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Interlibertarians (International Libertarians, or IL) is a [[non-profit]], [[political international]] and trasnational organisation formed in February 2010 and it represents the pre-eminent network for libertarian political parties and [[free market]] associations, for the strengthening of libertarian actions around the world.

Members are [[classical liberalism|classic liberal]] and [[free market]] [[libertarianism|libertarian]] political parties, movements and cultural [[austrian school]] associations around the world.

Its headquarters is in [[Lugano]], [[Switzerland]].

==History==

The organisation was founded in February 2010<ref> [http://homepage.mac.com/rcortonesi/Sites/ENCLAVE11.pdf ''What an idea: The Libertarian International!''] ''Enclave'' n°11, page 1, by Giovanni de Consoli. Retrieved on February 2010. Archived from [http://www.liberisti.org http://www.liberisti.org/] </ref>, by the [[Movimento Libertario]] and Swiss free market party [[The Liberists (Ticino)| I Liberisti ticinesi]] [http://www.liberisti.org/].<ref> [http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11005%3Aticino-i-liberisti-libertari-non-parteciperanno-alle-elezioni&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1 ''Ticino, The Liberists (Libertarian) doesn't participate to the elections''] Retrieved on December 17, 2010, Archived from [http://www.tio.ch/Ticino/Politica/News/603266/I-Liberisti-non-correranno-alle-elezioni ''I Liberisti doesn't run to the election''] on December 10, 2010</ref>

The organisation started officially at the first Interlibertarians Conference in Lugano on April 2-3, 2011.<ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4475:interlibertarian-primo-congresso-internazionale-dei-libertari&catid=1:latest-news ''Interlibertarians: First International Libertarians Congress''] by Leonardo Facco. Retrieved on March 19, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11345%3Ainterlibertarians-2011-a-lugano-la-macchina-e-stata-messa-in-moto&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1 ''Interlibertarians 2011, in Lugano, the  machine was set in motion''] by Rivo Cortonesi, Retrieved on December 30, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11587%3Alibertari-di-tutto-il-mondo-incontriamoci-a-lugano&catid=1%3Alatest-news ''Libertarians of worldwide meet in Lugano''] by Rivo Cortonesi, Retrieved on January 8, 2011]</ref>

The IL have 41 members among full (33) and associates (14) in 30 Countries.

Interlibertarians organisation want to become the international subject of reference for libertarian and classic liberals movements-parties and for all free market associations in the world for the strengthening of libertarian actions around the world.

The Libertarian Proclamation Acceptance describes the basic political principles of Interlibertarians.<ref name="LPA">[http://web.me.com/rcortonesi/INTERLIBER/Acceptance.html ''Libertarian proclamation acceptance'']</ref>

==Libertarian proclamation acceptance==

Each Interlibertarians adhering member is committed to respect the following principles<ref name="LPA"/>:

# Each individual is the sole owner of his own body;
# Each individual is the sole owner of the fruits of his own labor;
# Exclusive possession of his own body and the fruits of his own work is defined as private property;
# The private property of an individual can not be violated, in whole or in part, by any other individual or groups of individuals however organized;
# An individual is free when his private property, as defined in section 3 is not, in whole or in part, violated against his will, otherwise he is, in whole or in part, a servant;
# Every free individual has the right to choose what to do with his own bodies and the fruits of his own labour;
# In exercising this right the free individual must not violate the private property of others, as defined in point 3;
# No rights enshrined coercively through the breach, in whole or in part, of the private property, may in any way and under no circumstances be regarded as a right;
# From the peremptory affirmation of the inviolability of the private property derive a  number of practical consequences in the exercise of individual freedom, such as: the freedom to help on a purely voluntary base one's neighbor, religious freedom, sexual freedom, the freedom to choose and pay only for goods and services that best meet  oneself needs, the freedom to make money transactions in the chosen currency in a free currency market finally excluded from the monopoly of central banks, the freedom to exchange with anyone you want without customs duties the fruits of one’s own labor, the freedom to choose how to provide for oneself physical safety and to whom to entrust the administration of civil and criminal justice;

==Aims==
The aims of Interlibertarians organisation are<ref name="WII">[http://web.me.com/rcortonesi/INTERLIBER/Whats_Interlibertarians.html ''What's Interlibertarians'']</ref>:

* defence of [[private property]] from attacks by ruling statism run by both right- and left-wing constructivists;

* defence of freedom of entrepreneurship against over-regulations which imprison human talents;

* defence of [[free trade]] against [[protectionism]], custom tariffs and duties;

