Constitution of the Free City of Gran Coran'i

The Constitution of the Free City of Gran Coran'i is the framework for the government of Gran Coran'i. It was created during the Aegiship of August. Below is the current text of the constitution: 
== Constitution ==
FREE CITY OF GRAN CORAN’I 9th TERM
AS PASSED BY THE PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ON THE <01/07/2024>
CONSTITUTION OF THE
FREE CITY OF GRAN CORAN’I
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Written by: Harriet Jaiden Madison
Preamble:
We, as We have deliberately assembled here today, rooted in Our perpetual striving to consistent advancement towards Utopian design that shall bring prosperous and free equality to all sapient beings, in order to hail Our commune, the Bas, and to inscribe onto Our highest law what its principles shall be, hereby proclaim the following Constitution for the Free City of Gran Coran’i!
= Chapter I: On the Coran’i =
== Article I: The Nation and the Bas ==
§.1.	The Free City of Gran Coran’i shall be a safe haven for all sapient beings. It shall stand as a lighthouse of liberty to all those in need, who seek the protection of the golden sun of Gran Coran’i.
§.2.	All Coran’i are born free and equal.
§.3.	Coran’i soil does not tolerate unfreedom. All those who set foot onto it shall be freed from all bonds of servitude, and shall be guaranteed the inalienable rights all sapients are entitled to.
§.4.	The Free City of Gran Coran’i must not strip the power from Bas, nor must it ever act against the common will, wealth, or benefit of the Bas.
§.5.	It shall be the supreme duty of all actions of the state to shield the Peoples’ rights and ensure their safety, prosperity and freedom. The state must protect its People from tyranny or oppression of any kind.
§.6.	All authority of the state is bestowed upon it through the mandate of the Bas, which is constituted by the collective citizenry, and who, in their universality, are the sole true sovereign of the nation.
== Article II: The Fundamental Rights ==
§.7.	All sapients possess the inalienable rights to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, equality, justice, peace, and the free development of their own selves.
§.8.	No sapient must ever be discriminated against on basis of their ancestors; place of birth; language; race; origin; ethnicity; culture; sexual orientation; gender identity; sex; sex characteristics; religious or philosophical beliefs, or lack thereof.
§.9.	All sapient beings are and shall always be equal before the law, and shall be protected equally in their rights by the Free City of Gran Coran’i.
== Article III: The Fundamental Duties ==
§.10.	All duties of every sapient beings are to derive from these two principles, engraved by nature in all hearts:
- Do not do to others what you would not want done to you
- Always do unto others as you would have them do unto you
§.11.	All freedoms of what can be done whenever wanted without causing harm to another are retained by the People.
== Article IV: The Freedom of Expression ==
§.12.	All sapients are guaranteed the freedom to express themselves freely, including in speech and press; The boundaries thereof shall lie in the practise of discriminatory hate-speech, as shall be defined by law.
§.13.	All sapients are guaranteed the freedom to peacefully, and without arms, assemble and protest.
§.14.	All sapients are guaranteed the right to peacefully petition and complain to the government.
§.15.	All sapients are guaranteed the freedom of association. The boundaries of this freedom shall lie in associations that promote hateful, bigoted, discriminatory views or agitation shall be prohibited, as provided by law.
§.16.	All sapients are guaranteed the freedom of conscience; religion; thought; belief; and philosophy. The boundaries of the practise thereof are found in clear and severe violations of the common well-being, as shall be defined by law.
§.17.	All sapients are guaranteed the freedom of movement and the right of abode, as well as to leave Gran Coran’i as they please. The boundaries of these liberties shall be defined by law.
== Article V: The Universal Rights before the Judiciary ==
§.18	Everyone has the right to due process and to a fair, speedy and public trial; No one may be punished without due process.
§.19.	No one shall be punished for what is not explicitly forbidden by currently valid law; Nor shall anyone be punished for any deed committed prior to said deed being outlawed.
§.20.	Everyone has the right to trial by an unbiased and fair jury for any lawsuits exceeding $25,000.
§.21.	In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against them; to hear and be heard in court; and to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in their favour.
§.22.	The accused shall always be considered innocent until clearly proven otherwise. When in doubt, the ruling shall be in favour of the accused.
§.23.	No one must be compelled to be a witness against themself; The right to remain silent is guaranteed.
§.24.	No one shall be subject to punishment for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.
§.25.	No one must be subjected to cruel or unusual punishments, nor to excessive fines.
