Constitution of Warden Federation

This is the Constitution of the Warden Federation.

## **Article 1-Type of Rule**

Warden Federation is a Constitutional Monarchy.

## **Article 3- The Lands**

a)   The Lands of Warden Federation shall be the Lands owned by the von Ebreichten Crown.

b)  Transfer of Warden Lands shall only be done by an approval of 75% of the Royal Council.

## **Article 4- Currency**

The Currency of Warden Federation is Sheken.

## **Article 5- Internal Travel Restrictions**

Nobody shall be Restricted from traveling inside of the Territories of the Federation, unless they are Criminals or a State of Emergency is ongoing.

## **Article 6- Capital City**

a)   The Capital City of the Federation is Eylstadt.

b)  In case of a State of Emergency, the Archiduchess may be allowed to move the Capital City to another Territory in the Federation’s Lands.

## **Article 7-Citizenship**

a)   Warden Citizenship shall be grant to be people who:

·       Were born in the Lands of the Federation.

·       Both their Parents Are Citizens of the Federation.

·       People who immigrate to Warden Federation shall be granted Citizenship after living on the Lands of the Federation for 10 Years and they must not be reliant on the Federal Authorities to Provide them Money.

·       An Immigrant that commits an Act of Bravery may be granted Citizenship by the Archiduchess, as long as they have proof.

·       Has Served in the Armed Forces for at least 5 Years.

·       Have no serious Criminal Convictions.

b)  The admission and expulsion of Aliens shall be regulated by act of the Royal Government.

c)    Extradition shall take place only Pursuant to a Treaty. Further regulations concerning extradition shall be laid down by the Royal Council.

d)  Everyone shall have the Right to travel outside the Federation, unless that Person is Convicted of a Felony or is under the Age of 18 and is travelling alone.

## **Article 8- Public Service**

All Warden nationals shall be equally eligible for appointment to public service.

## **Article 9-Royal Council**

a)   The Royal Council is the Legislative body of the Federation.

b)  The Royal Council sits in Eylstadt.

c)   The Royal Council is Composed of One House, which has 50 Members.

d)  Elections for the Royal Council shall be held every 5 years. The Royal Council shall be elected by national, direct, equal, secret and proportional elections.

e)   Every Warden Citizen, of or over the Age of 18, shall have the right to vote in the elections to the Royal Council, unless their right to vote has been deprived from them by virtue of law.

f)     The list of Candidates for the Royal Council shall be submitted only by a party.

g)   Every Warden Citizen who on the day of the submission of a list of candidates containing their name is at least 20 years old shall have the right to be elected to the Royal Council, unless their right to be elected has been deprived by virtue of law, or they have been convicted of a crime at the time of the day of the submission of the list of Candidates.

h)  The following people shall not be Candidates for the Royal Council:

1.   The Archiduchess;

2.   Chief members of the Clergy;

3.   The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces;

4.   Members of the Clergy or any “Ministers” of any Religion;

5.   A Judge;

6.   Senior-ranked Civil Servants and senior-ranked Officers of the Armed Forces;

7.   Senior-ranked Police Officers and senior-ranked Prison Wardens;

Unless they have ceased to serve in that position or job, as stated above, before the deadline for submitting a list of candidates.

i)      The Royal Council’s term shall not be extended, except by passing a law to do so that is approved by 75% of the Members of the Royal Council, and unless special circumstances exist that prevent the holding of elections at their proper time.

j)      Election day shall be a public holiday.

k)   The results of the Elections shall be published publicly within 8 days after Election day.

l)      The Royal Council shall convene within 3 Days of the Publication of the Election Results, unless a holiday is ongoing during those 3 days, then the Council shall convene within the first workday after the Holiday.

m)      During the Opening Session of the Newly Elected Royal Council, a Council member shall make a declaration of allegiance as follows:

“I pledge myself to bear allegiance to the Warden Federation and Archiduchess, and to faithfully discharge my mandate in the Royal Council”

n)  The Members of the Royal Council shall have Immunity.

o)  The Buildings of the Royal Council shall have Immunity.

p)  The Royal Council shall determine its Procedures.

q)  The Royal Council shall elect from among its members a Speaker of the Council and Deputy Speaker of the Council; until the Speaker is elected, the most veteran members of the Royal Council (longest serving, and oldest of all the longest serving if there are several longest serving members) who is not a minister, shall serve as acting speaker.

