INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY
INTERNATIONALE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ANALYTISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE PSYCHOLOGIE ANALYTIQUE
ASSOCIAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE DI PSICOLOGIA ANALITICA
ASOCIACION INTERNACIONAL DE PSICOLOGIA ANALITICA
C O N S T I T U T I O N
Contents
I. Name, Domicile, Language
Art. 1 Ingress
Art. 2 Name
Art. 3 Domicile
Art. 4 Language
II. Aims of the Association
Art. 5 Aims of the Association
Art. 5a Ethics
Art. 5b Congresses
III. Membership-Status
Art. 6 Categories of Membership
Art. 7 Admission to Membership
Art. 8 Termination of Membership
Art. 9 Privileges and Obligations of Membership
Art. 10 Membership Dues
Art. 11 Liability
IV. Educational Development
Art. 12 Developing Groups
V. Organization
Art. 13 Organs
A. Meeting of Delegates
Art. 14 Composition/Organization/Proxy
Art. 15 Functions and Competencies
Art. 16 Convocation/Agenda
Art. 17 Voting Procedure
B. Executive Committee
Art. 18 Composition
Art. 19 Eligibility
Art. 20 Election Procedure
Art. 21 Functions and Competencies
C. Ethics Committee
Art. 22 Composition/Appointment
Art. 23 Functions and Competencies
D. Treasurer
Art. 24 Election
Art. 25 Functions
F. Council of Societies
Art. 26 Composition/Organization
Art. 27 Functions
VI. Changes to the Constitution
Art. 28
VII. Dissolution and Liquidation
Art. 29
VIII. Final Clauses
Art. 30 Periods of Time
Art. 31 Binding Law
Art. 32 Putting into Force
I. Name, Domicile, Language
Art. 1 Ingress
1Analytical Psychology is the term applied to the psychology which originated in the work of Professor C.G. Jung (1875 -1961) of Zurich.
Art. 2 Name
1The Association exists under the name of International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) and is governed by articles 60 ff. of the Swiss Civil Code.
Art. 3 Domicile
1The Association is domiciled in Zurich.
Art. 4 Language
1The official languages of the Association are English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. Only the English and German versions of the Constitution are legally binding. In case of doubt the English version is applicable.
II. Aims of the Association
Art. 5 Aims of the Association
1The Association is an international organization, the Group Members and Individual Members of which are engaged in the practice of Analytical Psychology. Its aims are:
1. To promote the study of Analytical Psychology
2. To disseminate knowledge of Analytical Psychology
3. To require the maintenance of high standards of training, practice, and ethical conduct
4. To hold Congresses
2The Association shall pursue these aims with due regard to the autonomous status and professional interests of its Group Members and Individual Members.
3The Members of the Association bind themselves to abide by the established provisions of this Constitution, which include non-discrimination on the basis of race, religion, ethnic origin, gender or sexual orientation with regard to activities of professional associations╒ training programs and public events.
Art. 5a Ethics
1All members of the Association bind themselves to maintain a high standard of ethical conduct.
2The Group Members are required to have an approved Code of Ethics of their own or to judge the ethical conduct of their members according to the ‘Guidelines for Minimal Standards in Codes of Ethics for Member Groups of the IAAP’.
3The Individual Members shall be judged according to the ‘Code of Ethics for IAAP Individual Members’.
4 See also Arts. 22 and 23
Art. 5b Congresses
1Congresses shall, if possible, be held at regular intervals of not more than three years. The Meeting of Delegates shall decide the time and place of the Congresses. Where possible, a Group Member shall be asked to become the inviting body responsible for practical arrangements. The program shall be arranged by the Executive Committee.
2The costs of organizing International Congresses accorging to Art. 5.1.4 are to be paid by the IAAP; any surplus remaining after all expenses are paid will go to the IAAP, and any losses incurred with respect to a Congress will be covered by the IAAP.
