World Wide Support for Article 51 of the Constitution of India

PEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.WORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.297 Chief Justices & Judges from 83 countries attended the conferences on Article 51104. Hon'ble Mr Justice Pancrace Jacques Brathier, Judge,Haute Cour de Justice, BENIN (2006)105. Hon'ble Mr Justice Aboubakar Baparape Judge, HauteCour de Justice, BENIN (2006)106. Hon'ble Mr Justice Adamou Lafia-Monwoo, Judge, HauteCour de Justice, BENIN (2006)107. Hon'ble Mr Justice Christophe Kougniazonde, Judge,Haute Cour de Justice, BENIN (2007)108. Hon'ble Mr Justice Jacques Mayaba, Judge, Haute CourDe Justice, BENIN (2007)109. Hon'ble Mr Justice Gilbert Ahouandjinou, Judge, HauteCour de Justice, BENIN (2007)110. Hon'ble Madam Justice Tashi Chhozom, Judge,Thimphu District Court, BHUTAN (2007)111. Hon'ble Mr Justice K Tshering, Senior Judge, RoyalCourt of Justice, BHUTAN (2006)112. Hon'ble Mr Justice Norbu Tshering, Judge, Royal Courtof Justice, BHUTAN (2005)113. Hon'ble Madam Justice Anelise Haase de Miranda,Judge, Labour Court of the States of the Para and Amapa,BRAZIL (2008)114. Hon'ble Ms Justice Datin Paduka Hajjah Hayati, Judge,High Court, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (2005)115. Hon'ble Mr Justice Evande Mwambo Paul R., Presidentof the High Court, South West province, REPUBLIC OFCAMEROON (2008)116. Hon'ble Madam Justice Rosemary Weisgerber, PCJ,Provincial Court of Saskatchewan, CANADA (2008)117. Hon'ble Madam Justice Rolande Matte, Judge de la Courdu Quebec, CANADA (2008)118. Hon'ble Madam Justice Anabelle Leon Feoli, Presidentof the First Law Court, COSTA RICA (2008)119. Hon'ble Mr Justice A. T. Ntoka, Judge, de le CourSupreme, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIQUE OF CONGO(2005)120. Hon'ble Mr Justice D. Pathik, Judge, Supreme Court, FIJIISLANDS (2007, 2002)121. Hon'ble Mr Justice K.M.J. Eugene, Judge, ConstitutionCourt, GABON (2003)122. Hon'ble Mr Justice Levan Tornike Murusidze, Judge,Supreme Court, GEORGIA (2007)123. Hon'ble Mr Justice Julius Ansah, Judge, Supreme Court,GHANA (2008)124. Hon'ble Mr Justice W.A. Atuguba, Judge, SupremeCourt, GHANA (2007)125. Hon'ble Mr Justice R T Aninakwah, Judge, SupremeCourt, GHANA (2006)126. Hon'ble Madam Justice Sophia Akuffo, JSC, Judge,Supreme Court, GHANA (2004)127. Hon'ble Ms Justice Annabelle Desoiza, Registrar, SupremeCourt, GIBRALTAR (2006)128. Hon'ble Ms Justice Maria Karamanof, Councilor of State(PhD UPL), Chambers for Environment and Sustainability,GREECE (2007)129. Hon'ble Mr Justice B. S. Roy, Judge, Court of Appeal,GUYANA (2008)130. Hon'ble Mr Justice Edward Tumimbol Simarmata ,Judge, Purwakarta District Court, INDONESIA (2006)131. Hon'ble Mr Justice Ridwan Mansyor, Vice Chief Judge,Purwakarta District Court, INDONESIA (2006)132. Hon'ble Madam Justice Fernanda Cervetti, Judge,Tribunal Turin, ITALY (2008)133. Hon'ble Madam Justice Ingrid Mangatal, Judge,Supreme Court, JAMAICA (2008)134. Hon'ble Ms Justice Joyce Aluoch, Head Family Divison inKENYA, Handling Family & Children's Issue, KENYA (2007)135. Hon'ble Madam Justice Svetlana Krickay Mikhailovna, Judge,Supreme Court, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (2008)136. Hon'ble Mr Justice Kurmanbek Abdusaidjon Gafurov, Judge,Supreme Court, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (2007)137. Hon'ble Ms Justice Kulmatova Dilbar Sabirovna, Judge,Supreme Court, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (2006)138. Hon'ble Madam Justice Ajibraimova M. Aijamal, Judge,Supreme Court, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (2005)139. Hon'ble Mr Justice Bountieum Kommittaphab, Judge,People's Supreme Court, LAO PDR (2005)140. Hon'ble Mr Justice Kongchi Yangchue, Judge, People'sSupreme Court, LAO PDR (2004)141. Hon'ble Mr Justice Ivars Bickovics, Judge, Supreme Court,LATVIA (2007)142. Hon'ble Madam Justice Feryal Daloul, Judge, SupremeCourt, LEBANON (2006)143. Hon'ble Mr Justice Ghassan Abou Alwan, Judge, SupremeCourt, LEBANON (2004)144. Hon'ble Mr Justice Fawzi Dagher, Judge, Supreme Court,LEBANON (2004)145. Hon'ble Prof. Justice Vytautas Piesliakas, Judge, SupremeCourt, LITHUANIA (2006)146. Hon'ble Mr Justice Algis Norkunas, Judge, Supreme Court,LITHUANIA (2004)147. Hon'ble Mr Justice V. Grabinskas, Judge, Supreme Court,LITHUANIA (2003)148. Hon'ble Madam Justice Janina Stripeikiene, Judge, SupremeCourt, LITHUANIA (2002)149. Hon'ble Madam Justice Natasha G. Damjanovska, Judge,Constitutional Court, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (2008)150. Hon'ble Mr Justice R R Mzikamanda, Judge President, HighCourt, MALAWI (2006)151. Hon'ble Mr Justice G. M. Chimasula Phiri, Judge President,High Court, MALAWI (2005)152. Hon'ble Mr Justice S. B. Domah, Judge, Supreme Court,MAURITIUS (2008)153. Hon'ble Mr Justice A. Caunhye, Judge, Supreme Court,MAURITIUS (2006)154. Hon'ble Mr Justice Paul Lam Shang Leen, Judge, SupremeCourt, MAURITIUS (2005)155. Hon'ble Mr Justice Keshoe Parsad Matadeen Judge, SupremeCourt, MAURITIUS (2004)156. Hon'ble Madam Justice Hima N Matadeen, Judge, SupremeCourt, MAURITIUS (2004)157. Hon'ble Madam Justice Ah Foon Chui Yew Cheong, Judge,SupremeCourt,MAURITIUS(2003)158. Hon'ble Madam Justice S Peeroo, Judge, Supreme Court,MAURITIUS (2002)159. Hon'ble Madam Justice E Balancy, Judge, Supreme Court,MAURITIUS (2002)160. Hon'ble Mr Justice Dorjgotov Baasan, Judge, Criminal Court,Supreme Court, MONGOLIA (2008)161. Hon'ble Mr Justice Luvsandash Gansukh, Chief Judge,Nalaikh District Court, MONGOLIA (2008)162. Hon'ble Madam Justice Alimaa Delegdorj, Judge, Khovd AimagCourt, MONGOLIA (2008)163. Hon'ble Mrs Justice Tungalag Chuluun, Judge ,Chamber forAdministrative Cases, Supreme Court, MONGOLIA (2007)164. Hon'ble Mr Justice Doorjotov Altangerel, Judge, SupremeCourt, MONGOLIA (2006)165. Hon'ble Mr Justice O. Zandraa, Senior Justice, AdministrativeChamber, Supreme Court, MONGOLIA (2005)Basic principles of Law & Justice must be taught compulsorily from the early childhood all over the world and every child must be made law abidhis/her formative age, to establish United Divine Civilization on earth in place of rapidly increasing (1) disunited, (2) inhuman, (3) lawless(5) Satanic Civilization – CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 10

ucation releases capacities, develops analytical abilities, confidence in oneself, will power and goal setting competeand instills the vision that will enable him to become a self motivated agent of social transformation 12– CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace EducationPEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.WORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.297 Chief Justices & Judges from 83 countries attended the conferences on Article 51SUPPORT OF INDIAN JUDICIARY FOR ARTICLE 51223. Hon'ble Mr Justice P. N. Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice ofIndia, Chairman,United Nations Human Rights Committee(Geneva) & Patron-in-Chief of theInternational Conferences ofChief Justices of the World (2007, 2005)224. Hon'ble Mr Justice V. N. Khare, Former Chief Justice, SupremeCourt of India (2006)225. Hon'ble Mr Justice R.S. Pathak, Former Chief Justice of India;Former Judge, International Court of Justice; MemberPermanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague)& Hony. Member of the Bench, Gray's Inn, London (2001)226. Hon'ble Mr Justice Ranganath Misra, Former Chief JusticeSupreme Court of India & Former Chairman of National HumanRights Commission of India & Former Member PermanentCourt ofArbitration, The Hague, Netherlands (2001)227. Hon'ble Mr Justice A. M. Ahmadi, Former Chief Justice,Supreme Court of India (2008, 2003)228. Hon'ble Mr Justice J. S. Verma, Former Chief Justice ofSupreme Court of India (2007)229. Hon'ble Mr Justice R. C. Lahoti, Former Chief Justice ofSupreme Court of India (2007)230. Hon'ble Mr Justice Shivaraj V. Patil, Judge, Sup. Court of India(2002)231. Hon'ble Mr Justice K. T. Thomas, Judge, Sup. Court of India(2001)232. Hon'ble Mr Justice U. C. Banerjee, Judge, Sup. Court of India(2001)233. Hon'ble Mr Justice P. P. Naolekar, Judge, Supreme Court ofIndia (2006, 2003, 2002)234. Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.N. Srikrishna, Judge, Supreme Court ofIndia (2002)235. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.R. Lakshmanan, Judge, Sup.Court ofIndia (2003)236. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Mathur, Judge, Sup.Court of India(2004)237. Hon'ble Mr Justice P B Sawant, Former Judge, Sup. Court ofIndia (2008)238. Hon'ble Mr Justice S N Phukan, Former Judge, Sup. Court ofIndia (2008)239. Hon'ble Madam Justice Fathima Beevi, Former Judge,Supreme Court of India (2008)240. Hon'ble Mr Justice P V Reddy, Former Judge, Sup. Court ofIndia (2008)241. Hon'ble Mr Justice A P Misra, Former Judge, Supreme Court ofIndia (2008, 2007, 2006)242. Hon´ble Mr Justice S B Majmudar, Former Judge, Sup.Court ofIndia (2001)243. Hon'ble Mr Justice Syed Saghir Ahmad, Former Judge,Supreme Court of India (2006, 2001)244. Hon'ble Mr Justice V R Krishna Iyer, Former Judge, SupremeCourt of India (2001)245. Hon'ble Mr Justice A P Shah, Chief Justice of Madras HighCourt, India (2006)246. Hon'ble Mr Justice M. Karpaga Vinayagam, Chief Justice,Jharkhand High Court, India (2008, 2006)247. Hon'ble Mr Justice B. A. Khan, Chief Justice, Jammu andKashmir High Court, India (2006)248. Hon'ble Mr JusticeAshokA. Desai, Chief Justice of UttaranchalHigh Court, India (2004, 2003, 2002, 2001)249. Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.S. Mishra, Former Chief Justice, GauhatiHigh Court, India (2003, 2002, 2001)250. Hon'ble Mr Justice Noor-e-Alam Chowdhary, ChairmanA.A.I.F.R. and Former Acting Chief Justice, Calcutta HighCourt, India (2008)251. Hon'ble Mr Justice Vishnu Sahai, Former Acting Chief Justice,Allahabad High Court, India (2007, 2006, 2005)252. Hon'ble Mr Justice A.S. Qureshi, Former Judge, Gujarat HighCourt, India (2008, 2007,2006, 2004, 2002)253. Hon'ble Mr Justice I.M. Quddusi, Judge, Allahabad High Court,Lucknow Bench, India (2002, 2001)254. Hon'ble Mr Justice Devi Prasad Singh, Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, Lucknow (2008, 2007, Bench, India 2006, 2005, 2003)255. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Srivastava, Former Judge,Allahabad High Court, India (2008)256. Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. K. Rastogi, Judge Allahabad High Court,India (2008)257. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sabibul Hasnain, Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)258. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A. N. Verma, Judge, Allahabad High Court,India (2008)259. Hon'ble Mr. JusticeAlok Kumar Singh, Judge,Allahabad High Court,India (2008)260. Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. C. Sharma, Judge, Allahabad High Court,India (2008)261. Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. K. Singh, Formar Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)262. Hon'ble Mr. Justice O. P. Mehrotra, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)263. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kamal Kishore, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)264. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ghanshyam Das, Former Judge, AllahabadHigh Court, India (2008)265. Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. P. Yadav, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)266. Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. S. Trivedi, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)267. Hon'ble Mr. Justice G. K. Gupta, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)268. Hon'ble Mr. Justice V. K. Sarkar, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)269. Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. K. Agarwal, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)270. Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. L. Singhal, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)271. Hon'ble Mr. Justice N. B. Asthana, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)272. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shailendra Saxena, Former Judge, AllahabadHigh Court, India (2008)273. Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. L. Sharma, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)274. Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. K. Verma, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)275. Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. S. Rakhra, Judge, Allahabad High Court,India (2007)276. Hon'ble Mr Justice Kamleshwar Nath, Former Judge, AllahabadHigh Court,India (2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001)277. Hon'ble Mr Justice H. N. Tilahari, Judge, High Court of Karnataka,India (2001)278. Hon’ble Mr Justice Khem Karan, Judge, Allahabad High Court, India(2004, 2001)279. Hon’ble Mr Justice Bhanwar Singh, Judge, Allahabad High Court,India (2006, 2004)280. Hon'ble Mr Justice U. C. Srivastava, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2001)281. Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. H. A. Raza, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2001)282. Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. R. Kalla, Judge, Gujarat High Court, India(2001)283. Hon'ble Mr. Justice I. Venkatnarayana, Judge,Andhra Pradesh HighCourt, India (2001)284. Hon’ble Mr Justice B. L. Loomba, former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2001)285. Hon’ble Mr Justice K. C. Bhargava, former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2001)286. Hon’ble Mr Justice S. N. Sahai, former Judge,Allahabad High Court,India (2001)287. Hon’ble Mr Justice Dev Kant Trivedi, former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2001)288. Hon’ble Mr Justice O. P. Pradhan, former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2001)289. Hon’ble Mr Justice Giridhar Malviya, Judge, Allahabad High Court,India (2001)290. Hon’ble Mr Justice K.N. Goyal, former Judge, Allahabad High Court& Chairman,UP Law Commission, India (2001)291. Hon’ble Mr Justice R. C. Deo Sharma, Former Judge, AllahabadHigh Court, India (2001)292. Hon’ble Mr Justice D. K. Trivedi, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)293. Hon’ble Mr Justice S. N. Srivastava, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)294. Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Sharma, Acting Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)295. Hon’ble Mr Justice N. K. Mehrotra, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)296. Hon’ble Mr Justice D. R. Choudhary, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)297. Hon’ble Mr Justice O. P. Srivastava, Former Judge, Allahabad HighCourt, India (2008)

WORLD WIDE SUPPORT FORINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES OF CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE WORLDOn Article 51 of the Constitution of India - organised by City Montessori School, Lucknow, IndiaFOR A SAFE AND SECURE FUTURE OF 2 BILLION CHILDREN OF THE WORLD & THE GENERATIONS YET-TO-BE-BORNExtract from speech of H.E. Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India, delivered on 6th Dec. 2007while welcoming the delegates of 8th International Conference of Chief Justices of the Worldat Rashtrapati Bhawan, New DelhiH.E. Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President ofIndia welcoming thedelegates of 8th InternationalConference of Chief Justices of theWorld(Organisedby City Montessori School, Lucknow) at RashtrapatiBhawan,New Delhi on 6th December 2007Extracts from the Speech of H.E. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India delivered on 11th December 2008 atRashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, welcoming Chief Justices and Judges who came to participate in the 9th InternationalConference of Chief Justices of the World on Article 51 of the Constitution of India, organized by CMS at Lucknow.India has always believed that a peaceful worldcan be possible if it is based on the principles ofequality, justice and fair-play. It has soughtmore democratic and representativemultilateral institutions whether it is the UNSecurity Council or the World Bank and the IMFfor dealing effectively with global challenges ofpeace, development and, in fact, forcoordinated action for dealing with the currentfinancial crises. Global issues require globalconsensus and concerted action by allcountries of the world. One of the majorchallenges that confront the world isinternational terrorism and the danger it posesto human lives, with innocent people fallingprey to terrorist attacks in many parts of theworld. It is incumbent on the internationalcommunity to ensure that there is an effectivelegal framework for the prevention andelimination of terrorism. India has facedterrorism for over two decades. The recentterrorist attacks in India have escalated it tonew levels and have profiled the cross-borderlinkages of the support that the terroristsreceive. Terrorism has ramifications for worldstability and growth and hence, an issue Ibelieve which the Chief Justices of the Worldshould look at as a priority area so that theperpetrators, as also those who extend supportto them, are brought to justice.The International Court of Justice in the Hague,which was established in 1945 as the principaljudicial organ of the United Nations, enjoysuniversal support and respect. India is proud tohave contributed to the working of ICJ andthree of our Judges have been its members.However, the recent period has witnessed thecreation of a number of specialized regional andinternational courts and bodies. Along with ithave arisen some concerns about thefragmentation of international law. Similar legalissues or disputes could be subjected tointerpretations by two different bodies, withpotentially differing views. The challenge is tofind a balance between, on the one hand, theneed for diversity and specialized regimes and,on the other hand, the importance ofmaintaining an overall framework ofinternational law that offers a sufficient degreeof coherence.One day, I am sure that all mankind will come together.... I am sure that one day, if we all dedicateourselves to this cause, one day we shall be able to build not only a strong India but also a happy, unitedworld where common humanity will be able to lead a happy contented life and enjoy his full humanrights. I feel very glad that Mr Jagdish Gandhi has taken up the challenge and has striven all theseyears to bring world peace, world order and world harmony through an international order which todayseems to be an distant dream, but Mr Gandhi is a visionary, he is a dreamer and I am sure that with thesupport of all the right thinking men of the world, his dream will come true.— Hon’ble Mr Justice P. N. Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice of India & Chairman,United Nations Human Rights Committee (Geneva) Message dated 28th September 2005The fundamental ethic expressed in Article 51describes a world order based on the principles ofinternational peace and security. From theearliest times, the concept of a world ordergoverned by law and assuring the welfare andhappiness of its citizens has, in one form or theother, engaged world leaders and statesmen,jurists and philosophers.India plays a vital role in promoting andstrengthening a global order, guided and governed byinternational law.The promotion of international peace and security as aconsititutional directive to the states is a declaration made bythe people of India not only to Indian society but indeed to thepeoples of the world—Hon'ble Mr Justice R. S. PathakFormer Chief Justice of India, former Judge, Judges ofInternational Court of Justice, Member, Permanent Court ofArbitration (The Hague) & Hony. Member of the Bench Gray'sInn. LondonAn environment has to be developed formulti-culturalism to survive and it becomesnecessary for each individual country and itsgovernment to adhere to its obligations underinternational law.—Hon'ble Mr Justice A. M. AhmadiFormer Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India,Speech dated 13th December 2003The milk of human kindness flows in the heart of India,therefore, wherever there is any question of humanity, peace,brotherhood, India is always on the forefront. I hope everycountry tries to bring in these principles in the educationsystem of their country, because a child is the father of theman. If a child is taught right in the beginning when he isvery small and young, what is the importance of peace, whatare the ill effects of violence and what role a child can play infuture to bring about peace, I think the whole thought willchange and every country, the new generation, will think in avery constructive manner and they will come together togive our children a safe environment and safe futurealongwith what efforts you are making.Time has come when we have becomeglobal without doing anythingourselves. and time has come when wecannot resist globalisation. I am surethat every sane person, a decent person,would really join a move for a worldparliament.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Ranganath MisraFormer Chief Justice, Supreme Court ofIndia & Former Chairman, National Human RightsCommission of India &Former Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration(The Hague) NetherlandsWe believe in Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam(the whole universe is a family). OurConstitution gives the same message.The preamble to the Constitutiondeclares that India has been constitutedinto a republic for the purpose ofachieving the goals of justice, liberty,equality and fraternity to all. Article 51reads (the relevant clause which is thetheme of this World Judiciary Meet).—Hon'ble Mr Justice R. C. LahotiFormer Chief Justice, Supreme Court of IndiaShri Jagdish GandhiFounder-Manager CMS &Convener of the ConferenceWorld Unity and PeaceEducation Deptt.City Montessori School12, Station RoadLucknow - 226001MESSAGEI am happy to note that City MontessoriSchool (CMS), Lucknow, after successfullyorganizing seven International Conferences, isnow organizing the 8th InternationalConference of Chief Justices of the World onArticle 51 of the Indian Constitution.Article 51 of the Constitution of India isdesigned to promote international peace andsecurity. India has always strived for promotinginternational peace and understanding and iscommitted to foster respect for InternationalLaws. Conferences like these play a significantrole in helping us understand each other betterand motivate us in discharging our obligationto the people at large.I appreciate the School’s nobleendeavour in bringing together eminent juristsfor promoting international peace and insecuring the future of our children. I wish theconference all success.New Delhi October 26, 2007(Manmohan Singh)SONIA GANDHILEADER OF OPPOSITION(LOK SABHA)Message ofHon’ble Mrs Sonia GandhiLeader of Opposition (Lok Sabha), IndiaMESSAGEI am happy that the City Montessori SchoolLucknow is organizing the 3rd InternationalConference of Chief Justices of the world on Article51 of the Constitution of India in December this yearEmerging challenges in the realm of preservation ofhuman rights, secularism and our democraticinstitutions have highlighted the need to bring aboutadaptive changes in the legal field. There is greaterneed today to reinforce our struggle against poverty,inequality and obscurantism against terrorism,trafficking in drugs and humans, and againstviolence and discrimination the new millennium hasbrought with it new questions relating toenvironment, technology and economic freedom. It issignificant that this Conference has a special focuson children for all systems of justice have an impacton the well- being of the future generation. I send mygood wishes for the success of the Conference.New Delhi , November 13, 200210, JANPATH, NEW DELHI - 110 011TEL.: 3012686, 3014481 FAX : 3018651MESSAGE OF SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEEI am pleased to knowthat the City MontessoriSchool, Lucknow is organizingthe 3rd InternationalConference of Chief Justices of the Worldon Article 51c of the Constitution of India. Iwholeheartedly applaud this initiative.If any section of society has greater claim on asafe and conflict-free future of mankind, it is ourchildren. Hence, Article 51c of our Constitution,which enjoins upon the State to endeavour topromote peace and security, maintain just andhonourable relationship between nations, andfoster respect for international law, is especiallyrelevant for safeguarding the interests of ourchildren.I send my best wishes to your conference,which seeks to create greater awareness aboutthese important issues.New DelhiNovember 26, 2002iz/kku ea=hPrime Minister44, PARLIAMENT HOUSENEW DELHI - 110 001PHONE : 301607, 3034285FAX : 3017470Purpose of today's education must be the redemption of mankind from (i) its Godlessness,(ii) its Ignorance, (iii) its Confusion & (iv) its Conflict. – CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Educationiz/kkuea=hPrime Minister13

