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Bill: Supreme Law of Kazulia
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Konservative Partiet
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 3965
Description[?]:
| WE, the people of Kaluzia acknowledging the struggles of our ancestors, and desiring our continued existence as a sovereign people, do hereby by the grace of our protector and loving Monarch, Queen Victoria, take this declaration to be the basis of our laws and customs. Hereby we establish the Constitution of the Kingdom of Kazulia, based on respect for freedom, justice and cooperation between public powers, expecting social dialogue and compromise as on the principle of subsidiary in the strengthening the powers of citizens and their communities for the good of all who dwell within our borders. Article 1. The Kingdom of Kazulia 1. The Kingdom of Kazulia is hereby established and declared a sovereign and democratic nation, directed under a constitutional monarch. Sovereign power over the nation and its possessions shall be exercised in the manner provided by this Constitution. 2. The Kingdom of Kazulia shall be structured as a parliamentary democracy under a Monarch and Unicameral Legislature. 3. The Kingdom of Kazulia shall maintain a unicameral legislature which shall be the elected voice of the subjects of the Kingdom and shall have its powers described in succeeding articles. 4. The Kingdom of Kazulia shall obligate itself to respect international law binding upon it through agreed treaties and alliances. 5. The Kingdom of Kazulia shall provide assistance to the Kazulian subjects living abroad to maintain their links with the national cultural heritage. 6. The organs of public authority shall function on the basis of, and within the limits of the law of the Kingdom of Kazulia. 7. The Kingdom of Kazulia shall safeguard the independence and integrity of its territory and ensure the freedoms and rights of persons and citizens, the security of the citizens, safeguard of national heritage and shall ensure the protection of the natural environment pursuant to the principles of sustainable development. Article 2. The Monarchy of the Kingdom of Kazulia 1. The King or Queen of the Kingdom of Kazulia shall be considered the reigning monarch and therefore Head of State of the Kingdom of Kazulia. 2. The King or Queen of the Kingdom of Kazulia must be related to previous King or Queen of the Kingdom, and will also be the head of the current reigning Royal House. 3. In rare cases, where there is no longer a logical or eligible heir to the throne or when a heir is absent or unavailable the legislature of the Kingdom of Kazulia will be granted the right to elect a new Royal House to head the Kingdom of Kazulia. 4. The King or Queen of the Kingdom of Kazulia shall have the reserved right to appoint the Royal Court if he so wishes, represent the Kingdom in international affairs, shall be required to sign all treaties and legislative documents and protect the Kingdom’s citizens from tyranny and oppression and see to that the Constitution is properly exercised without abuse and mistreatment. 5. The King or Queen shall, be represented by the Lord High Chancellor of His or Her Majesty's Privy Council, who shall appointed by the reigning Monarch. The Chancellor shall chair the Royal Court (or Cabinet) and report to the King or Queen. The King or Queen shall hold weekly meetings with the Royal Court. Article 3. Legislature of the Kingdom of Kazulia 1. The legislature of the Kingdom of Kazulia shall be a unicameral legislature with a maximum of 750 elected representatives and a minimum of 75 elected representatives. The amount of elected representatives to the legislature shall be determined by the legislature itself at respective dates, whenever it considers changing the amount of elected representatives. 2. The legislature of the Kingdom of Kazulia shall be elected for a term negotiated by the Lord High Chancellor. 3. The legislature of the Kingdom of Kazulia shall have the ability to pass legislation whether this legislation is to create laws, ratify treaties and international agreements or to modify this Constitution. 4. Each elected representative of the Kingdom of Kazulia shall be required to be part of a political group and shall be and shall be entitled to one seat only. Political groups shall represent their voters in the legislature of the Kingdom of Kazulia and shall cast their votes on their behalves. Each political group may consist of noble families, or people who ascribe to similar ideologies. 5. All political parties shall be granted the right to propose legislation at their discretion without restriction. 6. Legislation shall be passed through the legislature through a simple majority vote of all members of the legislature present and voting at the time of session except when the Constitution states otherwise. 7. All legislation passed by the legislature shall automatically enter effect immediately unless specifically described in the legislation itself. Article 4. Royal Court 1. The Royal Court of the Kingdom of Kazulia shall be the most senior administration of government in the Kingdom of Kazulia aside from the King or Queen. 2. The Royal Court shall be formed by political groups with the ability to obtain simple majority and pass necessary legislation in order to form a Royal Court. 