III. Membership Status
Art. 6 Categories of Membership
1There are four categories of membership:
1. Group Membership (without Training Status)
2. Group Membership (with Training Status)
3. Individual Membership
4. Honorary Membership
2A Group Member is a society of analysts which has been elected as a body to membership of IAAP. By virtue of its election all its members, both present and future, who are professionally and analytically qualified, become members of Group Members of the Association.
3An Individual Member is an analyst who has been elected to membership without being a member of a Group Member. Individual membership will be restricted to places where there are not enough analysts to form a Group Member, and only in exceptional circumstances may it be granted to other condistions.
Art. 7 Admission to Membership
1Election to Membership shall depend upon an affirmative vote by a two-thirds majority of those Delegates either present or represented by proxy at the Meeting of Delegates.
2The requirements for the categories of Membership include, but are not limited to, those stipulated below:
a. Group Membership (without Training Status)
– A minimum of six members in good standing in the Association, who reside in the applicant╒s general locality
– Academic or equal qualifications of these members, analytic training, professional status
– History of all past or present membership in, or rejection by, any other IAAP Group Member
– Demonstration of capability to ensure the ethical practice of its members
– Guarantee of the transfer of voting rights to the applying Group Member
– Group and Individual Members in the same country may state in writing their opinion regarding the application
b. Group Membership (with Training Status)
– A minimum of ten members in good standing in the Association, who reside in the applicant╒s general locality, six of whom have at least five years of analytic experience since qualifying as analysts
– Academic or equal qualifications of these members, analytic training, professional status
– History of all past or present membership in, or rejection by, any other IAAP Group Member
– Demonstration of capability to ensure the ethical practice of its members and candidates in training
– Guarantee of the transfer of voting rights to the applying Group Member
– Demonstration of having the ability of establishing a training program with their members
– Group and Individual Members in the same country may state in writing their opinion regarding the application
c. Individual Membership
– Academic or equal qualifications, analytic training, professional status
– History of all past or present membership in, or rejection by, any IAAP Group Member
– Acceptance of the IAAP Code of Ethics and of the jurisdiction of Association with respect to ethics for Individual Members
– A finding that an applicant cannot reasonably be expected to become a member of a Group Member
d. Honorary Membership
– Any person either within or outside the Association
– To be worthy of this high honor, a person should have a history of achievement as demonstrated by original scholarly work and/or by outstanding professional contributions, international recognition, individual merit, long and distinguished activities in the Jungian field, and proven integrity
3The provisions for admission to all the categories of Membership are determined by the Executive Committee within the frame of the Constitution. For Individual Members the Executive Committee shall judge the applicant╒s petition for admission according to its own established assessment criteria and rules of procedure and will decide whether the applicant meets the conditions for admission to the IAAP. The Executive Committee will provide a recommendation to the Delegates on the admission of the applicant as an Individual Member at the next Meeting of Delegates. The Delegates must decide by at least a two-thirds majority in the applicant╒s favour.
4The Executive Committee, according to its provisions, has the right to give provisional recognition (not Membership) to a person applying for Individual Membership status. Such recognition carries with it the right to attend Congresses, after payment of Congress fees, but not to attend business meetings. The application for admission must be voted upon at the next Meeting of Delegates.
5Analytic training is defined as at minimum: 240 hours of personal analysis and 100 hours of case consultation.
Art. 8 Termination of Membership and Change of Category of Membership
1Termination of Group Members:
1. Upon dissolution
2. Upon resignation which takes effect at the end of the current year and has to be tendered at least eight weeks before that date
3. Upon a decision of the Meeting of Delegates with an affirmative vote by a two-thirds majority of those Delegates either present or represented by proxy
2Termination of Individual Members:
1. Upon death
2. Upon resignation
3. Upon non-payment of dues according to Art. 10
4. Upon a decision of the Ethics Committee
5. Upon a decision of the Meeting of Delegates with an affirmative vote by a two-thirds majority of those Delegates either present or represented by proxy
3Termination of Honorary Members who are not Analyst Members of the Association:
1. Upon death
2. Upon resignation
3. Upon a decision of the Meeting of Delegates with an affirmative vote by a two-thirds majority of those Delegates either present or represented by proxy
4The Executive Committee shall have the right to suspend a Group or an Individual Member and to have membership terminated or not, as the case may be, by the subsequent Meeting of Delegates.