1.   The Council shall be entitled, by a majority vote of its members, to suspend the speaker or deputy speaker or to determine restrictions on their office.

2.   The Council shall be entitled, by a majority vote of its members, to dismiss the speaker of deputy speaker.

3.   Whenever the speaker leaves the territory of the Federation, the deputy speaker shall serve as acting speaker until the speaker’s return.

4.   If the Speaker of the Council is determined that they are temporarily unable to perform their duties due to health reasons, a deputy speaker shall act as acting speaker until the Speaker is determined to be able to once again perform their duties.

5.   When the post of the Speaker of the Council has fallen vacant due to their Resignation, death or they have been determined to be permanently unable to perform their duties, a deputy speaker shall serve as acting speaker, until the Council has elected a new speaker.

6.   During the Deputy Speaker’s tenure as acting speaker, they shall serve in every capacity assigned to the Speaker, perform every duty given to the speaker, and shall exercise every power vested in the speaker of the Council.

r)    The Royal Council shall pass its decisions by a majority of the Present members.

s)    The meetings of the Royal Council shall be held in its place of sitting; however, in special circumstances, by a decision of either the Speaker of the Council or a Direct decision of the Archiduchess, the Council may convene its meetings in a different location. The Meetings of the Royal Council shall be held on workdays.

t)     The Meetings of the Royal Council shall be public, as in the Citizens shall be allowed to watch the Meetings of the Council.

u)  The Publications of the proceedings made at a Council session is not restricted and does not entail any criminal or civil liability.

v)   The Council shall not decide to dissolve itself before the expiration of its term of office, unless approved by a majority of the Council in a law regarding the dissolution of the Council, and following that an approval from the Archiduchess.

1.   The Law concerning the Dissolution of the Council shall contain a provision for the date of the New Elections for the Council, which shall not be later than 3 months after the Approval of the Dissolution by a Majority of the Council and the Archiduchess.

w)      The Outgoing Council shall continue to hold office until the convening of the New Incoming Council.

x)   A Member of the Council may resign their office; resignation shall be done by a personal presentation of a letter of resignation of the resigning member to the speaker of the Council or, if the member is unable to present the letter personally, a civil worker in the Royal Council (not a member) shall deliver the letter of Resignation to the Speaker; the letter of resignation shall be signed on the day of the Delivery.

1.   If a member of the Council tenders their Resignation, their council membership shall expire 48 hours after the letter reaches the Speaker, unless the Resigning member has withdrawn their Resignation before then.

2.   If a member of the Council or an elected candidate for Council membership had been appointed to a position whose holder is barred from being a candidate for the Council, their membership in the Council or Candidacy for the Council ceases upon their appointment to one of the Barred Positions.

3.   If a Council member has been convicted of a felony by a final verdict, their membership in the Council shall end on the day of the issuing of the Final Verdict, no matter if the crime had been committed during the Member tenure in the Current Council, Previous Council term, or before they became a Council Member.

y)   If a Council Member’s position falls vacant, they shall be replaced from the list of candidates that Included their name by the candidate whose name appears immediately after the last of the elected candidates.

z)    Section q- Among us

## **Article 10- The Archiduchess**

a)   The Federation is headed by an Archiduchess.

b)  The Residence of the Archiduchess is Eylstadt.

c)    The Archiduchess’s Daughter is the Successor of the Current Archiduchess. If no daughter is available, then a Regency shall be formed, until a Female Successor is found.

d)  1. The Archiduchess of the Principality shall-

                                                          i.     Sign all laws, save those pertaining to her powers;

                                                        ii.     Carry out her duties as specified to her by law;

                                                     iii.     Receive reports from the Royal Government concerning its actions;

                                                     iv.     Credential the diplomatic envoys of the Federation, accredit the diplomats sent to Warden Federation by foreign countries, authorize the consular representatives of the Federation and uphold the appointment of consular representatives sent to Caiova by foreign countries.