3. The King or Queen has the right to appoint the Royal Court at his or her discretion. This power cannot be removed in war time where the King or Queen shall be charged with forming a national unity Royal Court. 4. The Royal Court shall exercise partial executive power, sharing this with the King or Queen of the Kingdom – however the Royal Court shall directly engage in forming and governing the policies of the Kingdom’s government advised by the legislature and its political groups. 5. The Head of the Royal Court, the Chancellor shall represent the Royal Court in the Kingdom itself and aboard internationally. The Head of Government of the Royal Court shall be responsible for the Royal Court and its members directly and shall be responsible for the conduct of public business and general policy of the Royal Court abroad. This person shall finally be charged with compromise with the Monarch. 6. The Royal Court shall be directly elected by the legislature of the Kingdom of Kazulia – it shall be a requirement for the members of the Royal Court to be members of the legislature of the Kingdom. 7. The Royal Court does not have a term unlike the legislature and remains until a new Royal Court is elected. 8. The Royal Court shall further be required to protect the interests of the State Treasury; issue regulations; ensure the implementation of statues; adopt a draft State Budget and coordinate and supervise the work of organs of State Administration. 9. Further the Royal Court shall determine the organisation and the manner of its own work, exercise general control in the field of national defence and annually specify the number of citizens who are required to perform active military services; ensure internal security of the Kingdom through public order and ensure the external security of the Kingdom. Article 5. Judiciary System 1. The Judicial authority shall be vested in the highest court authority of the Kingdom of Kazulia, the King or Queenly Judicial Authority as well as a system of lower, region courts. 2. Ordinary courts shall be charged with normal legal duties of courts abroad and their roles internationally in other nations. These courts shall determine civil court cases as well as criminal court cases at all their levels. 3. Administrative courts shall be charged with reviewing court cases which have been appealed from ordinary courts. Their job shall be similar, as described above in Section 2 of Article 5 – of ordinary courts. 4. The Sovereign’s Court shall be compromised 14 senior judges who are elected by their peers. This court shall be considered the highest court in the Kingdom of Kazulia and shall determine the final result of all court cases whether criminal or civil. 5. The Sovereign’s Court, along with all courts of any level have the right to judge laws unconstitutional and invalid if anyone pleads that a certain law breaks the rights provided by the Constitution. 6. Courts shall reserve the authority to interpret and apply the law to a particular case contested by litigants. The Court has the power to punish, sentence and direct future action to resolve conflicts or solve criminal cases. 7. All courts and tribunals shall constitute a separate power and shall be independent of other branches of the government. 8. The courts and tribunals shall pronounce judgments in the name of the Kingdom of Kazulia. 9. Court proceedings shall have at least two stages; the organizational structure and the administration of justice concerning all matters save for those statutorily reserved to other courts. 10. Judges shall be provided with appropriate conditions for work and granted remuneration consistent with the dignity of their office and scope of their duties. 11. A judge shall not belong to a political party, a trade union or perform public activities incompatible with the principles of independence of courts and judges. 12. Judges shall be appointed by the Ministry of Justice in name of the King or Queen of the Kingdom of Kazulia. Article 6. Political Parties 1. The Kingdom of Kazulia shall allow independent political organizations to run completely in a sovereign and democratic matter under their mind thought, own leadership and autonomy without control of the government institutions or monarch unless found breaking the law. 2. Political parties shall ensure that the will of the people they have opted to represent in elections shall prevail and for this purpose shall vote in their electorate’s interest, or are at least advised to do so. 3. Political parties must be registered according to national law and must be inactivated or dissolved if found guilty of treason, breaking national law or simply becoming inactive. 4. Opposition political parties which are not included in the Royal Court shall be required to play a constructive role in monitoring the Royal Court and its capabilities of running and representing the people of Kazulia. 5. The opposition parties shall play a constructive role to ensure that the Royal Court and the ruling parties function in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution provide good governance and strive to promote national interest and fulfil the aspirations of the people. Their aim must be to make the Royal Court responsible, accountable and transparent. 6. The opposition parties shall have the right to oppose the elected Royal Court and to question the Government’s conduct of public business. 