== Article VI: The Citizens’ Rights before the Judiciary ==
§.26.	All citizens are guaranteed the right to privacy in their communications, and to self-determination regarding their private data.
§.27.	All citizens are guaranteed the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures without a judicially issued warrant; No Warrants shall be issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and specifically describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
§.28.	All citizens are guaranteed freedom from unlawful arrests or detentions without cause or trial; The boundaries hereof shall be a court martial for military personnel.
§.29.	All citizens are guaranteed the right to legal aid and counsel in court for all cases exceeding misdemeanour status.
== Article VII: The Citizens’ Rights ==
§.30.	All citizens are guaranteed the right to freely and fairly participate both actively and passively in elections; to hold public offices; to serve on the courts and juries of the Free City of Gran Coran’i.
§.31.	All citizens are guaranteed the right to own land and property. The boundaries of this right shall lie in judicially ordained seizures as result of legal punishment; or in the exercise of eminent domain through the state, which must always be accompanied by just compensation.
== Article VIII: The Helots, Citizens, and Valets ==
§.32	Helot-status shall be granted to all sapients who apply for it.
§.33.	The process of obtaining full citizenship shall be regulated by Interisolary Law.
§.34.	Upon the completion of the necessary requirements, the Helot may submit a petition to be granted Citizenship by a majority vote of the Public Assembly; The Public Assembly’s decision may be challenged in court.
§.35.	A 2/3 majority in the Public Assembly may, at any time, grant citizenship to any sapient who they deem fit to have such an honour bestowed upon them.
§.36.	Valets shall be citizens of supremely high esteem, granted this honour by the Aegis on basis of their skillful and agreeable character.
§.37.	Residency within the confines of the Upper City shall be an exclusive privilege held solely by the Valets.
= Chapter II: On the Law of the Land =
== Article I: The Public Assembly ==
§.1.	The chief legislative organ of Gran Coran’i shall be the Public Assembly.
§.2.	The Public Assembly is composed of all citizens.
§.3.	Each citizen is entitled to 1 vote in the Public Assembly.
§.4.	All citizens hold the right to speak in the Public Assembly, and to propose bills on which shall be voted by all Citizens once a week on a public ballot.
§.5.	The Public Assembly shall meet no less than once a week, circumstances permitting, at a date and time set by the Aegis. All meetings of the Public Assembly shall be set and communicated no less than 24 hours in advance, except in case of national emergencies, where speedy decisions may be required.
== Article II: The Public Delegates ==
§.6.	There shall be 5 Public Delegates. Should the population be greater than 40 citizens, there shall be 1 new Public Delegate per every 10 new citizens. Every Isolary Republic shall receive 1 Public Delegate, and there shall be 1 new Public Delegate per every 10 new citizens who reside there.
§.7.	All Public Delegates are elected to one-month terms. The election of the Public Delegates shall be held on the first of every month. The rules and mechanisms of elections shall be defined by law.
§.8.	Each Public Delegate holds a total of 3 votes in the Public Assembly.
== Article III: The Legislative Process ==
§.9.	All laws must be prefaced by a summary.
§.10.	All laws must be beneficial to the people. It shall be the duty of legislation to ensure the common wealth and secure prosperity and liberty for the Bas.
§.11.	A given bill is passed if it gains a majority of votes in its favour.
§.12.	The Aegis shall hold a veto over all legislation. The Public Assembly may override an Aegisal veto with a vote of 3/5ths,
§.13.	An amendment to this Constitution requires a 2/3 majority in order to be passed; Upon passage, it shall take effect and be equally valid as any other section of the Constitution.
§.14.	The Public Assembly may enact Interisolary Laws; An Interisolary Law is passed if it gains a majority of votes in its favour.
= Chapter III: On the Public Servants =
== Article I: The Triumvirate ==
§.1.	The chief executive organ of Gran Coran’i shall be the Triumvirate.
§.2.	The Triumvirate shall ensure the proper and adequate enforcement of the law, as passed by the Public Assembly.
§.3.	The Triumvirate shall be headed by the Aegis.
§.4.	The Aegis is elected to a one-month term and shall be elected on the first day of each month. They appoint and dismiss the other two members of the Triumvirate freely.
§.5.	The Aegis appoints a Hyperion, who shall succeed them in case they are unable to exercise their office.
§.6.	 The Aegis shall hold a monthly State of the Commune address to the Public Assembly of Gran Coran'i and the general public.