                                                        v.     Sign treaties with foreign countries ratified by the Royal Council.

                                                     vi.     Carry out all duties specified for her regarding the appointment of judges and other similar officials and the Removal of such people from office.

2.   The Archiduchess has the authority to pardon convicted criminals and commute their sentences by reduction or substitution.

3.   The Archiduchess shall carry out any other duty and holds any other authority specified for her by law.

e)   The Archiduchess shall not be answerable to any court or tribunal regarding anything concerning her duties or powers, and shall be immune to any legal action regarding such matters.

1.   The Archiduchess shall not be required to testify regarding anything she has learned in the course of her duties as the Archiduchess.

2.   The Immunity of the Archiduchess shall be in effect even after an end of term of the Archiduchess.

3.   Should the Archiduchess be required to testify, the testimony shall be given at the time and place determined by the Archiduchess.

f)     The Archiduchess shall not hold any office or fill any position, save her role as Archiduchess.

g)   The Archiduchess is exempt from any Military Service.

h)  The Archiduchess shall not leave the Federation’s Territories, save by consent from the Royal Government.

i)      In case of a Resignation of the Archiduchess, her daughter, or any other Female Successor, shall take the Role of Archiduchess.

j)      Removal of the Archiduchess is not Possible, under most circumstances, unless otherwise stated under law.

k)   Vacation of the Archiduchess due to health reasons=Refer to Section c.

## **Article 11- The Royal Government**

a)   The Royal Government is the Chief Executive body of the Federation.

b)  The seat of the Royal Government is Eylstadt.

c)    The Royal Government holds office by virtue of the Confidence of the Royal Council.

d)  The Royal Government is collectively responsible to the Royal Council and the Archiduchess; each minister is responsible to the Royal Government for the field of Responsibility with which the minister has been charged.

e)   The Royal Government is composed of Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and any other Roles which the Minister of Interior has specially created to be a Role in the Government.

1.   A Minister does not have to be a Member of the Royal Council.

2.   A Minister shall be in Charge of a Ministry.

3.   A Minister may appoint a Deputy Minister to serve under them, but that Deputy Minister is required to be a member of the Royal Council.

f)     A Minister must be a Warden Citizen, and a Resident of Caiova.

1.   A person shall not be appointed as Minister if they are serving in a position or role as Specified in Article 9, Section h.

2.   A Member of the Royal Council who secedes from their party and fails to tender their resignation may not be appointed as Minister during the term of the Current Royal Council. This does not apply to a Splitting of a Faction.

g)   When a new Royal Government has to be Constituted, the task of forming a Government shall be assigned to the Leader of the Party that got the Most Votes in the Elections.

1.   The Leader of the Largest Party, who got assigned to form a Government, shall have a period of 28 days to fulfill the task.

2.   If the Leader of the Largest Party failed to fulfill their Assignment within 28 Days, then the Leader of the Second Largest Party in the Elections shall be Assigned the Task to form a Government within 28 Days.

3.   If the Leader of the Second Largest Party fails to fulfill their Assignment within 21 Days, then the Archiduchess may decide to grant the Task of Forming a Government to any Member of the Newly-Elected Royal Council, as long as they are willing to take the task. That Royal Council member may have 14 Days to form a Government.

4.   If no Royal Council member is willing to form a Committee as said in Subsection 3, or if they fail to form a Government within 14 days, or should any of the People who were assigned to form a Government fail to win a Confidence from the Royal Council, the Council shall be deemed to have Resigned, and new Elections for the Royal Council shall be held, as written in Article 9, Section v, subsection 1.

5.   When a law for the Dissolution of the Royal Council be adopted, the proceedings for the formation of a Government shall cease.

h)  When a new Government has been successfully formed by the Leader of the Largest Party, Second Largest Party, or the Appointed Royal Council Member by the Archiduchess, then they shall notify the Speaker of the Council of such effect, and the Speaker shall hold a Session in the Council for the Presentation of the New Government and vote of Confidence.

1.   When the New Government is presented to the Council, it shall present itself to the Council, announce its basic lines, its composition, and its distribution of functions among the Ministers, and shall then ask for an Expression of Confidence.

