Supreme+Tribunal


 * //**The eighth [|principle of Bahá’u’lláh] is:**// //**Universal Peace**// ||
 * //** A Supreme Tribunal shall be elected by the peoples and governments of every nation, where members from each country and government shall assemble in unity. All disputes shall be brought before this Court, its mission being to prevent war.**// ||
 * //** A Supreme Tribunal shall be elected by the peoples and governments of every nation, where members from each country and government shall assemble in unity. All disputes shall be brought before this Court, its mission being to prevent war.**// ||

//**For example, the question of universal peace, about which Bahá’u’lláh says that the Supreme Tribunal **// //**must be established: although the League of Nations has been brought into existence, yet it is incapable of establishing universal peace. But the Supreme**// //** Tribunal which Bahá’u’lláh has described will fulfil this sacred task with the utmost might and power. And His plan is this: that the national assemblies of each country and nation—that is to say parliaments—should elect two or three persons who are the choicest men of that nation, and are well informed concerning international laws and the relations between governments and aware of the essential needs of the world of humanity in this day. The number of these representatives should be in proportion to the number of inhabitants of that country. The election of these souls who are chosen by the national assembly, that is, the parliament, must be confirmed by the upper house, the congress and the cabinet and also by the president or monarch so these persons may be the elected ones of all the nation and the government. From among these people the members of the Supreme Tribunal will be elected, and all mankind will thus have a share therein, for every one of these delegates is fully representative of his nation. When the Supreme Tribunal gives a ruling on any international question, either unanimously or by majority rule, there will no longer be any pretext for the plaintiff or ground of objection for the defendant. In case any of the governments or nations, in the execution of the irrefutable decision of the Supreme Tribunal, be negligent or dilatory, the rest of the nations will rise up against 307 it, because all the governments and nations of the world are the supporters of this Supreme Tribunal. Consider what a firm foundation this is! But by a limited and restricted League the purpose will not be realized as it ought and should. This is the truth about the situation, which has been stated…**// ** //-[|Selections From the Writings of `Abdu'l-Baha, Pages 296-307: gr31]// **


 * //The world is in greatest need of international peace. Until it is established, mankind will not attain composure and tranquillity. It is necessary that the nations and governments organize an international tribunal to which all their disputes and differences shall be referred. The decision of that tribunal shall be final. Individual controversy will be adjudged by a local tribunal . International[[image:http://browsesafe-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] questions will come before the universal tribunal, and so the cause of warfare will be taken away. -Abdu'l-Baha, [|The Promulgation of Universal Peace, Pages 297-302: gr10]// **

//** "His third  is that religion is a mighty stronghold, 249 but that it must engender , not malevolence and hate. Should it lead to malice, spite, and hate, it is of no value at all. For religion is a remedy, and if the remedy bring on , then put it aside. Again, as to religious, racial, national and  bias: all these prejudices strike at the very root of human life; one and all they beget bloodshed, and the ruination of the world. So long as these prejudices survive, there will be continuous and fearsome wars.**//

//**"To remedy this condition there must be universal peace. To bring this about, a Supreme Tribunal **// ** //must be established, representative of all governments and peoples; questions both national and international must be referred thereto, and all must carry out the decrees of this// ** //** Tribunal . Should any  or people disobey, let the whole world arise against that  or people."**//

-[|Selections From the Writings of `Abdu'l-Baha, Pages 246-250: gr11]

//**A Supreme Tribunal shall be established by the peoples and Governments of every nation, composed of members elected from each country and Government. The members of this Great Council shall assemble in unity. All disputes of an international character shall be submitted to this Court, its work being to arrange by arbitration everything which otherwise would be a cause of war. The mission of this Tribunal would be to  war.**// -[|Paris Talks, Pages 155-157: gr2]

**// [|This body of the Hands of the Cause of God]is under the direction of [|the guardian of the Cause of God]. He must continually urge them to strive and endeavor to the utmost of their ability to diffuse the sweet savors of God, and to guide all the peoples of the world, for it is the light of Divine Guidance that causeth all the universe to be illumined. To disregard, though it be for a moment, this absolute command which is binding upon everyone, is in no wise permitted, that the existent world may become even as the Abhá Paradise, that the surface of the earth may become heavenly, that contention and conflict amidst peoples, kindreds, nations and governments may disappear, that all the dwellers on earth may become one people and one race, that the world may become even as one home. Should differences arise they shall be amicably and conclusively settled by the Supreme Tribunal, that shall include members from all the governments and peoples of the world. - //** The Master's Will, [|Pages 3-15: gr23]

//** "Some form of a world super-state must needs be evolved, in whose favor all the nations of the world will have willingly ceded every claim to make war, certain rights to impose taxation and [|all rights to maintain armaments, except for purposes of maintaining internal order within their respective dominions]. Such a state will have to include within its orbit an international executive adequate to enforce supreme and unchallengeable authority on every recalcitrant member of the commonwealth; a world parliament whose members shall be elected by the people in their respective countries and whose election shall be [|confirmed by their respective governments;] and a supreme tribunal whose judgment will have a binding effect even in such cases where the parties concerned did not voluntarily agree to submit their case to its consideration ." **// -Shoghi Effendi, [|A World Super-State]...Commonwealth of [|the Goal of a New World Order]...