisdom???)in every state must be obligated in connection with that, any unspecified item in the constitution or laws of any state, conflicting or to the opposite are not-with-standing(they have no merit and are Invalid)
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Note; (refer to: First amendment Third Article)
Remember, Congress cannot make a law. In regards to religion or to the free exercise thereof. Therefore, if Congress cannot make a law regarding religion. Neither can any state or local government, rendering any infringing law regarding any nonviolent/peaceful moral religion, unlawful and unconstitutional not to mention a grave violation of universally recognized human rights and international laws.
the dictionary’s definition of:
Religion
beliefs and worship:
personal beliefs or values: a set of strongly-held beliefs, values, and attitudes that somebody lives by
Culture
shared beliefs and values of a group:
people with shared beliefs and practices:
shared attitudes:
Belief
acceptance of truth of something:
trust: confidence that somebody or something is good or will be effective
religious faith:
opinion: an opinion, especially a firm and considered one
something that somebody believes in: a statement, principle, or doctrine that a person or group accepts as true
[Bill of Rights]
The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added.
Article the third [Amendment I]
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Definitions, are true to constitutional ideals (mindset of the people at the time written i.e. Declaration of Independence from an opressive government)color code definitions to make sensible sentence
Let me put this into perspective for you what this amendment says, Congress must make no law concerning (somebody or something )(respecting) an act of establishing something or the condition of being established (i.e. new guidelines for users) (establishment) of personal beliefs or values: a set of strongly-held beliefs, values, and attitudes that somebody lives by, (religion) or prevent somebody: to prevent somebody from doing something; forbid somebody: to forbid somebody from doing something by a law or rule
( prohibiting) the open and honest, not regulated, self-ruling, not restricted in rights (FREE)carrying out or using something: the carrying out or making use of something such as a choice, duty, responsibility, or right ( exercise) of that, or from that cause: or from that as a reason or cause (thereof) ;or restrict something: to deprive somebody of rights or privileges (abridging)the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the morally and appropriately: in conformity with conventional morality, propriety, or justice (right) of the ordinary men and women disposed toward peace: inclined toward peace and avoiding contentious situations, tranquil: tranquil and free from strife and disorder (peacefully) indicating the direction, destination, or position of somebody or something (to) to put together ( assemble) , demand for action with signatures: a written request signed by many people demanding a particular action from an authority or government
and to pleading stating cause of action: a pleading in a civil action by which the plaintiff sets down the cause of action and invokes the court’s jurisdiction (petition) the political authority: a group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area (government) for a compensation: compensation or reparation for a loss or wrong a party has experienced (redress) resentment: bitterness or anger at having received unfair treatment ( grievances)
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Article the fourth [Amendment II]
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Explained by definition, as
Justly/ethically controlled soldiers who are also civilians/reserve military force/unauthorized quasi-military group, existing as required to the safety/assurance of a the state not restricted in rights, the entitlement under the law of the ordinary men and women to possess and carry weapons, must not be
taken away, especially in a minor or gradual way.
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Article the sixth [Amendment IV]
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Note:
Throughout the entire world, the people of my culture, have revered the marijuana plant as an icon and certain paraphernalia as absolute necessities for our ritual uses of this wonderful plant. Furthermore, cultivation on our property and in our homes strengthens the bond between our people and our favorite herb again our constitutional rights have been violated through this government’s anti-marijuana campaign to seize and destroy all of our property with their unlawful entry into or homes.
All people, not only of my culture, but all peaceful cultures have the right to be secure in their persons and homes against any of these injustices.
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Article the tenth [Amendment VIII]
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
{Legalization. Note
Denying a people their culture, seizure of their property, incarceration and or probation denial of medicines all for the possession and cultivation or use of the marijuana plant is not only cruel, and extreme for the gravity of the situation the current laws are actually insane, which qualifies them as being unusual.}
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Article the eleventh [Amendment IX]
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Explained by definition as
the naming of a number of things in the fundamental law, of known or set entitlements, must not be interpreted to refuse something to somebody or criticize different persons (a thing, person, or situation is additional or different )
remembered (mindful) by the ordinary men and women.
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Article the twelfth [Amendment X]
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
core meaning by definition:
The authority to act not given to the United States(Federal government) by the fundamental laws, and not forbidden by the Constitution to the United States,(Federal government) are earmarked/set aside to the states correspondingly, or to the ordinary men and women.