2.   As soon as, or as soon as possible after, the Council has expressed confidence in the Government, each of the Ministers and Deputy Ministers have to state The Following declaration of allegiance;

“I, (name), as a member of the Royal Government, undertake to uphold the Warden Empire and its laws, the Archiduchess, faithfully fulfill my role as a Member of the Royal Government, as well as comply with the decisions of the Royal Council.

i)      A Minister May Resign from the Government by submitting a letter of resignation to the Minister of Interior. Their service in the Government shall be terminated upon the passage of 48 Hours from the time the Letter of Resignation had reached the Minister of Interior, unless they retract the resignation beforehand.

1.   A Minister may be removed from the Government by a Vote Approved by 66% of the Members of the Royal Government. The End of their Tenure will take effect 48 Hours after the Approval of the Vote of the Government.

2.   The Tenure of a Minister in the Government ceases upon their Election or Appointment to one of the functions the holders of which are barred from being Candidates for the Royal Council.

3.   An indictment against a Minister, except for offences to be determined by law, will be presented and judged in a High Court. If a Final Verdict against the Minister is Reached, then their Tenure as Minister shall cease on the Day of such Verdict.

4.   Should a Minister be absent from the Federation’s Territories, or be temporarily unable to discharge their duties, the Royal Government may appoint another Minister to take their place. The Acting Minister will discharge the Minister’s Duties, in all or in part, as determined by the Royal Government. The Period of Tenure of the Acting Minister shall not exceed 3 Months.

j)      Deputy Ministers shall overlook the Works of Ministers, and report to the Minister of Interior about the Work in the Ministries that the Deputies have been assigned to.

k)   The Royal Council may adopt an expression of no Confidence in the Royal Government.

1.   An Expression of no Confidence in the Royal Government will be by a decision adopted by a majority of the Members of the Royal Council to request for the Archiduchess to assign the task of forming a new committee to a Royal Council Member who is willing to take the task.

2.   If the Approval of No Confidence in the Royal Government has been approved by the Royal Council, then the Government would have been deemed to have resigned on the day of the expression, and the newly appointed Council member will have 14 Days to form a Government, as stated in the Earlier sections of this Article.

3.   If the Council Member, mentioned in Subsection 2, failed to form a Government, the Council would be considered to have resigned, and new Elections will be held.

4.   Should the Royal Government ascertain that a majority of the Council members oppose the Government, and that the effective functioning of the Government is prevented as a result, the Members of the Government may inform the Archiduchess of their decision to Disperse the Government. The Task of forming a new Government shall be given to a member of the Council, similarly to Subsection 2.

l)      When a new Council has been elected or the Government has resigned, the outgoing Government shall continue to carry out its functions until the new Government is Constituted.

1.   A Government that Serves under Section I may appoint a Council Member as Minister in place of a Minister who has ceased to serve.

m)      The Government may, with the Approval of the Council, change the Division of Roles among its Ministers.

1.   The Government may, without the Approval of the Council, transfer authorities and duties legally belonging to one minister, in all or in part, to another minister.

2.   The Government may, with the Approval of the Council, unite or divide Ministries, abolish or Establish New Ministers.

3.   The Government may, without the Approval of the Council, transfer areas of actions from one ministry to another.

n)  The Government is authorized to perform in the name of the Federation and subject to any law, all actions which are not legally incumbent to another authority.

o)  Powers granted by law to the Royal Government may be delegated to one of the Ministers.

p)  A Minister charged the Implementation of the law, may assume any power, with the Exception of a judicial nature, granted by law to a civil servant, provided that no other intention is evidenced by the law; the Minister may not do the above for a particular matter or for a specific period.

q)  The Debates and decisions of the Government regarding the following matters are secret, and their disclosure and publication is prohibited:

1.   State Security;

2.   Foreign Relations of the Federation;

3.   Matters regarding which the Government deems secrecy to be essential to the Federation, a notification thereof having been declared in an order, for the purposes of this law;

4.   A Metter that the Government has decided to keep secret; the publication and disclosure of such matters is forbidden only to persons who were aware of the decision;

The Provisions of subsections 1-4 shall not apply to matters regarding which the Government , or such persons that the Government have specifically authorized, have permitted their Publication or matters the publication of which is legally mandatory.

r)    Should the Royal Council ascertain that the Federation is in a State of Emergency, it may, of its own initiative or, pursuant to a Royal Committee proposal, declare that a State of Emergency exists.