* defence of [[tax competition]] in  favour of a future society, once and for all free from [[taxes]], founded on the grounds of [[subsidiarity]], the voluntary sector, free association, responsibility and civic concord;

* defence of the value of saving against the central banking monopoly;

* defence of freedom of education as to make our children free from institutional serfdom inculcated by [[state school]];

* defence of freedom of insurance as to repeal the state provision of [[health care]], [[unemployment]], accidents [[insurance]] and [[pensions]];

==Interlibertarians annual conference==

Each year in Lugano (Switzerland), IL organisation create the Interlibertarians Conference, a free event that allows to participants to<ref name="WII"/>:

* Explain the initiatives undertaken in their respective own countries with the promotion of libertarian philosophy and free market proposals for the achievement of the above mentioned fundamental goals;

* Meet and exchange experiences with others libertarians, create a platform for exchange and communication between libertarians and free market organisations in the world;

* Discuss and agree the implementation of practical common actions, on worldwide level for the creation of a network for the communication of libertarians ideas and [[non-violent]] actions;

The first IL Conference event was organised on April 2-3, 2011 at Palazzo dei Congressi<ref>[http://www.ticinolive.ch/agenda/lugano-2-3-aprile-conferenzadibattito-interlibertarians-14750.html ''Lugano April 2-3. Interlibertarian Conference at Palazzo dei congressi'']</ref><ref> [http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13452%3Ainterlibertarians-il-programma-definitivo&catid=1%3Alatest-news ''Interlibertarians: The definitive program''] Interlibertarians 2011 program for the event of April 2-3 in Lugano, Retrieved on March 20, 2011, Archived from [http://www.usemlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=653%3Ainterlibertarians-2011&catid=16%3Acomunicazioni&Itemid=167 ''Interlibertarians 2011''] by Francesco Carbone on March 21, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.tio.ch/Ticino/Attualita/News/626152/Lugano-per-due-giorni-capitale-mondiale-della-liberta ''Lugano for two days world capital of freedom''] Retrieved on March 30, 2011, Interlibertarians 2011 program [http://img.tio.ch/tio_common/multimedia/26/152/20110330_153128_Interlibertarians_Programma.pdf ''Interlibertarians 2011 Conference program Lugano 2-3 Aprile 2011'']</ref>, with many messages of greeting<ref>[http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/56510043?access_key=key-40my2lg3cxuyvv69b62 Letter from the President of the Partido de la Libertad Individual (P-Lib) to the organiser Leonardo Facco, Movimento Libertario] Retrived March 29, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/56510181?access_key=key-levpx0sjays0ozrmj9y Letter by Daniele Priori (Secretary of Italian GayLib Association) about their adhesion to Interlibertarians 2011]</ref>, hosts international relators<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5bwx0pU59s&feature=relmfu Message by Sean Gabb (Libertarian Alliance) to the Interlibertarians 2011 conference in Lugano] Archive from [http://www2.libertarian.co.uk/?q=node/265 ''Pessimistic Words to the Interlibertarians Conference in Lugano (2011), by Sean Gabb'']</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxF-reTXbOQ&feature=relmfu Greetings by Mark Hinkle (U.S. Libertarian Party) to the participants of Interlibertarians 2011]</ref> and interesting arguments to debated<ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13787%3Ai-libertari-si-incontrano-a-lugano-per-discutere-una-strategia-antistatalista&catid=1%3Alatest-news ''Libertarians meet to discuss an anti-state strategy in Lugano''] Archived from [http://www.opinione.it/articolo.php?arg=4&art=100397 ''Interlibertarians 2011''] L'Opinione by Stefano Magni, Retrieved on April 5, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.confcontribuenti.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76%3Aconfcontribuenti-a-convegno-con-i-libertari-di-tutto-il-mondo ''ConfContribuenti in conference with the libertarians from around the world''] by Elisa Serafini, Retrieved on April 4, 2011, Archived from [http://veneto.magna-carta.it/content/libertari-di-tutto-mondo-unitevi ''Libertarians around the world, unite!'']</ref> (for example the purpose of golden swiss franch<ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13754%3Ainterlibertarians-2011-la-proposta-del-qfranco-aureoq-e-gia-in-parlamento&catid=1%3Alatest-news ''Interlibertarians 2011, proposal of the golden franch is already in Parliament''] Retrieved on April 4, 2011</ref>, free market solution about the choice of school education<ref>[http://homepage.mac.com/rcortonesi/Sites/Liberisti_scuola.pdf ''From the free public school, to choice of the school''] by Rivo Cortonesi</ref>, the abolition of [[withholding tax]]<ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13772%3Asostituto-dimposta-intervento-di-leonardo-facco-a-interlibertarians-2011&catid=1%3Alatest-news ''The withholding tax, speech by Leonardo Facco at Interlibertarians 2011''] by Leonardo Facco, Retrieved on April 5, 2011</ref> and the free market of [[sound money]]<ref>[http://www.usemlab.com/verso_un_mercato_competitivo_del_denaro.pdf ''Towards a competitive money market''] by Francesco Carbone, Retrieved on April 5, 2011, Archived from [http://www.usemlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=658%3Averso-un-mercato-competitivo-del-denaro&catid=16%3Acomunicazioni&Itemid=167 ''Towards a competitive money market'']</ref>).