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Declaration of Human Rights
On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears in the following pages. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories."
PREAMBLE
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,
Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. (slavery: defined as, A state of being completely dominated by another. /// servitude: defined as subjection: the state of being ruled or dominated by somebody or something )
Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Article 8.
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.
Article 9.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Article 10.
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
Article 11.
(1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Article 12.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
Article 13.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.
Article 14.
(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Article 15.
(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.
Article 16.
(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
Article 17.
(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
Article 18.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
Article 19.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Article 20.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
Article 21.
(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.
(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Article 22.
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.
Article 23.
(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.
Article 24.
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Article 25.
(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
Article 26.
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
Article 27.
(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
Article 28.
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.
Article 29.
(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
(2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Article 30.
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.
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"Crimes under international law by their very nature often require the direct or indirect participation of a number of individuals at least some of whom are in positions of governmental authority or military command." -- Report of the International Law Commission, 1996
[as corrected by the procés-verbaux of 10 November 1998 and 12 July 1999]
PREAMBLE
The States Parties to this Statute,
Conscious that all peoples are united by common bonds, their cultures pieced together in a shared heritage, and concerned that this delicate mosaic may be shattered at any time,
Mindful that during this century millions of children, women and men have been victims of unimaginable atrocities that deeply shock the conscience of humanity,
Recognizing that such grave crimes threaten the peace, security and well-being of the world,
Affirming that the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole must not go unpunished and that their effective prosecution must be ensured by taking measures at the national level and by enhancing international cooperation,
Determined to put an end to impunity for the perpetrators of these crimes and thus to contribute to the prevention of such crimes,
Recalling that it is the duty of every State to exercise its criminal jurisdiction over those responsible for international crimes,
Reaffirming the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and in particular that all States shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations,
Emphasizing in this connection that nothing in this Statute shall be taken as authorizing any State Party to intervene in an armed conflict or in the internal affairs of any State,
Determined to these ends and for the sake of present and future generations, to establish an independent permanent International Criminal Court in relationship with the United Nations system, with jurisdiction over the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole,
Emphasizing that the International Criminal Court established under this Statute shall be complementary to national criminal jurisdictions,
Resolved to guarantee lasting respect for and the enforcement of international justice,
Have agreed as follows
Article 1
The Court
An International Criminal Court ("the Court") is hereby established. It shall be a permanent institution and shall have the power to exercise its jurisdiction over persons for the most serious crimes of international concern, as referred to in this Statute, and shall be complementary to national criminal jurisdictions. The jurisdiction and functioning of the Court shall be governed by the provisions of this Statute.
Article 2
Relationship of the Court with the United Nations
The Court shall be brought into relationship with the United Nations through an agreement to be approved by the Assembly of States Parties to this Statute and thereafter concluded by the President of the Court on its behalf.
Article 3
Seat of the Court
1. The seat of the Court shall be established at The Hague in the Netherlands ("the host State"). 2. The Court shall enter into a headquarters agreement with the host State, to be approved by the Assembly of States Parties and thereafter concluded by the President of the Court on its behalf.
3. The Court may sit elsewhere, whenever it considers it desirable, as provided in this Statute.
Article 4
Legal status and powers of the Court
1. The Court shall have international legal personality. It shall also have such legal capacity as may be necessary for the exercise of its functions and the fulfillment of its purposes. 2. The Court may exercise its functions and powers, as provided in this Statute, on the territory of any State Party and, by special agreement, on the territory of any other State.
ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
[as corrected by the procés-verbaux of 10 November 1998 and 12 July 1999]
PART 2. JURISDICTION, ADMISSIBILITY AND APPLICABLE LAW
Article 5
Crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court
1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall be limited to the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole. The Court has jurisdiction in accordance with this Statute with respect to the following crimes:
(a) The crime of genocide;
(b) Crimes against humanity;
(c) War crimes;
(d) The crime of aggression.