1.   The declaration will remain in force for the period prescribed therein, but may not exceed 1 year; The Council may make a renewed declaration of a State of Emergency as stated.

2.   Should the Government ascertain that a State of Emergency exists in the Federation and that its urgency necessitates the declaration of a State of Emergency, even before it becomes possible to convene the Royal Council, it may declare a State of Emergency. The Declaration’s Validity shall expire upon 7 days from its proclamation, if not previously approved or revoked by the Royal Council, pursuant to a decision by a majority of the Council Members; should the Council fail to Convene, the Government may make a renewed declaration of a State of Emergency as stated in this Subsection.

3.   The Royal Council may revoke the declaration of the State of Emergency at all times.

s)    During a State of Emergency, the Government may make emergency regulations for the defense of the Federation, public security and the maintenance of supplies and essential services.

1.   Should the Government deem it Impossible to convene the Council, given the existence of an Immediate and critical need to make emergency regulations, it may empower a Minister to make such regulations.

2.   Emergency Regulations may alter any law, temporarily suspend its effects or introduce conditions, and may also impose or increase taxes or other compulsory payments unless there be another provision by law.

3.   Emergency regulations shall not be enacted, nor shall arrangements, measures and powers be implemented in their wake, except to the Extent warranted by the State of Emergency.

4.   The Force of Emergency Regulations shall expire 3 months after the day of their enactment, unless their force is extended by law, or pursuant to a decision of a majority of the Members of the Royal Council.

5.   Should the State of Emergency cease to Exist, the regulations enacted will remain in force for the duration of the prescribed period, however not longer than 60 days after the termination of the State of Emergency; State of Emergency regulations whose force was lengthened by law shall remain in force.

t)     The Federation may only begin a war pursuant to a Royal Gpovernment decision.

1.   Nothing in the Provisions of this Section will prevent the adoption of military actions necessary for the defense of the Federation and public security.

2.   Notification of a Government decision to begin a war will be submitted to the Royal Council, for a Vote that requires a Majority.

3.   Following an Approval of the Royal Council for a Decision to begin a war, the Archiduchess shall sign the Declaration of War, and only then will it come into effect.

## **Article 12- The Federation's Economy**

a)   Taxes, compulsory loans and other compulsory payment shall not be imposed, and their amounts shall not be varied, save by or under law; the same applies with regard to fees.

1.   Where the amounts of any taxes, compulsory or any other compulsory payments, or fees, payable to the Treasury are not prescribed in the Law itself, the amounts prescribed therefor by regulations shall require approval- in advance or within the period prescribed by law- by a decision of the Royal Council.

b)  Transactions in State or Royal Property and the acquisition of rights and assumptions of liabilities on behalf of the Federation shall be effected by a person empowered in that behalf or under law.

c)    The State budget shall be prescribed by Law.

1.   The Budget shall be for 1 Year and shall set out the Expected and planned expenditure of the Royal Government.

2.   The Royal Government shall lay the Budget Bill on the Table of the Royal Council at the time prescribed by the Council.

3.   The Budget Bill shall be accompanied by an estimate of the sources for financing the budget.

4.   In case of necessity, the Government may bring in an additional Budget Bill during the Financial year.

5.   The Government, or a Minister appointed for this Specific purpose, shall submit to the Royal Council every year a report on the Implementation of the State Budget.

d)  The Printing of Legal Tender currency notes and minting of legal tender coins, and the issue thereof, shall be done under law.

## **Article 13- The Armed Forces**

a)   The Military Forces of Caiova are the Warden Armed Forces.

b)  The Armed Forces are subject to the authority of the Royal Government.

c)    The Supreme Commander in the Armed Forces is the Chief of the General Staff.

a.   The Chief of the General Staff is subject to the Authority of, and subordinate to, the Royal Government.

b.   The Chief of the General Staff shall be appointed by the Royal Government, upon the Recommendation of the Archiduchess.

d)  The duty of serving in the Armed Forces and recruitment for the Armed Forces shall be prescribed by law.

e)   The Power to issue instructions and orders binding in the Armed Forces shall be prescribed by law.

f)     The Armed Forces may not interact with Issues relating to Internal Security, unless otherwise provided by the Royal Government and Archiduchess.