WORLD WIDE SUPPORT FORINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES OF CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE WORLDOn Article 51 of the Constitution of India - organised by City Montessori School, Lucknow, IndiaFOR A SAFE AND SECURE FUTURE OF 2 BILLION CHILDREN OF THE WORLD & THE GENERATIONS-YET-TO-BE-BORNConcept of a world order governed by law and assuring the welfare andhappiness of its citizens has, in one form or the other, engaged worldleaders and statesmen, jurists and philosophers.India plays a vital role in promoting and strengthening a global order,guided and governed by international law.—Hon'ble Mr Justice R.S. PathakFormer Chief Justice of India; Former Judge,International Court of Justice; Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration (TheHague) & Hony. Member of the Bench, Gray's Inn, LondonSpeech dated 23rd December 2001This article articulates the essential link between the national politicsand international obligations of the State. It directs the State to take allefforts to promote international peace and security, to encouragesettlement to disputes by arbitration, and importantly, to foster respectfor international law and treaty obligations—Hon'ble Mr Justice V. N. KhareFormer Chief Justice, Supreme Court of IndiaSpeech dated 9th December 2006Future generations comprise of the children, present and those yet tobe born…The concern for the children everywhere should be universalin the international community. It must not be left to the nationalgovernments alone.—Hon'ble Mr Justice J. S. VermaFormer Chief Justice, Supreme Court of IndiaSpeech dated 8th December 2007We should never forget the fact that the children are our future andhope, as all the superb virtues the humanity will survive only throughthem. Hence, their protection is necessary and for their protection,the protection of our common resources is essential because ourcommon future depend upon it. The protection and preservation ofthe childhood has a direct nexus with the protection of human rightsand protection of environment.—Hon'ble Mr Justice P. P. NaolekarJudge, Supreme Court of IndiaSpeech dated 9th December 2006ForeignI would also like to pay tribute to the people and Government of Indiafor enshrining Article 51 in their Constitution, an article that seeks topromote international peace and security.—H. E. Dr. Paul KagamePresident of the Republic of RwandaSpeech dated 7th December 2002I agree that the mission of the judiciary is to ensure and provide justice toone and all. I would like to add - the enforceability of law. To copeeffectively with the legal problems in the whole world we need aneffective law enforcement structure and mechanisms.“We do this not only for the present generation, but for all generations tocome. There can be no task nobler than giving every child a better future”.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Virjilijus ValanciusPresident, Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of LithuaniaPatron of the International Conferences of Chief Justices of the WorldSpeech dated 14th December 2008It is in the best interest of societies to use all available instruments,including the judiciary system to protect, defend and guarantee aworld that will be heading a safer path, through enforcing respect ofinternational conventions and their principles and values, promotingjustice and human rights.On behalf of the Constitutional court of the Republic of Macedonia Iwould like to offer our wholehearted and full support for offering a legalapplication of the principles this Conference is promoting.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Trendafil IvanovskiPresident, Constitutional Court of the Republic of MacedoniaPatron of the International Conferences of Chief Justices of the WorldSpeech dated 14th December 2008The World Parliament envisioned by the organizers of this conference willpositively contribute to this objective of adherence to the rule ofinternational law. Being a world representative body, the WorldParliament will ensure abidance and will do away with impunity.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Galal Eldin Mohammed OsmanChief Justice, Supreme Court of SudanPatron of the International Conferences of Chief Justices of the WorldSpeech dated 11th December 2004The article 51 of the Indian Constitution should be one of the basis infavour of the creation of world legislative order in order to make an effortto respect an International law and work for its development.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Adrien NyankiyePresident, Supreme Court of BurundiPatron of the International Conferences of Chief Justices of the WorldSpeech dated 13th December 2003The call for the establishment of a World Government and WorldParliament deserves the support of all peace loving and right-thinkingcitizens of the world. The Voice of the united world judiciary is indeedforceful and revered by other sections of the society, wheresoeversituated and howsoever powerful.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Godfrey G. ChidyausikuChief Justice, Supreme Court of ZimbabwePatron of the International Conferences of Chief Justices of the WorldSpeech dated 7th December 2002We have arrived here from remote places, driven by a unique desire andcommon idea- to embrace the call of the wonderful children of the CityMontessori School and its sponsors Mr and Mr. Gandhi and, in the spiritof Article 51 of the Constitution of India, exert influence for creation ofenforceable International law.—Hon'ble Prof. Justice Simeon GelevskiChief Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of MacedoniaSpeech dated 9th October 2003Member Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague) &Hony. Member of the Bench, Gray's Inn, LondonSpeech dated 23rd December 2001It is fitting in this regard that the philosophy of City Montessori School,under the able and enlightened leadership of Shri Jagdish Gandhi,embraces a global outlook so that its students are perfectly aware thatthey are admittedly the citizens of a global world but one that needs tobe changed for the better and safer, to safeguard their future whilemeeting the challenges facing mankind and ensuring that the principlesenshrined in Article 51(c) of the Indian Constitution are implementedworldwide.—Hon'ble Mr Justice A. G. PillayChief Justice, Supreme Court of MauritiusSpeech dated 23rd December 2001My fervent hope and wish is that all countries in the world incorporatein their constitutions provisions similar to those contained in clause (c)of Article 51 of the Indian Constitution. If they can do this, theestablishment of a World Parliament would become possible. It is sucha Parliament which can enact international laws that can be applied notonly to all countries but also to the individuals of those countries andalso possess powers to banish stockpiling of nuclear, biological andchemical weapons of mass destruction. It is only the taking of suchmeasures, which will make this world a more habitable and peaceful place, a planetwhere the future of our children will be safe, peaceful and more secure.—Hon'ble Dr Justice Nasim Hasan ShahFormer Chief Justice, Supreme Court of PakistanSpeech dated 23rd December 2001The objects underlying article 51 of the Indian Constitution are not onlylaudable but if followed in letter and spirit will contribute positively tothe world peace. In the prevailing scenario the theme of this conference,“Need for enforceable international law enacted by a legally constitutedWorld Parliament as intended in Article 51 of the Indian Constitution”perhaps offers the best alternative to save the world from futuredestruction and disasters at the hands of countries, which havestockpiled weapons of mass destruction posing constant threat to thehumanity at large. Given the will of the majority of the members of the UnitedNations it is not an undaunted task.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Saiduzzaman SiddiquiFormer Chief Justice, Supreme Court of PakistanSpeech dated 23rd December 2001Article 51 of the Indian Constitution paves the way by shedding light onthe substantial endeavour of the state especially fostering respect forinternational law.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Khalafall El-Rasheed Mohamed AhmedFormer Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of SudanSpeech dated 12th December 2004We would have greatly benefited from the existence of such a provisionand more importantly from the existence of a legally constituted worldparliamentwhich would have been capable of enacting internationallaws which are binding and enforceable on all the countries and peoplesof the world.I for my part believe, and firmly so, that in order to foster respect forinternational law and rule of law, it is necessary to have in existence aworld parliament.—Hon'ble Mr Justice D. M. LewanikaDeputy Chief Justice, Supreme Court of ZambiaSpeech dated 23rd December 2001If we read Article 51 of the Constitution of India in full we also findthere that the state shall endeavour to promote international peaceand security, maintain just and honourable relations betweennations and encourage settlement of international disputes byarbitration. To promote these noble thoughts as well enforceability ofInternational law has become the need of the hour.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Girish Chandra LalJudge, Appellate Court at Pokhara of NepalSpeech dated 8th December 2002I strongly believe that we need new world structure in the form ofWorld Parliament-like body that may control the fulfillment ofinternational instructions that should be obligatory for all countriesand people of the world.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Djalol IsroilovJudge, Supreme Court of TajikistanSpeech dated 8th December 2002I believe that the state in particular and all of us in general, ought todo more than is expected under Article 51 of the Constitution of Indiaif we are to engender a condition in which the masses are to resort tolaw rather than war to resolve problems facing the world today.—Hon'ble Dr Penuell MadunaMinister for Justice and Constitutional DevelopmentRepublic of South AfricaSpeech dated 8th December 2002School is a building with four walls with tomorrow inside and destiny of a man andmankind is shaped in classroom. – CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 14

WORLD WIDE SUPPORT FORINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES OF CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE WORLDOn Article 51 of the Constitution of India - organised by City Montessori School, Lucknow, IndiaFOR A SAFE AND SECURE FUTURE OF 2 BILLION CHILDREN OF THE WORLD & THE GENERATIONS-YET-TO-BE-BORNIn my opinion the message is already enclosed in Article 51 of India andthat is the respect for International Law. Enforceable international lawis necessary if we want to deal effectively with international terrorismand many other problems which we are facing here on this planet.—H. E. Hans-Adam IIPrince of LiechtensteinMessage dated 8th October 2001Article 51 of the Indian Constitution and its elements constitute thebasis for world peace.—H. E. Janet JaganFormer President of the Republic of GuyanaMessage dated 13th March 2001Achieving enforceable international law is truly one of the greatestglobal challenges of our time. The noble goal which are crystallized inthe Article 51(c) of the Constitution of India and these gathering ofglobal leaders at the world's largest city school in Lucknow represent byfar the most human and constructive way to embark upon this difficulttask. Please remain assured that the future you are trying to create hasno alternative, and it is the only way to achieve the global peace,democracy, preservation of our fragile environment.—Hon'ble Madam Justice Leposava KaramarkovicPresident, Supreme Court of SerbiaMessage dated 30th October 2004Progress in our increasingly interconnected world will be effected inlarge part through the development of international law. One measuresof progress, therefore might be the degree of respect accorded byvarious nations to international law. Article 51 of the Constitution ofIndia embodies this idea.—Hon'ble Madam Justice Beverley McLachlinChief Justice, Supreme Court of CanadaMessage dated 11th April 2001International law faces the obstacle that it has no effective mechanism ofenforcement. The lack of enforceability of international law is particularlydetrimental in the area of international humanitarian law whichdetermines the conduct and responsibilities of belligerent nations. TheInternational Criminal Court, a newly established treaty basedinstitution, is the first ever permanent international court with jurisdictionto prosecute individuals responsible for the crimes of genocide, warcrimes and crimes against humanity.—Hon'ble Madam Justice Anita UsakaJudge, International Criminal Court, The Hague, NetherlandsPatron of the International Conferences of Chief Justices of the WorldSpeech dated 8th November 2005I wholeheartedly endorse and support their call for enforceableinternational law through strengthening of the United Nations system,and for empowering the International Court of Justice for ensuring asafe ecology and a safe future for them, and also to protect their variousrights as children, such as the right to proper food, nutrition, shelter,clothing, safe drinking water, health services, education and above all,an atmosphere of love, unity, goodwill and peace to enable them togrow into fine adulthood and contribute their mite in making theplanet Earth a perfectly peaceful and prosperous global village.—Hon'ble Madam Justice Lucie Anne LaVigneJudge, Court of Queen's Bench of New Burnswick, CanadaMessage in draft speech dated 24th August 2008Fostering a respect for international law is certainly an essential preludeto the establishment of any legally constituted World Agency for theimplementation of international Standards.—Hon'ble Madam Justice Dorothy W. NelsonJudge, United State Court of Appeal, CaliforniaMessage dated 21st April 2001Today, international law is becoming one of the main means of achievingpeace between countries and the legal basis for maintaining peace andinternational security in the world. That's why sometimes it is calledworld law that regulates collaboration of different countries in all thespheres. I wish all the best to all of you, especially to the students andteachers of the famous City Montessori School Organization of such animportant conference will certainly bear fruits which will be relished bythe future generations.—Hon'ble Madam Justice Kulmatova Dilbar SabirovnaJudge, Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan Speech dated 11th December 2006It would be wonderful, indeed, if there could be a new world order thatallows a world parliament ensure world peace, implement global stepsto conserve the environment and outlaw and eliminate all weapons ofmass destruction, thus safeguarding the future of world's children, bornand yet-to-be-born.— Hon'ble Madam Justice Tungalag ChuluunJudge of the Chamber for Administrative Cases of theSupreme Court of Mongolia, Speech dated 9th December 2007The success of an ambitious program rests not only on an InternationalCourt of Justice but also on the participation and the involvement ofeveryone: Governments, private sectors and especially all citizens of theworld.—Hon'ble Madam Justice Rolande MatteJudge de la Cour du Quebec, CanadaSpeech dated 13th December 2008There is a strong parallel between the goals set up in Art. 51 of the IndianConstitution (promote peace, just relations between nations, fosterrespect for International Law and settlement through arbitration), thatthe CMS is promoting and attempting to implement through themeetings of Chief Justices of the World.—Hon'ble Madam Justice Paula EscarameiaMember of Permanent Court of Arbitration (PortugalSpeech dated 14th December 2008)The objective of international peace and security, as stipulated in Article51 of the Constitution of India, will have far reaching effects only if welearn to foster respect for international law.—Hon'ble Dr Navinchandra RamgoolamPrime Minister of MauritiusMessage dated 27th November 2008It must be the common responsibility of states to protect and promote thehuman rights of the world's two billion children. Norway fully shares yourcommitment to safeguard the future of the world's children and yourinitiatives are highly valued. It is an honour.In order to secure the human rights of children, the state of the worldmust be obligated through international law. I believe your conferencewill make an important contribution to the existing international frame work, and Ihope it will give further impetus to your significant work to safeguard the future ofthe world children— H. E. Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of NorwayMessage dated 2nd October 2003I would like to endorse your goal for the creation of a WorldParliament to elevate international law to a higher plane.—H. E. Patrick ManningPrime Minister of Trinidad and TobagoMessage dated18th November 2003The Article 51 of the Indian Constitution moves far ahead of manyConstitutions of the world in its flexibility by making a provision for thepossible acceptance of International laws in its realm. Allow me to saythat we will be very unkind if we do not pay heed to the glorious voice ofthe Children of City Montessori School who represent other billions ofchildren of the world privileged as well as unprivileged. We will have toinvent a world legal system that can guarantee peace and security to achild whether born in a city with skyscraper almost touching the sky orin a forest, where there is no mark of modernity.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Sonam TogbyeChief Justice, Royal Court of Justice of BhutanMessage dated 7th September 2005Article 51 of the Constitution of India is a forward-looking provision ofimmense significance both nationally and internationally.—Hon'ble Mr Justice D.V. FatiakiChief Justice of Fiji IslandsMessage dated 1st October 2002Article 51 c of the Constitution of India recognizes the importance offostering respect for international law; indeed respect for the rule of lawis the cornerstone to the preservation of a civilized society and theassurance of a future for the children of the world.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Ronald T.Y. MoonChief Justice, Supreme Court of Hawai'i, USAMessage dated 12th December 2003There is a global need for enforceable international law as visualized inclause of Article 51 of Indian Constitution for settlement on internationaldisputes by arbitration.—Hon'ble Mr Justice E K WireduChief Justice, Supreme Court of GhanaMessage dated 23rd December 2001It is his hope that your deliberations, which draw much-neededattention to the safety of the world's children, will contribute to thepromotion of an enforceable international law which aims to create anatmosphere for the proper development of the world's youth.Secretary to—His Holiness The Pope , Vatican CityMessage dated 4th December 2003Article 51 of the Constitution of India articulates the principles which areessential to a future of international peace and security.—Hon'ble Mr Justice Richard GoldstoneJudge, Constitutional Court of South AfricaMessage dated 30th April 2001If various rights such as these are to be upheld they need to besupported by international law. And if international law is to be effectiveit must be respected and enforceable. Therefore, it is clear to me thatarticle 51 (c) of the constitution of India is a farsighted provision thatdeserve widespread support.—His Holiness The Dalai LamaNobel LaureateMessage dated 13th November 2002Article 51 of the Constitution of India calls for the creation of a worldparliament one that will have the power to frame, and enforce internationallaw. This “Word Parliament” would bring real hope to the world's efforts tosave our children from nuclear or environmental catastrophe.—Hon'ble Mr Gerald M. ZackiosMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall IslandsMessage dated 2nd December 2003The aim of Article 51 of the Constitution of India and the aim of theConference as such being promotion of International Peace and Security,directly coincides with the vision and concern of my country, Eritrea,and that of all well intentioned and peace loving peoples of our planet.Peace and Security are prerequisites for the survival of mankind and ourown world.—Hon'ble Mr Ali Said Abdella, Minister of Foreign Affairs of EritreaMessage dated 11th October 2001Every child is born with a pure, kindly and a radiant heart. You will hardly find a pure hearted soul like that of a child in any place of worship or pilgrimage in theworld. Let us ensure that both our Home & School become the places of worship & pilgrimage. If we do not make our Home & School places of worship &pilgrimage, they will become Hell & places of breeding rapidly increasing disunited, inhuman lawless, unjust & SATANIC CIVILIZATION in place of United

Aspirations of UN General Assembly put down by a Veto PowerTO ESTABLISH A NEW INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORDER OF THE WORLDON THE PATTERN OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND EURO CURRENCYWHY MR JAGDISH GANDHI IS ORGANIZINGCONFERENCES OF CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE WORLDDr Kofi Annan, the then UN Secretary General mentioned in his report dated 10thMay 1999 that Agenda Item 30 Clause 8 of the UN General Assembly's 53rd Sessionreflected a Consensus in the 53rd UN General Assembly to establish a new politicaland economic order of the world (given at serial number 1 from UN website linkhttp://www.un.org/millennium/documents /a_53_948.htm). This was to form partof the agenda of the Millennium Summit. As a prelude to the Millennium Summit(6th to 8th September 2000), the United Nations also organized a Millennium Forumof NGOs and Civil Society Organizations of the world in which 1350 delegates fromall over the world from 1000 NGOs and Civil Society Organizations participated, thedeclaration of which is given below at serial number 2 (UN website linkhttp://www.un.org./millennium/declaration.htm). On 26th May 1999, theMillennium Forum had also, in its declaration, proclaimed that the formation of anew political and economic order of the world was highly desirable.However, both (i) the Resolution adopted by the 53rd UN General Assemblyand (ii) the Declaration of the UN Millennium Forum of NGOs & Civil Societyorganizations i.e. "formation of a new political and economic order of the world"was twice deleted by the same Veto Power and was not even allowed to be includedfor consultation in the official agenda of the Millennium Summit of World Leaderswhich was to be held from 6th to 8th September 2000. This short-sighted andunthoughtful action of a Veto Power hurt Mr Jagdish Gandhi badly and because ofwhich Mr Gandhi decided to approach the world Judiciary, which he thinks is thelast hope of humanity's survival and started organizing International Conferencesof Chief Justices of the World (World Judiciary Summits) on Article 51 of theConstitution of India for Uniting the world for establishing rule of law in the world.General AssemblyA/53/948/Add.11United NationsA/53/948Distr.: General10 May 1999Original: EnglishFifty-third sessionAgenda item 30United Nations reform: measures and proposalsThe Millennium Assembly of the United Nations: Thematic framework forthe Millennium SummitReport of the Secretary-GeneralThe view was also repeatedly expressed that the themes suggested were8.effectively interconnected, and that, therefore, the dimension of a specific themeshould to be taken into consideration in the discussion of another topic. Inparticular, it was felt that the selected theme or themes should emphasize therelationship between development on the one hand, and peace and security onthe other hand, and thus reflect a common aspiration for the promotion ofdevelopment and peace and the establishment of a new internationalpolitical and economic order. (source:http://www.un.org/millennium/documents/a_53_948.htm)2United NationsA/54/959Distr.: GeneralGeneral Assembly8 August 2000Original: EnglishFifty-fourth sessionAgenda item 49 (b)United Nations reform measures and proposals:the Millennium Assembly of the United NationsMillennium ForumHeld at United Nations Headquarters from 22 to 26 May 2000Note by the Secretariat1. In his note entitled “United Nations Reform: measures and proposals —AMillennium Assembly, the United Nations system (Special Commission) and aMillennium Forum” (A/52/850), the Secretary-General expressed the view that if theUnited Nations were to continue to play a vital role in the century ahead it would beimperative that it benefit from the imagination and engage the support of the world’speople. In this connection, he proposed that non-governmental organizations andother civil society actors organize a Millennium Forum in connection with theMillenniumAssembly.2. Civil society organizations organized and convened the Millennium Forum,which was held from 22 to 26 May 2000 at United Nations Headquarters.3. The final document, entitled “We the Peoples Millennium Forum Declaration andAgenda for Action: strengthening the United Nations for the twenty-first century”,adopted by the Millennium Forum on 26 May 2000, is transmitted herewith.* * *We the Peoples Millennium Forum Declaration and Agenda for Action:Strengthening the United Nations for the twenty-first centuryF. Strengthening and democratizing the United Nations and internationalorganizationsA major task of the world community in the twenty-first century will be to strengthenand greatly enhance the role of the United Nations in the global context.Governments must recommit themselves to the realization of the goals andmandates of the Charter of the United Nations. A challenging task is to firmlyprotect the integrity of the United Nations, counter the erosion of its role, andfurther strengthen and augment international institutions capable ofimplementing and enforcing international standards, norms and law, leadingtowards the formation of a new political and economic order. (source:http://www.un.org/millennium/declaration.htm)Message of UN Secretary-General Dr Kofi Annan to Mr Jagdish Gandhion 11th October 1999 in reply to Mr Gandhi's letter dated 1st September 199910/11/99 MON 18:20 FAX 212 963 5965 EOSG Page 001UNITED NATIONSNATIONS UNIESEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERALCABINET DU SECRETARIE GENERALDATE : 11 October 1999 OUTGOING FACSIMILETO:Mr. Jagdish Gandhi, ManagerCity Montessori School, LucknowFAX NO :TEL NO :91 522 212888 (212) 963-5965(212) 963-6784SUBJECT : Message to the International Peace FestivalTOTAL NUMBER OF TRANSMITTED PAGES INCLUDING THIS PAGEDear Mr. GandhiI have pleasure in sending you the Secretary - General's message to International PeaceFestival on the occasion of the United Nations Day, alongwith our best wishes for a successfulessent.A photo of the Secretary - General will be sent to you by mail.Yours sincerely,UNITED NATIONSNATIONS UNIESTHE SECRETARY GENERALMessage to the International Peace Festival on the occasion of United Nations DayLucknow, India, 24 October 1999This year's United Nations Day is a special one. The world's population has just passedsix billion, and we are about to center a new millennium. In one sense, both these things aresimply numbers. Yet both give us something to celebrate, and something to think about.Together, they mark the opening of a new chapter in human history – a chapter in which,more than ever before, we shall all share the same destiny. It is a moment to take stock: tolook back on what we have achieved, and where we have failed – and then to look forward,and think how we can make the new era better than the old.It is shocking to think that almost half of us – three billion out of the six billion – areentering the new era in abject poverty, with less than two dollars a day, or less, to liveon. That is one thing we really must change.It is also shocking that people in so many places today are exposed to violence andbrutality. The twentieth century has been the most murderous in human history. We mustmake sure the twenty-first is more peaceful, and more humane.And it is worrying that the world's climate seems to be changing, in a way, which coulddestroy the homes and livelihood of millions. Controlling and managing this process may yetprove to be the biggest challenge of all.People all over the world look to the United Nations to protect them – from hunger,disease and violence, and natural disasters – whenever the task seems too big for nations,or regions, to handle alone. But we at the United Nations can do nothing alone, either. Ourstrength is the strength of our member states, when they agree to act together for thecommon good.Next year, leaders from all over the world will come to New York for the MillenniumSummit. They will consider the challenges ahead, and what the United Nations can do toface them. Those leaders will be representing you, the peoples of the United Nations. It isup to you to make sure that they come here firmly resolved to take decisions which canlead to a better life for all of us, and for our children.In that spirit, it gives me great pleasure to extend to the World Peace Prayer Society andthe City Montessori School of Lucknow my best wishes for a successful and memorableInternational Peace Festival. I am counting on you all – and I thank you all.Dr. Kofi A. AnnanThe Secretary General, United NationsTo Whom It May Concern:This is to confirm that Jagdish Gandhi of City Montessori School has beeninvited to attend the Millennium Forum meeting scheduled for 22 to 26 May 2000.This meeting will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.Sincerely yours,Kathleen UhierRegistrar andExecutive SecretaryMillennium Forum866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 120,New York 10017-1822 E-mail mngof@bic.orgTel. 212-803-2522 Fax 212-803-2561 www.millenniumforum.orgRichard AmdurSecond OfficerDr Kofi Annan in his message (given above) to Mr Gandhi said that the world's 3 biggestproblems were:1. Half of the world's population is living in abject poverty, 2. The twentieth century had beenthe most murderous and brutal in human history & 3. The world's climate was irreversiblychanging threatening homes and livelihood of people In this regard, Dr Kofi Annan furthersaid:1. The United Nations could do nothing alone. It's strength was the strength of its membercountries 2. It was up to us i.e. the people of the United Nations to convince our leaders toattend the Millennium Summit of 2000 so that they could take decisions that could lead to abetter life for all of us and our children.However, the leaders of the nations of the world attending the Millennium Summit were noteven given an opportunity to discuss or consult on any issue relating to the formation of a "newinternational political and economic order of the world" which was the General Consensus ofthe 53rd Session of the General Assembly dated 10th May 1999 and which was also theDeclaration of the UN Millennium Forum which was held from 22nd to 26th May 2000 becauseof malicious machinations of a Veto Power.28 May 2000UN ASSEMBLY HALL"Do not busy yourself in your own concerns or the concerns of your own countries alone. Let your thoughts befixed upon that which will rehabilitate the fortunes of mankind and sanctify the hearts and souls of man.""At the outset of every endeavour one must look to the end of it." – Abdul Baha16