== Article II: The Members of the Triumvirate ==
§.7.	The Triumvirate is composed of
- The Aegis, who shall primarily be responsible for domestic and civil affairs
- The Sentinel, who shall exclusively be responsible for diplomatic and foreign affairs
- The Arbiter, who shall exclusively be responsible for military affairs
§.8.	In case of disputes within the Triumvirate, the Aegis shall have the final say. The Aegis may veto decisions of the other members of the Triumvirate.
== Article III: The Aegis ==
§.9.	The Aegis shall be the head of state and the chairperson of the Triumvirate. They set the Triumvirate’s agenda.
§.10.	The Aegis may pardon those who have been convicted of crimes, except for those convicted of treason.
§.11.	The Aegis shall have the primary responsibility in internal affairs.
§.12.	The Aegis shall be responsible for domestic affairs, explicitly including (but not exclusively) Academia, Infrastructure, Recruitment, Amenities, Construction Works, Culture, and Resources.
§.13.	The Aegis shall nominate and, with the advice and consent of the Public Assembly, appoint Secretaries and all other domestic officers of Coran'i whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for and which shall be established by law; The Aegis shall have the ability to dismiss their appointments at any time.
§.14.	The Aegis shall only have a vote in the Public Assembly when it is to break a tie.
== Article IV: The Sentinel ==
§.15.	The Sentinel shall have the primary responsibility in international affairs.
§.16.	The Sentinel has the power, with the advice and consent of the Public Assembly, to sign treaties and make other such actions on behalf of the nation.
§.17.	The Sentinel shall nominate and, with the advice of the Public Assembly, appoint Ambassadors, Diplomats and all other diplomatic officers of Coran'i whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for and which shall be established by law; The Sentinel shall have the ability to dismiss their appointments at any time
== Article V: The Arbiter ==
§.18.	The Powers of the Arbiter shall have the primary responsibility in military affairs.
§.19.	They shall be commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
§.20.	The Arbiter shall appoint, with a vote of the Public Assembly, officers to the General Staff.
§.21.	They shall appoint a cabinet of military advisors, known as the General Staff, who shall help them in their duties; The General Staff serve at the pleasure of the Arbiter and can be dismissed by them at any time.
== Article VI: The Act and Process of Impeachment ==
§.22.	Impeachment shall be defined as the act of punishing public servants for criminal offences.
§.23.	The Triumvirate, and all other civil and military officers of Gran Coran'i, shall be removed from office upon impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanours.
§.24.	Impeachment proceedings shall be conducted as follows:
- Articles of Impeachment shall be brought forward to the Public Assembly by any member thereof;
- Articles of Impeachment shall be approved by a majority-vote of the Public Assembly in order to proceed
- Once the Public Assembly has passed Articles of Impeachment, a trial in the PublicAssembly shall proceed, with the High Justice presiding over the trial
- A 2/3rds vote of the Public Assembly shall be required to convict an official.
== Article VII: The Motions of No-Confidence ==
§.25.	The Aegis shall be removed from office upon the successful passage of a motion of no-confidence.
§.26.	The proceedings for a motion of no-confidence shall be conducted as follows
- A motion of no-confidence shall be brought forward to the Public Assembly by any member thereof;
- The motion of no-confidence shall be approved by a majority-vote  of the Public Assembly in order to proceed.
- No earlier than 48 hours after the Public Assembly has passed a motion of no-confidence, a 3/5ths vote of the Public Assembly shall be required to remove the Aegis from their office.
= Chapter IV: On the Judiciary =
== Article I: The High Court ==
§.1.	The chief judiciary organ of Gran Coran’i shall be the High Court.
§.2.	The High Court is composed of 3 High Justices.
§.3.	The High Justices elect, from among each other, a Chief Justice.
§.4.	Court cases of the High Court are chaired, overseen, and presided over by the Chief Justice; They are responsible for hearing cases and moving through the order of the court procedure.
§.5.	In case of a trial by Jury, the verdict shall be made by unanimity of the Jury; In case of either a trial without a Jury, or of a divided Jury, the High Justices shall make a verdict by a majority vote.
== Article II: The Office of the High Justices ==
§.6.	The Aegis nominates High Justices.
§.7.	A candidate nominated by the Aegis must be confirmed in their office by the Public Assembly.
§.8.	The High Justices serve for life, or until resignation.
§.9.	A High Justice shall only ever be removed from office upon impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanours.
== Article III: The Inferior Courts ==
§.10.	The Public Assembly may, by law, establish courts or tribunals inferior to the High Court.
§.11.	The High Court may overrule inferior courts and shall serve as the final court of appeals.
