World Association for Political Economy
WAPE [2006]
No.1
Constitution
Article 1. The full name of the society shall
be “World Association for Political Economy” hereinafter refers as to WAPE. The
official website of WAPE will be www.wape2006.org with both English and
Chinese versions.
Article 2. WAPE is an international civilian
academic organization founded on open, non-profit and voluntary basis by
Marxian Economists and related groups all around the world.
Article 3. The academic basis and tenet of WAPE
include, insisting the core of the Marxian economics paradigms such as the
labor theory of value, the superiority of public ownership and the theory of
socialism and communism. The mission of WAPE is passing down, developing and
carrying forward Marxian economics; utilizing modern Marxian economics to
analyze and study the world economy, reveal the law of development and its
mechanism, offer proper policies to promote the economic and social improvement
on the national and global level, so as to improve the welfare of all the
people in the world.
Article 4. WAPE is registered at
Chapter II. Fields of Operation
Article 5. WAPE shall be engaged in the
following fields of operation,
1.
International
cooperation on research；
2.
Holding
international academic conference;
3.
Publishing
academic monograph and papers;
4.
Editing
and publishing international academic journal(s) and newsletter;
5.
Offering
related consulting and education services.
Chapter III. Membership
Article 6. Category of membership: organizational
member and individual member.
Article 7. Applicants should meet the following
criteria to become members of WAPE:
1.
In
agreement with the constitution of WAPE;
2.
Being
willing to join in WAPE as a member;
3.
Playing
active roles in the field of operation of WAPE;
Article 8. The sequence of membership admission
is:
1.
To
submit application documents for admission;
2.
The
board of WAPE shall review, verify the application documents and make the
decision on accept or reject the application.
Article 9. Members have the following rights:
1.
With
the right to vote and to stand for election;
2.
To
participate in WAPE organized activities;
3.
With
the priority to obtain services provided by WAPE;
4.
With
the right to make comments, advice and monitoring in relation to the operation
of WAPE;
5.
With
the freedom to exit WAPE;
Article 10. Members have the following
obligations:
1.
To
implement resolutions of WAPE;
2.
To
safeguard the legal rights and interests of WAPE;
3.
To
fulfill the missions assigned by WAPE;
4.
To
render membership fee according to related regulations;
5.
To
provide related information and documents;
6.
To
voluntarily donate to WAPE in accordance to the member’s financial situation.
Article 11. Members who want to terminate its
membership must inform WAPE in written notification in advance.
Article 12. Any infringement against the constitution
of WAPE conducted by any member may be excluded from the organization after the
board’s approval.
Chapter IV. Organizational Structure and the Procedure of Election and
Changing of the Leadership
Article 13. The General Assembly is the
paramount organ of power and authority of WAPE. The authority of the General
Assembly includes:
1.
To
formulate and amend the constitution of WAPE;
2.
To
elect and change the board members;
3.
To
decide the dissolution of WAPE
4.
To
make decisions on other related vital and important matters.
Article 14. Each assembly’s term of the General
Assembly shall last five years. In case there is a special occasion to change
duration, it shall be collectively decided by the presidents meeting.
Article 15. The board shall be elected by the
General Assembly and each member of it must win more than half of the votes of
those who attend the assembly. In a term, the change of board members and vice-presidents
must be approved by the presidents’ meeting and by more than half of the board
members who attend the board meeting. The successive absence of board members
at the board meetings for four years is regarded as the waiver of the
qualification of board members.
Article 16. The board of WAPE is the executing
body of the General Assembly. The board shall take over the General Assembly to
exercise its power and be responsible to the General Assembly.
Article 17. The authority and obligations of the board of WAPE
includes:
1.
To
execute the resolutions of the General Assembly;
2.
To
elect and change the president and vice-presidents of WAPE;
3.
To
prepare the conferences of the General Assembly;
4.
To
submit and deliver working reports and financial statements to the General
Assembly;
5.
To
make decisions on enrollment and dismissal of members;
6.
To
decide to establish branches, representative offices, and affiliated bodies of
WAPE;
7.
To
recruit vice presidents, change the board members and chiefs of departments;
8.
To
give guidance to the operation of all the departments of WAPE;
9.
To
formulate internal working procedures and regulations;
10. To decide the advisory board members,
academic committee members and honorary board members.
11. To make decisions on vital and important
issues
Article 18. The board could run meetings by means
of telephone, mail or email if necessary。
Article 19. The board of WAPE should elect one
president. The president shall nominate vice presidents and a vice president
must come from a country with more than 5 board members. A vice president must
win at least half of the vote from the board members who attend the meeting.
President and vice-presidents should be able to organize the General Assembly
in their countries. The presidents meeting is consist of the president and vice
presidents.
Article 20. The secretariat is the executive body
of the board and should follow the instructions of the board. It shall
implement the resolutions of the board and handle daily business when the board
meeting is closed.
Article 21. The secretariat shall have one
general secretary and several vice general secretaries. The general secretary
shall be nominated by the president and win at least half of the votes of the
board members who attend the board meeting. The general secretary shall recruit
deputy general secretaries and other secretaries to form the secretariat.
Article 22. The members of the academic committee
and advisory committee shall be recommended by the board members, approved by
the presidents meeting and win at least half of the votes of the board members
who attend the board meeting.
Article 23. The president’s authority includes:
1.
To
call and preside over the presidents meetings and the board meetings,
2.
To
monitor progress of the implementation of the resolutions made by the General
Assembly and the board,
3.
To
deal with important issues on behalf of WAPE.
Article 24. The authority of the general
secretary includes:
To take charge of the secretariat to
handle daily business.
Chapter V. Assets Management and Operation
Article 25. Revenues of WAPE come from:
1.
membership
fee,
2.
donations,
3.
incomes
of business and services,
4.
interests,
5.
other
legal incomes.
Article 26. WAPE can collect membership fee from
its members according to the resolution of the board.
Article 27. The revenues of WAPE shall only be
used in the operation scope regulated by the constitution of WAPE.
Article 28. WAPE shall formulate a set of strict
financial management rules and regulations and keep a set of authentic,
accurate and complete accounting records.
Article 29. The assets of WAPE must not be
encroached, privately owned or embezzled by any organization and/or
individuals.
Article 30. The spending of the revenues and the
management of the assets shall be decided by the presidents’ meeting,
implemented by the secretariat, and monitored by the board and the General
Assembly.
Chapter VI. Amendments and the Taking Effect of the Constitution
Article 31. The amendments of the constitution
of WAPE must be voted and approved by the board and submitted to the General
Assembly.
Article 32. The constitution and its amendments
must have at least half of the votes of the attendants of the General Assembly.
Article 33. The constitution and its amendments
shall take effect after the approval of the General Assembly.
Chapter VII. Dissolution
Article 34. WAPE can be dissolved only by a two-thirds majority in the General
Assembly with the motion of the board of WAPE.
Article 35. According to the relevant
regulations, after dissolution, all the remaining assets and/or liabilities, if
any, shall be handled by the liquidating organization appointed by the board.
Chapter VIII. Supplementary Provisions
Article 36. The Constitution of WAPE has been
adopted by the first General Assembly at
Article 37. Insofar as meaningful, WAPE reserves
the rights to interpret of The Constitution of WAPE.