World government

World government is the concept of a political body that would make, interpret and enforce international law. Inherent to the concept of a world government is the idea that nations would be required to pool or surrender (depending on point of view) sovereignty over some areas. In effect, a world government would add another level of administration above the existing national governments or provide coordination over areas national governments are not capable of adequately addressing as independent polities.

Currently, there has not been a nation to officially put forward plans for a world government, although some people do see international institutions (such as the International Criminal Court, United Nations, and International Monetary Fund) as the beginning elements of a world government system. An organization comprised of legislators from various nations known as Parliamentarians for Global Action have promoted ideas of democratic global governance, though such promotion has varied in its scope and intensity during the organization's history.

Capitalizing on the growing importance of worldwide web in the human civilization, a group of individuals adhering to The Globalist Manifesto is actively advocating for the formation of one world government, initially through the internet.

There are many often contradictory visions of world government in science fiction ranging from the utopian to the dystopian. Fundamentalist Christianity and some other religious systems refer to world government primarily in apocalyptic and dystopian terms. Islamists consider the only plausible world government to be ruled only by Islamic leaders. Other religions, notably the Bahá'í Faith, see an international level of government as an essential requisite for an orderly and peaceful society.

The term "New world order" has also been used in a variety of political contexts, notably by American President George H. W. Bush in describing what he saw as a new era of global co-operation between democratic nations. Many with a distrust of government generally, or who fear a preponderance of American influence on the global stage interpret the phrase more ominously. Some go so far as to see any form of global governance as a grand conspiracy for world domination by one of a number of real and/or fictional organizations.