## **Article 14- Human Dignity and Liberty**

a)   There shall be no violation of the life, body or dignity of any person as such.

b)  There shall be no violation of the property of a person.

c)    All persons are entitled to protection to their life, body and dignity.

d)  There shall be no deprivation or restriction of the liberty of a person by imprisonment, arrest, extradition or otherwise.

e)   All persons have the right to privacy and to intimacy.

1.   There shall be no entry into the private premises of a person who has not consented thereto.

2.   No search shall be conducted on the private premises of a person, nor in the body or personal effects.

3.   There shall be no violation of the Confidentiality of a Conversation, or of the writings or records of a person.

f)     There shall be no violations of rights under this Article except by a law benefitting the Federation, enacted for a Proper purpose, and to an extent no greater than is required.

g)   There shall be no restriction of rights under this Article held by persons serving in the Armed Forces, Police or other National Security Services, nor shall such rights be subject to conditions, except by virtue of a law, and to an extent no greater than is required by the nature and character of the Service.

h)  All National Authorities are bound to respect the Rights under this Article.

## **Article 15- Minister of Interior**

a)   The Minister of Interior is the Person who had successfully fulfilled the Task of Forming a Royal Government, as stated in Article 11.

b)  The Residence of the Interior Minister is in Eylstadt.

c)    The Minister of Interior is the Head of the Royal Government.

d)  The Interior Minister must be a member of the Royal Council.

e)   The Interior Minister shall convene and Conduct the Royal Government.

f)     Should the Minister of Interior be absent from the Territories of the Federation, meetings of the Royal Government will be convened and conducted by the Designated Deputy Interior Minister, who will serve as Acting Interior Minister.

1.   Should the Interior Minister Be Temporarily Unable to discharge their Duties, their place will be filled by the Acting Interior Minister. After the passage of 100 days upon which the Interior Minister does not resume their duties, the Interior Minister will be deemed to be permanently unable to exercise their duties.

2.   Should the Acting Interior Minister fail to exercise their Duties, the Royal Government shall decide if to Appoint the Deputy Deputy Interior Minister as Acting Interior Minister, or to appoint one of their own Ministers as Interior Minister.

g)   The Minister of Interior may, after notifying the Royal Government of their intention for a Resignation, resign by submitting a letter of Resignation to the Archiduchess. The Resignation of the Interior Minister shall be deemed to be the Resignation of the Royal Government.

h)  If the Interior Minister dies, the Royal Government shall be deemed to have resigned on the day of the Interior Minister’s Death. In the Time that the Royal Government is still present, until the Formation of a new Royal Government, the Acting Interior Minister shall replace the Interior Minister.

1.   Should the Interior Minister be permanently Incapacitated, the Royal Committee shall be deemed to have resigned on the 101st day during which the Acting Interior Minister served in their Place.

i)      Should the Interior Minister cease to function as a Member of the Royal Council, they will be deemed to have resigned; The Royal Government shall be deemed to have Resigned on the Same Day.

1.   Should the Acting Interior Minister cease to Function as a Member of the Royal Council, they shall cease to serve as Acting Interior Minister.

## **Article 16- The Judiciary**

a)   Judicial Power is vested within the following Courts:

1.   The Supreme Court of Caiova;

2.   A Regional Court;

3.   Another court designated by law as a court.

4.   A court designated by law as a Religious Court.

b)  No court shall be established for a particular, specific case.

c)    A person vested with judicial power shall not, in judicial matters, be subject to any authority but that of the Law.

d)  A court shall sit in public unless otherwise provided by law or unless the court otherwise directs under law.

e)   A Judge shall be appointed by the Archiduchess, upon election by a Judges’ Election Committee.

