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In fact, Baha'u'llah doesn't mean to create a flat, average, sameness everywhere, but to establish a system based on the concept of unity in diversity. In truth, just as it is necessary to have a structure and a world law that unites, through general laws, the states of the future confederation, it is also fundamental that each country maintains its own characteristics and can legislate, without contradicting the Supreme Agency, in its own territory, in any case, maintaining its own roots and diversities. (54:2) Each country could have its own national legislative body, executive body, national police and tribunal. Equally this model could be mirrored by each locality of the nation: cities, villages, and regions. Each local community will have agencies in charge of issuing local laws without contrasting the law of the national and international legislative body. (54:3) The local legislative body, assisted by the executive, by the local tribunal and police, will have the power to legislate and control what is necessary, so that local life is regulated and respected, necessities are met and relations among people are disciplined (54:4) This model, which is just an embryo of the future world order, gives an idea of the new system which is completely decentralized as regards local and national autonomies, but it's sufficiently clear that it is necessary that countries, cities, villages, localities and communities have to conform to the great world laws emanated by the Supreme State for the protection of the people of all the world. In the Baha'i writings, the basic concept with which these new institutions work is called "consultation".
(54:5)
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