5 In case a Group Member with Training Status is no longer fulfilling the special requirements according to Art. 7, Para.2, lit. b), the Executive Committee has the right to change its category of membership to Group Member without Training Status. The Executive Committee will follow a special procedure to take this decision according to its provisions. This decision has to be approved by the Meeting of Delegates. The Group Member has the possibility of appeal to the Meeting of Delegates.
6 Provisions for termination of Membership are fixed by the Executive Committee.
Art. 9 Privileges and Obligations of Membership
1 Privileges of
a. Group Members without Training Status:
– To attend all meetings of the Association, other than Committee meeting
– To receive the publications of the Association
– To be listed with all their analyst members in the Members List of the Association
– To consult with the various committees of the Association
– Voting rights according to Art. 14
b. Group Members with Training Status:
– All the privileges of Group Members without Training Status, plus:
– To be listed with all their analyst members in the Members List of the Association as a Group Member with Training Status
– Authorization to train new analyst members
c. Individual Members:
– To attend all meetings of the Association, other than Committee meetings
– To receive the publications of the Association
– To be listed in the Members List of the Association
– To consult with the various committees of the Association
– Voting rights according to Art. 14
d. Honorary Members:
– To attend all meetings of the Association, other than Committee meetings
– To receive the publications of the Association
– To be listed in the Members List of the Association
– To consult with the various committees of the Association
– No voting rights
2Obligations of
a. Group Members without Training Status:
– Members are bound by the Constitution and the Provisions of the Association
– To accept the jurisdiction of the Association with respect to ethics according to Art. 5a and Art. 23
– To maintain high standards of practice
– To pay annual dues, the amount of which shall be determined by the Meeting of Delegates
b. Group Members with Training Status:
– All the obligations as Group Members without Training Status
– To maintain high standards of training
c. Individual Members:
– All the obligations of Group Members without Training Status
d. Honorary Members:
– To maintain high standards of professional conduct congruent with the aims of the Association
Art. 10 Membership Dues
1The Group Members owe the IAAP the agreed membership dues per person multiplied by the number of analysts belonging to and holding their voting rights in the Group Member as per January 1st of that year. In the case of Individual Members, dues shall be payable directly to the Treasurer of the Association. In the event of payment of membership dues after July 1st of that year, a late payment of CHF 20 per person will be payable.
2Individual Members who have not paid their dues after one year will be regarded as having resigned. After payment of all outstanding dues, they can be re-instated as Members.
3Honorary Members and Members 75 and over do not pay dues.
Art. 11 Liability
1The liability of the Association shall not exceed its actual funds. No member shall be liable for debts or obligations incurred by the Association.
IV. Educational Development
Art. 12 Developing Groups
1Developing Groups are associations of people in regions in which there is no existing IAAP Group Member.
2The provisions for recognition to become a Developing Group are determined by the Executive Committee.
V. Organization
Art. 13 Organs
1The organs of IAAP are:
A Meeting of Delegates
B Executive Committee
C Ethics Committee
D Treasurer
E Council of Societies
A. Meeting of Delegates
Art. 14 Composition / Organization/Proxy
1The Meeting of Delegates is the highest organ of the Association. It is convened ordinarily every three years at the time of the Congress.
2Group Members shall be represented in accordance with the following formula: One Delegate for up to ten Members who hold their voting rights in the Association via the Group Member in question; two Delegates up to 20 Members, and so on. One Group Member shall not represent more than 25% of all votes in the meeting.
3Individual Members shall be treated as one group, and they shall among themselves elect Delegates to represent them in the same ratio as stated for other Group Members.
