Statutes of the International Movement of Catholic Students 2013 | Page 7

Statutes of the IMCS Pax Romana

III. GOVERNING BODIES
Article 10 – Highest Governing Body
The governing body of the IMCS is the World Assembly.

Article 11 – Functions of the World Assembly
The World Assembly must be the most representative expression of the IMCS’s life. Its functions are:
a) to evaluate and establish:
i.

the situation of the member movements of the regions;

ii.

the work of the International Team

iii.

the work of the Regional Teams and coordinations

iv.

the Movement’s overall situation;

b) to study the hopes, problems and aspirations of the member movements and regions, to determine the
goals and priorities of the movement’s programme, the policy to be pursued for the following period,
in accordance with the challenges coming from the milieu, society and the Church, while fully
recognizing both the diversity of the movements making up the IMCS and of the world situation;
c) to elect the President and the General Secretary;
d) to choose the General Ecclesiastical Assistant. The appointment requires having previously obtained
the consensus of the Ordinary upon whom the priest depends (cfr. CIC, can. 324 § 2);
e) to study and vote on any proposed modifications to the Statutes;
f)

to decide on the admission or exclusion of Full Members and to ratify the admission of Correspondent
Members

g) to approve the accounts and vote on the Movement’s budget.

Article 12 – Composition of the World Assembly
a) The World Assembly is composed of:
i.

official delegations of the movements from each continent according to the region’s relative
weight;

ii.

the Regional Teams;

iii.

the members of the outgoing International Team;

iv.

the candidates to the new International Team, as observers.

b) One year before the World Assembly, the IMCS International Council should define the number of
delegates per region in the World Assembly based on the number of national member movements in
each region who have fulfilled their financial obligations.
c) The delegation of national movements participating in the World Assembly are designated by their
respective regional assemblies and committees. For regions where no such structures exist, the
International Team will directly invite the movement(s) after consultation with the members present
in the region. A fair representation of sub-regions and of the different types of experiences and
national structures should be aimed at.
d) Each movement participating in the World Assembly is represented by one student delegate (less than
30 years old).

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