7. The leader of the largest party sitting in opposition may style his or herself as "Leader of the Opposition". Article 7. Electoral Process 1. Under this Constitution the general and majority will of the people shall be the basis of the Royal Court and legislature and it shall be expressed through periodic elections in which all political parties shall have a right to participate in if registered. 2. Seats shall be distributed to political parties according to the number of votes gained in a particular region of the nation. 3. All political parties shall have a right to request early elections, the sitting government may decide whether this is done by each party directly, or whether requests should be made to the Chancellor. This shall be expressed by proper legislation. 4. The term of the legislature and local governments shall be determined by the legislature itself and it shall be possible to modify this term whenever as long as passed with the specific majority. Article 8. National Symbols 1. The National Symbols of the Kingdom of Kazulia shall be compromised of its National Animal, National Flag, National Sport, National Motto, National Coat of Arms and National Anthem. All shall be protected by law accordingly. Article 9. Rights of the Citizen 1. All citizens of the Kingdom of Kazulia shall have described rights, which shall be described in the succeeding sections. Every subject of the realm shall be born free, and there shall be no discrimination based on gender, race, sexual orientation, physical ability or on social standing. 2. The legislature of the Kingdom of Kazulia shall make no law respecting or prohibiting the free exercise of thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Royal Court for redress of grievances. 3. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free sovereign, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed by the legislature of Royal Court unless this causes a direct threat to society and its security. 4. No solider shall in time be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner nor even in the time of war, but in the manner to be prescribed by law itself and future legislation. 5. The right of the people to secure their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures and ones which have no legal background, shall not be violated and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation and particular describing the place to be searched, and the persons or property to be seized. 6. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy trial by an impartial court of the sovereign and district wherein the crime shall have been committed which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her; to be compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favour and to have the assistance needed for his defence. 7. In suits at common law, where the value of the controversy shall exceed a specified amount described in appropriate legislation the right of trial by court shall be reserved and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the Kingdom. 8. All citizens have a right to a home and to otherwise work in a manner which brings profit to their home and family. This responsibility shall be taken upon by the state itself when the person and his family remain incapable to themselves pay for a home or other needed items for normal functioning of a family. As such, state welfare shall be provided and the state shall be required to find a reasonable occupation which brings profit to the eligible persons and to find a reasonable home, whether it be a single standing property or not. 9. Citizens shall be guaranteed the right to have an occupation and during this to have rest and leisure. Further, they shall be guaranteed by this Constitution to have care when in old age or sickness, or whenever found unavailable due to health reasons; all citizens shall be guaranteed public healthcare and education. 10. Citizens shall be guaranteed freedom of belief however this can be regulated by the legislature when the belief is understood to be harmful to society or a threat to normal and peaceful functioning of society. 11. Citizens shall have the right to protect their family at any cost they see as reasonable, and their person and home shall be considered inviolable. Further, all citizens shall have freedom of artistic work unless this work calls upon treason or is insulting however this can be regulated by the legislature when the art is understood to be harmful to society or a threat to normal and peaceful functioning of society. 12. All citizens shall have the right to cultural protection and to protect their own families culture and ancestral line. 13. Every citizen shall have the right to vote, however this can be regulated by the legislature under extreme circumstances where it is found that this right must or should be regulated. However this Constitution shall not allow for restriction of the right to vote on a racist basis and it shall not encourage; it shall discourage changing this basic right of all citizens which are of voting age. Article 10. Amendment 1. The legislature has the right to modify this Constitution as it pleases however this requires a 2/3 majority to be considered acceptable and therefore modified. |
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| Date | 07:30:01, December 21, 2012 CET | From | Octivus Classikeil Populous Partiet | To | Debating the Supreme Law of Kazulia |
| Message | This seems like a well thought and well worded bill. As long as the budget can support its weight, we will as well, your Highness. |
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