PDWC, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

(Provisional District World Court of the Provisional World Judiciary)

With the enactment of World Legislative Act #5, the First Provisional World Parliament has established a provisional District World Court in the Provisional World Electoral District No. 83 with it's seat in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

PDWC Name: Provisional District World Court, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

PDWC Short Name: PDWC LA-83

PDWC No.: LA-83

Rules of the provisional District World Court:

Provisional District World Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. utilizes as its rules the rules presently in force in the highest court of the host country, United States of America, except when such high court rules are in contradiction with the Constitution for the Federation of Earth or of subsequent resolutions or legislation of the provisional World Parliament or World Parliament or the World Supreme Court established under the Constitution. The Courts have the power to adopt local rules consistent with the high court rules and with the Constitution.

Judges:

The judicial office is currently vacant.

Former Judges:
Portrait of Judge Francis A. Boyle

Judge Francis A. Boyle

from 1984 to 1988


Portrait of Judge Alfred P. Rubin

Judges Alfred P. Rubin

from 1984 to 1988


Portrait of Judge Burns H. Weston

Judge Burns H. Weston

from 1984 to 1988


Other:
Portrait of Dr. Robert K. Woetzel

Dr. Robert K. Woetzel

Nominating Chair (1983)


Cases List:

# Case No. Name Notes
01 LA-83-0001 In re: More than 50,000 Nuclear Weapons -

Responsible Government bodies:

Standing Parliamentary Commission on World Courts,
Provisional World Parliament, Provisional World Government.

Provisional World Parliament,
Provisional World Government.

Nominating Commission,
Provisional World Government.

Informational Content:

"In re" is a Latin term that means "in the matter of," "concerning," or "regarding." It is a standard preposition used in legal documents to identify the subject matter of a case.

References:

1. Section 19.5, Article 19 of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth (CFoE).

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