1.   The Judges’ Election Committee shall consist of 7 members, namely, the President of the Supreme Court, 2 other Supreme Court Judges– elected by the body of Judges thereof, the Minister of Justice, another Minister appointed by the Royal Government (or, instead, the Deputy Justice Minister), and 2 members of the Royal Council who are elected by the Royal Council to be part of the Committee. The Minister of Justice shall be the Head of the Committee.

2.   The Judges’ Election Committee may act even if the number of its members has decreased, so long as it is not less than 5.

f)     Only a Warden National shall be appointed judge.

g)   A Person appointed as Judge shall make a declaration of allegiance before the Archiduchess. The declaration shall be as follows:

“I pledge myself to be in Allegiance to the Warden Federation, its laws and the Archiduchess, to dispense justice fairly, not to prevent the law and to not show any favour.”

h)  The tenure of a Judge shall begin upon their declaration of Allegiance and shall end only-

1.   Upon their retirement on pension, or;

2.   Upon their resignation, or;

3.   Upon them being appointed or elected to one of the positions the holders of which are barred from being a judge, or;

4.   Upon a decision of the Judges’ Election Committee, prepared by the Chairman of the Committee, as in the Minister of Justice, or the President of the Supreme Court, and passed by a majority of at least 5 Members, or;

5.   Upon a decision of the Court of Discipline.

i)      A Judge who has retired on pension may be appointed to the position of a judge for some time, in such manner and on such conditions as may be prescribed by Law.

j)      A Judge shall not be permanently transferred from the locality where they are serving to a court in another locality, save with the consent of the President of the Supreme Court or pursuant to a decision of the Court of Discipline.

1.   A Judge shall not, without their consent, be appointed to an acting position at a lower court.

k)   A Judge shall not engage in an additional occupation, and shall not carry out any public function save with the consent of the President of the Supreme Court and the Minister of Justice.

l)      No Criminal Investigation shall be opened against a Judge save with the consent of the Minister of Justice, Archiduchess and Minister of Interior, and no information shall be filed against a judge save by the Consent of the Minister of Justice, Archiduchess and Minister of Interior.

1.   A criminal charge against a judge shall not be tried save by a Regional court consisting of 3 judges, unless the judge has consented that the charge be tried in the ordinary manner.

m)                      A Judge shall be subject to the jurisdiction of a Court of Discipline.

1.   A Court of Discipline shall consist of judges and judges retired on pension, appointed by the President of the Supreme Court.

n)  Where a complaint or information is filed against a judge, the President of the Supreme Court may suspend the judge from office for such period as they may prescribe.

o)  The Seat of the Supreme Court is Eylstadt.

1.   The Supreme Court shall hear appeals against judgements and other decisions of the Regional Courts.

2.   The Supreme Court shall also sit as a High Court of Justice. When so sitting, it shall hear matters in which it deems it necessary to grant relief for the sake of justice and which are not within the Jurisdiction of another court.

3.   Without Prejudice to the generality of subsection 2, the Supreme Court sitting as a High Court of Justice shall be Competent:

                                                          i.     To make orders for the release of persons unlawfully detained or imprisoned.

                                                        ii.     To order state and Local authorities and the officials and bodies thereof, and other persons carrying out public functions under the law, to do or refrain from doing any act in the lawful exercise of their functions, or if they were improperly elected or appointed, to refrain from acting;

                                                     iii.     To order courts and bodies and persons having judicial or quasi-judicial powers under law, other than courts dealt with by this Law and other than religious courts, to hear, refrain from hearing, or continue hearing a particular matter or to void a proceeding improperly taken or a decision improperly given;

4.   Other Powers of the Supreme Court shall be prescribed by Law.

p)  The Establishment, powers, places of sitting and areas of Jurisdiction of Regional Courts and other courts shall be in accordance with Law.

q)  A judgement of a court of first instance, other than a judgement of a Supreme Court, shall be appealable as of right.

r)    In a matter adjudged by the Supreme Court by a bench of 3, a further hearing may be held by a bench of 5 on such grounds and in such manner as shall be prescribed by Law.

s)    In a criminal matter adjudged finally, a retrial may be held on such grounds and in such manner as shall be prescribed by Law.

t)     A Rule laid down by a court shall guide any lower court.