1. Great ideas have been the cause of all great revolutions in theworld.A great thinker of yesteryears, Victor Hugo said, "There isone thing stronger than all the armies of the world andthat is an idea whose time has come" , meaning therebythat an idea can be more powerful than the combinedstrength of all the armies of the world.Victor Hugo2. India has that idea andthat is contained in the ancientIndian ethos of VASUDHAIV KUTUMBAKAM that is, for a wellmeaningand broad-minded person the entire humanityis his own family. As children of one God, we all aremembers of one world family.3. Based on the above thought,Article 51 was incorporated Indiain the Constitution of India. The said Article relates tointernational peace and security and enjoins the State to fosterrespect for international law, maintain just and honourablerelations between nations and encourage settlement ofinternational disputes by arbitration. A large number of justices,legal luminaries and heads of states and governments haveaccepted that the idea of Article 51 is more powerful than thecombined strength of all the armies of the world. This consensushas been arrived at, through the efforts of CMS, by organizing nineInternational Conferences of Chief Justices of theWorld in thepasteightyears. Therefore,Article51oftheConstitution of India is the idea that is more powerfulthan all the armies of the world.4. Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar had once said" Law and Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkarorder are the medicine of the body politic and whenthe body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered."Today, the political system of the world is totally sick and badlyneeds the medicine of Law and Order immediately. Therefore thereis an urgent need for a (1) World Parliament (2) World Government &(3) World Court of Justice.5. How do we save the world from international terrorism and wars?The idea of 'Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam' and Article 51 are morepowerful than the combined military strength of the world. Atpresent there seem to be no viable alternatives before the worldto save it from complete annihilation and destruction.6. Article 51 of the Constitution of India states:The state shall endeavour to -a) promote international peace and security;b) maintain just and honourable relations betweennations ;c) foster respect for international law; andd) encourage settlement of international disputesby arbitration.The endeavour as contemplated in Article 51 can be successful onlywith the cooperation of all countries of the world. Therefore, it isimperative to call a meeting, of all the Heads of the State, withoutfurther delay to establish a powerful democratic World Order eitherby the unanimous decision of all the nations of the world or by the7.8.ARTICLE 51:ENFORCEABLE WORLD LAWIS THE IDEAWHOSE TIME HAS COMEdecision of the majority of the nations of the world, so that suitableglobal institutions may be created and legislation may be enactedby which all the international disputes may be settledjudiciously by the World Parliament/World GovernmentandWorldCourtofJustice.Madam Justice Graciela Dixon, former Chief Justice ofPanama and former President of InternationalGraciela DixonAssociation of Women Judges in her statements saidthat(a) International Terrorism (b) Lawlessness (c) 36,000nuclear warheads (d) preparation of an undeclared Third WorldWar (e) Stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons by 80countries of the world (f) Global warming and (g) Unsafe future oftwo billion children of 200 countries of the world and children yetto be born are the naked realities of the present day scenario. ANew World Order is the only answer to resolve these problems.What will bring the world's nations to the arbitration table andinspire them to settle disagreements without bloodshed? So farthe success rate has been dismal. In my opinion, nations mustseek commonalities – a common concern – that no one can arguewith. The most powerful commondenominator for all nations is its children,thatwill bring them to the peace table in the rightframe of mind to hammer out the necessaryagreement to assure a peaceful world."The Common Denominator9. All steps taken so far to bring peace andunity have been meaningless, disappointing and unsuccessful.Nations should come up with such a solution on which there iscomplete consensus to safeguard the future of two billionchildren of the world. CMS had laid a Peace Table for two billionchildren of 200 nations of the world for their right to a safe futureand this is being done by CMS since 2001 by organizingInternational Conferences of Chief Justices of theworld.10. Nine International Conferences of Chief Justices ofThe CMS Peace Tablethe World have been organizedon CMS PeaceTable representing 2 billion children of the world inthe past 8 years.This is a peace table of the world's 2 billionInternational Conferences ofchildren, where all the countries of the world are Chief Justices of the Worldjoining without any debate or argument, to ensurea safe future for children of all countries and generations yet-tobe-born,as this is the major concern for all nations. For the past 8years, chief justices and judges have been gathering at this peacetable for the avowed objective of providing the Rightto a Safe Future for the children of the world.11. Role of the United Nations Organization in thedirection of World UnityIn the past over 60 years of its existence and in its 62General Assemblies and in its 2 historic MillenniumSummits of Heads of State and Heads of government, the UnitedNations has not been able to heal the wounds of crying humanityin a world plagued by international terrorism and endless wars. Ithas also not been able to diagnose the biggest disease ofmankind or find a treatment by unanimous consensus. Thepolitical leadership is not united to better the fate of humanity.The main reason for this failure and ineffectiveness is theexistence of 5 Veto Powers (in the Security Council) of the UnitedNations Organization. It is impossible to take a unanimousdecision when there is partisan or biased interestamong the decision makers.12. Whereas City Montessori School, Lucknow in its 50years of efforts for World Unity,has been organizing aPeace-Table sans Veto Powers where chief justices,judges of Supreme Court, legal luminaries of many countries andrepresentatives of the world's important peace organizationshave all been saying in one voice that nations of the world cannotsolve their problems by staying aloof from the rest of the world.Therefore, the world cannot be governed without one commonWorld Law that is enforceable on all the nations of the world. Allthe countries of the world needs to come together, as the time hascome to make 'One Law and One Judicial System', a reality. Thus,there is no other solution even with the most powerful nations ofthe world to solve existing problems.13. This is the decisive moment to save the world frominevitable disaster:To save the world from the presentday grave and sorry state of affairs, India should takethe lead in initiating peace with firm determination bycalling a meeting of world leaders, presidents and primeministers for holding peace talks for establishing a worldgovernment based on the philosophy of 'Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam'as reflected in Article 51 of Constitution of India. Such aninitiative must be taken by India to prevent total destruction froma probable third World War and international terrorism. Likemany other nations, India should not remain a passive witness inisolation.Contd.......... Page 20Law and Order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick medicine mustbe administered. – CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 19

PEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.WORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.ARTICLE 51: ENFORCEABLE WORLD LAW IS THE IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME... Contd- from page 19more exciting for me was that the Summit was “Most14.Form a World Parliament through consensus bylikely to become the largest ever gathering of Heads ofstrengthening the United Nations.State and Heads of Government. The Summit wouldrdIn this regard, on 10 May 1999, the 53 UN Generalhave been a historic occasion for 188 Member States ofAssembly meeting was held to draft the officialthe Organization to address the challenges facing thethagenda of the Millennium Summit to be held from 6United Nations in the 21st century.”thto 8 September 2000 in order to finalize the core issues proposed20.Very hopeful of this possibility, I attended the UN Millenniumto be discussed by the world's leaders. In this meeting, theForum of NGOs and Civil Societies from 22 to 26 May 2000 at UNcommon consensus of different representatives of the world wasHeadquarters. This was attended by 1,350 members from overthat, in the interest of future generations, it would be best to:- i)1,000 non-governmental organizations and otherform a unified political order (world parliament) on the lines of thecivil societies. They dwelt upon a common vision.27 countries of European Union who have formed a EuropeanThe clause 8, mentioned above was included inParliament above their own national parliaments and ii) form and“We the Peoples Millennium Forum Declarationdevelop a common world economic order by adopting a commonand Agenda for Action: Strengthening the Unitedcurrency on the lines of 16 countries of European Union whichNations for the twenty-first century” which washave accepted the Euro as their common currency.put forth to the Fifty-Fourth session of the UN General Assembly15.27 nations of Europe who have formedwhich met one month prior to the first UN Millennium Summit onthe European Parliament above their8th August 2000 in the Agenda item 49(b) in Section F asrespective national parliaments areStrengthening and democratizing the United Nations and1. Austria 2. Belgium 3. Bulgaria 4. Cyprus 5. CzechEurope international organizations “towards the formation of a newRepublic 6. Denmark 7. Estonia 8. Finland 9. Francepolitical and economic order.”10. Germany 11. Greece 12. Hungary 13. Ireland21.When the Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly in the14. Italy 15. Latvia 16. Lithuania 17. LuxembourgFifty-fifth session dated 18th September, 2000, 55/2 “United18. Malta 19. Netherlands 20. Poland 21. PortugalNations Millennium Declaration” were declared, we were in22. Romania 23. Slovenia 24. Slovakia 25. Spainagreement with all its 32 resolutions but disappointed that it did26. Sweden and 27. United Kingdom. Similarly, now the time hasnot include anything given in Clause 8 of the agenda item as percome for all the nations of the world to form a World Parliamentthe 53rd Session of the UN General Assembly on the formation of aabove their national parliaments.New Political and Economic Order. As I had worked hard to16.16 countries of Europe who have abolished theirinclude this Clause in the Millennium Forum’s Declaration andrespective national currencies and adopted the EuroAgenda for Action and worked on this prior to that for some time, Icurrency are :was naturally disappointed. I felt the world leaders had missed a1. Austria 2. Belgium 3. Cyprus 4. Finland 5. FranceEUROhistoric opportunity to forge global unity.6. Germany 7. Greece 8. Ireland 9. Italy 10. Luxembourg22.However, disappointed by the inability of11. Malta 12. Netherlands 13. Portugal 14. Sloveniathe world leaders to come to any15. Slovakia and 16. Spain. In the same manner, all the countries ofresolution on this agenda item (Clause 8), Ithe world should abolish their respective currencies and form one convened the first meeting of the Worldcurrency of the world.Judiciary on 6th May, 2001, as we saw in17.Europe has became a shining example of theslogan "Come, let us be friends and abide by it".Some of the 27 nations of the European Union havethem as a ray of hope in our efforts. So far,the World Judiciary has very positivelyresponded. We also feel it our moral responsibility as we arebeen sworn enemies of one another and have beenrecognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’sEuropean Parliamentat war at one time or the other. People who live inlargest in a single city school with now over 37,000 students.these countries are from different cultures but they have put aside 23. Even prior to the Millennium Summit, on behalf of ourtheir differences because they have suffered. They know whatwar is and what is it like to live in perpetual fear. They have comechildren, I wrote a letter to the then UN Secretary GeneralKofi A. Annan on 1 September, 1999 in which I quotedtogether and formed a European ParliamentNobel Laureate Jan Tinbergen who said “Mankind’sbecause they care for their children and theyproblems can no longer be solved byJan Tinbergennationalconsider it their inter-generational responsibilitygovernments. What is needed is a World Government. This canto bequeath a safer future to the comingbest be achieved by strengthening the United Nations system.generations than that which was bequeathed to27 nations of the European Union 24.Dr Kofi Annan, the then Secretary General of the United Nations,them. Citizens of countries of the European Unionin reply to my letter wrote to me on 11th October 1999:do not need visas to visit the countries in the Union. A countrya. “It is shocking to think that almost half of us – three billion out ofwhich does not require foreigners to enter it on a visa, has risensix billion – are entering the new era in abject poverty, with lessabove the common feeling of fear and distrust for its neighbours.than two dollars a day, or less, to live on.”Europe now enjoys peace and prosperity and with no threat ofb. “It is also shocking that people in so many places today arewar within the European Union.exposed to violence and brutality. The twentieth century has18.We were very excited when we learnt about thebeen the most murderous in human history. We must make sure53rd Session of the UN General Assembly. Whilethe twenty-first is more peaceful, and more humane.”announcing the thematic framework for thec. “And it is worrying that the world’s climate seems to beMillennium Summit, the UN Secretary General’schanging, in a way, which could destroy the homes and livelihoodReport in the Agenda item 30, dated 10 May 1999of millions. Controlling and managing this process may yet provein Clause 8 promoted, “establishment of a new internationalto be the biggest challenge of all.”political and economic order.” This clearly stated that theMillennium Summit in 2000 included, among other objectives, a d. “People all over world look to the United Nations to protectdiscussion on the establishment of a new international political them–from hunger, disease and violence, and naturaland economic order.disasters–whenever the task seems too big for nations, orregions, to handle alone. But we at the United Nations can do19.In my modest capacity, the possibility of the formation of a newnothing alone, either. Our strength is the strength of our memberPolitical and Economic Order excited and motivated me as I hadstates, when they agree to act together for the common good.”been working for this cause even prior to the resolution of theGeneral Assembly in its 53rd session to “convene the Millennium 25.Dr. Kofi Annan also added in his letter of 11th of October, 1999 stating:Summit of the United Nations as an integral part of the “Next year, leaders from all over the world will come to New YorkMillennium Assembly of the United Nations.” What was evenContd.......... Page 21Progressive revelations means that religious truth is revealed by God progressively and cyclically over a time through a series of “Divine teachers”, and thattheir teachings are tailored to suit the needs of different ages and places of their appearance – CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 20

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDSPEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.WORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.ARTICLE 51: ENFORCEABLE WORLD LAW IS THE IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME... Contd- From 20Conference of Chief Justices of the World since 2001. In the lastfor the Millennium Summit. They will consider theeight years from 2001 to 2008, nine International Conferences ofchallenges ahead, and what the United Nations can doChief Justices of the World have been organized. Chief Justices,to face them. Those leaders will be representing you,judges, legal luminaries, of more than 100 countries havethe peoples of the United Nations. It is up to you toDr. Kofi Annanparticipated in these conferences and have unanimouslymake sure that they come here firmly resolved to takeendorsed the proposal that in order to safeguard the future of twodecisions which can lead to a better life for all of us, and for ourbillion children of the world and the generations yet to be born, itchildren…I am counting on you all – and Iis important to establish 'One World Order' and 'One World Law'.thank you all.”32. Large number of Chief Justices and Judges of Supreme Court in26. Encouraged by the letter of Dr Annan,Idifferent countries participate every year in the conferences ofwrote to the World Leaders urging them toWorld Leaders at Millennium SummitChief Justices of the World,to listen to the appeal of CMS childrencome to the Millennium Summit “firmlyon behalf of 2 billion children of the world and are fully supportive ofresolved…for the promotion of development and peace and thethe idea of establishment of a 'New World Order and World Law' toestablishment of a new international political and economicsavehumanityfromtotaldestruction.order.” In response I got a number of supporting letters fromaround the globe. Naturally, I was hoping very much that thisLast year, at the 9th International Conference of Chief Justices ofcould be, as promised, a historic gathering leading to a newthe World, more than 200 delegates from 85 countries activelypolitical and economic order. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the thenparticipated. It was the unanimous opinion of all these delegatesPrime Minister of India and the President of the Slovak Republicto prepare a frame-work for an enforceable international worldpromised that they too had hopes from the Millennium Summit oflaw and One World Order. His Excellency Mr Paul Kagame,2000. But as we all know, the Millennium Summit did not achievePresident of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Sir James Rthe objectives of this unprecedented gathering of world leaders.Mancham, Founding President and former Prime Minister ofRepublic of Seychelles, His Excellency Mr Cassam Uteem, FormerOur disappointment has been the missed opportunity by thePresident, Republic of Mauritius having participated in theseworld leaders in the Millennium Summit to discuss preciselyInternational Conferences of Chief Justices of the World in theClause 8 on the formation of a new political and economic order aspreceding years, strongly supported the idea to make Unitedall my life I have been working towards these goals.Nations Organization a powerful and democratic international27. When the World Trade Centre tragedy occurred, weinstitution by making it veto-less and also supportedwere very much disturbed and on 18th Septemberestablishment of a World Parliament, World Law and World2001 we wrote to the then Secretary General of UnitedCurrency.Nations Organization, H.E. Dr. Kofi A. Annan tothWorld Trade Centre33. Intensive preparations for 10International Conference of Chiefimmediately call for an urgent meeting of the Heads ofJustices of the World :-State of all countries of the world so that a possibleThird World War could be averted. In this letter, I requested Dr Presently intensive preparations are going on for the forthcomingthAnnan to call an urgent meeting of the members of the UNO to 10 International Conference of Chief Justices of the World.safeguard the nations against the threat given by the then Through these conferences we are trying to prepare a globalAmerican President that USA would launch the first ever consensus for International Political and Economic order oninternational war to take revenge against the perpetrators of whose platform a World Government can be constituted in futureterror.for the safe future of the 2 billion children of the worldand generations yet-to-be-born.28. 20 days later, on 08 October 2001, the Acting Chief, PublicInquiries Unit, Department of Public Information,Mr. Dawn 34. Letters written to the present United NationsJohnston-Britton wrote to me that the during the first week of Secretary-General His Excellency, Mr Ban Ki-moonOctober, the UN General Assembly held a debate on measures to and to the President of the United Nations Generalcombat international terrorism, which attracted a record level of Assembly:-Paul Kagameparticipation by 167 Member States and four Observers. We have recently written letters to UN SecretaryAssembly President Han Seung-soo of the Republic of Korea said General H.E. Mr Ban Ki-moon and to the President of the Unitedall participants had wholeheartedly condemned the 11 Nations General Assembly to call a Third Millennium Summit ofSeptember attacks against the United States. Member Statesconcurred that a primary task facing the international communityat present is to ensure that an effective legal framework for thePresidents and Prime Ministers of the world in the year 2010 andagain propose for (1) one parliament and (2) one currency for theworld.prevention and elimination of terrorism is in place, and called on 35. A letter was also sent to the new President of USA,countries to adhere to UN anti-terrorism treaties and urgedMember States to accelerate work on pending conventions oninternational terrorism.29. We once again wrote to the UN Secretary General in 2004, to callanother Millennium Summit keeping in view this particularagenda. The 2nd Millennium Summit did happen from 14 to 16September 2005, but this particular agenda was once again notMr Barack Obama requesting him to call a meeting of heads of allnations of the world :-I have also written a letter to newly elected president of USA, H.E. Barack Obama, to call a meeting of Heads of Nations of theworld and take the initiative to form 1) one World Government. &2) one World Currency. At the same time, we haverequested him not to use the veto power in thirdgiven due consideration.Millennium Summit and cooperate in the formationLET INTERNATIONAL COURT30. A Veto Power countries has put obstructions twice in the goal of of (1) One World Parliament and (2) One WorldOF JUSTICE BE TURNED INTO AWORLD COURT OF JUSTICErealization of World Unity :-Currency.International Court of JusticeThis Veto Power created obstruction in the following manner(1) firstly by using its veto to remove Clause 8 of Agenda item 30,dated 10 May 1999 of the UN General Assembly (2) secondly byagain using pressure tactics to remove the proposal by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and Civil Societies during 22to 26 May, 2000.36. Mr Barack Obama was also requested, through aletter, to relinquish his nation's veto power in order tomake United Nations a truly democratic organization.In the election of Mr. Barrack Obama, we see anopportunity to implore him to call a meeting of headsof nations and heads of governments of the whole31. A United World Judicial System is the lastworld for forming a World Parliament and a Worldhope for the future of mankind:-Government, as he is more liberal than hisMr Ban Ki-moonWithout being presumptuous, I would saypredecessors were, for which he would get the creditthat CMS efforts have followed a better linefor such a historic action. We discover in Mr. Barrack Obama theof action by organizing Internationalsame great qualities of head and heart as Abraham Lincoln had.Contd.......... Page 22All the revealed books of god are unerring collected wisdom, which are sent by God as required from age to age to open themental locks of mankind & to cure the maladies of the present age – Abdul Baha 21

LET INTERNATIONAL COURTOF JUSTICE BE TURNED INTO AWORLD COURT OF JUSTICETHE HAGUE, NETHERLANDSPEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.WORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.ARTICLE 51: ENFORCEABLE WORLD LAW IS THE IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME... Contd- From 21We hope that he will be willing to act favourably on thesuggestion for establishment of a World Parliamentand World Government. Taking advantage of such agreat opportunity, he would take an initiative to help theUnited Nations to function in a truly democratic waywhich would leave no room for the veto power system. Mr. Barrack Obama37. Initiate actions before the world is doomed.The history of human civilization reveals that instead ofdeveloping a culture of unity and peace, man has always tried todevelop newer and more lethal methods and instruments of warfrom stones to sticks, to swords, to spears, to bows and arrows, tocannons and guns, moving on to tanks, to conventional andnuclear missiles, biological weapons and now to the mostdangerous method – clandestine operations – called terrorism,sparing none, aimed at creating terror in the minds of the meekestcomprising women, children and old people. It would not bewrong to say that people and nations of the world know only oneuniversally accepted method of settling disputes: either war orinternational terrorism.38. Nations have now found out a new way to solve their mutualdisputes and that is, international terrorism and killings ofinnocent people.It is unfortunate that there are still people who think that solutionto their personal or national disputes can be found by violence. Tilltoday, nations of the world have not yet been able tofind out any workable solution for settling theirdisputes, other than war and terrorism and both thesesolutions are repugnant to common man.39. World can be destroyed in minutes and when will weact to safeguard it ? :Now, there are only two last choices: Either we uniteand form a 'World Government', over our national governmentswith common currency or leave the world at the mercy of warmongers or international terrorists to run the world according totheir whims.40. The true purpose of religion is to unite mankind.565 years after the crucification of Christ, there started anunending era of fighting wars in the name of religion. History iswitness to the fact that people have fought wars in the name ofreligion by playing with the sentiments of their fellow believers toestablish their supremacy over others for narrowgains.It is an indisputable fact that the only war fought inthe last 5,000 years for religion was the'Mahabharat' and that its purpose was to establishDivine Civilization on earth. All battles and warsWORLD GOVERNMENTthat have been fought since then have been for myopic gains andnot for the purpose of establishing Divine Civilizationon earth. Wars fought in the name of religion have onlyaggravated misery to people all over the world and inparticular to the weakest i.e. women, children, the oldand the infirm.41. Make every school a 'lighthouse of society'.School must be restored to its' traditional role as thelighthouse of society and teachers must be restoredto their traditional role as the transmitters ofmorality, builders of character and custodians of theculture. Now the time has come to make our schools'the lighthouses of society' and sow the seeds of United MankindOneness of Mankind in the minds of children,parents and society in general that 'Earth is but one country' andmankind its citizens (Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam).42. Decision of the 'World Court' of Justice must be binding on all thecountries of the world :In case the World Government, World Court ofJustice & World Parliament provide a solution tothe problem of a country against the interests ofthat country, then the government of that countrywill find it easy to explain to its people that such a decision hasbeen taken by the World Parliament, WorldGovernment or the World Court of Justice and hence itis mandatory to abide by that decision.43. Only the World Police can control internationalInternational Court of Justiceterrorism:In view of prevailing international terrorism and preparation ofwars, nothing but destruction will ensue. This macabre scene hastaken away the daytime peace and night's sleep ofevery thoughtful person of the world. After formation ofa World Government, the World Police will not find itdifficult to catch terrorists who are perpetrating terrorattacks from any country because, after formation of aWorld PoliceWorld Government the issue of visas, passport andsovereignty of a country will not come in the way to takeimmediate action to catch terrorists.44. World Government will introduce one World Education System forPlanet Earth:The World Government will take steps to make a commonsyllabus for the world's children to impart common education.The time has now come to instill thethoughts in children from early childhoodthat God is One, Religion is One andMankind is One; Earth is our Mother,Almighty God is our Father, the wholeEarth is One Country and we all are its citizens.45. Letters to H.E. the President of India:I have written 3 letters to H. E. Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, thePresident of India, drawing her attention to the provisions ofArticle 51 of the Constitution of India and requestingher to convene a meeting of Heads of State and Headsof Government, at New Delhi, with a view to findingpeaceful solutions to global problems and lead theway for a United World.46. Divine Civilization will be established in two phaseson earth:There is an immediate need to call an urgent meeting of worldleaders to find a permanent solution, with a common andunanimous consensus against problems of wars andinternational terrorism, in two phases.The first stage in the establishment of DivineCivilization will be the establishment of LesserPeace, i.e. the unification of the world in a New WorldOrder, World Parliament and World Government &World Court of Justice. For creating world-wideopinion in its favour, CMS has been organizingInternational Conferences of Chief Justices of the World everyyear for the past 8 years. The second stage will be theestablishment of a complete or total peace on earth i.e. unity ofmankind and achievement of the concept of ‘ VasudhaivKutumbakam’ through meaningful education of children. SuchDivine Civilization on Earth will prevail when mankind will turntowards Almighty God through meaningful education of children,parents and the society. CMS does not believe in thecommercialization of education. On the contrary it regards theschool a sacred temple of learning with the mission of makingchildren Total Quality Persons.(JAGDISH GANDHI)Self appointed representative of the children of the world,Founder-Manager, City Montessori School &Convener, International Conferences of Chief Justices of the World12 Station Road, Lucknow.Phone: +91-522-2638738, 2368606, 2638483, 2637655Fax: +91-522-2638008, 2635497E-mail: info@cmseducation.org, article51@cmseducation.org &contact@jagdishgandhi.orgWebsite: www.cmseducation.org, www.jagdishgandhi.org &www.jagdishgandhiforworldhappiness.orgFirst Stage of Divine Civilization: Divine civilization & world unity will be established on earth through the integration of Education, Religion and Law & Justice, the syllabus of which should beredesigned according to the exigencies of social needs of the present age. It will come in two stages: THE FIRST STAGE in the establishment of United Divine Civilization will be the Lesser Peace,that is, the unification of the world in a new World Order, World Parliament, World Government and World Court of Justice. For creating world wide opinion in its favour, CMS is organizingInternational Conferences of the Chief Justices of the World each year for the past 8 years. – CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 22