4The number of Delegates is determined by the number of Members registered on the 1st January of the year in which the Meeting of Delegates takes place. The notification of the names of the Delegates, with proxies, has to be filed in writing, undersigned by the President of the Group Member, to the Chairperson of the Meeting of Delegates, one month before the meeting. Changes to this list can be made up to the day before the Meeting of Delegates takes place, provided that notification is given to the Chairperson of the Meeting of Delegates.
Art. 15 Functions and Competencies
1The Meeting of Delegates has the power to:
1. Make amendments to the Constitution
2. Establish regulations for general rules or delegations to the Executive Committee
3. Take decisions regarding items on the agenda (see Art. 16.4)
4. Elect the President by Ratification
5. Elect the President-Elect, Vice-Presidents, other Group Member representatives of the Executive Committee, Treasurer
6. Accept the report of the President
7. Take notice of the report of the Treasurer
8. Accept the financial statement and discharge the Members of the Executive Committee
9. Determine change in the membership dues
10. Decide the admission to Membership and termination of Membership
11. Decide the place of the next Congress
12. Discuss affairs administered by the Executive Committee
13. Dissolve and liquidate the Association
Art. 16 Convocation/Agenda
1The ordinary Meeting of Delegates shall take place at the time of the Congress.
2Extraordinary meetings may be called at any time by the Executive Committee. Extraordinary meetings shall be called by the Executive Committee when at least one-fifth of the overall number of allowable Delegates, representing at least two Groups, demand it and specify the reason for the meeting. The number of delegates will be determined by the number of members registered on the 1st of January of the year in which the meeting will take place.
3Motions for the amendments to the Constitution have to be filed with the President no later than 9 months in advance of the Meeting of Delegates.
4Non-constitutional items for the agenda: a Group Member or Delegate has the right to place items on the agenda and to designate whether for discussion only or for discussion and vote. Items for a vote must be submitted to the President not later than 4 months in advance of the Meeting of Delegates. Non-voting items can be submitted at any time.
5The Agenda for any Meeting of Delegates is formulated by the Executive Committee in accordance with Art. 16. Decisions are restricted only to those items on the agenda.
6Notice of any meeting must be sent out by the President on behalf of the Executive Committee at least 3 months beforehand.
Art. 17 Voting Procedures
1The quorum is a quorum of presence; it is initially determined as the number of Delegates present or represented by proxy at the beginning of the Meeting of Delegates. After a quorum call a new quorum of presence is determined as the number of Delegates present or represented by proxy.
2Decisions shall be reached by a simple majority. Elections shall be decided by a relative majority.
3A simple majority is an affirmative vote of half plus one vote of those Delegates either present or represented by proxy.
4A relative majority is an affirmative vote of the greatest number of votes for each of the candidates. In the case of a relative majority the President has a casting vote, if the votes for the candidates are equal.
5Motion for a secret ballot: Voting is carried out by show of hands, unless the Executive Committee or at least one-fifth of the Delegates present in person or by proxy requests a secret ballot or postal vote. Acceptance of new Group Members and termination of membership must be voted on by secret ballot. These decisions shall be final and no reasons need to be given for the decision.
6The representation of a Delegate is allowed under the following circumstances: If, due to exceptional circumstances, less than the full complement of Delegates for a Group Member is able to attend the Meeting of Delegates, a Delegate can represent several Delegates╒ votes if the President of the Group Member to which the Delegate belongs authorizes in writing and undersigns a list of proxies. A proxy vote can only be held by a Delegate from within the membership of the same Group Member.
B. Executive Committee
Art. 18 Composition
1The Executive Committee shall be determined by the Meeting of Delegates and shall hold office until the next regular Meeting of Delegates. It shall consist of:
1. The President, who shall be Chairperson
2. The President-Elect
3. The Honorary Secretary, appointed by the President
4. Two (2) Vice-Presidents
5. Nine (9) Representatives of the elected Group Members
2The Officers named above (President, President-Elect, Vice-Presidents and Honorary Secretary) are considered to be representatives of their respective Group Members, which therefore cannot be placed on the List of Group Members eligible for election to the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee consists of 14 members.
