The Rules are the basic principles which define both the procedural and substantive content of The Charter, as well as the process leading to its creation, revision, and implementation. They are as follows:

1. The Charter must be democratic (it must allow for some form of direct citizen participation).

2. The Charter must be reflexive (not only democratic, but arrived at and implemented democratically).

3. The Charter must be effective (decisions must be made and implemented in practice).

4. The Charter must be inclusive (it cannot exclude anyone who wishes to participate).

5. The Charter must be tolerant (it must respect diversity in all its forms).

6. The Charter must be accountable (as long as some members are themselves not democratically governed, they
may participate in debates, but will have no votes in the decision-making process).

7. The Charter must be achievable (it must propose an actually existing point of departure and define a realistic
transition process from this point to the optimum environment defined therein).