1.   A rule laid down by the Supreme Court shall bind any court other than the Supreme Court.

u)  A Court may have a registrar, who may or may not be a judge.

This article cannot be varied, suspended, or made subject to conditions by emergency regulations.

## **Article 17- Eylstadt**

a)   Eylstadt is the Capital of the Warden Federation.

b)  Eylstadt is the seat of the Archiduchess, the Royal Council, the Royal Government and the Supreme Court.

c)    Any Holy Places, or places designated as Historical or Protected under the Authority of the Archiduchess, Royal Government, or any other Authority appointed by Law for this purpose, shall be protected from desecration and any other violation and from anything likely to violate the freedom of access to such places, unless restriction on the freedom of access is otherwise denied or restricted under law.

d)  No Aircraft shall be allowed to fly over the Airspace of the Seats of the Royal Government, Royal Council, The Archiduchess’ Residence, and any other places whom flight above them is restricted or banned by law.

## **Article 18- Protection of Freedoms**

a)   All Nationals and Residents of Caiova shall have the Freedom of Religion.

b)  All Nationals, Residents and Organizations of Caiova shall have the right to Freedom of Speech.

c)    Freedom of the Press shall be protected.

d)  All Nationals and Residents of Caiova shall have the Freedom of Assembly.

e)   All Warden Citizens have the Right to try and get a Gun Owner’s License.

## **Article 19- Lines of Succession**

a)   The Line of Succession of the Royal Government’s Leadership, in case the current head of the Royal Government is Dead or unable to fulfill their Duties due to reasons specified in previous articles is as follows:

1.   Deputy Interior Minister

2.   Minister of Foreign Affairs

3.   Minister of Finance

4.   Minister of Justice

5.   Deputy Deputy Interior Minister

6.   Deputy Deputy Deputy Interior Minister, or any Other Minister that is elected by the Royal Government’s Remaining Members.

b)  The Line of Succession of the Royal Council’s Leadership, in case the current head of the Royal Council is Dead or unable to fulfill their Duties due to reasons specified in previous articles is as follows:

1.   Deputy Speaker

2. Most Veteran Member of the Royal Council

3.   A Member elected from among the Members of the Royal Council.

c)    The Line of Succession of the Supreme Court’s Leadership, in case the current head of the Supreme Court is Dead or unable to fulfill their Duties due to reasons specified in previous articles is as follows:

1.   Vice President of the Supreme Court

2.   A Judge elected by the Judges’ Elections Committee to be the President of the Supreme Court

3.   If the Judges’ Election Committee cannot convene, then the Remaining Members of the Supreme Court shall elect one of their Members to be the President, as long as the Numbers of Remaining Members is bigger than 4.

## **Article 20- Minister of Security [Annulled]**

a)   The Minister of Security shall be appointed by a Unanimous (100%) Approval of the Archiduchess, Minister of Interior and Chief of General Staff.

b)  The Minister of Security shall only be removed by approval of 2 out of the 3 that Include Archiduchess, Minister of Interior and Chief of General Staff, or via a Popular Referendum.

## **Article 21- Democratic Guard [Annulled]**

a)   The Captain of the Democratic Guard shall be appointed by approval of the Minister of Interior and Speaker of the Royal Council.

b)  The Captain of the Democratic Guard can be removed by a Decision of either the Minister of Interior or the Speaker of the Royal Council.

c)    The Job of the Democratic Guard is to Protect the People and Buildings of the Royal Government and Royal Council.

## **Article 22- Regional Administration**

The Level Below the Federal Level of Administration are the States, followed up by Local Provinces, and finally the Bottom Level, which includes Cities, Local Councils and Regional Councils.

## **Article 69420**

a)   Changes in the Constitution may only be passed by a Majority Vote of 50% in the Royal Council, unless otherwise stated.

b)  The Laws of this Constitution will not be violated, unless otherwise provided by law.

## **Signatures**

Maria Weinreich von Ebreichten

*Archiduchess of the Warden Federation*

Michail Goldmann

*Minister of Interior of the Royal Government of the Warden Federation*

Jean

*Speaker of the Royal Council of the Warden Federation*