The success of this event<ref>[http://iovotopli.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/interlibertarians-2011-proposte-a-confronto-verso-una-geopolitica-internazionale-libertaria-delle-idee-e-delle-azioni/ ''Interlibertarians 2011: Proposals compared for an international geopolitics of libertarian ideas and actions''] by Luca Fusari, Retrieved on April 9, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13751%3Ainterlibertarians-2011-un-successo-il-primo-evento&catid=1%3Alatest-news ''Interlibertarians 2011 a success the first event''] Retrieved on April 4, 2011 Archived from 'Corriere del Ticino'</ref> allowed the subsequent creation of the first beta version of the website of IL<ref>[http://web.me.com/rcortonesi/INTERLIBER/Interlibertarians2011.html Interlibertarians 2011] Interlibertarians archive</ref> and the implementation of the goals decided during the conference for the grow of the organisation.<ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13807%3Ainterlibertarians-2011-un-passo-avanti-vesro-la-liberta&catid=1%3Alatest-news ''Interlibertarians 2011, a step towards freedom''] by Gian Piero de Bellis, Retrieved on April 6, 2011, Archived from [http://www.polyarchy.org/basta/sussurri/interlibertarians.html ''Interlibertarians'']</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.com/2011/08/11/libertarian-party-lugano/ ''Libertarian Party with us in Lugano''] Retrieved on August 11, 2011, Archived from [http://www.libertarianpartyuk.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16%3Ainterlibertarian&catid=1%3Anews-a-events&Itemid=6 ''Interlibertarian''] by Luca Fusari, on August 8, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.com/2011/08/22/lugano-enclave-libertari/ ''Lugano, libertarian enclave''] by Rivo Cortonesi, Retrieved on August 22, 2011 Archived from [http://www.ticinolive.ch/ospiti/interlibertarians-a-lugano-per-attuare-un-sano-pensiero-economico-%e2%80%93-rivo-cortonesi-22374.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook ''Interlibertarians. In Lugano to implement a sound economic thinking''] on August 20, 2011</ref>

After problems that have caused the necessity for the organisers to cancel and move the event of March 2012, the second Conference was held at the Conference room of the City of Lugano-Paradiso (Switzerland) on 24 and 25 November 2012. <ref>[http://blog.ilgiornale.it/lottieri/2012/10/28/libertari-in-cerca-di-una-strategia-a-lugano-24-25-novembre-per-ampliare-gli-spazi-di-liberta/ ''Libertarians in search of a strategy, in Lugano (24-25 November). To expand the space of freedom.''] by Carlo Lottieri, Retrieved on October 28, 2012</ref>.<ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.com/2012/10/interlibertarians-2012-a-lugano-per-confrontarsi-di-azioni-politiche/ ''Interlibertarians 2012, Lugano for debate of political action''], Retrieved on October 31, 2012</ref>. <ref>[http://www.ticinolive.ch/primo-piano/libertari-di-tutto-il-mondo-unitevi-intervista-a-rino-cortonesi-48319.html ''Libertarians of the world unite in Lugano: Interview with Cortonesi''] by TicinoLive, Retrieved on October 28, 2012, Archived from [http://www.movimentolibertario.com/2012/10/libertari-di-tutto-il-mondo-unitevi-a-lugano-intervista-a-cortonesi/ ''Interview with Cortonesi'']</ref>.
The main theme of the conference is: 'Libertarians in the political arena: How can libertarians gather consensus to influence or change the existing state institutions?' <ref>[http://www.movimentolibertario.com/2012/09/interlibertarians-ci-vediamo-il-24-25-novembre-a-lugano/ ''Interlibertarians we see the 24 25 November in Lugano''], Retrieved on September 9, 2012 </ref>
The third Conference will be held at the Conference room of the City of Lugano-Paradiso (Switzerland) on November 30th, 2013. The main theme of the conference is: 'Which Democracy?'.
[[Frank Karsten]], co-author of the book ''[[''Beyond Democracy'']]'', will be presence as guest speaker of the event.