§.12.	The Aegis appoints a Justice of a court inferior to the High Court.
§.13.	Court cases of any of the inferior courts are chaired, overseen, and presided over by regular Justices; They are responsible for hearing cases and moving through the order of the court procedure.
§.14.	In case of a trial by Jury, the verdict shall be made by unanimity of the Jury; In case of either a trial without a Jury, or of a divided Jury, the Justice shall make a verdict.
= Chapter V: On the Isolary Republics =
== Article I: The Peninsular Province ==
§.1.	The Free City of Coran’i is composed of the Peninsular Province and of the several devolved Isolary Republics.
§.2.	The capital of the nation shall be Jardij’abes; The Triumvirate, the Public Assembly, and the High Court shall have their seat there, lest an emergency prevents this.
== Article II: The Jurisdiction of Interisolary Law ==
§.3.	Interisolary Law shall apply uniformly throughout the Free City of Coran’i, and be equally valid in both the Peninsular Province and in the Isolary Republics.
§.4.	Only the Public Assembly may enact Interisolary Laws; An Interisolary Law is passed if it gains a majority of votes in its favour.
§.5.	Interisolary Law must explicitly specify that its legal authority extends to the entire nation, and is not confined to the Peninsular Province; Should a given bill not contain such a clarifying provision, it shall apply solely to the Peninsular Province.
§.6.	The following matters fall exclusively under the jurisdiction of Interisolary Law:
- All international affairs and treaties, unless specifically provided otherwise in this Constitution
- National finances; national taxation; tariffs; borrowing money on the credit of the nation
- Measures to promote national public welfare and defence
- Establishing a uniform process for obtaining citizenship
- Standardising throughout Coran’i currency; measurements; weights; other kinds of standards
- Establishing and regulating public infrastructure
- Raising and maintaining armed forces, such as armies, militias, or a navy
- Regulations and governance with regards to the armed forces, as well as setting rules on the conduct of their actions
- Defining and punishing piracy on the high seas
- Granting Letters of Marque and Reprisal
§.7.	All affairs that do not explicitly fall under the jurisdiction of Interisolary Law are to be taken care of by the respective Isolary Republics and the Peninsular Province.
== Article III: The Isolary Republics ==
§.8.	The Isolary Republics are formed and have their boundaries determined by law.
§.9.	Coran’i citizens residing in an Isolary Republic may establish their own local governments as well as local courts, that shall be inferior to the High Court.
§.10.	The local governments of the Isolary Republics are autonomous in all affairs, unless they violate Interisolary Law or this Constitution.
§.11.	The Isolary Republics must not engage in international diplomacy; receive or maintain foreign diplomats of any kind; conclude treaties with foreign nations; conclude treaties with other Isolary Republics, unless these treaties are limited to neighbouring traffic, or if such treaties have been approved of by the Public Assembly.
§.12.	The Isolary Republics must not impose tolls or tariffs on other Isolary Republics; on the Peninsular Province; or on foreign nations, without the consent of the Public Assembly
= Chapter VI: Transitional Provisions =
== Article I: General Provisions ==
§.1.	All laws passed by the Gran Coran’i Public Assembly that are not contradicted by this Constitution shall remain in force.
§.2.	All officials elected prior to the passage of this Constitution retain their offices and continue their terms under the conditions of this Constitution..
== Article II: Emergency Provisions ==
§.3.	In times of crisis, the Public Assembly may, by a 2/3rds vote, appoint a Spathi who will hold complete civil, military, legislative, and executive power for a period of no more than one month. This power may be removed by a majority vote of the Public Assembly at any time.
§.4.	A Spathi may temporarily suspend, in whole or in parts:
- Chapter I: Article II §.9. ; Article IV ; Article V ; Article VI ; Article VII
- Chapter II: Article I §.4. ; Article I §.5.
- Chapter V: Article III §.9. ; Article III §.10.
= Amendments =
== 1st Amendment ==
§.1.	It shall be the supreme duty of the Coran'i government to protect and guarantee the rights and liberties granted to the People in Chapter I, §.1. - §.31. ; It shall enforce the prevalence of these rights and liberties, both between the People and the state, and between the People among each other.
§.2.	The state upholds and guards the fundamental rights and liberties. It shall counteract and prosecute all violations of a sapient's rights and liberties, and may put forth charges to the judiciary against offenders who committed such violations. The violation of another person's fundamental rights and liberties shall be valid charges to be put forth against a fellow person, who has caused engaged in such infringements thereof. (edited)