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5th International Conference of Chief Justices of the WorldWelcome Address at Ist Plenary session byMr. Ratan Chandra GuptaFormer Joint Secretary, Law, Government of U.P., India,General secretary, City Montessori School, Lucknow and Editor, Conference Brochure.On behalf of the City Montessori School, the organisers, its teachers and students, andon my own behalf, I extend a very very warm welcome to you at this 1st Plenary sessionof the 5th International Conference of Chief Justices on Article 51(c) of the Constitutionof India.Lordships and dignitaries, You have travelled long distances and found time out of yourbusy schedule to be here at Lucknow, to attend this Conference. This is for sure, a signof your concern about present day problems, a sign of your aspiration for world unityand world peace and for providing a safe future for humanity, to the children and futuregenerations and a sign of your conviction that enforceable international law enacted by aduly constituted world body or Parliament is necessary to establish order and regulateconduct of nation-states and the people. Sir, I welcome you and express heartfelt gratitudeand regard for your convictions and aspirations and for your love for children.Mr R C Gupta, Former Joint Secretary,Law, Govt of UP, India, Gen. Secretary,CMS addressing the ConferenceHon’ble Sir, we have heard views of learned luminaries in the inaugural session this morning and in World Parliamentpresented by children about turmoil around the world and about appalling condition of children. Now, I would like to drawyour kind attention to certain facts. According to published figures, man made deaths in 20th century till 1970 has beenestimated at 110 millions. How many more have been killed after 1970 in various low intensity and ethnic and civil wars,and by terrorists in the name of religion, is recent history. It has been estimated that in the past 10-12 years 2 million childrenhave died in wars and more than 4 million have become handicapped, many more have become homeless and orphans.This is heart tearing indeed.Learned speakers and Mr Gandhi also spoke about stockpiling of weapons of mass destruction. These bombs are amassedon the pretext of defence and maintenance of peace. Are they really going to help us? Gerald Bosacker says —“We build more bombs to sadly learn,That it is not peace that weapons earn,When mountains melt and rivers burn”.According to U.N. figures - in the year 1995, the world spent more than 1.5 million dollars each minute on defence - a totalof 800 billion dollars in one year - staggering figures, beyond comprehension. Now, again, according to UNO, an additionalamount of 6 billion dollars a year would be needed to achieve universal basic education, an additional 13 billion dollars ayear to ensure basic health and nutrition for all and an additional 9 billion dollars a year would be required to provide cleanwater and sanitation world wide. These requirements for such basic necessities are negligible as compared to defencespendings. More than one billion people-majority of them children - either have no homes or live in inadequate housing. Ifa part of defence expenditure is consecrated to the well being of mankind, it will provide succour to humanity.Millions of children have died and millions crippled and orphaned in wars-civil and ethnic, leading to a pathetic life. Who isgoing to help them, feed them, clothe them, love them and arrange to educate them. Their condition is appalling, all createdby us - the elders. A Hindi poet has aptly put his apprehension in these words -'Mere dil ke kisi kone main, ek masoom sa bachcha,Baron ki dekh kar duniyan, bara hone se darta hai. 'It means ‘An innocent child in a corner of my heart, is afraid to grow up on watching this world of elders’. A child with aheart so pure and simple cannot think of treading the path which we elders are treading. Hence afraid.There are other problems too, like ecological imbalance, drug trafficking, money laundering, HIV/AIDS, economic disparity,poverty, illiteracy, exploitation of the weaker, violence. People look to intelligentsia, honourable justices and the elite for--88--
edressal of their grievances. There is large scale discontentment which may boil and has to be checked. An Urdu poet hasrightly said -Mere aashiyan ka tu gam na kar, yeh jal raha hai to jala kare,Magar in hawaoon ko tu rok de, yeh sawal sare chaman ka hai.I have tried to translate it thus -“Feel not sad for my garden,If it burns, let it be,But let it not engulf the earthDestroying all and thee.”Sir, we have to strive to check the violence, lawlessness, terrorism and the fire of hatred, intolerance and violence and bringin an era of unity and love, religious tolerance, cooperation and co-existence, and not lessons in hatred and violence.Lordships, it is said that destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice, it is not a thing to be waited, it is a thingto be achieved. So, we have to make a right choice and then strive to achieve what we want. First and foremost is theurgent need for popular recognition of need for unity and peace. World-wide awareness has to be created and media canplay an important role. Mass opinion will then compel politicians to part with some part of sovereignty and it will pave wayfor a duly and reasonably constituted and represented World Parliament which can enact laws. Only such laws can beinternationally enforceable. We all are aware that decisions even of ICJ are not binding on unwilling nations. ‘Laws notenforced cease to be laws and rights not defended may wither away’ said Thomas Moriarty.It is generally opined that a world order functioning through international organs structured on democratic principles, wouldbe more effective in ensuring maintenance of international peace and security and in providing progressive development ofinternational society. President of the Czeck Republic, Mr. Vaclav Havel, has supported the concept of a law-makingworld body under U.N. in his address at the Millennium Summit of the United Nations at New York on 8th September,2000. He said, I quote :“United Nations would probably have to rest on two pillars : one constituted by an assembly of equal representatives ofindividual countries, resembling the present plenary, and the other consisting of a group elected directly by the globe’spopulation in which the number of delegates representing individual nations would, thus, roughly correspond to the size ofthe nations. These two bodies would create and guarantee global legislation.” unquote.But who is there in U.N. to support such views. Will the veto powers agree to relegate their authority? The ever-closerintegration of the expanding European Union can set an example and lead the world away from the notion of completesovereignty of the nation states.Hon’ble Lordships, our only hope rests with you. We all must have hope, as envisaged in this Urdu couplet -Nafraton ne har taraf se gher rakha hai hamen,Jab ye deewaren girengi rasta ho jayega.I have tried to translate it thus‘Surrounded are we, by wallsOf hatred and enmity,When dismantled, it willpave way for love, peace, prosperity’.We hope the walls will be dismantled by united efforts.Now, I want to add here that our hope rests more with ladies, who are so very capable to play roles of real benefactor, likea kind sister, a loving wife, a caring mother and a nurse with love abound in their heart for their children and concern for theirsafety. I appeal to them, especially to those in judiciary, to raised their voice and play a more active role for a safe futurefor children.Lordships and dignitaries, I once again welcome you and pay my heartfelt gratitude to you for your ideals, convictions andaspirations for the welfare of humanity. Jai Jagat.--89--
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