===Interlibertarians conference===
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Lugano]] 2011
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Lugano-Paradiso]] 2012
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Lugano-Paradiso]] 2013

==Members==
===Political Parties===
Interlibertarians has working relationships or friendships with the following parties:

{| class="wikitable"
!Country
!Name
!Associated status member
!Officially Member of Interlibertarians (International Libertarians) 
!Government
!Notes
|-
! {{flag|Argentina}}
| [[Liberal Libertarian Party |Partido Liberal Libertario]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Australia}}
| [[Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)|Liberal Democratic Party]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Belgium}}
| [[Libertarian Party (Belgium)|Parti Libertarien]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no|Not Officially registered yet}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Brazil}}
| [[Libertarians (Brazil)|Libertàrios]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Canada}}
| [[Libertarian Party of Canada |Libertarian Party]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
!
| [[Ontario Libertarian Party |Ontario Libertarian Party]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Cyprus}}
| [[Liberal Democrats |Liberal Democrats]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Czech Republic}}
| [[Party of Free Citizens |Strana svobodných občanů]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Denmark}}
| [[Dansk Libertarisk Parti|Dansk Libertarisk Parti]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Finland}}
| [[Liberals_(Finland) | Liberaalit]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{no|Not Officially registered yet}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|France}}
| [[Liberal Democratic Party (France) | Parti libéral démocrate]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{no|Not Officially registered yet}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Greece}}
| [[Liberal Alliance (Greece) | Fileleftheri Simmakhia]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{no|Not Officially registered yet}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Germany}}
| [[Common reason Party (Germany) | Partei der Vernunft]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Italy}}
| [[Movimento Libertario]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
| Founder of the Interlibertarians organisation
|-
! 
| [[Force Evaders | Forza Evasori]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|New Zealand}}
|[[Libertarianz]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Netherlands}}
|[[Libertarian Party (Netherlands)| Libertarische Partij]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Russia}}
| [[Libertarian Party of Russia | Либертарианская Партия России]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|South Africa}}
| [[Libertarian Party of South Africa | Libertarian Party of South Africa]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Spain}}
| [[Individual Freedom Party |Partido de la Libertad Individual]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Sweden}}
| [[Libertarian Party (Sweden)|Liberala Partiet]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{no|Not Officially registered yet}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Switzerland}}
| [[The Liberists (Ticino)| I Liberisti ticinesi]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|Founder of the Interlibertarians organisation
|-
! {{flag|Turkey}}
| [[Liberal_Democratic_Party_(Turkey)|Liberal Demokrat Parti]] 
| {{yes}}
| {{no|Not Officially registered yet}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|Ukraine}}
|[[Libertarian Movement(Ukraine)|Лібертаріанський рух]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| [[United Kingdom Libertarian Party| Libertarian Party UK]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{flag|United States}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)| U.S. Libertarian Party]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
! 
| [[Boston Tea Party (political_party)| Boston Tea Party]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
| Dissolved party
|-
! {{flag|Uruguay}}
| [[Partido Liberal Libertario | Partido Liberal Libertario]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Officially registered}}
| {{no}}
|-
|}

==Cooperating organisations==

===Libertarian think tanks and associations===
Interlibertarians is also in contact with the following associations:
* [[Liberty Australia]] ([[Australia]])
* [[Liberté chérie (association)| Liberté chérie]] ([[Belgium]])
* West Coast Libertarian Foundation ([[Canada]])
* Institut Coppet [http://www.institutcoppet.org/] ([[France]])
* [[Confcontribuenti]] (Confederation of Italian taxpayers) [http://www.confcontribuenti.eu] ([[Italy]])
* GayLib [http://www.gaylib.it/] ([[Italy]])
* Italian Federated Farmers [http://agricoltorifederati.it/] ([[Italy]])
* Ludwig von Mises Italia ([[Italy]])
* Tea Party Italia ([[Italy]])
* [[Usemlab]] [http://www.usemlab.com/index.php] ([[Italy]])
* Central Asian Free Market Institute ([[Kyrgyzstan]]) ([[Kazakhstan]])
* Andes Libres ([[Peru]])
* Libertarijanski Klub([[Serbia]])
* Katalaksija ([[Serbia]])
* Catallaxy Institute([[Switzerland]])
* Swiss Mises Institute ([[Switzerland]]) 
* Liberales Institut ([[Switzerland]])
* [[Libertarian Alliance]] ([[United Kingdom]])
* Language of Liberty Institute [http://languageoflibertyinstitute.org/] ([[United States]])

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*  [http://www.interlibertarians.org/ Interlibertarians official website]

[[Category:Organizations]]