CORRESPONDENCE WITH UN SECRETARY-GENERALCopy of letters sent to UN Secretary-General in pursuance of the direction given in the Lucknow Declaration 2007H.E. Mr. Ban Ki Moon,Date : 02-02-2008UN Secretary-General,The United Nations,1st Avenue & E 44th Street,New York, N.Y. 10017, U.S.A.Subject : 8th International Conference of Chief Justices of the world(7 to 10 December 2007) - Request for action on the resolution.YourExcellency,We are enclosing herewith copy of the Resolution, entitledas the “Lucknow Declaration-2007', passed by the Hon'ble ChiefJustices and Judges, representing their Chief Justices, fromvarious countries of the world, at the 8th International Conferenceof Chief Justices of the world convened by the City MontessoriSchool (CMS), Lucknow (India) on 7th to 10th December, 2007.The aforementioned Resolution was passed in the closing'Interactive Session of the Conference after detailed discussionsby Hon'ble Judges. A list of Hon'ble Justices who have assentedto and signed the said Resolution is also enclosed for yourExcellency's kind perusal. A list of Hon'ble Chief Justices andJudges who attended the Conference is also attached for yourkind perusal. Since many Judges had to leave Lucknow before orat the time of the 'Interactive Session', to attend to their courtwork, they could not partake in the session and sign theResolution but had expressed their views in their speeches whichare reflected in the Resolution. The Hon'ble Justices have resolvedthat the aforementioned Resolution be sent to your Excellency forkind consideration by the United Nations Organisation and havealso requested the UNO to forward it to all members of theorganization.The City Montessori School, popularly known as CMS, isimparting value – based quality education to children right fromMontessori classes to Graduate level and has on its roll over32,000 students in the City of Lucknow. According to theGuinness Book of Records, it is the largest school in the worldby pupils on roll in a single city. The vision, philosophy andmission of CMS is to inculcate in the young impressionable mindsthe concept of world unity and world peace, oneness of religionand oneness of God. This concept is inculcated not only in theminds of students of CMS but also in the minds of thousands ofstudents of other schools of India and abroad who come toparticipate in about two dozen international academic eventsorganized by CMS every year. The philosophy, vision and missionof CMS has been appreciated by UNESCO also which hasawarded to CMS 'The 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education''in recognition of its efforts to promote the universal values ofeducation for peace and tolerance at a time when these valuesare increasingly being challenged'. The mission of CMS is tocreate world-wide awareness for world peace and world unity inthe interest of humanity. With this end in view, CMS organizes theInternational Conferences of Chief Justices of the world on Article51oftheConstitutionofIndiawhichrelatestointernationalpeaceandsecurity.ThesaidArticle51actsasabeaconforus.This has unequivocally been acknowledged that children,who are common denominator for all nations, have to be provideda safe and secure future. The world belongs to them; and it is ourbounden duty and obligation to preserve this world for the sake ofchildren and future generations. They have a right over us, and onthat foundation we have got to be acting as trustees and to seethat no more destruction and wars take place and other problemswhich threaten the very existence and survival of humankind aretackled so that we are able to pass on to our children a brighterinheritancethanthatwhichwasbequeathedtous.The prevailing situation creates a sense of insecurity andfear in young minds. Large stockpile of Weapons of MassDestruction (WMD), trans-national network of terrorist groupshaving global reach making common cause either on grounds ofreligion or ethnic disputes and environmental degradationresulting in global warming and climate change will have veryserious repercussions and are cause of serious concern. Future oftwo-billion children and future generations is at stake and it is ourbounden duty to create conditions so as to assure them that theywill survive and that we are honestly and with dedication tryingto bequeath to them and future generations a better, united andpeaceful world. We have also to provide for their shelter, food,potable water, education and health services. And this is possibleif the huge resources spent on weapons, defense preparedness andon research of new and more destructive weapons and theirdelivery systems are consecrated to the welfare of humankind,especially children.The U.N.O. has, through its various organs and agencies,brought about many changes and has taken commendable stepsin various fields. The U.N.O. was established in 1945 and now itrequires to fit in the present world scenario and reflect our hopesand aspirations. However, since the U.N.O. is working for humanemancipation more than any other single organization, it isnecessary to strengthen the authority, prestige and power of theU.N.O. for ensuring a safe future and safe ecology by suchamendments in the U.N. Charter as may be considered expedient.This view has been expressed by Hon'ble Justices at the 8thInternational Conference of Chief Justices. Besides, they havealso strongly supported the idea to empower the InternationalCourt of Justice. In the present world scenario it appearsimperative to extend jurisdiction of the International Court ofJustice to all nations for resolving all international disputes andconflicts peacefully and legally.All the participants expressed their sentiments against thehuge expenditure being incurred on wars and on manufactureand maintenance of weapons of mass destruction andrecommended that this expenditure should be consecrated forthe welfare of humankind.Need for creating awareness among children and alsoamong all sections of society by giving priority to peace educationin educational curricula was considered of primary importance.Besides, creating awareness about international law andfundamental human rights, human values and economic andsocial rights was also emphasized. Emphasis was also given toimparting of training about international law and various human,social and economic rights to lawyers and judges in the interest ofhuman welfare and emancipation.Hon'ble Judges have, on their part, undertaken, wheneverthe occasion arises, to take effective steps to protect and promotethe best interest of children, to promote respect for the dignity ofhumankind and to promote true respect for all religions.Excellency, the Hon'ble Judges with their dedication tojustice, impartiality and regard to universal values and law arehighly esteemed and trusted by all sections of society becausetheir minds are conditioned towards justice. They are theconscience keepers of humankind and custodians of the welfareof humanity's silent masses. Therefore, we hope that their viewsas expressed in the attached, Resolution – 'The LucknowDeclaration-2007', will be given due weightage in the interest ofhumanity in general and children in particular because childrenare wealth of every nation and are loved by one and all, and assuch their interest and future should not be ignored. As yourExcellency may be aware, Henrik Tikkanen had said 'Because wedon't think about future generations, they will never forget us.' Itis our bounden duty to bequeath to our children a better, moreunited and peaceful world than that which was inherited by us.Now, therefore, we request that the Resolution – TheLucknow Declaration-2007 be placed before the U.N.O. andconsidered for taking such steps as may be consideredappropriate in the interest of children and future generations. Themembers of World Judiciary who will assemble for the nextInternational Conference of Chief Justices proposed to be held inDecember 2008 shall definitely be awaiting your Excellency'sviews and that of the U.N.O. As desired by the Hon'ble Justicesthe Resolution may kindly be sent to all member nations so thatthey may take such steps in their own countries as has beenstated in the resolution.Withkindestregards,(RatanChandraGupta)GeneralSecretaryoftheConferenceGeneralSecretaryofCMS, LucknowYours sincerely,(Jagdish Gandhi)Convener of the 8th InternationalConferenceofChiefJusticesoftheWorld,Founder-ManagerofCMS,LucknowIt is spirit, determination, faith and devotion, which bring victories into being, one after another and not luxury and leisure.– CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education24

PEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.WORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.21 February 2008REPLY TO THE LETTER DATED 21 FEBRUARY 2008 TO THE UN SECRETARY-GENERALH.E. Mr Ban Ki Moon,U.N. Secretary General 02-04-2008The United Nations,Ist Avenue, E 44th Street,New York, N.Y. 10017, U.S.A.Subject : 8th International Conference of Chief Justices of the world(7 to 10 December 2007) - Request for action on the resolution.Your Excellency,Kindly refer to our letter dated 2nd February, 2008 (a copyof which is enclosed for ready reference) from which it would beclear that after due deliberations a Resolution under the title the'Lucknow Declarations 2007' was drafted as per the viewsexpressed by the Chief Justices and Judges from 40 countries atthe 8th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World .As required under the said Resolution/Declaration,the samewas sent to Your Excellency for necessary action.We have received a reply from your office, by PublicInquiries Team, Department of Public Information, suggestingthat 'you may send your thoughts to your country'srepresentative office before the United Nations: PermanentMission of India to the United Nations'. Besides, we have beenadvised to contact UNICEF to learn about U.N. efforts to promotechild welfare. A copy of the letter from the Public Inquiries Teamis also attached for ready reference.In this connection we would like to re-iterate that theunderlying idea of the International Conference of Chief Justicesis to promote international peace and security and world unity,devoid of lawlessness, violence, terrorism, wars andenvironmental degradation etc. to make this world a better placeto live in. It is not a matter of concern for a single country - India,or any one country, but for all the countries of the world. Theresolution passed at the Conference is not meant for childrenalone but for the entire humanity. We all, in every country, lovechildren and it is our bounden duty to bequeath to our children abetter future than that which was bequeathed to us. They arefuture of humanity and the issue is survival of humanity forwhich the United Nations, which is the largest singleorganization engaged in the emancipation of humanity, has tointensify efforts in this direction. The Lucknow Declaration doesnot seek to criticize and diminish the prestige of the U.N.O. butseeks to strengthen the authority, prestige and power of theU.N.O. for its effective role for preventing wars, resolvinginternational disputes, countering terrorism, ensuringdisarmament, conserving and protecting the environment andfurthering peace and harmony.The issues mentioned above are not a matter of concernfor any one country, but concerns all countries of the world. In allChief Justices and Judges from 40 countries had participated inthe conference and had expressed views as in the saidResolution /Declaration. The Chief Justices and Judges arehighly respected because of their dedication to justice,impartiality and regard to universal values and law and,therefore, their views as in the Resolution/Declaration must bevalued and deserve serious consideration and action.Your Excellency is more aware than any one of us here,about the present world scenario, plagued by a large stockpile ofnuclear bombs and fear of another world war, terrorists havingwide network, environmental degradation resulting in globalwarming, climate change, green house gases and melting ofglaciers and ice-caps, ethnic disputes and civil wars,fundamentalism, poverty, HIV/AIDs, drug trafficking, childabuse, etc. In such a world scenario it is imperative to strengthenthe prestige, power and authority of the U.N., to haveenforceable international or world law and to empower theinternational Court of Justice to adjudicate disputes anddispense justice to all by extending its jurisdiction. Concern ofthe highly esteemed judges in this regard deserve to berespected and considered.Your Excellency, as stated above, the present situation isnot a matter of concern for India alone or any one country, but itconcerns all, a concern for survival of humanity as such. Therefore,the Hon'ble Judges have requested Your Excellency to, at least,send copies of their resolution - the 'Lucknow Declaration 2007' to allmember states. The member - states may, in turn, decide to takeappropriate action as they consider expedient in the interest ofhumanityingeneralandchildreninparticular.We, therefore, request Your Excellency to send copies ofthe 'Lucknow Declaration- 2007' to all member states. Thisperhaps will not require approval of the General Assembly. Theparticipants of the 8th International Conference of ChiefJustices especially those who passed and assented to the saidDeclaration shall be grateful to Your Excellency for kindconsideration.With kindest regards,Yours sincerely,(Jagdish Gandhi)Founder – Manager of CMS& Convener of the ConferenceChildren must be constantly encouraged and made eager to gain all the summits of human accomplishments. From their earliest years they must be taught(1) to have high aims, (2) to conduct themselves well, (3) to be chaste, pure and undefiled and (4) must also learn to be of powerful resolve and firmof purpose in all things. - CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education25

PEACE IS THE BY- THE WORLD WILL BE UNITED WORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPRODUCT OF UNITY. THROUGH THE THREAD An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without thePEACE WILL GROW ON THEOF WORLD LAW.involvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP. TREE OF WORLD UNITY.Copy of the letter sent to all Heads of State and Heads of Government in pursuance of the direction in the Lucknow Declaration 200719th February 2008Subject : 8th International Conference of Chief Justices of the world(7 to 10 December 2007) - Request for action on the resolution.Your Excellency,We are enclosing herewith copy of the Resolution, entitled asthe "Lucknow Declaration-2007', passed by the Hon'ble ChiefJustices and Judges, representing their Chief Justices, fromvarious countries of the world, at the 8th InternationalConference of Chief Justices of the world convened by the CityMontessori School (CMS), Lucknow (India) on 7th to 10thDecember, 2007. The aforementioned Resolution was passed inthe 'Interactive Session' of the Conference after detaileddiscussions by Hon'ble Justices/Judges. A list of Hon'bleJustices/Judges who have assented to and signed the saidResolution is also enclosed for your Excellency's kind perusal. Alist of Hon'ble Chief Justices and Judges who attended theConference is also attached for your kind perusal. Some of theHon'ble Chief Justice and Judges who could not sign theaforementioned Resolution had expressed such views in theirspeeches which are reflected in the Resolution. The Hon'bleJustices have resolved that the aforementioned Resolution besent to Your Excellency for kind consideration andimplementation, as required in the said Resolution, by authoritiesconcerned. A letter has been sent to the Secretary General of theUnited Nations Organisation for consideration and taking suchsteps as may be considered appropriate to safeguard future ofhumankind,especiallychildren.2. The City Montessori School, popularly known as CMS, isimparting value - based quality education to children right fromMontessori classes to Graduate level and has on its roll over32,000 students in the City of Lucknow. According to theGuinness Book of Records, it is the largest school in the worldby pupils on roll in a single city. The vision, philosophy andmission of CMS is to inculcate in the young impressionableminds the concept of world unity and world peace, oneness ofreligion and oneness of God. This concept is inculcated not onlyin the minds of students of CMS but also in the minds ofthousands of students of other schools of India and abroad whocome to participate in about two dozen international academicevents organized by CMS every year. The philosophy, visionand mission of CMS has been appreciated by UNESCO alsowhich has awarded to CMS 'The 2002 UNESCO Prize for PeaceEducation' 'in recognition of its efforts to promote the universalvalues of education for peace and tolerance at a time whenthese values are increasingly being challenged'. The mission ofCMS is also to create world-wide awareness for world peaceand world unity in the interest of humanity. With this end inview, CMS organizes the International Conferences of ChiefJustices of the world on Article 51 of the Constitution of Indiawhich relates to international peace and security. The saidArticle 51 acts as a beacon for us.3. This has unequivocally been acknowledged that children,who are common denominator for all nations, have to beprovided a safe and secure future. The world belongs to them;and it is our bounden duty and obligation to preserve this worldfor the sake of children and future generations. They have aright over us, and on that foundation we have got to be actingas trustees and to see that no more destruction and wars takeplace and other problems which threaten the very existenceand survival of humankind are tackled so that we are able topass on to our children a brighter inheritance than that whichwas bequeathed to us.4. The prevailing situation creates a sense of insecurity andfear in young minds. Large stockpile of Weapons of MassDestruction (WMD), trans-national network of terrorist groupshaving global reach making common cause either on grounds ofreligion or ethnic disputes and environmental degradationresulting in global warming and climate change will have veryserious repercussions and are cause of serious concern. Futureof two-billion children and future generations is at stake and itis our bounden duty to create conditions so as to assure them thatthey will survive and that we are honestly and with dedicationtrying to bequeath to them and future generations a better, unitedand peaceful world. We have also to provide for their shelter, food,potable water, education and health services. And this is possible,the Judges have felt, if the huge resources spent on wars andWMD, defense preparedness and on research of new and moredestructive weapons and their delivery systems are consecratedto the welfare of humankind, especially children.5. The U.N.O. has, through its various organs and agencies,brought about many changes and has taken commendable steps invarious fields. The U.N.O. was established in 1945 and now itrequires to fit in the present world scenario and reflect our hopesand aspirations. However, since the U.N.O. is working for humanemancipation more than any other single organization, it isnecessary to strengthen the authority, prestige and power of theU.N.O. for ensuring a safe future and safe ecology by suchamendments in the U.N. Charter as may be considered expedient.This view has been expressed by Hon'ble Justices at the 8thInternational Conference of Chief Justices. Besides, Hon'ble ChiefJustices and Judges have also strongly supported the idea toempower the International Court of Justice. In the present worldscenario it appears imperative to extend jurisdiction of theInternational Court of Justice to all nations for resolving allinternational disputes and conflicts peacefully and legally.6. Need for creating awareness among children and also amongall sections of society by giving priority to peace education ineducational curricula was considered of primary importance.Besides, creating awareness about international law andfundamental human rights, human values and economic and socialrights was also emphasized. Emphasis was also given toimparting of training about international law and various human,social and economic rights to lawyers and judges in the interest ofhuman welfare and emancipation.7. Hon'ble Judges have, on their part, undertaken, whenever theoccasion arises, to take effective steps to protect and promote thebest interest of children, to promote respect for the dignity ofhumankind and to promote true respect for all religions.8. Excellency, the Hon'ble Judges with their dedication to justice,impartiality and regard to universal values and law are highlyesteemed and trusted by all sections of society because theirminds are conditioned towards justice. They are the consciencekeepers of humankind and custodians of the welfare of humanity'ssilent masses. Therefore, we hope that their views as expressed inthe attached, Resolution - 'The Lucknow Declaration-2007', will begiven due weightage in the interest of humanity in general andchildren in particular because children are wealth of every nationand are loved by one and all, and as such their interest and futureshould not be ignored. As your Excellency may be aware, HenrikTikkanen had said 'Because we don't think about futuregenerations, they will never forget us.' It is our bounden duty tobequeath to our children a better, more united and peaceful worldthan that which was inherited by us.9. Now, therefore, we request that the Resolution - The LucknowDeclaration-2007 kindly be considered by Your Excellency and theGovernment for support at the International level and may be sentto the National Judiciary, Bar Associations and educationauthorities of your country for taking such steps as may beconsidered appropriate in the interest of children and futuregenerations. The members of World Judiciary who will assemblefor the next International Conference of Chief Justices proposed tobe held in December 2008 shall definitely be awaiting yourExcellency's views.With kindest regards,Yours sincerely,(Ratan Chandra Gupta)(Jagdish Gandhi)General Secretary of the Conference Convener of the 8th InternationalGeneral Secretary of CMS Conference of Chief Justices of the World,Founder-Manager of CMSFighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. The oppressed who have right on their side must not takethat right by force; the evil would continue. Hearts must be changed. – CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education26

PEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.COPY OF THE LETTER SENT TO ALL CHIEF JUSTICESWORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.Date : 25 January 2009THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.COPY OF THE LETTER SENT TO ALL HEADS OF STATE AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENTDate :31 January 2009Subject: 9th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World-Request for action on the Resolution passed at the conference.Hon'ble Lordship,Kindly refer to our letter regarding invitation to Your Lordship forparticipation, as Guest of Honour, in the 9th International Conference ofChief Justices of the World. The Conference was held as scheduled on 12thto 15th December, 2008 at World Unity Convention Center of the CityMontessori School, Lucknow, and was attended by 72 Chief Justices andJudges from around the world. A list of the participants is enclosedherewith for your kind information. A brief 'Pictorial Report' covering someof the events of the Conference can be viewed athttp://www.cmseducation.org/ article51/newgalary /phpslideshow.php2. The Chief Justices and Judges went to Agra City from New Delhi on10th December, 2008 to visit one of the seven wonders of the World 'TheTaj Mahal', and other places of historical importance. On the followingday after paying tributes to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat,New Delhi, a civic reception was given to them by the InternationalBench and Bar Association, New Delhi. In the late evening on the samedate, Her Excellency Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the President ofIndia, gave a reception to the delegates at the President's House, NewDelhi.3. The delegates arrived in Lucknow by morning flight on 12th December,where, after their Registration, a Press Conference was held. A grandcultural presentation was made by the students of CMS in the eveningin honour of the members of World Judiciary. From 13th to 15thDecember, 2008 the participants made their presentations in the formof speeches in the Plenary Sessions. Besides, in the evening of 13th and14th December, after Plenary Sessions, meetings of two WorkingGroups were held. The Working Groups, after detailed deliberations,prepared a Resolution and placed it before the General Body in thePlenary Session on 15th December, 2008. The Resolution was passedunanimously, a copy of which is attached. This Resolution also seeks tore-affirm earlier Resolutions passed in previous Conferences held in2006 and 2007, on which action was taken as required therein. A letterwas sent to the U.N. Secretary General. Letters were also sent to allHeads of State and all Heads of Government for action as required inthe Resolution (Lucknow Declaration - 2007).4. Under the Resolution passed at the 9th International Conference ofChief Justices of the World, the Chief Justices are required (1) 'to workto make peace, human rights and cross-cultural education an essentialpart of the school curricula throughout the world' and (2) 'to endeavourto make education in International Law an essential requirement of lawcourses as well as of continuing judicial training'. These resolutionswill, I hope, ensure a better and more peaceful future and will be a stepforward in uniting people of the world. I, therefore, humbly request youto kindly take up this matter with the Government of your country tosuitably amend the school curricula so as to include therein peace,human rights and cross-cultural education an essential part ofeducation. I also request you to take up with the Government of yourcountry, the matter of making education in International Law anessential requirement of law courses and of judicial training. Since youhave the force of the Resolution of the members of World Judiciarypassed at the 9th International Conference of Chief Justices of theWorld, I am sure, you will be able to persuade the Government of yourcountry to agree on these issues.5. The problem of global warming and climate change has become a veryserious threat to the existence of mankind and, therefore, it needs to beaddressed now, otherwise it may be too late. Keeping this in view,Hon'ble Judges have at the 9th International Conference of ChiefJustice, also resolved 'to endeavour to make degradation of theenvironment universally recognized as a crime against humanity'. I,therefore, request you to prevail upon the government of your countryto enact law accordingly or amend existing law, as the case may be.6. Since Your Lordship, and all members of world judiciary, are cream ofintelligentsia and are dedicated to justice, human rights, universalvalues and law, your views shall carry weight and shall be able topersuade the government of your country to take action as required inthe Resolution. I shall be highly obliged if you very kindly intimateaction taken on the Resolution, so that the same may be placed beforethe 10th International Conference of Chief Justices of the Worldproposed to be held at Lucknow, India, on 11th to 14th December, 2009.With highest regards,Yours sincerely,(Jagdish Gandhi)Founder-Manager ofCity Montessori School, Lucknow& Convenor of the International Conferences of Chief Justice of the WorldSubject: 9th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World-Request for action on the Resolution passed at the ConferenceYour Excellency,Greetings to Your Excellency and to all the brothers and sisters of your greatcountry. I wish a very Happy New Year and Pray for Peace, Prosperity andDevelopment in Your great country.This is in continuation of our letter dated 19th February, 2008 with which we hadforwarded to Your Excellency a copy of the Resolution passed unanimously by Hon'bleChief Justices and Judges at the 8th International Conference of Chief Justices of theWorld, with request to take action as per contents of the Resolution. I do hope that theGovernmentofyourcountrymusthavegivenseriousconsiderationthereon.Your Excellency, you are well aware that the present world scenario presentsa grim picture, as there are very many problems which endanger the veryexistence of human species, flora and fauna and all life on earth. On one hand,scientific and technological advancement and globalization have opened newvistas, on the other hand, it has created many problems which are multiplyingfaster than the efforts to contain them. The present economic recession isaffecting all countries of the world from which if transpires that no country can livein isolation in the present era. Global warming and climate change, lawlessnessand terrorism, ethnic and civil wars, nuclear proliferation are matters of globalconcern, besides poverty, hunger, disease, drugs and many other problems. Allglobal problems require global solutions.It is incumbent upon us to provide a safe and secure future for humanity,especially children who are common denominator for all nations, includingchildren of your own nation. It is our bounden duty and obligation to preservethis world for the sake of children and future generations. They have a right overus, and on that foundation we have got to be acting as trustees and to see thatno more destruction and wars take place and all other problems which threatenthe very existence and survival of humankind are tackled so that we are able topass on to our children a brighter inheritance than that which was bequeathedto us. It is in this background that we have been holding 'InternationalConferences of Chief Justices of the World' to deliberate on the issue of a safeand secure future for humanity. We believe that the judges with their dedicationto justice, impartiality and regard to universal values and law are highlyesteemed and trusted by all sections of society and, therefore, their wellconsidered impartial views in the matter will have wider affect and must bevalued.The Judges in the International Conferences of Chief Justices have passedResolutions for having enforceable international (world) law and forstrengthening international organization, that is U.N.O. and empoweringInternational Court of Justice. This may also mean creation of a new world orderto be able to address present day global problems in an effective manner. Thiswill bring about an atmosphere of peace which may be termed as 'Lesser Peace.'We believe that this will not be enough and it would then be necessary that,for creating real world unity and world peace, people become peace consciousand create an atmosphere of universal brotherhood and love. This will bringabout 'Greater Peace'. The Judges at the 9th International Conference of ChiefJustices of the World also felt an urgent need for peace and security and haveunanimously passed a Resolution, a copy of which is attached herewith for yourkind perusal.The 9th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World was held atLucknow on 12 to 15 December, 2008 and after detailed deliberations inWorking Groups it has been resolved -1. 'to work to make peace, human rights and cross-culture education anessential part of the school curricula throughout the world' and2. 'to endeavor to make education in International Law an essentialrequirement of law courses as well as of continuing judicial training.'The above resolutions will, I hope, create a better understanding and a morepeaceful future. It will be a step forward in uniting people of the world.Therefore, I humbly request you to kindly give a serious thought to theseresolutions and get the curricula for all schools of your nation suitably amendedso as to include therein peace education, human rights education and crossculturaleducation as essential parts of education. I also request you to kindlydirect concerned authorities to make suitable amendments for makingeducation in International Law an essential requirement of Law courses and ofJudicial Training.Your Excellency, you are aware that the problem of global warming and climatechange has become a serious threat to the existence of humankind and needs tobe addressed now, otherwise it may be too late. It is incumbent on all nations tocheck degradation of environment. Therefore, the Judges at the said conferencehave also resolved 'to endeavor to make degradation of the environmentuniversally recognized as a crime against humanity.' I am well aware that thisneeds a strong political will. However, I am sure that you would kindly give it aserious consideration in the interest of survival of humanity and get law enactedor to get existing law amended, as the case may be.Your Excellency, you are aware that present situation is stark and dreadfuland needs action now. I personally believe that combined political will alonecan change the situation. If Heads of all nations of the world can come togetheron a common platform and discuss issues in a congenial atmosphere in theinterest of humanity, this beautiful planet - Earth can be saved. History willremember them for all time to come. I humbly request Your Excellency to give ita serious thought and I shall be highly obliged for your reaction in this regard,With highest regards,Yours sincerely,(Jagdish Gandhi)Founder-Manager, CMS &Convener of 9th International Conferenceof Chief Justices of the WorldO my God ! give me strength so that I may (A) Explore the unexplored fields of (1) Education (ii) Religion & (iii) Law & Justice(B) Attain the unattained goals of (i) Education (ii) Religion & (iii) Law & Justicewhich is to establish UNITED DIVINE CIVILIZATION on Earth in place of Rapidly Increasing, disunited, lawless, unjust & SATANIC CIVILIZATION – CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education27

IMPACT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCESOF CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE WORLD ON CMS STUDENTS(organised by City Montessori School, Lucknowon Article 51 of the Constitution of India)The day was gratifying as every person taught us about peaceeducation. We learned the importance of peace and also that we are allbrothers or sisters of the world. Listening to them was enlightening becauseeveryone told us the facts about the prevailing situation of strife in the world.We learned about peace and brotherhood. The 9th International Conferenceof Chief Justices was a well thought out convention.— Nupur Jain, VIII ACMS Gomti Nagar Campus3/120, Vivek Khand, Gomti Nagar, LucknowTel: 4017943 (December 14, 2008)The 9th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World onArticle 51 of the Constitution of India (The World Judiciary Summit, 2008) isan educational summit in which all the students got to learn something or theother. I wish to thank Mr Jagdish Gandhi who organizes these conferencesevery year. This conference seeks to empower the International Court ofJustice to safeguard the future of the world's two billion children andgenerations-yet-to-be-born.— Rituraj Mishra, VIII BCMS Gomti Nagar Campus3/136, Vishesh Khand, Gomti Nagar, LucknowTel: 9936327617 (December 14, 2008)The speakers were outstanding legal luminaries. We learned aboutchild labour in the Republic of Kazakhstan and about discrimination betweenblacks and whites in South Africa. The world needs peace and our foundermanager Mr Jagdish Gandhi is promoting it. Ms Galina Moroaora said a lotabout child labour and exploitation of children. I personally feel that childlabour should be stopped. I thank the school for giving me this opportunity tocome here.— Atishay, VIII BCMS Gomti Nagar Campus5/514, Viram Khand, Gomti Nagar, LucknowTel: 94151909050 (December 14, 2008)It was an excellent conference. We learned about several ways ofmaintaining peace among people of the world because we are one and theworld is one. The dignitaries from different countries of the world told usabout the advantages of democracy and world parliament. They told us thatthere is one God and all of us are brothers and sisters of global family. We arecreated by God in his own image. The speeches given by them have provedhighly educative to me.—Shivam Yadav, VIII FCMS Gomti Nagar Campus3/361, Vishal Khand, Gomti Nagar, LucknowTel: 9415563792 (December 14, 2008)The main aim of the conference was to make the people realise theirobligations. People should stand together against terrorism so that today'sgenerations as well as the generations-yet-to-be-born can be made secure.We should live in unity and peace because this is the only way of ensuring theworld's happiness and prosperity.— Anshita Verma, VIII BCMS Rajajipuram Campus Tel: 9450663331 (December 14, 2008)The issues of war, destruction and efforts underway in planet earthwere discussed in the conference. We learned that all individuals do not haveequal rights. Every individual must be given equal rights. The law must applyequally to everyone. The conference also apprised us about the importanceof peace for survival of the world.— Shreya Saxena, VIII CCMS Rajajipuram Campus356/340/1375, RJPM, Mohaan Road, Alam Nagar, LucknowTel: 9307237454 (December 14, 2008)I am satisfied by the points and comments made by the judges. Theyemphasized peace and harmony among all nations. All nations should helpeach other. Effective steps should be taken to prevent child labour.Immediate efforts should be made to tackle terrorism. Efforts should bemade to establish peace and unity in the world.— Shubham Anand, VIII CCMS Rajajipuram CampusF - 355/139/4, Murau Tola, Alam Nagar, RJPM, LucknowTel: 2413396 (December 14, 2008)The conference was very informative. We learned several thingsthat should be known to all children. It was a nice way to inform children ofthe good and novel ways to serve humanity. The judges did assure us of takingimportant steps for a bright future of children. The importance of peace andunity was also brought forth.— Akansha Srivastava, VIII ACMS Rajajipuram CampusC-5482, Sector 12, Rajajipuram, LucknowTel: 9450391699 (December 14, 2008)The Chief Justices told us how to achieve world peace. They said thatthere should be no discrimination among the children of the world becausethe children are the future of the world. There can be no peace withoutjustice. All the nations of the world should be treated as members of onefamily. The judges also discussed the issues of the accumulation of nuclearweapons and protection of the rights of children and to promote sustainabledevelopment. All the citizens of the world belong to one family and are likebrothers and sisters. Every one of us should live happily in peace.— Anjali Gautam, VIII ACMS Rajajipuram CampusF-1/20, MIG Rajajipuram, Lucknow (December 14, 2008)Attending the conference and listening to speeches of judges fromTurkey, USA and other countries was a great experience. Speeches deliveredby the judges were quite informative and knowledgeable. There was aninteractive question and answer session where we got the answers to ourquestions from the judges. The speeches were informative about theircountries as well as our country. We thank our manager Mr Jagdish Gandhifor inviting us. We enjoyed it.— Shivangi Pandey, VIII ACMS Mahanagar CampusC-93, Sarvodaya Nagar, Near Choti Masjid, LucknowTel: 2348233 (December 13, 2008)The conference was very nice and meaningful. We got to learnabout human rights, grass root movements and the role of the civil society. Itwas a great honour listening to eminent judges. The basic need of the societyis world peace and sustainable development. We must empower theInternational Court of Justice to safeguard the future of the world's twobillion children and the generations-yet-to-be-born.— Anshu Yadav, VIII ACMS Mahanagar Campus324, Sector 8, Patel Nagar, LucknowTel: 9953394499 (December 13, 2008)It was a very good conference. It opened the eyes of people. It gavethe message of love and peace in society. The theme of the conference wasvery nice. The concept of organizing the conference was a good one. Theconference had judges from different countries, such as Germany, India andUS.— Siddhartha, VIII ACMS Mahanagar Campus92/A, Faizabad Road, LucknowTel: 2782785 (December 13, 2008)The conference was really good. I liked it. It gave us picture of theplight of humanity. The discussion on children's future would help to improvetheir lot. Now I understand the need for peace and harmony. I came to knowabout different cultures and spiritual values of the people of the world.For the sake of justice even if you have to punish your own brother, do so to established rule of law & justice in the world. – Lord Krishna28

IMPACT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCESOF CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE WORLD ON CMS STUDENTS(organised by City Montessori School, Lucknowon Article 51 of the Constitution of India)Democracy and world parliament is the need of the hour. The conference wasa good experience.— Aditya Majeley, VIII FCMS Mahanagar Campus2/32, Vishal Khand, Gomti Nagar, LucknowTel: 9415012116 (December 14, 2008)Attending the conference was useful for us. We came to know aboutmany things that we were unaware of. It was a great experience. I got to knowof the many problems in the world. We were told about many legal and illegalpractices in the world. It was not merely a show. It gave us important tips andinformation. It drew attention towards war and peace in the world. Thisshould be organised at regular intervals, at least three or four times a year.— Akash Bhushan, IX DCMS Rajendra Nagar Campus I,288 MIG, Ram Nagar, LucknowWe got to understand that we are the future of the world and we cancollectively make an effort to solve the problems of the world. Let us eradicatecrimes and bring peace in the world. Though the nations of the world realizedthe mistake of First World War, yet they did not prevent the Second WorldWar. For preventing further wars, terrorism and crimes, unity of the worldshould be established. Hence International Law is imperative.— Prachi Jain, IX CCMS Rajendra Nagar Campus I,369-A, Moti Nagar, LucknowTel: 2691234 (December 13, 2008)The conference was really good and interesting. It was a pleasure to attendthe conference. The speeches were quite inspiring, outstanding andexcellent. Standing on the stage and expressing the concerns of one's countrywas a great experience. Such conference should be organised morefrequently. It was a pleasure listening to the speeches at the conference.— Shivani Khanna, IX BCMS Mahanagar CampusB-922-A, Sector B, Mahanagar, LucknowTel: 9415409789 (December 13, 2008)Attending the conference was a great experience. It was great to know that allcountries support each other on the issue of world peace. They regard othercountries as their own family members. They appear to be concerned aboutthe problems faced by Indians. The speech of the judge from Turkey wasmarvelous. She suggested some techniques on saving electricity which is themajor problem of the world.— Vishal Tiwari, IX DCMS Mahanagar CampusH-24, Police Radio Colony, Mahanagar, LucknowTel: 9415782332 (December 13, 2008)Mixing with intelligent and successful people is an honour. This was avery good program and should be attended by all students so that they canlearn good things. All the speakers spoke very well. Their speeches wereexcellent, specially when they discussed issues like global warming and worldpeace. We have got very useful and valuable information and have come toknow about different countries of the world. I would like to thank Mr JagdishGandhi for organizing such a wonderful conference.— Neha Gaur, IX CCMS Mahanagar CampusS-35/3G, Indira Nagar, LucknowTel: 2340754 (December 13, 2008)I feel honoured and delighted to attend the conference.Iamverygrateful to my teachers who brought me here to listen to inspiring speechesand discussions on a number of international projects related to world unityand peace. The most important part of the conference was the concern forthe poor and the needy. After attending the conference I felt that 'Sharing iscaring' and worth being called a good human being.— Shubhangi Pujari, IX BCMS Mahanagar Campus82/41A, Pant Nagar, Khurram Nagar, LucknowTel: 3236026 (December 13, 2008)The conference will help to change the situation in the world.Ibelieve ademocratic world government will be formed one day, which will ridthe world of nuclear weapons. The future of the world's two billion childrenand the generations-yet-to-be-born shall be safeguarded.— Ayush Agarwal, IX ACMS Mahanagar CampusM-47, Sanjay Gandhi Puram, Faizabad Road, LucknowTel: 9336699512 (December 13, 2008)The conference emphasised the need for unity and peace in theworld. All nuclear weapons should be banned. Countries like US shoulddispose of their nuclear weapons. An International Court of Justice shouldstart working to decide on all important matters like terrorism and economy.The world is one. It should not remain divided.— Gaurav Mishra, IX ACMS Kanpur Road CampusSector M-326, Aashiana, LucknowTel: 2435600 (December 13, 2008)I gained much knowledge from the conference. The speeches of thechief justices made me aware of the present situation in the world, I learnedabout the concept of 'Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam' (The whole world is but onefamily).— Shivanshu Sharma, IX ACMS Kanpur Road CampusD-5/4, Bhagwati Vihar, Indralok Colony, LucknowTel: 9454503521 (December 13, 2008)The concerns expressed in the conference were genuine. People should alsobe made aware of the threat to the environment. Natural resources aregetting depleted day by day, so we should take steps to save environment.— Tanuj Bharadwaj, IX ACMS Kanpur Road CampusC-14, Sector-D, LDA Colony, Kanpur Road, LucknowTel: 2438568 (December 13, 2008)The speeches of the judges were very informative. These were based on theproblems faced by the contemporary world. World parliament; world religion,spirituality and culture education, human rights, role of civil society for worldpeace and sustainable development were other subjects covered by theconference.— Arunima Shilpkar, IX A1CMS Kanpur Road CampusMD1/322/Sector D-1, LDA Colony, LucknowTel: 9450116636 (December 13, 2008)It was a wonderful experience. We learnt a lot and came to knowabout the main points of all the problems in the world and also the solutionsto them. We got a lot of inspiration how to help people and to sustaininternational peace and security. Democracy, world parliament, education,human rights, global warming, world religion and world culture were some ofthe other issues which appealed to me the most.— Pragati Mishra, IX ACMS Kanpur Road CampusSector R-337, Ashiyana Colony, LucknowTel: 2423500 (December 13, 2008)The speeches were quite inspiring. They made us aware of theeconomic problems facing the world. We should use nuclear energy only foreconomic development and not for killing people.— Shubra Shukla, IX ACMS Kanpur Road CampusWhole humanity is the creation of one God, therefore, do good to whole humanity. – Nanak29

IMPACT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCESOF CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE WORLD ON CMS STUDENTS(organised by City Montessori School, Lucknowon Article 51 of the Constitution of India)471, Hind Nagar, Kanpur Road, LucknowTel: 9452853823We are extremely thankful to our school for providing us anopportunity to meet honorable chief justices of 84 countries. They told usabout what is happening around the world, how we can thwart terrorism anduproot it. They also told us how children are being exploited and why weshould live in harmony and peace.— Adnan Ahmad, X CCMS Station Road Campus, LucknowThe conference is helpful in educating the young students about world peace.It gives the message that we should respect the dignity of human beings.— Aiman Nazish, X CCity Montessori School408, Galaxy Apartment, Hazratganj, LucknowTel: 4074486 (December 14, 2008)I was highly inspired by the conference. We came to know about many neweducative issues. I consider myself lucky to be a part of this conference. Wecame to know about the importance of world unity and peace. It would surelyspread the message of peace and unity to all.— Niyati Srivastava, X A1CMS Kanpur Road CampusM-10/C, LDA Colony, Kanpur Road, LucknowTel: 2436531 (December 13, 2008)The conference has taught us a lot how to conserve our environment and italso encourages us to spread peace in the world. The conference has openedmy eyes and I'll now do my best to spread peace and harmony in the world.— Riddhima Pathak, X A1CMS Kanpur Road CampusType V/1, Airport Colony, Amausi Airport, LucknowTel: 9889158372 (December 13, 2008)The conference was quite educative. The present barbaric scenario requiresdiscussion in conferences like these. The concept of peace and unity wasgood. At last the power of world judiciary is being appreciated.— Alok Verma, X ACMS Kanpur Road CampusL-II 182, Sector-G, LDA Colony,Kanpur Road, Lucknow Tel: 4077162 (December 13, 2008)It was a great opportunity to attend such an inspiring conference.Itwas really wonderful to learn so much from the discussions of the learnedguests. I was inspired by the speech delivered by the lady who spoke aboutconservation of energy and the pain our mother earth is bearing due to ourhaphazard activities. We were also told about the judicious use of energyresources by the lady representative of Turkey. It was a great experienceindeed.— Niharika Mishra, X A1CMS Kanpur Road CampusB-1, 26 Sector D-1, LDA Colony, Kanpur Road, LucknowTel: 9450582528 (December 13, 2008)The conference brought about a change in my way of thinking.Itwasa wonderful approach towards peace. I feel proud to be a part of theconference.— Ayushi Srivastava, X A1CMS Kanpur Road Campus139, Ashram Bapu Road, Vijay Nagar, Lucknow(December 13, 2008)The conference was quite enlightening as it gave us knowledge oflegal systems prevalent in other countries. The main topic of the conferencewas safeguarding human rights. It also gave us to understand that poverty andunemployment was the cause of a disunited world.— Arey Shoeb, XI CCMS Chowk CampusFlat number 8, IInd floor, Hussain Market, Nakhas, Lucknow Tel:9415244626 (December 14, 2008)The conference enhanced my awareness about the problems facedby the world. One of the chief justices said international cooperation isnecessary for solving the problems of the world, but this is possible onlywhen a world government is formed.— Shivangi Bhalla, XI C1CMS Chowk Campus12, Napier Road Colony, Part 1, Hardoi Road, Lucknow Tel: 9795774442(December 14, 2008)It is high time that we, the youth of today, realise that the so calledleaders of the state are untrustworthy. We must now take the responsibilityof our safety and the safety of the world. The conference organised by CMSgave a platform for all the world leaders to sit down and chalk out an enduringsolution to the problems faced by the world. Hence, I thank the foundermanagerof CMS, Mr Jagdish Gandhi, for having given me an opportunity toattend the conference and to suggest solution to the problems.— Shehzad Haider, XI ACMS Chowk Campus393/71, Hasan Pura, Kashmiri Mohalla, LucknowTel: 9415784783 (December 14, 2008)The conference was a great step forward to establish peace in theworld. The conference was held to safeguard the future of the world's twobillion children and the generations-yet-to-be-born in 200 countries of theworld. The speeches of the chief justices of the world instilled confidence inus that they would work for peace. Our founder-manager Mr Jagdish Gandhideserves credit for his initiative in convening the conference of Chief Justicesof the world.— Shahbaz Gaya, XII A1CMS Chowk CampusRoom number 18, Vijay Laxmi Boys' Hostel,Noor Manzil Square, Lalbagh, LucknowTel: 9454379265 (December 14, 2008)The conference was important to protect children from all kinds ofexploitation. Honourable Justice Vincent A De Gaetano has rightly said thatan investment in the ideals and principles of proof, justice, law and freedomin the society would definitely bring about a positive change in the world.Family is one of the main elements in protecting a child. It is our duty toappeal against the people who violate the rights of children. We should takeinstitutional steps to protect the rights of children. Children are the heritageof the future. I feel proud to be a part of this conference.— Nupur Agarwal, XI C1CMS Chowk Campus315/169 Bagh Mahanarain, Chowk, LucknowTel: 2256134 (December 14, 2008)We feel proud to have been a part of a conference which laidemphasis on promoting planetary unity and also the safety and security ofthe world's 2 billion children and the generations yet-to-be-born. Theconference apprised us about the problems of the world and their solutions.— Fizza Rizvi, XI C2CMS Chowk CampusPeer Bukhara, Chowk, Hardoi Road, LucknowTel: 2253057 (December 14, 2008)It has been a great experience to be a part of the conference of chiefjustices of the world. I was deeply influenced by them and their speeches. Myrespect for Mr Jagdish Gandhi has increased manifold after attending theconference. I hope the world will become a better place now.— Shubham Nigam, XI ACMS Rajendra Nagar Campus110, Guru Gobind Singh Marg, Bherumandi Chauraha, Lalkuan, LucknowTel: 9889603974 (December 13, 2008)The earth is but one country and mankind its citizen. – Bahaullah 30

