A document presented to the Secretary-General from an internal review board of the Congressional Parliament regarding legislative and executive reforms as commissioned by the Congress of Rotterloo on July 22, 2003.

After extensive review of past General Assembly Resolutions as dictated by Congresses, the internal review board has generated the following recommendations for immediate implementation.

1. The Congressional Parliament must be proactive.

In the Congress of Rotterloo, the international community decided that the Congressional Parliament adopt a policy of diplomatic intervention. Implicit in this resolution is that the Congressional Parliament harbor an opinion and assert political independence. In the past, the Congressional Parliament proved to be reactive rather than proactive in order to convey a countenance of neutrality and global impartiality. However, the internal review board has found international confidence in the Congressional Parliament to be at a historic low. Therefore the need to project impartiality is irrelevant. Indeed, to pursue this course any further risks maligning the Congressional Parliament to a prejudiced irrelevance.

2. The Congressional Parliament must define its objectives.

The internal review board has found that international knowledge of the constitution of the Congressional Parliament is non-existent, even within the Congressional Parliament itself. Rarely do Congressional officials, let alone member-states, abide by the word or spirit of this document. The Congressional Parliament must define its objectives to give it a firm direction upon which to base its new proactive stance (see previous recommendation). This direction should encompass matters of domestic importance as decided by a resolution in the Congress of Lindsholm. Accordingly, the constitution must be thoroughly overhauled to reflect the new international dynamic and remain a fluid, as opposed to a stale, entity.

3. The Congressional Parliament must streamline and downsize its institutions.

The Congressional Parliament must overhaul its many political organs in accordance with a resolution in the Congress of Rotterloo allowing establishment, dismantlement, or restructuring of existing branches in order to accomplish this end. As a natural extension of a new proactive stance, the Congressional Parliament must fundamentally change its attitude. Whereas the current system places the onus on member-states with concerns to wade through a labyrinth of institutions to have their needs addressed, the internal review board urges the Congressional Parliament to approach member-states with needs and automatically refer their concerns to the proper institution framed inside an all-encompassing ministry.

4. The Congressional Parliament must improve communication.

An underlying theme throughout the internal review’s findings is a communication gap between the member-states that the Congressional Parliament supposedly serves and the Congressional Parliament itself. By implementing a proactive policy, defining its objectives, and streamlining its organizations, the Congressional Parliament should increase its relevance to member-states thus facilitating communication. However, the Congressional Parliament should go further and become an active advisor to all member-states. Reports released every month or two months should be sent to all member-states in order to increase the profile of Congressional Parliament internationally.

These four recommendations form a central framework around which further reform may be crafted. For example, the new objectives of the Congressional Parliament are a matter of debate. The shape of the all-encompassing ministry also remains undetermined. The internal review board has decided that a target date of early 2004 is proper for the complete reformation of the Congressional Parliament.