2. The Court shall exercise jurisdiction over the crime of aggression once a provision is adopted in accordance with articles 121 and 123 defining the crime and setting out the conditions under which the Court shall exercise jurisdiction with respect to this crime. Such a provision shall be consistent with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
Article 6
Genocide
For the purpose of this Statute, "genocide" means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
Article 7
Crimes against humanity
1. For the purpose of this Statute, "crime against humanity" means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:
(a) Murder;
(b) Extermination;
(c) Enslavement;
(d) Deportation or forcible transfer of population;
(e) Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law;
(f) Torture;
(g) Rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity;
(h) Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender as defined in paragraph 3, or other grounds that are universally recognized as impermissible under international law, in connection with any act referred to in this paragraph or any crime within the jurisdiction of the Court;
(i) Enforced disappearance of persons;
(j) The crime of apartheid;
(k) Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health.
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1:
(a) "Attack directed against any civilian population" means a course of conduct involving the multiple commission of acts referred to in paragraph 1 against any civilian population, pursuant to or in furtherance of a State or organizational policy to commit such attack;
(b) "Extermination" includes the intentional infliction of conditions of life, inter alia the deprivation of access to food and medicine, calculated to bring about the destruction of part of a population;
(c) "Enslavement" means the exercise of any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership over a person and includes the exercise of such power in the course of trafficking in persons, in particular women and children;
(d) "Deportation or forcible transfer of population" means forced displacement of the persons concerned by expulsion or other coercive acts from the area in which they are lawfully present, without grounds permitted under international law;
(e) "Torture" means the intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, upon a person in the custody or under the control of the accused; except that torture shall not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to, lawful sanctions;
(f) "Forced pregnancy" means the unlawful confinement of a woman forcibly made pregnant, with the intent of affecting the ethnic composition of any population or carrying out other grave violations of international law. This definition shall not in any way be interpreted as affecting national laws relating to pregnancy;
(g) "Persecution" means the intentional and severe deprivation of fundamental rights contrary to international law by reason of the identity of the group or collectivity;
(h) "The crime of apartheid" means inhumane acts of a character similar to those referred to in paragraph 1, committed in the context of an institutionalized regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial group over any other racial group or groups and committed with the intention of maintaining that regime;
(i) "Enforced disappearance of persons" means the arrest, detention or abduction of persons by, or with the authorization, support or acquiescence of, a State or a political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge that deprivation of freedom or to give information on the fate or whereabouts of those persons, with the intention of removing them from the protection of the law for a prolonged period of time.
3. For the purpose of this Statute, it is understood that the term "gender" refers to the two sexes, male and female, within the context of society. The term "gender" does not indicate any meaning different from the above.
Article 8
War crimes
1. The Court shall have jurisdiction in respect of war crimes in particular when committed as part of a plan or policy or as part of a large-scale commission of such crimes.
(b) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:
(i) Intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking direct part in hostilities;
(xiii) Destroying or seizing the enemy's property unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war;
(xiv) Declaring abolished, suspended or inadmissible in a court of law the rights and actions of the nationals of the hostile party;
(xxi) Committing outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment;
Article 21
Applicable law
1. The Court shall apply:
(a) In the first place, this Statute, Elements of Crimes and its Rules of Procedure and Evidence;
(b) In the second place, where appropriate, applicable treaties and the principles and rules of international law, including the established principles of the international law of armed conflict;
(c) Failing that, general principles of law derived by the Court from national laws of legal systems of the world including, as appropriate, the national laws of States that would normally exercise jurisdiction over the crime, provided that those principles are not inconsistent with this Statute and with international law and internationally recognized norms and standards.
2. The Court may apply principles and rules of law as interpreted in its previous decisions. 3. The application and interpretation of law pursuant to this article must be consistent with internationally recognized human rights, and be without any adverse distinction founded on grounds such as gender as defined in article 7, paragraph 3, age, race, colour, language, religion or belief, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, wealth, birth or other status.
PART 7. PENALTIES
Article 77
Applicable penalties
1. Subject to article 110, the Court may impose one of the following penalties on a person convicted of a crime referred to in article 5 of this Statute:
(a) Imprisonment for a specified number of years, which may not exceed a maximum of 30 years; or
(b) A term of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.
2. In addition to imprisonment, the Court may order:
(a) A fine under the criteria provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;
(b) A forfeiture of proceeds, property and assets derived directly or indirectly from that crime, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.
Determination of the sentence
1. In determining the sentence, the Court shall, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, take into account such factors as the gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.
2. In imposing a sentence of imprisonment, the Court shall deduct the time, if any, previously spent in detention in accordance with an order of the Court. The Court may deduct any time otherwise spent in detention in connection with conduct underlying the crime.