Art. 19 Eligibility
1Officers:
a. Any analyst of the Association is eligible for office at all times within the framework of the constitution. Candidates must introduce themselves to the Delegates before the election. This may be accomplished through mailings or posters that are displayed during the Congress.
b. President: The President-Elect becomes President by ratification at the Meeting of the Delegates, and upon declaring her or his acceptance of the responsibilities of office. In order to become President, the President-Elect has to be ratified by a simple majority. In exceptional circumstances, if the President-Elect cannot, or does not wish to, assume the office of President, then a new President is chosen by the Meeting of Delegates in a special vote from among the Vice-Presidents. The office of President consists of a one-time-only term of three (3) years
c. President-Elect: Any analyst of the Association is eligible for election to this office. The office of President-Elect consists of a one-time-only term of three (3) years
d. Vice-President: Two equally-ranked Vice-Presidents are elected, each to a three-(3)-year-term. An individual may hold the office of Vice-President for at most two (2) non-consecutive terms of office
2Eligibility for Group Members:
The Delegates elect Group Members. Each elected Group Member has to name their representative from within their membership onto the Executive Committee for the full term.
3The totality of the Individual Members is considered a Group Member.
4Every Group Member not otherwise represented by one of the elected Officers is eligible for a term of three (3) years on the Executive Committee, and subsequently for a second term of three (3) years. If a Group Member has been represented for two consecutive terms of office — or six (6) years — on the Executive Committee, then the name of this Group Member shall be removed from the List of Group Members eligible for election for the ensuing three (3) years.
Art. 20 Election Procedure
1First, the new President is determined and then the Members of the Executive Committee, in the following order:
1. President-Elect
2. The two Vice-Presidents
3. Naming of the Honorary Secretary
4. Naming of the Group Members eligible for election to the Executive Committee
5. Election of Group Members to the Executive Committee
2The specificities of the election itself are determined by the President (or designated replacement).
Art. 21 Functions and Competencies
1The Executive Committee is the executive organ of the Association. It conducts the current business unless, according to the Constitution or a regulation, such business falls within the competency of the Meeting of Delegates. The Executive Committee can decide about provisions within the scope of its competency. It is responsible for the Meeting of Delegates.
2The Executive Committee may appoint Committees of Inquiry. Such Committees are authorized to intervene in the case of differences or difficulties which occur within or between Group Members as well as within or between Individual Members and Group Members.
3The Executive Committee fixes the Congress fees after consultation.
4Decisions of the Executive Committee shall be reached by a simple majority of its members present.
5The President presides over the Executive Committee. She or he presides over the Meeting of Delegates and, if possible, represents the Association at official events.
6Should the President temporarily be hindered in the fulfillment of presidential duties, particularly in the chairing of the Meeting of the Delegates, then the President-Elect shall represent the President during this time; should this not be possible, the Executive Committee shall choose a replacement from among the Vice-Presidents.
7The President appoints the Committees and Sub-Committees of the Association in consultation with the Executive Committee.
8 The President designates the persons authorized to sign official documents. They have signatory powers collectively in pairs.
C. Ethics-Committee
Art. 22 Composition and Appointment
1In accordance with the aim of the Association as set out in Art. 5.1.3 there shall be established an Ethics Committee consisting of not less than five and not more than nine members, the exact number to be determined by the President in consultation with the Executive Committee. Such members shall be analyst members of the Group Members or Individual Members of the Association who are not Officers or Members of the Executive Committee.
2The Chair and members of the Ethics Committee shall be nominated by the President in consultation with the Executive Committee, which shall make the final approval. The Ethics Committee shall elect an Honorary Secretary from amongst its members. The term of office of the ordinary members of the Ethics Committee will be three years, renewable twice for a further three years with the agreement of the Executive Committee. Where the Chair of the Ethics Committee has already served as an ordinary member for two terms of three years, the term can be extended to include a further two terms of three years as Chair.
