CW- Lesson 6

• Law-Abiding Spirit


  The value of the law is in its law-abidingness. For this law-abidingness, one must have the law-abiding spirit first. The law-abiding spirit should be on the basis of the heart, willing to live in peace and harmony within a community.
• Law is needed to maintain order and safety of all people living in a community
• Law has binding force
• Observance of the law is to keep the law, which is the promise between the members of a society
• When there are law-abiding citizens, a safe and peaceful order of society will be maintained
• Traits of peace


  Characteristics based on values to achieve peace, such as a thankful heart, consideration for others, sacrifice without compensation, understanding and forgiveness, politeness, effort to preserve legacy, and a law-abiding spirit
• The restoration of one's character is connected to the restoration of order in the world, and it becomes an important starting point for world peace
• Citizens of peace


  People who have the character traits of peace, have the law-abiding spirit, and keep the law voluntarily by following the law of conscious. They become an example to others by abiding the law, and can even teach others to abide by the law.
• Citizens of peace perform the role to stop wars from armed forces by becoming messengers of peace, and become leaders to solve various conflicts by peaceful means
• Citizens of peace urge the leaders in their countries and citizens for peace and cessation of war to spread a culture of peace to the world in various ways
• Peace education is how people can become citizens of peace, by learning about the necessity of peace and the process and ways to achieve peace
• A culture of peace through peace education will be delivered to the future generation, and when a culture of peace is spread to all parts of the world, it will be difficult to start a war with the greed of a few
• deliver voices against wars
• They urge people to solve conflicts not with armed forces but by peaceful means
• Citizens of peace


  People who have learned about peace and understand the necessity and ways to achieve peace
• How to become citizens of peace

  1. Learn about peace through peace education

  2. Understand the necessity of peace and reasons why wars must be stopped

  3. Understand the process and ways to achieve peace
• Like scientific knowledge is accumulated through education and brings advanced science to the future generation, a culture of peace through peace education will be delivered to the future generation
• Like how science and technology do not retrograde, a culture of peace that has spread throughout the world will not retrograde easily
• When a culture of peace is spread to all parts of the world, it will be difficult to start a war with the greed of a few
• It will be the beginning to achieve a lasting peace
• Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)

  An international legal document drafted to end wars completely on Earth and achieve a lasting peace
• The DPCW, comprised of 10 articles and 38 clauses, is an international legal document drafted to end wars completely on Earth and achieve a lasting peace
• The DPCW was drafted to achieve a complete peace on Earth and leave as a legacy for the future generation
• Current international law does not include articles that can end wars completely on Earth
• Peace is not a problem of one country but the problem that should be solved at an international level
• A standard is needed for all citizens of peace to keep and monitor
• The DPCW becomes the standard of peace, and the citizens of peace become the eyes and ears to monitor and see if the DPCW is kept
• The 10 articles of the DPCW


  • Article 1 - Prohibition of threat or use of force
  • Article 2 - War potential
  • Article 3 – Friendly relations and the prohibition of acts of aggression
  • Article 4 – State boundaries
  • Article 5 - Self-determination
  • Article 6 - Dispute settlements
  • Article 7 - Right to self-defense
  • Article 8 - Freedom of religion
  • Article 9 – Religion, ethnic identity, and peace
  • Article 10 – Spreading a culture of peace
• Article 1 - Prohibition of threat or use of force


  States should refrain from the use of force in all circumstances, other than where permitted by international law, and should condemn aggression as constituting an international crime
• Article 2 - War potential

  • States should cooperate for the gradual reduction of armament production and military bases
  • Measures that decommission weapons manufacturing facilities should be repurposed to be beneficial for humanity
• Article 9 - Religion, ethnic identity, and peace


  States should implement legal measures against individuals or groups attempting to perpetrate or assist in gross and systematic acts of violence in the name of religion
• Article 10 - Spreading a culture of peace

  States should recognize and engage with groups and organizations that seek to further the cause of peace as a global movement
• Process of Realizing the DPCW

  1. Legislate Peace campaign by citizens around the world

  2. National support and adoption by the UN General Assembly

  3. Civil society acting as observers
• Peace is an essential element for the sustainable development of humanity
• The importance of peace education and citizens of peace is being emphasized more and more
• The goal is to have the DPCW be adopted as a legally binding instrument
• Through the DPCW, cessation of war and world peace will be achieved and it will be left as a legacy to the future generations
• Man Hee Lee / HWPL Chairman, South Korea (1931-Present): 'If a war breaks out now, then it will not be a war like those in the past. It will be a war where the Earth will be destroyed completely. After the war breaks out, what can we do? Right at this time, we have to put a system so that a war will never occur ever again.'