3. When a person has been convicted of more than one crime, the Court shall pronounce a sentence for each crime and a joint sentence specifying the total period of imprisonment. This period shall be no less than the highest individual sentence pronounced and shall not exceed 30 years imprisonment or a sentence of life imprisonment in conformity with article 77, paragraph 1 (b).
Article 79
Trust Fund
1. A Trust Fund shall be established by decision of the Assembly of States Parties for the benefit of victims of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court, and of the families of such victims.
2. The Court may order money and other property collected through fines or forfeiture to be transferred, by order of the Court, to the Trust Fund.
3. The Trust Fund shall be managed according to criteria to be determined by the Assembly of States Parties.
Article 85
Compensation to an arrested or convicted person
. 1. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation
2. When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a criminal offence, and when subsequently his or her conviction has been reversed on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows conclusively that there has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment as a result of such conviction shall be compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the non-disclosure of the unknown fact in time is wholly or partly attributable to him or her.
3. In exceptional circumstances, where the Court finds conclusive facts showing that there has been a grave and manifest miscarriage of justice, it may in its discretion award compensation, according to the criteria provided in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, to a person who has been released from detention following a final decision of acquittal or a termination of the proceedings for that reason.
PART 9. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE
Article 86
General obligation to cooperate
States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Statute, cooperate fully with the Court in its investigation and prosecution of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court.
PART 10. ENFORCEMENT
Article 103
Role of States in enforcement of
sentences of imprisonment
1. (a) A sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a State designated by the Court from a list of States which have indicated to the Court their willingness to accept sentenced persons.
(b) At the time of declaring its willingness to accept sentenced persons, a State may attach conditions to its acceptance as agreed by the Court and in accordance with this Part.
(c) A State designated in a particular case shall promptly inform the Court whether it accepts the Court's designation.
2. (a) The State of enforcement shall notify the Court of any circumstances, including the exercise of any conditions agreed under paragraph 1, which could materially affect the terms or extent of the imprisonment. The Court shall be given at least 45 days' notice of any such known or foreseeable circumstances. During this period, the State of enforcement shall take no action that might prejudice its obligations under article 110.
(b) Where the Court cannot agree to the circumstances referred to in subparagraph (a), it shall notify the State of enforcement and proceed in accordance with article 104, paragraph 1.
3. In exercising its discretion to make a designation under paragraph 1, the Court shall take into account the following:
(a) The principle that States Parties should share the responsibility for enforcing sentences of imprisonment, in accordance with principles of equitable distribution, as provided in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;
(b) The application of widely accepted international treaty standards governing the treatment of prisoners;
(c) The views of the sentenced person;
(d) The nationality of the sentenced person;
(e) Such other factors regarding the circumstances of the crime or the person sentenced, or the effective enforcement of the sentence, as may be appropriate in designating the State of enforcement.
4. If no State is designated under paragraph 1, the sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a prison facility made available by the host State, in accordance with the conditions set out in the headquarters agreement referred to in article 3, paragraph 2. In such a case, the costs arising out of the enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment shall be borne by the Court.
Article 110
Review by the Court concerning reduction of sentence
1. The State of enforcement shall not release the person before expiry of the sentence pronounced by the Court.
2. The Court alone shall have the right to decide any reduction of sentence, and shall rule on the matter after having heard the person.
3. When the person has served two thirds of the sentence, or 25 years in the case of life imprisonment, the Court shall review the sentence to determine whether it should be reduced. Such a review shall not be conducted before that time.
4. In its review under paragraph 3, the Court may reduce the sentence if it finds that one or more of the following factors are present:
(a) The early and continuing willingness of the person to cooperate with the Court in its investigations and prosecutions;
(b) The voluntary assistance of the person in enabling the enforcement of the judgements and orders of the Court in other cases, and in particular providing assistance in locating assets subject to orders of fine, forfeiture or reparation which may be used for the benefit of victims; or
(c) Other factors establishing a clear and significant change of circumstances sufficient to justify the reduction of sentence, as provided in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
5. If the Court determines in its initial review under paragraph 3 that it is not appropriate to reduce the sentence, it shall thereafter review the question of reduction of sentence at such intervals and applying such criteria as provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
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