Art. 23 Functions and Competencies
1The Ethics Committee shall have as its main functions:
a. To act as a resource on ethical matters for Individual Members, Group Members, analyst members of Group Members
b. To maintain and periodically revise the following documents:
1. Code of Ethics for IAAP Individual Members
2. Guidelines for Minimal Standards in Codes of Ethics for Group Members of the IAAP
3. The Responsibilities and Procedures of the Ethics Committee of the IAAP
c. To receive complaints as defined in these documents
d. To review and approve the Codes of Ethics and Procedures of new Group Members upon their application for recognition by the IAAP to ensure that the minimal standards have been met
e. To protect the public interest 2 Revisions of the documents mentioned in this Art., Para.1, lit. b), shall be reviewed by the Executive Committee in consultation with the Ethics Committee for recommendation to the next Meeting of Delegates for approval.
D. Treasurer
Art. 24 Election
1The Meeting of Delegates shall elect a Treasurer who needs not be a member of the Association. The Treasurer shall attend the Meeting of Delegates or of the Executive Committee by request, but without vote.
Art. 25 Function
1The Treasurer gives an account of the annual financial status of the Association to the Executive Committee and a report for the attention of the Meeting of Delegates.
E. Council of Societies
Art. 26 Composition/Organization
1Composition:
The Council of Societies consists of one representative from each Group Member of the Association and an elected representative of the Individual Members. Each Group Member is free to decide whether they wish to send their President (Chairperson) or another representative to the Council of Societies.
2Council Meetings:
The Council of Societies is convened by the President of the Association. It shall take place every three years in conjunction with the meeting of the Executive Committee some months prior to the Association╒s International Congress. The members of the Executive Committee will be invited to participate.
3Further meetings can be held by invitation of the Executive Committee.
Art. 27 Functions
1The functions of the Council of Societies are as follows:
a. To inform the representatives, to discuss and disseminate information about pending business on the Agenda for the Meeting of Delegates so that they might prepare their Delegates with regard to matters that are to be voted upon. The President of the Association chairs and the Members of the Executive Committee participate in the Meeting of the Council of Societies, and present and discuss issues from the Agenda of the pending Meeting of Delegates with the representatives
b. To discuss matters of interest to the Membership
c. To recommend to the Executive Committee other topics for future consideration
VI. Changes to the Constitution
Art. 28
1Changes to the Constitution can be made only by the Meeting of Delegates. A two-thirds majority of those Delegates either present or represented by proxy is required to change the Constitution.
2Proposals to changes to the Constitution may be submitted by any Group Member, or by the Executive Committee. Such proposals must be received by the President no later than nine months prior to the date of the Meeting of Delegates. The President must inform the Meeting of Delegates of any such proposals by placing them on the Agenda.
VII. Dissolution and Liquidation of the Association
Art. 29
1A resolution to dissolve the Association can be adopted either at the Meeting of Delegates or by postal vote. With this resolution the question of disposition of the funds of the Association has to be settled. If a Meeting convened to consider such a resolution does not have a vote of three-fourths of the Delegates either present or represented by proxy, the question shall then be submitted by letter to all the Delegates, and the resolution shall be considered adopted by a three-fourths affirmative vote by mail of all. To be counted Delegates must forward their vote in writing before the deadline.
VIII. Final Clauses
Art. 30 Periods of Time
1Reference to periods of time established in this Constitution:
– to calculate the membership dues (Art. 10, Para.1)
– to determine the number and names of Delegates (Art. 14, Para.4)
– to submit motions for an ordinary Meeting of Delegates (Art. 16, Para.3)
– to give notice of a Meeting of Delegates (Art. 16, Para. 6)
– to submit proposals to changes to the Constitution (Art. 28, Para.2)
Art. 31 Binding Law
1Unless the present Constitution diverges from them, the regulations of the Swiss Civil Code, Art. 60 et seq. shall apply.
Art. 32 Putting into force
1Approved by the Meeting of Delegates, August 21st, 2013.
2Put into force at the close of the Meeting of Delegates, August 21st, 2013. 1