Issued by the Commonwealth of Humanity Tribunal on Crimes Against Humanity
Date: April 7, 2026
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Governance Framework and Implementation Roadmap
This roadmap governs the internal development of Commonwealth assemblies and federation, sets standards and recommendations for transitions away from criminal governments, and identifies the long-horizon possibility of global governance by federated assemblies only as states gradually wither through loss of legitimacy and practical replacement.
1. Organizational Structure
The Commonwealth operates as a voluntary, decentralized federation of autonomous community level assemblies (maximum 250 verified adult members per assembly). Global coordination occurs through a transparent system or platform for proposals, referenda, and resource allocation. No central executive; decisions require 67% supermajority across assemblies. Legitimacy is continuously validated by the published "Goalposts" metrics.
2. Transition Plan (Phased, 5-15 Years)
- Phase 1 (Years 1-3): Documentation, indictments, and parallel justice tracking. Build 100 pilot assemblies in 20 countries via public opt-in.
- Phase 2 (Years 4-8): Seek recognition, cooperation agreements, and working relationships with existing legitimate governments, institutions, and civil bodies where useful for protection, access, and downstream impact. Develop published standards and recommendations for continuity, public accountability, and anti-criminal transition.
- Phase 3 (Years 9-15 and beyond): Where criminal governments are removed by their people, Commonwealth standards and federated assembly practice may inform anti-criminal transitions, continuity planning, and public accountability. Over much longer time horizons, if assemblies continue to proliferate, federate, and demonstrate superior legitimacy and practical capacity, broader governance may pass to the Commonwealth through the gradual withering of states rather than abrupt replacement.
3. Preventing Chaos and Power Vacuums
In transition contexts, local assemblies operating through transparent federation can help document needs, coordinate continuity, and support anti-criminal transition planning. Any temporary stabilization function should remain civilian, strictly limited, publicly documented, and subordinate to clear due-process rules, local legitimacy, and independent review. Economic continuity should be supported through transparent planning, mutual aid, and cooperative agreements. The purpose is not to claim territorial rule, but to help ensure that transition is not captured by new criminal power.
4. Justice Enforcement
Independent Tribunals operate under strict rules of evidence, universal due process, and appeal to rotating citizen juries. Funding via voluntary global contributions and seized criminal assets only. No standing army; enforcement via multilateral sanctions and targeted asset freezes enforced by participating nations.
5. Economic and Resource Model
Within the Commonwealth itself, resource allocation is decided by assembly referenda using transparent ledgers and auditable cost-benefit review. Assemblies are intended to demonstrate equitable, anti-authoritarian, anti-criminal, anti-capitalist, and anti-imperial coordination in practice. In broader transition contexts, the Commonwealth may publish standards and recommendations for continuity, anti-corruption, and fair allocation, but does not claim direct macroeconomic rule over territories or states.
6. Safeguards and Accountability
- Annual legitimacy audits of the Commonwealth itself against Goalposts.
- Recall mechanisms for any coordinator at 40% petition threshold.
- Sunset clauses on all emergency powers (30-day max).
- Independent ethics board with veto power, elected by sortition.
7. Milestones and Metrics
2026-2027: 50 assemblies operational. 2028: First formal recognition or cooperation agreement with an existing legitimate institution or government. Success measured by reduction in documented crimes against humanity, public credibility of Commonwealth standards, and the demonstrated ability of federated assemblies to resolve conflicts internally and coordinate serious work. Failure triggers automatic dissolution and asset redistribution.
This framework is grounded in historical precedents for federated coordination, transitional accountability, and public legitimacy, with built-in stress tests and third-party verification.