A summary outline:

In any civilized society, the rule of law must prevail, and in such a society the only acceptable use of physical force is in the service lf law.

The rule of law must prevail in the World Community (our "Global Village" as designated by the Canadian social philosopher marshall Mcluhan). Here, as elsewhere, the police forces should be correctly designated as "peace forces". Individuals in these forces are "officers of the peace" (as, In London England, where, because they symbolize the supremacy of the law, representing the will of the community, they generally do not carry deadly weapons).

In such a society War, which is by definition an act of violence, must be condemned as a crime, and outlawed.

Tragically, this has not yet happened in our Global Village. With the ultimate means of violence now at hand - nuclear and other weapons of massj destruction - this results in the utmost and constant jeopardy for mankind. Nations which lay claim to civilization rely on military force to impose their will, and thus create the very situation they claim to guard against. The use of the utmost violence, above all, weapons of mass destruction, will create the ultimate catastrophe, and the peace of a universal graveyard. Humanity revolts against such an outcome, and must reject it. The Human Right to Peace must be affirmed as the necessary basis for all other human rights.

- Eryl Court

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Some information about myself follows.

I am a Senior Citizen. Born in England, I have spent the major part of my life in Canada and a few years in the U.S. I have a B.A.. (Political Science, International Relations) from the University of Wisconsin, and an M.A. (Political Science) from the University of Toronto. When I first came to Canada during the 1950s, I was qualified and practised as a social worker for some years.

The work for peace and in support of the United Nations has been my major preoccupation since I was young. I have attended many conferences nationally and globally in this respect, and have been a peace activist. Amongst other connections, I have been for many years associated with the Unitarian-Universalist United Nations Office (an official NGO of the United Nations) and am a member of its Board of Advisors. I am a Board member of the Canadian Peace Research and Education Association, and a member of the International Peace Research Association Numerous years ago, I was associagted with the late Dr. Norman Alcock, who founded the Canadian Peace Research Association. I am also a member of Science for Peace, Canada (of which several members are associated with the Pugwash movement founded by Canadian Cyrus Eaton many years ago). Among other organizations, I am a long-time member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, whom I represent at the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, also an official United Nations NGO.

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I shall be pleased to receive your acknowledgement and response to my proposal.

I also do not find information on the DATE and LOCATION of the forthcoming conference. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME OF THIS?

Many thanks