IMPACT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCESOF CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE WORLD ON CMS STUDENTS(organised by City Montessori School, Lucknowon Article 51 of the Constitution of India)The conference has had a great impact on the thinking of people.The conference has created awareness about the perils of global warmingand the harmful effects of ammunition. The conference has createdawareness about the dangers of nuclear weapons. Such conferences canprevent the occurrence of Third World War.— Ankit Saxena, XI ACMS Rajendra Nagar Campus6/284, Vineet Khand,Gomti Nagar, LucknowTel: 9451123294 (December 13, 2008)The programme was very encouraging for students. The programmebrought forth awareness of the need for world unity and world peace. Theconference was inspiring to children.— Mohammad Tabish, XI CCMS Rajendra Nagar Campus292/85B, Haque Manzil, Victoria Street,Akbar's café, Chowk, LucknowTel: 9335722366 (December 13, 2008)The conference was inspiring for the youth. It was quite motivating.It emphasized the need for peace and the need for nipping terrorism into thebud. I feel proud and lucky to be a part of such a conference. The speeches ofhonourable and respected personalities from all over the world assured usthat world unity will be achieved one day. Such conferences should be held atleast 15 times in a year all over the world.— Ayush Singh, XI CCMS Rajendra Nagar CampusS-66, LDA Colony, Aishbagh, LucknowTel: 9451246089 (December 13, 2008)The speeches in the conference inspired children to stand unitedagainst terrorism. The conference would lead to the establishment of peacein the world.— Pratham Sethi, XI CCMS Kanpur Road Campus21, Samar Vihar Colony, Alambagh, LucknowTel: 2455991 (December 14, 2008)I am grateful for the opportunity of attending the conference.Problems prevailing in the world were discussed in the conference. Theymade us aware of the rights of children. I would like to say that the judges ofthe Supreme Courts of the world are doing a great job in protecting the rightsof children.— Mitali, XI CCMS Kanpur Road CampusLDS (72), Sachivalaya Colony, Kanpur Road, LucknowTel: 2439313 ( December 14, 2008)The conference was a most meaningful programme Ihaveeverwitnessed. It was a golden opportunity for me to meet and speak to worldluminaries of law.— Arpit Singh, XI PCMS Kanpur Road CampusA-1413, Sector-I, Aashiana, LucknowTel: 2425499The conference was educative to us as it made us aware of the lawsof different countries.— Ayush Agarwal, XII A2CMS Chowk Campus417/91 k Nawazganj, Thakurganj, LucknowTel: 9452732031The conference was a very good educational platform. It enhancedour knowledge about the world and human rights.— Sagarika, XII BCMS Chowk Campus418/518, Garhee Peer Khan, Thakurganj, LucknowTel: 9236771914 (December 14, 2008)The conference was extremely useful to us students as it made usbroad minded by realizing that the world is after all one family.— Ayushi Gupta, XII A1CMS Chowk Campus(December 14, 2008)This conference was a boon for children as it provided them achance to understand that people of the world are members of one globalfamily.— Archana Mishra, XII BCMS Chowk Campus538kh/294 Deen Dayal Nagar, Sitapur Road, LucknowTel: 9415563483 (December 14, 2008)The conference has motivated us in various ways. We have beeninspired by the suggestions given by the judges who told us of laws and rightsof children. We would like to attend more of such conferences.— Ankit Singh, XII A2CMS Chowk CampusOpposite Jal Nigam, Thakurganj, Lucknow(December 14, 2008)Mr Jagdish Gandhi is a right thinking and daring person. His aim oforganising the International conferences of Chief Justices of the world everyyear is to make peace acceptable to all. The greatest advantage of being aCMS student is that we know a great deal about other countries as we getopportunities of meeting and speaking to their citizens.— Shivam Agarwal, XII DCMS Station Road Campus235 Prabhukuti, Baniya Mohal, Sadar Bazar, LucknowTel; 9335616124 (December 14, 2008)It was a very informative session. We appreciate the speeches of thehigh dignitaries who told us about current situation in the world. During thesession, a story was told, 'The Little Black…' which was very informative,interesting and meaningful. It portrays the triumph of idealistic dreams andour social activities. We are privileged to be a part of this global symposium.— Abhishek Tandon, XII DCMS Station Road Campus60/20, Behind Deep Hotel, Hussainganj, LucknowTel: 9335392904 (December 14, 2008)It was a very meaningful interactive session where our efforts werecommended by the dignitaries. The conference was both informative andeducative to us students.— Prateek Agarwal, XII ACMS Station Road CampusRadha Kunj, 55, Purana Qila, LucknowTel: 9450439163 (December 14, 2008)Attending a conference like this was once-in-a-life time experience.It was a pleasure to listen to the valuable views of eminent internationalpersonalities about important issues.— Mohammad Tabish, XII BCMS Station Road Campus221/A Nisar Khan, behind Islamia College, Lalbagh, LucknowTel: 9415753717 (December 14, 2008)The conference helped us children to express our views. This wasmost encouraging to us. CMS is the only school where students are allowed tofreely participate in discussions of global importance.— Monika Katiyar, XII B551/130 kha, Alambagh, LucknowTel: 9936409095 (December 14, 2008)Whole humanity is equal, nobody is upper or lower. There should not be any difference on the basis of caste, creed or colour etc. - Gautam Buddha 31

WHY DOES CITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL ORGANISEInternational Conferences of Chief Justices of the World on Article 51 of the Constitution of India?Dear Friends,Being the world’s only school to receive the '2002UNESCO Prize for Peace Education' and recipient of the'2004 Nuclear-Free Future Special Achievement Award'and listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as theworld’s largest school by pupils with a current enrollment ofover 37,000 students, CMS sees itself as the selfappointedguardian of the rights and welfare of the world’schildren and generations yet-to-be-born.SCHOOL IS THE LIGHTHOUSE OF SOCIETY: CMSbelieves that ‘School is a building with four walls withtomorrow inside’ and the ‘destiny of a man is shaped in theclassroom’. CMS, therefore, upholds that 'a school mustact as the Lighthouse of Society to provide meaningfuleducation, spiritual direction and leadership to students,parents and society — and that a modern school must beconcerned with the affairs of the age. Hence, this is a CMSinitiative on behalf of the world’s two billion children andfuture generations.CMS IS TRYING TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF‘VASUDHAIV KUTUMBAKAM’ : (The earth is but onecountry and mankind its citizens) CMS was established 50years ago, in 1959, with the vision of making childrenspiritually aware and for implanting in their tender heartsthe ideas of world unity and world peace based on theancient Indian philosophy of 'Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam' , thatis, the Earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.Therefore, for the School's motto, we selected the words‘Jai Jagat’ (Glory be to the World) which was coined byMahatma Gandhi and propounded by his disciple SaintVinoba Bhave. Consequently, CMS strives to teach everystudent the lofty ideals of the oneness of God, unity ofhumankind, universal brotherhood, world unity and worldpeace, in addition to the teaching of the prescribed schoolsyllabus.A MODERN SCHOOL MUST CONCERN ITSELFWITH THE AFFAIRS OF THE AGE: In this age ofglobalization, no person or society can live in isolation.Events in various parts of the world affect their life, even ifsuch events like war or low intensity conflicts orenvironmental degradation, take place in far off areas orcountries. For example, deforestation in a country is boundto affect not only the climate of a neighbouring country, butwill also disturb the environmental balance of the world,resulting in climatic changes and adversely affectingrainfall. Besides, since the economies of various countriesare interdependent, especially in view of quick means oftransportation and even quicker means of communication,every person is affected by events like wars, conflicts andacts of terrorism.OVER THE YEARS THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN HAVEVISITED CMS AND EXPRESSED APPREHENSIONSABOUT THEIR FUTURE: Over the years, thousands ofchildren have been coming to CMS from different parts ofIndia and abroad to participate in the various internationaleducational events along with the children of CMS. Duringthe course of these interactions, many children havepresented their views and expressed apprehensions abouttheir future. These apprehensions of children and theiraspirations to do something about it inspired and motivatedthe CMS family to strive for international peace andsecurity in order to safeguard the future of the world's twobillion children and generations yet-to-be-born.IMPLICATIONS OF ARTICLE 51 OF THECONSTITUTION OF INDIA: Here it would be pertinent torecallArticle 51 of the Constitution of India which, inter alia,provides, “The State shall endeavour to ... foster respect forInternational Law.” It should be noted that Article 51 of theConstitution of India says “the State ‘shall’ endeavour,” . Itdoes not state that the state ‘may’ or ‘should,’ implying thatthe State has to endeavour and therefore, we have nochoice in this regard. Moreover, the word ‘State’ denotesthe government, and each and every citizen of India whoowes allegiance to the Constitution of India.THERE IS NO ENFORCEABLE INTERNATIONAL LAWTODAY: The fact is that there is no enforceableinternational law existing in the world today that is equallyapplicable to all the countries and peoples of the world.What is generally referred to as ‘International Law’ refers toconventions and treaties between two or more countriesand not to duly enacted ‘International Law’. Moreover, a lawthat does not carry a penalty for its violation cannot becalled a law at all. In this sense, there is indeed nointernational law in the world, in the absence of which thereis total lawlessness as reflected in the increased instancesof international terrorism and stockpiling of weapons ofmass destruction by various countries of the world.CHILDREN’S SITUATION IN THE WORLD TODAY: Areport of the Washington-based Population ResearchBureau states that over THREE MILLION children dieevery year due to pollution, while another study by theNational Geographic says that over 19,000 children dieEVERY DAY due to starvation. Clearly, there is an urgentneed for immediate action to safeguard the rights of theworld’s children.Now a new, more deadly threat to the safety and security ofchildren all over the world has emerged in the form ofinternational terrorism—particularly in view of the reportedattempts of terrorist groups to obtain some of the over36,000 strong nuclear stockpile of warheads and the threatof a third world war intensified by the fear psychosis.Countries are spending precious resources on arms andarmaments even as their citizens suffer from lack of cleandrinking water and health benefits.ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT CANNOT BESEPARATED BY NATIONAL BOUNDARIES: Sinceecology and environment cannot be separated by nationalboundaries, we need to have an ‘Enforceable InternationalLaw’which is applicable to, and binding on, all the countriesand peoples of the world in order to ensure that cominggenerations inherit a safe and healthy ecology and apeaceful world. Children are the most powerful commondenominator of any country and of the world and theircause is most important. All need to come together to the‘Peace Table’ in the right frame of mind to reach aconsensus on the necessary agreements for ensuring apeaceful world.UNO NEEDS TO BE STRENGTHENED FOR EFFECTIVEAND CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE : The United Nations hasnot achieved objectives for which it was formed. In the lastsix decades of its existence, the UN has seen more peopledie in numerous wars all over the world than in both theWorld Wars combined. The UN also saw the nuclearcountries build up massive stockpiles of nuclear weapons,said to be over 36,000 warheads strong and over 80countries have stockpiles of chemical and biologicalweapons. Even though the UN has many achievements toits credit, in the ultimate analysis, it has fallen far short ofthe expectations of its founding fathers. The basic need of acivilized society is peaceful and safe future for its children.This can best be achieved by strengthening the U.N.O. andempowering the International Court of Justice.IDEA OF A WORLD EXECUTIVE IS TIMELY: In order tofoster respect for International Law, we first need to have‘International Law’ enacted by a duly constituted lawmakingbody like a World Parliament which alone can havethe authority to enact ‘International Law’that can be equallyapplicable to all the peoples and countries of the world. It isalso necessary to have a world executive, that is, a WorldGovernment to enforce such a law. It may be pointed outhere that many great leaders and thinkers of the 20thCentury, Albert Einstein, Jawahar Lal Nehru, WinstonChurchill, Peter Ustinov, Robert Muller, Emery Reeves andSri Aurobindo have supported the concept of a WorldGovernment.WHY CMS LAUNCHED THIS CAMPAIGN FORCHILDREN'S SAFE FUTURE: As a Guinness WorldRecord holder and UNESCO Peace Education laureate,CMS sees itself as the self-appointed advocate andcustodian of the rights and welfare of world's two billionchildren and generations yet-to-be-born. It was for thisreason that CMS students collected nearly 100,000signatures in 1999 on an appeal asking UN SecretaryGeneral Dr. Kofi Annan to initiate steps for formation of aWorld Government. Dr. Annan replied that UN waspowerless to do anything, unless its member statesdecided to do something. He advised CMS to write to allHeads of State and Governments coming to the UNMillennium Summit of September 2000 to come preparedto take tough decisions for reforming the UN and making itmore effective to tackle problems of the 21st century. CMSdid write to the world leaders but the leaders gathered atthe Millennium Summit failed to take any decisionregarding reforming of UN and instead focused only onissues related to their individual countries. The SecondMillennium Summit held in September 2005 has also failedto meet the expectations of reforming the U.N.O. and hasnot taken up important issues like giving us a nuclear-freeworld.LOOKING UP TO THE WORLD JUDICIARY: Havingfailed to elicit support from world leaders, CMS thendecided to approach the World Judiciary for supporting thechildren's appeal for peace and a safe future and startedorganizing annual conference of Chief Justices of theWorld. The first conference was attended by delegates of 8countries, the second by delegates of 14 countries, thethird by delegates of 22 countries, the fourth by delegatesof 30 countries, the fifth by delegates of 52 countries, thesixth by delegates of 64 countries and seventh bydelegates of 86 countries and the eight and ninth bydelegates of numerous countries.SUPPORT OF WORLD JUDICIARY CAN HELP CREATEA NEW ONE-WORLD ORDER: We believe that worldJudiciary is the last hope of humanity's survival. Only thesupport of the World Judiciary can create a favourableclimate for the formation of a duly constituted WorldParliament empowered to enact Enforceable Internationallaws, a World Government to implement these laws, and aWorld Judiciary to dispense justice and decide disputesunder the law. The very survival of life on our planet is underthreat. Whether the unification of humankind will happenafter unimaginable horrors precipitated by humanity’sstubborn clinging to the old patterns of behaviour, or is to beembraced now by an act of consultative will is a choicebefore all.MEANINGFUL EDUCATION IS A POWERFULINSTRUMENT OF TRANSFORMATION: Danger of anuclear world war is looming large above our heads. Lowintensity civil wars in various parts of the world, everincreasing international terrorism, environmentaldegradation and economic exploitation by advancedcountries are affecting individual lives on all continents. Onthe one hand, huge resources are being squandered onresearch, development and manufacture of advancedweapons of mass destruction, and on the other hand, amajor part of humanity is living in want and hunger, poverty,disease and in insanitary conditions and misery. Childrenremain without shelter. They have no access to properclothing, food and education. They are constantly abusedand forced to work as labourers and soldiers in armedconflicts.All this needs to be changed.EDUCATION MUST ALSO ACT AS A POWERFULINSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION: CMSbelieves that at a certain moment in history, education mustalso act as a powerful instrument of profound socialtransformation.And that such a moment has now arrived inhuman history. CMS believes that a modern school mustact as a 'Lighthouse of Society' providing meaningfuleducation, spiritual direction and leadership to students,parents and the society and must concern itself with theaffairs of the age and, therefore, CMS as the self appointedcustodian of the welfare of two billion children andgenerations yet-to-be-born has taken upon itself to makean earnest effort to enlist worldwide support to safeguardthe future of world's two billion children.— Jagdish GandhiFounder- Manager, City Montessori School (CMS) Lucknow, India& Convener, International Conferences of Chief Justices of the WorldSocial responsibility of a modern school is to unite the disunited world – CMS, Laureate of 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 32

AN APPEALON BEHALF OF TWO BILLION CHILDREN OF THE WORLD AND GENERATIONS YET-TO-BE-BORNTO HER EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO ACT ON ARTICLE 51OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA TO SAFEGUARD THEIR FUTURE24-09-2009To,H.E. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh PatilPresident of The Republic of IndiaRashtrapati BhawanNew DelhiSubject: Request to ponder over Article 51 of the Constitution ofIndia and to understand its real purpose and implications and act asper the provision in the Constitution and ruling of the SupremeCourt of India to ensure a safe future for the 2 billion children of theworld and generations yet-to-be-born; and to summon a meeting ofHeads of State, Heads of Government, Monarchs and Chief Justicesof all countries of the world to achieve the objectives of the saidArticle, especially in view of the present world scenario.24-09-2009Your Excellency,Kindly permit me to thank Your Excellency for referring my petitiondated 27-07-2009, regarding my request to Your Excellency to call ameeting of world leaders under Your Excellency's leadership, to thePrime Minister's Office. Your Excellency's Secretariat sent thispetition to the Prime Minister's 0ffice vide communication serialnumber P1-B/7470 dated 10-08-2009.I am also very humbled to learn that the petition was considered bythe Prime Minister's Office and has now been returned to YourExcellency's Secretariat for "action as appropriate" vide letter PMO, IDNo. 23/3/2009-PMP-1/87224 dated 11-09-2009. I too have received acopy of this letter on 23-09-2009 which is reproduced in the right-handcolumn.Article 51 of the Constitution of India states:The State shall endeavour to:(a) promote international peace and security,(b) maintain just and honourable relations between nations,(c) foster respect for international law ...; and,(d) encourage settlement of international disputes byarbitration.Before I make my submission with regards to our request, thefollowing 5 points which are relevant to consideration for action onArticle 51 of the Constitution of India, may kindly be noted:(i) ARTICLE 51 IS IN PART IV OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIAWHICH CONTAINS DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATEPOLICY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE, THEDEFINITION OF 'THE STATE' AS GIVEN IN ARTICLE 36 INPART IV READ WITH ARTICLE 12 IN PART III, STATES THAT" UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES, 'THESTATE' INCLUDES THE GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENTOF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT AND THE LEGISLATUREOF EACH OF THE STATES AND ALL LOCAL OR OTHERAUTHORITIES WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF INDIA ORUNDER THE CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.”(ii) THE WORD 'SHALL' HAS BEEN USED IN ARTICLE 51 OF THECONSTITUTION OF INDIA INSTEAD OF 'SHOULD' OR 'MAY',AND, THEREFORE, BINDS THE STATE TO TAKE ACTION ONTHE SAID ARTICLE.(iii) ARTICLE 31-C, ADDED BY THE CONSTITUTION (25THAMENDMENT) ACT,1971,SEEKS TO UPGRADE THEDIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES. IF THE DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLESAIM AT PROMOTING THE LARGER INTEREST OF THESOCIETY, THE COURTS WILL HAVE TO UPHOLD THE CASEIN FAVOUR OF DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES IN CASE OFCONFLICT WITH FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS.(iv) RULING OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE KESAVANANDABHARATI VS. STATE OF KERALA CASE IN WHICH IT IS RULEDTHAT 'MORAL RIGHTS' EMBODIED IN PART IV ARE ASEQUALLY ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF THE CONSTITUTION ASFUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND ARE FUNDAMENTAL IN THEGOVERNANCE OF THE COUNTRY AND ALL THE ORGANS OFTHE STATE ARE BOUND TO ENFORCE THOSE DIRECTIONS.(v) THE DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES ACT AS A CHECK ON THEGOVERNMENT; THEORIZED AS A YARDSTICK IN THECopies to:1. H.E. Vice-President of India & Chairman, Rajya Sabha; and allHon'ble Members of Rajya Sabha2. Hon'ble Prime Minister & Hon'ble Ministers of Government of India3. Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha & Hon'ble Members of Lok Sabha4. H.E. the Governors & Hon'ble Chief Ministers all States & Territories5. Hon'ble Leaders of all political parties of India6. Hon'ble MLAs & MLCs of all the States of IndiaHANDS OF THE PEOPLE TO MEASURE THE PERFORMANCEOF THE GOVERNMENT. THEREFORE, THE GOVERNMENTSHOULD KEEP THESE PRINCIPLES IN VIEW WHILEFRAMING LAWS AND PLANNING ITS ACTIVITIES ANDACTIONS AS THESE PRINCIPLES ARE FUNDAMENTAL INTHE GOVERNANCE OF THE COUNTRY AND IT SHALL BETHE DUTY OF THE STATE TO APPLY THESE PRINCIPLES INMAKING LAWS.The world's problems need immediate redressal. India should takethe lead as it has done with non-violence! India has to play animportant role in uniting the world. The above points are explainedbelow:(i) ARTICLE 51 IS IN PART IV OF THE CONSTITUTION OFINDIA WHICH CONTAINS DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OFSTATE POLICY.For the purpose of this Article, the definition of 'the State' as given inArticle 36 in PART IV read with Article 12 in PART III, states that" unless the context otherwise requires, 'the State' includes theGovernment and Parliament of India and the Government and theLegislature of each of the States and all local or other authoritieswithin the territory of India or under the control of theGovernment of India.” Therefore, it is the responsibility of the 'theState' – the Government of India, to take action to fulfill theresponsibility of making 'endeavour' for international peace andsecurity to ensure a safe and secure future for 2 billion children of theworld and generations yet-to-be-born.contd... on page 34VENGEANCE: Vengeance is blameworthy because through vengeance no good result in gained by the avenger. 33

PEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.contd... from page. 33THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.(ii) T H E W O R D ' S H ALL' IN ARTICLE 51 OF THECONSTITUTION OF INDIAArticle 51 of the Constitution of India states:The State shall endeavour to:(a) promote international peace and security,(b) maintain just and honourable relations between nations,(c) foster respect for international law ...; and,(d) encourage settlement of international disputes byarbitration.The words “The State shall endeavour” leave no room for theGovernment of India and the State Governments to make any choice,other than the endeavour to achieve the objectives, the purpose andthe goal of Article 51 of the Constitution of India.In the aforementioned Article 51, the word 'shall' is the actualcatchword and is very important, as it binds the Government of India,State Governments and Your Excellency, to achieve the goals ofArticle 51. Besides its mandatory effect, the word 'SHALL', used inArticle 51 gives strength to it and places on Government of India andState Governments, a responsibility to make an earnest endeavour toachieve the objectives of the said Article. Had it been 'may' or'should', the provision would not have been binding, but the catchword 'SHALL' denotes that it is the duty and obligation ofGovernment of India and State Governments to fulfill it. The makersof the Constitution of India deliberately used the term 'SHALL'. Thesublime spirit of the Article is to achieve international peace andsecurity for promoting larger interest of the society which ispossible only by uniting all the nations of the world in the thread ofEnforceable World Law.(iii) ARTICLE 31-C, ADDED BY THE CONSTITUTION (25THAMENDMENT) ACT, 1971, SEEKS TO UPGRADE THEDIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES.Article 31-C, added by the Constitution (25th Amendment) Act of1971, seeks to upgrade the Directive Principles. If laws are made togive effect to the Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights, theyshall not be invalid on the grounds that they take away theFundamental Rights. In case of a conflict between FundamentalRights and Directive Principles, if the latter aim at promotinglarger interest of the society, the courts will have to uphold thecase in favour of Directive Principles.(iv) RULING OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE KESAVANANDBHARATI VS. STATE OF KERALA CASE.Fundamental Rights are not absolute and are subject to reasonablerestrictions as necessary for the protection of national interest. Inthe Kesavananda Bharati vs. state of Kerala case, the Supreme Courtruled that all provisions of the Constitution, including FundamentalRights can be amended. It has ruled in Kesavanand Bharati's casethat 'moral rights' embodied in Part IV are as equally essentialfeature of the Constitution as Fundamental Rights and arefundamental in the governance of the country and all the organs ofthe State are bound to enforce those directions.(v) THE DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES ACT AS A CHECK ON THEGOVERNMENT; THEORIZED AS A YARDSTICK IN THEHANDS OF THE PEOPLE TO MEASURE THE PERFORMANCEOF THE GOVERNMENTArticle 51 is included in Part IV of the Constitution of India. Part IVpertains to Directive Principles of State Policy, which are directionsgiven by the people of India in the Constitution of India to the centraland state governments to nurture and guide the establishment of ajust society in the country and in the world. According to theConstitution, the government should keep these principles in mindwhile framing laws and planning its activities and actions.The Directive Principles act as a check on the government;theorized as a yardstick by which people can measure performanceof the government. Article 31-C, added by the Constitution (25thAmendment) Act, 1971, seeks to upgrade the Directive Principles. Iflaws are made to give effect to the Directive Principles overFundamental Rights, they shall not be invalid on the grounds thatthey take away the Fundamental Rights. In case of a conflictbetween Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, if the latteraim at promoting larger interest of the society, the courts willhave to uphold the case in favour of Directive Principles.WORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.IT, THUS, transpires that Article 51 of the Constitution ofIndia entails endeavour by the State - The Government of India, topromote international peace and security and such an importantprovision can not be ignored. This Article reflects an earnest desireof the people of India for World peace and security by avoiding warsand conflicts in the interest of entire human race.(1) ASPIRATIONS OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PUT DOWNBY A VETO POWERArticle 51 acts as a beacon for world peace and security andby drawing inspiration therefrom we, at our end, are propagatingthe cause. In this connection we wrote to the UN Secretary Generalin 1999. The then Secretary-General of the United Nations Dr KofiAnnan in his message of 11th October 1999 sent to me said that theworld's 3 biggest problems were:(a) “It is shocking to think that almost half of us – three billion out ofthe six billion – are entering the new era in abject poverty, withless than two dollars a day, or less, to live on. That is one thingwe really must change.”(b) “It is also shocking that people in so many places today areexposed to violence and brutality. The twentieth century hasbeen the most murderous in human history. We must make surethe twenty-first is more peaceful, and more humane.”(c) “And it is worrying that the world's climate seems to bechanging, in a way, which could destroy the homes andlivelihood of millions. Controlling and managing this processmay yet prove to be the biggest challenge of all.”In this regard, Dr Kofi Annan further said:(d) “People all over the world look to the United Nations to protectthem – from hunger, disease and violence, and natural disasters –whenever the task seems too big for nations, or regions, to handlealone. But we at the United Nations can do nothing alone, either.Our strength is the strength of our member states, when theyagree to act together for the common good.”(e) “Next year, leaders from all over the world will come to New Yorkfor the Millennium Summit. They will consider the challengesahead, and what the United Nations can do to face them. Thoseleaders will be representing you, the peoples of the UnitedNations. It is up to you to make sure that they come here firmlyresolved to take decisions which can lead to a better life for all ofus, and for our children.”Conveying his good wishes to CMS Dr. Kofi Annan stated that "Iam counting on you all." Accordingly, I wrote to all Heads of Stateand Heads of Government to take positive actions at theMillennium Summit.However, the leaders of the nations of the world attending theMillennium Summit were not even given an opportunity to discussor consult on any issue relating to the formation of a "newinternational political and economic order of the world" which was(1) General Consensus of the 53rd Session of the U.N. GeneralAssembly dated 10th May 1999 and (2) which was also theDeclaration of the UN Millennium Forum which was held from 22ndto 26th May 2000. But this issue did not find place in the agenda ofthe Millennium Summit at the instance of a Veto Power.This short-sighted and unthoughtful action of the Veto Power hurtme badly and because of this I decided to approach the WorldJudiciary, which I think is the last hope of humanity's survival andstarted organizing International Conferences of Chief Justices ofthe World (World Judiciary Summits) on Article 51 of theConstitution of India for Uniting the World in order to establish therule of law in the world.(2) ALEGACYOFWARS,VIOLENCE,DESTRUCTIONANDDEATHSince the Second World War, 199 wars have been fought by 81countries and 69 countries have been the theatres of war (Mr JanezStanovnik, Paris, UNESCO, 1978) . Mr Gil Elliot, who made a valiantattempt to count the man-made deaths in 20th century, has foundout that a total of 110 million people died between 1900 and 1970.This figure includes 38 million soldiers. It means that one out ofevery 30 inhabitants on earth was killed through governmentcriminality (pages 43-44,' Victims of Politics : The State and HumanRights' by K. Glaser and S. T. Possony, New York, ColumbiaUniversity Press, 1979).VIOLENCE: Resolve confliction in such a way that every body wins and no one loses.contd... on page 3534

PEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.contd... from page 34THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.After 1970 there have been more deaths in wars in Middle Eastand African countries. India was no exception, as it has beenattacked several times and is subject to cross-border terrorism inwhich thousands have been killed. Terrorist attacks on World TradeCentre, New York, on 11th September 2001, and subsequently,bombing to contain terrorism in Afghanistan have resulted inkillings of a large number of people, including women and children.We are also witness to the war in Iraq and also of subsequentkillings by suicide squads. Thousands have been killed or maimed.Use of depleted uranium dust on missile warheads will havedevastating effect not only on the victims but also on futuregenerations. Stockpiling of a large number of nuclear armaments,chemical and biological weapons and degradation of ecology andenvironment have created a situation in which future of children isnot safe. Children the world all over are living in appallingconditions. If huge resources spent on armaments are committed totheir welfare instead, the world would become a different place.(3) ARTICLE 51 AS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR HUMANITYIn such world scenario, the spirit enshrined in the provisions ofArticle 51 of the Constitution of India acts as a beacon of hope.Itreflects an earnest desire of the people of India for world peace andsecurity by avoiding conflicts and wars in the interest of entire humanrace. The development of science, technology, transport,communication and information technology, expansion ofinternational trade and commerce have brought the world together asa 'global village'. All these developments call for a new world orderwhich is possible only by maintenance of world peace and security asenvisaged in Article 51 of the Constitution of India.(4) The present problems of the world, like the huge stockpile ofnuclear armaments, capable of devastating the entire world severaltimes, dangers of low and high intensity wars among nations,terrorism (including cross-border terrorism), boundary-disputes,ethnic disputes, economic and political problems, environmentaldegradation, pollution, problems of disputes based on religion, etc.,which affect the entire humanity, can be solved only by a rationalview and awareness, taking into account the enormity of thepresent situations and by creating an impartial world body, withenough legal powers to implement its directives and decisions forthe welfare of the entire society. The said Article 51 gives a newvision and such provisions should not only be adopted by all nationsin their respective constitutions but every nation must also adhereto those provisions, in both spirit and action and in dealings withother countries.(5) THE PHILOSOPHY OF 'VASUDHAIV KUTUMBAKAM'AND ARTICLE 51 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIAFrom ancient times Indian philosophy and vision seeks to bringhumankind to the path of peace, cooperation, co-existence, nonviolence,human dignity and human advancement. India believes inuniversality of mankind as one human family (VasudhaivKutumbakam) . The provisions of Article 51 of the Constitution ofIndia embodies an affirmation of that philosophy and ideals. Thepromotion of international peace and security as a constitutionaldirective is a declaration made by the people of India not only forthe welfare of Indian society but indeed for the welfare ofhumanity at large. For every declaration that affects Internationallife and International relations, is a declaration made for thewelfare of entire world.(6) The vision given by Article 51 of the Constitution of India forinternational peace and security also enjoins us all in its clause (c)to strive to foster 'respect for international law'. But one can haverespect for international law if it is based on justice and equalityand is enacted by a duly constituted world body having universalsanction and which is enforceable on all peoples and nation states.The present 'so called' international law has no universal sanctionand is not enforceable and, therefore, it has proved to be inadequatein as much as it has not been able to solve problems. The result hasbeen that big and powerful nations, by violent intimidation andimposing sanctions, have only brought misery, hunger, disease andpoverty to more people, many problems remain unsolved and aresometimes aggravated.(7) ARTICLE 51 ENJOINS RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL LAWIt is obvious therefore, that the provisions of Article 51 of theConstitution of India are unique provisions propounding a greatIndian philosophy. They create an awareness and they act as abeacon of hope for the promotion of international peace andsecurity. They serve as a guideline for framing international lawbased on justice, equality, co-existence and human dignity in thisWORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.We need to have a new consultative approach to resolve conflict.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.strife-torn world for the ultimate objective of human advancement.Clause(c) of the Article enjoins the state 'to foster respect forinternational law' . It also follows that international or world lawhas to have universal sanction. It needs to be applicable to allcountries and peoples of the world and it must be enforceable. Inorder to enforce obedience to such a law, there has to be anexecutive authority and world judiciary to decide on disputes andfor the interpretation of such laws. “Laws not enforced cease to belaws and rights not defended may wither away” DirectivePrinciples for People Welfare(Thomas Moriarty) .(8) DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES FOR PEOPLE'S WELFAREAs per the decision of the Supreme Court of India in theKesavanand Bharati v/s State of Kerala case and in the context ofArticle 31-C, the Directive Principles of State Policy are in the widerinterest of the people of India and therefore, if the need so arises, thesame may override the fundamental rights granted to the citizens inthe Constitution of India. It is in this context that we mustunderstand the importance of Article 51 of the Constitution of India.The directive principles of state policy enjoin upon the Governmentof India to implement them in letter and spirit as they serve theinterests of the people of India. Therefore, the courts should upholdthe sanctity of Article 51 as it does in case of the fundamental rightsof the Indian citizens. Therefore, the Government of India mustimplement all the provisions laid down in the directive principles ofstate policy including Article 51 since it seeks the good and thewelfare of the people. Not only the government of India but also allthe state governments should accept them as the source of itswelfare policies. Article 51 is one of the most important provisionslaid down in the directive principles of the state policy.(9) The City Montessori School has raised a lone voice not to keeparticle 51 in abeyance any longer. When we say this, we do notmean to attribute any fault to the government of India or to thegovernments of the states. The real purpose of drawing attention toArticle 51 is to appeal to both central and state governments toimplement its provisions because they seek the larger interests ofthe people of India. Almost a decade ago the City MontessoriSchool convened the First Conference of Chief Justices of the Worldto see if Article 51 could serve the larger interests of the people. Theconference came to the conclusion that Article 51 would very wellserve the interests of the people of India and of the world. On thecontrary the people of India would stand to lose if the provisions ofArticle 51 were not implemented according to its spirit.(10) Every citizen of the world is deeply concerned about the evergrowing threat of nuclear weapons. A slight provocation on the partof a thoughtless ruler may ignite the whole world into flames of anuclear holocaust. Therefore, it is imperative to establish peace andharmony among nations. However, establishment of temporarypeace would not be enough to prevent a nuclear war in the event ofa conflict. Therefore, it is essential that the whole world shouldunite under one world government. Article 51 of the Constitution ofIndia provides enough food for thought to form a world governmentand hence City Montessori School is stressing upon theimplementation of its provisions not only in the Indian context butin the wider context of the whole world. We believe that even theveto powers will appreciate the relevance of Article 51 in theConstitution of India because it has the power to unite entirehumanity and to convince it for the formation of a worldgovernment, if humanity is to be saved from the catastrophe of apossible nuclear war.(11) Many problems have cropped up around the world due to thethoughtless actions of some leaders who are at the helm of affairs intheir respective countries. A united world will ignore such vestedinterests that are out to destroy this beautiful planet for servingtheir own selfish ambitions. A world government will not allowsuch crazy people to resort to mischiefs that are harmful to the unityof mankind. Article 51 of the Constitution of India is thus is an idealmodel of human unity and that is the reason why we have beenorganizing the International Conferences of Chief Justices of theWorld every year in the month of December in Lucknow, India.Victor Hugo said: “There is one thing stronger than all the armiesin the world and that is an idea whose time has come.” Jan Tinbergen,Nobel laureate said: “Mankind's problems can no longer be solved bynational governments. What is needed is a World Government. This canbest be achieved by strengthening the United Nations system.” Webelieve that this is the idea whose time has come.contd... on page 3635

PEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.contd... from page 35(12) TIME TO TAKE SERIOUS NOTE OF THE PROVISIONS OFARTICLE 51 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIAThere is no alternative in the present world scenario other thanadherence to the provisions and spirit of Article 51 of the Constitutionof India. As per the prevailing global situation, this is the right time totake serious note of the provisions of Article 51 of the Constitution ofIndia and initiate an appropriate endeavour to achieve its goal ofWorld Unity by calling an urgent meeting of the leaders of the world atNew Delhi.(13) THE WORLD IS HELD HOSTAGE BY THE MONSTERS ITHAS CREATEDToday, people all over the world, particularly the children,aredeeply fearful of their future. Most people are mortally afraid thatthe enormous nuclear stockpile of nearly 36,000 warheads,assembled by the seven nuclear countries, will one day end all lifeon our planet either in a deliberate war or by accident. The UnitedNations has proved utterly incapable of stopping this suicidal armsrace. Before the UN came into existence, there was only onecountry, which is USA, which had the Atom Bomb (a toy bomb incomparison to today's massive thermonuclear devices). Today, wehave seven countries with about 36,000 nuclear warheads and thenumber of nuclear countries is growing steadily.In addition, a very large number of countries have developedand stockpiled deadly chemical and biological weapons. Nocountry has the technical know-how or enough money to destroythese weapons of mass destruction. According to experts, twentytimes more money and technology will be required to destroy abomb than was used in its manufacture and just one percent of theexisting nuclear stockpile is sufficient to obliterate all life on earth.(14) The City Montessori School, Lucknow, popularly known asCMS, is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as theworld's largest city-school with over 37,000 students on roll. CMS isalso the world's first and the only school to receive the year 2002 -UNESCO Prize for Peace Education of US$ 30,000 (US Dollars ThirtyThousand) . It is worthy of note that India has received this prizethrice - General Indar Jit Rikhye in 1985, Mother Teresa in 1992 andCity Montessori School in 2002. City Montessori School receivedthis prize for World Peace Education it has been imparting for thepast fifty years. CMS holds classes from Montessori to SeniorSecondary level (Class XII) in its 20 campuses in Lucknow.(15) CMS upholds that 'School must act as a Lighthouse of Society'and provide meaningful education, spiritual direction, guidanceand leadership not only to students but also to the parents and thesociety at large, and must concern itself with the affairs of the age.The present age has many problems like stockpiling of weapons ofmass destruction, terrorism, environmental degradation andclimate change, poverty, disease and drugs etc. There is disunityand threat of another world war. We, as the largest school of theworld, feel that it is the duty of the present generation to bequeath asafe and secure future and a better inheritance to futuregenerations. CMS is, therefore, trying to create world-wideawareness for the need for world unity and world peace. We believethat Your Excellency can make valuable contribution in this regard.(16) The vision and mission of City Montessori School, from its veryinception 50 years ago, is 'Jai Jagat' which means 'glory to theworld'. This is based on the Indian philosophy of 'VasudhaivKutumbakam (The entire world is one family). In pursuance thereof,CMS is imparting, besides a value-based quality education,education of unity and peace to its students. Efforts are continuallybeing made to inculcate the message of World Unity and WorldPeace to other students of India and abroad who come toparticipate in various academic events organized by CMS annually.Every year 22 international academic events are organized by CMS,in addition to 3 events for principals and teachers of India andabroad for deliberations about new teaching methods andinnovations in the field of education up to senior secondary level.(17) THE CHILDREN OF CITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL SENDTHEIR PETITION TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO SAFEGUARDTHE FUTURE OF 2 BILLION CHILDREN OF THE WORLD ANDGENERATIONS YET-TO-BE-BORNIn 1999, CMS students collected nearly 100,000 appeals onbehalf of children of the world, requesting the Secretary-General ofthe United Nations, Dr Kofi A. Annan, to safeguard the future of theworld's two billion children by initiating steps to form a WorldGovernment capable of ensuring world peace, eliminating allweapons of mass destruction, protecting the people fromWORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.international terrorism and safeguarding the ecology and theenvironment. The appeal also drew the attention of the UN Secretary-General to Article 51 of the Indian Constitution and urged him torequest all governments to add a similar provision in their respectiveconstitutions. This appeal was presented on behalf of the children ofthe world.(18) UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM SUMMIT OF WORLDLEADERS 2000In the 53rd session of the UN General Assembly (A/53/948),while announcing the thematic framework for the MillenniumSummit, the UN Secretary General's Report in Agenda item 30, dated10th May 1999 in Clause 8 in relation to various suggestions relatingto development and peace put forth by some of the countries said, 'theview was also repeatedly expressed that the themes suggested wereeffectively interconnected, and that, therefore, the dimension of aspecific theme should be taken into consideration in the discussion ofanother topic. In particular, it was felt that the selected theme orthemes should emphasize the relationship between development onone hand, and peace and security on the other. These reflect acommon aspiration for world unity and the promotion of developmentand peace and establishment of a new international political andeconomic order'.(19) PREPARING FOR THE MILLENNIUM SUMMIT: DRAFTINGTHE AGENDA FOR A BETTER TOMORROW FOR HUMANITYAs a prelude to the Millennium Summit of the leaders of the world,the United Nations organized:(i) A Millennium Assembly - for drafting the Official Agendaof the Millennium Summit of World leaders.(ii) A Millennium Forum - a meeting of NGOs and Civil Societyorganisations of the world to give their suggestions to be includedin the Official Agenda of the Millennium Summit of World Leaders.(i) The Millennium Assembly was a meeting of the UNGeneral Assembly explicitly devoted to discussing the challengesbefore the United Nations in the 21st century. Its recommendationswere to be a part of the agenda for the Millennium Summit. Asstated in the previous paragraph, the UN General Assembly'sagenda item 30 of the 53rd session dated 10th May 1999 (clause 8)supported the formation of a 'New International Political andEconomic Order'.(ii) The Millennium Forum was a meeting of Civil Society andNon-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) held from 22nd May to26th May, 2000 at the UN Headquarters in New York. Its 'declaration'too was to be a part of the Agenda for the First Millennium Summitof World Leaders. I was also invited to present my views at the UN'sMillennium Forum before the NGOs and Civil Societies of all nations oftheworld.(20) CLAUSE-8 RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF 'NEWINTERNATIONAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORDER' WASDELETED FROM THE AGENDAWhile attending a dinner for the Indian participants at thePermanent Indian Mission in New York, I came to know that the saidclause 8 of Agenda item 30 of 53rd UN General Assembly which wasalso named as the UN Millennium Assembly to draft the officialAgenda of Millennium Summit of World Leaders, recommended byGeneral Consensus, the establishment of a 'New InternationalPolitical and Economic Order,' was later on deleted from the agendaof the Millennium Summit of the World Leaders at the behest of aveto power. This was an unfortunate outcome. Disappointed, Idecided to join the Thematic Drafting Group VI on 'Strengtheningand Democratizing the United Nations and InternationalInstitutions'. I proposed the inclusion of the same Clause 8 of the53rd UN General Assembly for the establishment of a 'NewInternational Political and Economic Order' in the Declaration ofthe 'Millennium Forum'. At this Millennium Forum, 1350representatives of over 1000 NGOs and Civil Society organizationsof more than 100 nations came together to make a declaration to beput before the Millennium Summit of world leaders to be held from6th to 8th September 2000. My proposal was placed before the UNMillennium Forum Conference. It was passed unanimously. Thesaid declaration was to be a part of the agenda of the UN'sMillennium Summit of World Leaders to be held from 6th to 8thSeptember 2000 at UN Headquarters in New York.(21) RESOLUTION OF THE MILLENNIUM FORUM IGNOREDTHUS DAMPENING THE HOPES OF HUMANITYI feel sad to state that this unanimous resolution of the UNcontd... on page 37There is no glory for him that committeth disorder in the earth after it hath been made so good.36

PEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.contd... from page 36Millennium Forum of NGOs & Civil Society organisations was alsoagain deleted from the Agenda of the Millennium Summit of worldleaders at the behest of the same veto power during the 54thsession of the UN General Assembly held on 8th August 2000, thatis, 4 weeks before the First UN Millennium Summit of World Leadersheld from 6th to 8th September 2000. The issue of giving to theworld a 'New World Order', or a 'New International Political andEconomic Order' and Strengthening and Democratizing the UNOdid not come up before the U.N. Millennium Summit of WorldLeaders held from 6th to 8th September, 2000 at UN Headquarters.The resolution of the Millennium Forum of NGOs held from 22nd to26th May 2000 at UN Head Quarters was ignored and with it theexpectations of the people of the world were belied. Theexpectations of the humanity of the world represented by (1) UNGeneral Assembly in its 53rd Session and, (2) in the first ever UNMillennium Forum, represented by world's most prominent NGOs &Civil Society organizations, were belied by just one Veto Power forselfish ends to maintain its hegemony over all the nations of theworld. It is a paradox that the Charter of the United Nations is in thename of 'The Peoples of the United Nations' but every Declarationand Resolution passed by the General Assembly and the SecurityCouncil does not have the sanctity of being inviolable. This isbecause of the Veto Power System and history has time and againproved that there is only one veto power that uses its veto tosubvert the aspiration and hope of the people of the world. This vetopower has never been in favour of the establishment of a 'NewPolitical and Economic order of the World' which can only happen bythe formation of a World Parliament, World Government and WorldCourt of Justice. The United Nations too realizes that it needs to bedemocratized and strengthened but its hands are tied by the vetopowers. H.E. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the then President of India, hadon a visit to Tanzania, said on 11th September 2004, that “there is anurgent need for both India and Tanzania to work for thedemocratization in the functioning of the United Nations and thatthere should be no veto - power.”(22) I BELIEVE THAT INDIA IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WHICHCAN UNITE & SAVE THE WORLDI, as a conscientious citizen of India believe that the future of allthe nations of the world is inter-linked. No nation or people can existin isolation. Mankind's problems can longer be solved by nationalgovernments alone and only united action on a global scale canprovide any hope to this beleaguered world. No nation, howevermilitarily or economically strong, can remain untouched by globalproblems of international terrorism, global warming, irreversibleenvironmental degradation and world-wide global economicdepression and the fear of a possible Third World War. It is only Indiawhich can guide and inspire the world to come together.India, the world's largest democracy, is culturally rich andmorally strong. The struggle for India's Independence, the challengesIndia has faced and the successes it has achieved over the last sixdecades, in the light of its colonial legacy and century-long strugglefor freedom is an inspiration for the rest of the world. India hascontributed immensely to the development of the Third World by itsconcept of democracy and civil liberties.Successive Indian prime ministers and their governments haveensured that there always was consistency in India's foreign policyover the years and now India's growing international influence havegiven it a more prominent voice in global affairs.(23) DEFINING INDIA'S CONTRIBUTIONIndia has a long history of collaboration with several countriesand is considered a leader of the developing world. India was one ofthe founding members of several international organizations, mostnotably the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the AsianDevelopment Bank and the G20 industrial nations. India has alsoplayed an important and influential role in other internationalorganizations like East Asia Summit, World Trade Organization,IMF, G8+5 and IBSA Dialogue Forum and regional organizationslike SAARC and BIMSTEC. India has taken part in several UNpeacekeeping missions and in 2007, it was the second-largest troopcontributor to the United Nations.WORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.(24) After India gained independence from the United Kingdom in1947, it soon joined the Commonwealth of Nations and stronglysupported independence movements in other colonies, like theIndonesian National Revolution. During the Cold War, Indiaadopted a foreign policy of not aligning itself with any major powerbloc. Its foreign policy has always regarded the concept ofneighbourhood as one of widening concentric circles, around acentral axis of historical and cultural commonalties. The guidingprinciples of India's Foreign Policy have been founded on'panchsheel', pragmatism and pursuit of national interest.(25) REACHING OUT TO THE WORLDAs a founder member of the United Nations, India has been afirm supporter of the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations,and has made significant contributions to the furtherance andimplementation of these noble aims, and to the evolution andfunctioning of its various specialized programmes. It stood at theforefront during the UN's tumultuous years of struggle againstcolonialism and apartheid, its struggle towards globaldisarmament and the ending of the arms race, and towards thecreation of a more equitable international economic order. At thevery first session of the UN, India had raised its voice againstcolonialism and apartheid, two issues which have been among themost significant of the UN's successes in the last half century. Indiaexulted in the UN's triumph. It saw in the UN's victory a vindicationof the policy relentlessly pursued by it from its initial days at theWorld Forum. India has been a participant in all its peace-keepingoperations including those in Korea, Egypt and Congo in earlieryears and in Somalia, Angola and Rwanda in recent years. India hasalso played an active role in the deliberations of the United Nationson the creation of a more equitable international economic order.Other issues, such as environmentally sustainable developmentand the promotion and protection of human rights, have also beenimportant focus of India's foreign policy in international forums.(26) Described by World Trade Organization's (WTO) Chief PascalLamy as one of the organization's "big brothers", India wasinstrumental in bringing down the Doha round of talks in 2008. Ithas played an important role of representing as many as 100developing nations during WTO Summits. Certain aspects ofIndia's relations within the subcontinent are conducted through theSouth Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Itsmembers are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives,Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Established in 1985, SAARCencourages cooperation in agriculture, rural development, scienceand technology, culture, health, population control, narcoticscontrol and anti-terrorism.(27) INDIA AS A RESPONSIBLE NATIONAlthough India has some traditionally long-running territorialdisputes with neighboring Pakistan, People's Republic of China,Bangladesh, Nepal and Maldives, India has always believed indialogue to resolve issues rather than resorting to military action.India has always exercised tremendous restraint even when theodds were stacked against it.India has always fulfilled its responsibility to the internationalcommunity extending its unstinting and unconditional support notonly when there were crises of all types but even in times of peaceby giving direction and guidance to the world. For example itproved to the world that violence could never hope to achieve whatMahatma Gandhi's Ahimsa could. It is impossible to measure thecontribution of Indian governments to international politics andgovernance.(28) UNITING THE WORLD IS THE EXIGENCY OF THE AGEHowever, there must be a realization by our government thatthe situation of the world today demands urgent action on their partand that India has to play the all important role of uniting the world.This is the exigency and need of the age. The world is ready toentrust India with the responsibility for this gigantic, but notimpossible task because India already has Article 51 in itsConstitution. It is an indelible and undisputed fact that the spirit ofcontd... on page 38Fighting and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. The oppressedwho have right on their side must not take that right by force : the evil would continue. Hearts must be changed.37

PEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.contd... from page 37the provisions of Article 51 as enshrined in the Constitution of India,act as a beacon and reflect an earnest desire of the people of Indiafor world peace and security by avoiding conflicts and wars in theinterest of entire human race. This is reflected in the fact that 297Chief Justices and Judges of Supreme and Constitutional Courts of83 countries of the world have participated in the InternationalConferences of Chief Justices of the World on Article 51 of theConstitution of India and have endorsed that the “Need of the houris Enforceable World Law,” and that there should be effective globalgovernance.(29) In this period of rapid and continuing change, the world mustbe capable of responding optimally to new challenges andopportunities. Thus, the larger effort of building a generalconsensus among all the nations of the world requires an urgentmeeting of Heads of State, Heads of Government, Monarchs andChief Justices of all the Nations of the World at New Delhi leading toformation of a World Parliament, World Government and WorldCourt of Justice which have to be integral aspects of our nation'scommitment to ensure that the future of the 2 billion of the childrenof the world and generations yet-to-be-born is safe.(30) UNITY IS THE PRE-REQUISITE FOR WORLD PEACEEstablishment of International Peace and security is possibleonly if there is world unity because world unity is the pre-requisitefor world peace and security. 'The Fruit of World Peace can growonly upon the Tree of World Unity'. If there is no unity in the family,there will be no peace in the family. Similarly, when there is no unityin the nation, there will be no peace in the nation and if there is nounity amongst nations, there will be no peace in the world.Unity requires two things:(i) A Common Concern &(ii) A Binding Thread(i) The two billion children of the world and generations yetto-be-bornare the common concern for all the nations of theworld and (ii) Enforceable World Law is the binding thread bywhich the world can be united.Therefore, there is need for an enforceable world law and suchenforceable law can be enacted only by a legally constituted WorldParliament. The United Nations can be strengthened by firstdemocratizing it i.e. by abolition of the Veto Power System. For thisto happen an urgent meeting of the leaders of the world is a prerequisite.(31) CALLING A MEETING OF WORLD LEADERS IN NEWDELHI: A CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATEThis objective can only be achieved with the help of all theother nations of the world. This meeting should be held in NewDelhi because:1. India is the world's biggest democracy now with over 1.1 billionpeople.2. From ancient times, Indian philosophy and vision seek to bringhumankind to the path of peace, cooperation, co-existence, nonviolence,human dignity and human advancement. Indiabelieves in the universality of mankind as one human family(Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam) . The provisions of Article 51 of theConstitution of India embody an affirmation of the philosophyand ideals of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam.3. The promotion of international peace and security as aconstitutional directive is a mandate given by the people of Indianot only for the welfare of Indian society but indeed for the welfareof entire humanity. Every declaration affecting internationalpeace and international security is a declaration made for thebenefit of all mankind and the entire global society. Article 51 is aconstitutional mandate given by the citizens of India to thegovernment of India so that it makes appropriate endeavours forthe promotion of international peace and security.Therefore, this meeting of World Leaders at New Delhi shouldbe considered as a mandate and an obligation of the Government ofIndia and the State Governments under the Constitution of India.WORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.(32) THE NEED FOR A 'NEW POLITICAL AND ECONOMICORDER OF THE WORLD'It is thus clear that there is an urgent need to save humanity fromits present condition. It is also equally clear that only 'a new politicaland economic order of the world' can eliminate the huge nuclearstockpile. It is in this context that Article 51 of the Constitution of Indiaassumes paramount importance. It can be the starting point for theconvening of the conference advocated in this letter.(33) THE UNITED NATIONS: PROMISING MUCH BUTDELIVERING LITTLEThe United Nations has had its share of chances. For all thegood it has done all around the world over the years, it has not beenvery effective in dealing with urgent global issues. Dr. Kofi Annanwas the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the yearspreceding the United Nations Millennium Summit 2000 for leadersof the world and in the various speeches he gave on differentoccasions, Dr. Annan underlined the need for nations of the world touse the opportunity of the Millennium Summit 2000, to workunitedly for the betterment of humanity. Dr Annan replying to mythletter dated 1st September 1999 wrote to me on 11 October 1999.“Next year, leaders from all over the world will come to NewYork for the Millennium Summit. They will consider thechallenges ahead and what the United Nations can do to facethem. Those leaders will be representing you, the peoples of theUnited Nations. It is up to you to make sure that they come herefirmly resolved to take decisions which can lead to a better life forall of us and for our children……. I am counting on you all and Ithank you all………”(34) The nations of the world did gather for this Millennium Summitbut nothing tangible came out to this largest ever gathering ofleaders of the world. A unique opportunity for uniting in the name ofthe peoples of the world was lost because one country used its vetopower with impunity with the result that world could not createconsensus on any of the issues which could result in uniting theworld. The present structure of the United Nations demandsimmediate change in the character of the United Nations.The world's problems will not wait for the United Nations toput its house in order. Global problems are multiplying faster thanthe efforts to contain them. Although it has been recognized thatindividual nations are incapable to solve their problems on theirown, still no efforts are being made to tackle these issues on aglobal scale.(35) THE SYSTEM OF VETO IN THE UNITED NATIONS HASMADE IT INEFFECTIVE AND UNDEMOCRATICThe United Nations cannot be democratized unless till the timethe Veto Power System is not completely removed. And this is notpossible and until time as the Charter of the United Nations is notamended. In view of Articles 108 and 109 of the UN Charter, nochanges in the UN Charter is possible unless the five Veto Powers(1) USA (2) China (3) Russia (4) France & (5) England agree to suchchanges. The veto powers are reluctant to part with their privilege.Therefore, the big question is how to find solutions acceptable to allcountries or the majority of the countries of the world. A meeting ofworld leaders in a truly democratic setup is not possible underthe aegis of the United Nations. Therefore, this meeting must beheld at a neutral platform, other than the U.N., and for whichNew Delhi will be the most suitable place. Decisions taken atsuch a platform shall go a long way in addressing major globalproblems to bring about everlasting World Unity.(36) THE WORLD CAN UNITE: EXAMPLE OF EUROPEANPARLIAMENT AND THE 'EURO'.We have already seen the success of the European Union - aunion of 27 countries - a shining example of which is one 'EuropeanParliament' over and above their National Parliaments and onecommon currency of 16 European countries for these nations: theEuro. Some of these nations of the European Union have been swornenemies of one another and have been at war at one time or another.contd... on page 39How is it possible for man to fight from morning until evening killing each other, shedding theblood of their fellowmen; and for what object ?To gain possession of a part of the earth.38

PEACE IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF UNITY.THE WORLD WILL BE UNITEDTHROUGH THE THREADOF WORLD LAW.contd... from page 38People who live in these countries are from different cultures butthey put aside their differences because they have suffered. Theyknow what war is and what it is like to live in perpetual fear. Theyhave come together and formed a European Parliament becausethey know that it is their inter-generational responsibility tobequeath to future generations a safer future than was bequeathedto them. Europe now enjoys peace and prosperity and with nothreat of war within the European Union. The 736 members of theEuropean Parliament are elected once every five years by votersright across the 27 Member States of the European Union on behalfof its 492 million citizens. The European Parliament plays an activerole in drafting of legislation which has an impact on the daily livesof its citizens of the member countries for example, onenvironmental protection, consumer rights, equal opportunities,transport, and the free movement of workers, capital.(37) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES OF CHIEF JUSTICES OFTHE WORLD AT LUCKNOW-THE WORLD JUDICIARYENDORSES THE NEED FOR ENFORCEABLE WORLD LAWThe International Conference of the Chief Justices of the Worldorganised annually by the City Montessori School, Lucknow, Indiafor the last nine years has been a good beginning towards the goalof world unity. These conferences have shown that India must leadthe world towards the goal of a united world government which willensure international peace and security; honourable and justrelations between nations; respect for international law; and thesettlement of international disputes by arbitration. At theseConferences 297 Chief Justices and Judges of Supreme Courts andConstitutional Courts of 83 countries of the world haveparticipated. They have endorsed that the “Need of the hour isEnforceable World Law.” Seven Former Chief Justices of India whohave participated in the Conferences in Lucknow have alsoendorsed the same view.(38) Some great Indian visionaries had this to say about unity andthe role of India in defining the future of the world. Mahatma Gandhi:“A day will come when the world will approach India in its quest forpeace and India will become the light of the world;” Pandit JawarhalalNehru: “Either the world will unite or it will perish”; Dr. Bhim RaoAmbedkar: “Law and order are the medicine of the body politic andwhen the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered;” Dr. S.Radhakrishnan, Former President of India: “There will be one centralauthority to which the instruments of coercion will be surrendered...and a fraction of the sovereignty of independent nation states will haveto be given up for the security of the whole world...” Dr. Ram ManoharLohia, a great socialist leader constituted, 'World DevelopmentCouncil', a step towards creation of 'World Government', with a viewto establish peace in the whole world.(39) REALIZING THE NEED FOR COMING TOGETHER ANDREACHING A COMMON UNDERSTANDINGAn unprecedented event in the modern history of this worldtook place at this year's G-8 summit in Italy when G-5 (Group of 5emerging countries of the world which are Brazil, India, China,Mexico and South Africa) and G-8 countries came together. Theyjointly prepared the declaration 'Promoting the Global Agenda' whichwas signed by leaders of 14 countries (with Egypt also being the newentrant). This was the first time when the rich and developingcountries jointly discussed issues and signed a joint declaration at aG8 summit. In the last 5 years, Outreach 5 (as the G-5 was known inthe circle of elites) was a mere spectator at the summit and had novoting rights. The joint event signaled the formation of G-14 whichcomprises of G-5 and G-8 countries and Egypt. This can be seen as agiant leap towards the establishment of a new political and economicorder and global governance of the world.(40) It has finally been realized that a greater coordination andcooperation is required from all the countries of the world (bothdeveloped and developing) to tackle world problems. Itdemonstrates that global problems require global solutionswhich can only be solved by global governance which meansthat the world is waking up to the need to establish a WorldParliament, World Government and a World Court of Justice.WORLD UNITY IS 'PRE-REQUISITE' for world peace.An urgent meeting of all world leaders at New Delhi without theinvolvement of the United Nations or its system of Veto is the FIRST STEP.THE FRUIT OF WORLDPEACE WILL GROW ON THETREE OF WORLD UNITY.(41) SHOULDN'T INDIA TAKE A LEAD AS IT HAS DONE WITHITS MESSAGE OF NON-VIOLENCE! YOUR EXCELLENCY HAS TOPLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN UNITING THE WORLDIt is only India which can unite and save the world from furtherdestruction. Being a representative yourself of the people of India,Your Excellency owes a great responsibility to unite the world withthe help of Heads of State, Heads of Government, Monarchs andChief Justices of all the nations of the world by mutual consensus.We request Your Excellency to grant our appeal and summon ameeting of these leaders at New Delhi to consider the issue offormation of a new political and economic order leading to theestablishment of a World Parliament, World Government and aWorld Court of Justice, before it is too late and when nothing can bedone. Article 51 is a beacon of hope for the entire world so India hasto take this responsibility upon itself.Baha'u'llah once said: “Consultation bestoweth greaterawareness and transmuteth conjecture into certitude. It is a shininglight which, in a dark world, leadeth the way and guideth. Foreverything there is and will continue to be a station of perfection andmaturity. The maturity of the gift of understanding is made manifestthrough consultation.”(42) NEW POLITICAL & ECONOMIC ORDER OF THE WORLDLEADING TO THE FORMATION OF WORLD PARLIAMENT,WORLD GOVERNMENT AND WORLD COURT OF JUSTICEThe formation of a World Parliament, World Government and aWorld Court of Justice will not in any way undermine the authorityof any national government or the national parliament or thenational legal system. European Parliament of 27 EuropeanCountries is a model whereby all the 27 Countries have their ownParliament and their own National Governments, and they havetheir own legal systems. Out of the 27 Countries, 16 Countries havejoined the Euro Currency System and have mitigated their owncurrencies. This political & economic order is functioning wellunder the European Parliament. As we all know it were theEuropean Countries who fought the First and Second World Warsalong with other wars with one another, they made the 20thCentury most brutal and murderous in human history. They havenow realised the importance of unity and have united in EuropeanParliament over and above their national Parliaments and now thereis no question of any enmity or hatred for each other. Even East andWest Germany, two countries having two different ideologies ofCommunism and Capitalism united in 1990 after 45 years of manmadedivision. The same way, now the time has come for the worldto unite in one Parliament, World Government and World Court ofJustice and one Enforceable World Law to ensure safe future for thetwo billion children of the world and the generations yet to be born.The World Parliament, World Government and World Court ofJustice will put in place a mechanism to effectively deal withsupranational issues, that is, concerns the whole of humanity thatdo not interfere in their internal and national issues and problems.(43) We, therefore, request Your Excellency to consider andappreciate the need for holding an urgent meeting of the Headsof State, Heads of Government, Monarchs and Chief Justices ofall nations of the world at New Delhi to deliberate on the issue ofcreating a new world order that may ensure a safe and securefuture for humanity, especially for the two billion children of theworld and generations yet-to-be-born.With highest regards,Yours sincerely,(JAGDISH GANDHI)Founder-Manager, City Montessori School, Lucknow& Convenor, International Conferences of Chief Justices of theWorld on Article 51 of India (on behalf of 37,000 students of CMSas well as 2 billion children of the world and the generationsyet-to-be-born as their self appointed guardian.Contact Information: City Montessori School (CMS), 12 Station Road, Lucknow, UP, India.Telephones: +91-522-2638738, 2638606, 2638483; Fax: +91-522-2638008, 2635497Emails: info@cmseducation.org and contact@jagdishgandhi.org; Websites: www.cmseducation.org and www.jagdishgandhi.org, www.jagdishgandhiforworldhappiness.org39

UNESCO PRIZE TO CITY MONTESSORI SCHOOLThe First & only school in the world to receive UNESCO PRIZE for Peace EducationNo.F.13-4/2002-INCToMs. M. Goucha,Secretary,UNESCO,1 rue Miollis,75732 Paris Cedex 15,FAX33 1 45 68 55 52WORLD WIDEFAX NO. : 91-11-3381355TELEX : 31-61336 EDUC INCABLE : EDUCINDINDIAN NATIONAL COMMISSION FORCOOPERATION WITH UNESCOMINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTDEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY & HIGHER EDUCATIONGOVERNMENT OF INDIANEW DELHI - 110 001April 12, 2002Subject : Nomination for the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2002.Madam,Please refer to UNESCO letter No. CL/3612 dated 8thFebruary, 2002 on the subject mentioned above.2. The Indian National Commission for Cooperation withUNESCO nominates City Montessory School, Lucknow for theabove prize. The details of the proposal and supporting documentsare being sent by UNESCO Pouch leaying on 12th April, 2002.With regards,Yours Sincerely(B.S. Dhillon)Deputy Secretary (INC)Copy forwarded by Fax No. 91 522 638 008 to Shri JagdishGandhi, Founder Manager City Montessory School, Lucknow withthis letter dated 19th March 2002.(B.S. Dhillon)Deputy Secretary (INC)The City Montessori respect the values ofSchool (CMS), founded tolerance and peace andin 1959 in Lucknow in sought to make themthe state of Uttar citizens of the world. InPradesh, is a school recognition of thisunlike any other. With remarkable25,000 pupils from achievement, and thekindergarten up to high school was awarded thisschool level, it figures in year's UNESCO prize forthe Guinness Book of Peace Education.Records as the biggestprivate school in theworld, and its studentssystematically scorehigher on exams thanthe national average. Butit also stands outbecause of it itsphilosophy; for morethan 40 years it haseducated students toUNESCO I the new Courier I October 2002Scanned photo copy of new item published by UNESCO onpage 35 of the October 2002 issue of its magazine 'the newCourier' stating that 'CMS is a school unlike any other'and that 'it also stands out because of its philosophy.'RECOGNITION ANDUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationOFFICE OF THE UNESCO REPRESENTATIVE TO BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES AND SRI LANKAASIA - PACIFIC REGIONAL BUREAU FOR COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATIONTEL : 91-11-6713000FAX : 91-11-6713001, 91-11-6713002E-MAIL : newdelhi@unesco.orgINTERNET : HTTP://UNESCODELHI.NIC.INUNESCO HOUSEB-5/29, Safdarjung EnclaveNew Delhi - 110029IndiaNDL/DIR/MT.cong.mv.201.02 12 June, 2002Dear Honourable Minister,RE:The City Montessori School (India) : Awarded the 2002 UNESCO MayPeace Prize for Peace Education THE CITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL (INDIA) AWARDED THE 2002 April MarchUNESCO PRIZE FOR PEACE EDUCATION February Paris, June 6 - UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura awarded the UNESCO January Prize for Peace Education to the City Montessori School (India) on June 5 following itsrecommendation by the prize's international jury.Meeting on June 3 and 4 at Organization Headquarters, the jury commended the school- - Archives - -"in recognition of its efforts to promote the universal values of education for peace andtolerance and to renew the principles of secularism at a time when these values andprinciples are increasingly being challenged.I have the honour to congratulate you in the capacity of Minister for Human ResourceDevelopment and your Ministry for having taken the great initiative in promotingvalues of education for peace and tolerance give the fact that the City MontessoriSchool in Lucknow Uttar Pradesh has been awarded the 2002 UNESCO Peace Prize forPeace Education.This prize of USD 30,000 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education is awarded for thepromotion of initiatives that seek to improve public awareness and to mobilize opinionin favour of peace.The major consideration for the prize was the schools efforts to sensitize parents bygiving them books on their educational influence and involving them closely in the lifeof the school.I with to once again congratulate you for this achievement.Accept Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration.With kind regardsYours sincerelyProf. M. TawfikDirector and UNESCO RepresentativeMinister for Human Resource DevelopmentMHRD, Shastri Bhawan, New DelhiCc : PrincipalCity Montessori SchoolHQ Jai Jagat House, 12, Station Road, Lucknow - 226001I extend a warm welcome to the President of the International Jury of thePrize, Mr. Pierre Kipre, Professor of 'History, former Minster of Educationand former President of the National Commission of Cote d'Ivoire forUNESCO, and to one Jury Member who is here today, Mr. MoammadArkoun, from Algeria, Emeritus Professor of Arab Language and LiteratureAT PARISat the Sorbonne (Paris III) and presently Professor of the Institute ofIsmaili Studies in London. I would like to thank them for their valuablework and, of the L. Jury, H.E. Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar from Peru, Ms.Lucy Smith from Norway and Mr. Atjun Appadurai from India who are unable to attend today's ceremony.It now gives me great pleasure to introduce to you the Laureate of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education-2002, the City Montessori School, in Lucknow, India.The City Montessori School (CMS) was founded, with only five students, in 1959 by a dedicated couple –Jagdish and Bharti Gandhi – greatly influenced by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and his spiritualsuccessor, Vinoba Bhave. Today, CMS, which is based in Lucknow, the capital of India's most populousprovince, Uttar Pradesh, host over 26000 pupils, aged 3 to 18. Apart form its form its size, the School standsout for the quality of the education it has provided for over four decades. This education is based on fourfundamental principles: Universal Values, Excellence, Global Understanding and Service to thecommunity.CMS believes that a school must act as a lighthouse for society, providing direction and guidance, and thateach child is potentially the light of the world, as a future conscious and proactive member of society, anagent of change, a builder of peace and co-existence and an upholder of high moral values. The Schoolaims to give its pupils the skills which will allow them to face the complex problems of today's world, byplacing trust in each child, by developing their sense of responsibility, by teaching them moral values boththeoretically and practically, and by opening their eyes to other cultures and religions.The recognition given to the importance of the family is another key characteristic of CMS. The school triesUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationUNESCOPRESS UNESCOPRESS UNESCOPRESS UNESCOPRESSUNESCOPRESS UNESCOPRESS UNESCOPRESSUNESCOPRESS UNESCOPRESS UNESCOPRESS2002 - Francais JuneUNESOC's- Calendar of EventsDirector General's- Speeches- Press ReleasesUnited Nations- News CentreUN Foundation- UN WireUN System- News LinksExcerpts from Speech of MR KOICHIRO MATSUURA Director General of UNESCOon the occasion of Presentation of UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2002to City Montessori School, Lucknow, India in a grand function organized by UNESCOThe City Montessori School (CMS), founded in 1959 in Lucknow in the state of UttarPradesh, is not a school like any other. It is distinctive not only for its size -- with 25,000pupils from kindergarten up to high school level, it figures in the Guinness Book ofRecords as the biggest private school in the world – or the quality of its teaching. Itsstudents systematically score higher on exams than the national average. More thananything it stands out because of it its philosophy: For more than 40 years it has educatedstudents to respect the values of tolerance and peace and sought to make them citizens ofthe world.The school's founders, Jagdish and Bharti Gandhi, inspired by the non-violence ofMahatma Gandhi, founded their school on four fundamental principles: universalvalues, excellence, global understanding, and service to the community. Students, forexample, give literacy classes in neighbouring villages, as well as teaching health andhygiene.The school aims to give pupils the skills permitting them to face the complexproblems of the world today, by displaying trust for each child, by developing their senseof responsibility, by the theoretical and practical teaching of moral values, and by openingtheir eyes to other religions and cultures.The recognition given to the importance of the family is one of the characteristics ofthe CMS. The school sensitizes parents by giving them books on their educational influenceand involving them closely in the life of the school. And the teachers benefit from continuedtraining in the main principles of the school, as well as in child development, psychology andsociology. Each child has a mentor who engages in a personal relationship with his or hercharge's family.Another characteristic of the City Montessori School is the emphasis it places oneducational research. Its Innovation Wing employs 25 people who identify and bring inthe best educational theories and practices from whatever country, sourcingtechniques from the Montessori method, robotics, tutorial systems or managementpractices.The US$30,OOO,UNESCO Prize for Peace Education has been awarded since 1981 topromote initiatives that seek to improve public awareness and to mobilize opinion infavour of peace. Funding for the Prize is provided though a donation from the NipponFoundation. In 2001, the Prize was given to the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace in GivatHaviva in Israel and to Ugandan Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng. Previous prize winnersinclude: the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (Argentina), Prayudh Payutto (Thailand),Mother Teresa (India), Rigoberta Menchu Turn (Guatemala), and Paulo Freire (Brazil).The time and venue of the prize-giving ceremony will be decided later.***********Contact:Monique Perrot - Lanaud, Bureau of Republic Information, Editorial Section,Tel: (+33) (0) 1 45 68 45 40 m.perrot@unesco.orghttp://www.unesco.org/bpi/eng/unescopress/2002/02-41e.shtml 6/23/2002UNIQUE HONOURS GIVEN TO CMS & ITS FOUNDERSEARCHPress Release No.2002-37at Paris on 23 September 2002to sensitize parents on their educational role and influence by getting them activelyinvolved in the school's life.Teachers benefit from continued training in the main principles of the school as wellas in child development, psychology and sociology, so that they have soundpreparation to perform their role of mentors engaged in a personal relationship withHE. KOICHIRO MATSUURAeach child placed under their supervision. In line with the Montessori comprehensiveeducational method, based on the observation of children's needs in a variety of cultures all around theworld, special emphasis is put on educational research. For this purpose, the CMS Innovation Wingemploys 25 people who research and identify the best existing educational theories and practices as wellas the most successful techniques and instruments.CMS is also well known for its extensive Peace Educational programme, implemented through the use ofeducational tools, peace-based activities and international events designed to promote tolerance, peaceand harmony. The motto coined by Mahatma Gandhi- 'Jai Jagat' (Glory to the World) has become CMS'sslogan and greeting call among students and teachers.At a time when, in India as well as in the rest of the world, religious, sectarian and nationalistic hatreds arethreatening to pull apart whole communities and are destabilizing many regions, CMS is to becongratulated for promoting the values of peace, religious harmony, tolerance and co-existence amongchildren the next generation of decision makers and, through them, among their parents and communities.In recognition of its efforts to promote the universal values of education for peace and tolerance at a timewhen these values are increasingly being challenged, I now have the great pleasure of presenting theUNESCO prize for Peace Education 2002 to the City Montessori School, Lucknow, which is represented hereby its two founders, Mr. Jagdish Gandhi and Mrs. Bharti Gandhi. The Prize is represented by the statuette,The Olive Tree, executed by the Spanish sculptor Apel. Les Fenosa, together with a cheque for the sum ofUS $ 30,000. I congratulate the City Montessori School and wholeheartedly encourage it in the pursuit of itsmission.KEY TO THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, USACMS is the first school in the world and itsFounder–Manager, Mr. Jagdish Gandhi, is thefirst Indian to be honoured with the Key to the Cityof Georgetown, USA, by the Mayor ofGeorgetown, Mr Everrete Varney, on behalf of allcitizens, for being a ´true visionary´ in the field ofeducation. Mr. Gandhi has introduced the conceptof Quality Control Circles in education and is theFounder–Chairman of the ´World Council for TotalQuality and Excellence in Education (WCTQEE).40