Statutes of the International Movement of Catholic Students 2013 | Page 9

Statutes of the IMCS Pax Romana
a) The functions of the International Council are:
i.

to monitor and help in the implementation of the decisions of the World Assembly;

ii.

to address any pressing or urgent issues facing IMCS and to plan for the next year;

iii.

to decide on the admission or expulsion of correspondent members;

iv.

to exchange on, and to engage in the analysis of, the situation of the milieu and the
movement, the celebration of faith and to promote formation on issues related to the IMCS
orientations;

v.

to reflect on the activities and actions of the International and Regional Teams, including the
financial policies and situations, ensuring their coordination. In order to help the reflection,
external resource persons can be invited to assist, in particular the members of the IMCS
Financial Commission.

vi.

to prepare the next international meeting (Council or World Assembly)

b) As far as finances allow it, additional representatives from national movements will be invited to take
part in these sessions of exchange, analysis, celebration and formation.
c) As far as possible, these meetings should take place in the different regions, on a rota system.
d) As far as possible, the IMCS Council should keep in regular contact and engage in regular consultation
between the meetings.

Article 20 - Composition and Voting Rights of the IMCS International Council
a) The IMCS International Council is composed of:
i.

the President;

ii.

the Secretary General;

iii.

the International Chaplain;

iv.

all full time regional coordinators. In regions without any full time regional coordinators, the
region is invited to select a coordinator to represent the region on the Council;

v.

one national movement from each region;

b) As far as finances allow it, the IMCS International Council will also invite the following representatives
as observers:
i.

a past IMCS International Coordinator:

ii.

the president of ICMICA-Pax Romana,

iii.

a member of the IYCS International Team;

iv.

other invited experts as determined by the IMCS Council.

c) The national movement members of the IMCS Council are elected by their respective regional
committees or assemblies for a two year, non renewable term until the next World Assembly. As far as
possible, they should include a diversity of national experiences and rotate among sub regions.
d) The national movement members should be represented on the Council by a registered student under
30 years of age. If the representative of the national movement ceases to be a registered student or
reaches the age of 30, the national movement must find a suitable replacement to represent them on
the Council. The representative chosen by the national movement members should be able to
represent the national movement for the two year period.

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