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COAT OF ARMS OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF COURTENAY
Constitution of The Kingdom of Aetheli
2-17-19 and 4-20-20
Article I - The State
Section I
1.1: This Article hereby establishes the Kingdom of Aetheli
1.2: The Kingdom of Aetheli is defined as the NationStates region of Aetheli
1.3: The Kingdom of Aetheli may also be referred to as the State or the Kingdom.
1.4: The Chancellorship and National Assembly may be referred to as, “The Government”
Section II
2.1: The State is an independent region, ruled by the Monarch, and those empowered to rule by power of the Monarch
Article II - The Monarchy
Section I
1.1: The Monarch is the Head of State and the owner of the regional founder account.
1.2: The Monarch is entitled to appoint a consort
1.3: The Monarch is entitled to elevate this consort to the same powers as the Monarch.
1.3.1: This power can be revoked by the Monarch at any time.
1.4: All laws passed by the National Assembly must be given approval by the Monarch.
1.4.1: This approval shall hereby be known as Royal Assent
1.5: Royal Assent may be foregone if the bill is not given Assent and the National Assembly passes the bill again with a ¾ majority
Section II
2.1: The Monarch has the right to pick their line of succession
2.1.1: The first 7 members of the Line of Succession have the right to use a royal title.
2.2: The Heir will accede to the throne if the Monarch abdicates, ceases to exist, or becomes inactive without notice for longer than 30 days
2.2.1: The Heir may forfeit their position, in the event his happens, the next person in line shall accede to the Throne
2.3: If the Monarch is inactive for a period longer than 7 days, or has notified the Government of inactivity, the Heir becomes Regent and assumes powers of the Monarch.
2.4: The Heir may not serve in the National Assembly, Chancellorship, or Supreme Court.
2.4.1: This excludes cabinet positions.
Section III
3.1: The Ruling House of Aetheli shall be decided by the Monarch
3.2: The Monarch has the right to choose a House of Nobles.
3.2.1: All Nobles have the right to use the title Lord, unless specified by the Monarch
3.2.2: Nobles may not serve in the National Assembly.
3.2.3: The House of Nobles can be dismissed at any time by the Monarch, absolving it from all duty in this document until called upon by the Monarch again.
Section IV
4.1: The Monarch may establish Royal Ministries for the administration of Colonies of the State, and to assist the Chancellor with regional culture initiatives.
4.1.1: It is the Monarch’s responsibility to pick a suitable Minister for any Royal Ministries.
4.1.2: The Chancellor may issue a challenge of fitness to any of the Royal Ministers, questioning their fitness to hold the position they have been given by the Monarch.
4.1.3: This challenge shall be voted on by the House of Nobles and the National Assembly, to pass it must obtain ⅔ of the vote in both houses.
4.1.4: If the challenge of fitness passes, the Royal Minister shall be removed and the Monarch is required to pick a new, different Royal Minister.
4.2: The Chancellor must agree to the establishment of any culture-related Royal Ministries, and may dissolve them at will.
Section V
5.1: The Monarch may express their powers through Royal Decrees
5.2: Royal Decrees can be overturned by a majority of both the National Assembly and the House of Nobles.
Article III - National Assembly
Section I
1.1: The National Assembly is hereby established
1.2: The National Assembly shall not make laws removing citizen’s thirty basic human rights.
1.3: Basic Human Rights are defined by the United Nations as the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights.
1.4: The National Assembly shall be made up of two less seats than the amount of people running.
1.4.1: There shall be a minimum of four seats on the National Assembly
Section II
2.1: The daily workings of the National Assembly shall be decided by resolutions passed itself, giving it power over it’s inner workings and the ability to change over time.
2.2: The passage of a bill shall be decided only upon a majority vote of the National Assembly, and approval of the Monarch.
2.3: Upon the event that a bill is defeated by the Monarch, the bill can be passed with a two-thirds majority vote by the National Assembly.
2.4: Any colony of Aetheli shall send representatives, based on population to the National Assembly.
2.4.1: The amount of representatives will be 1 for every 10 citizens
Section III
3.1: The National Assembly shall not violate a ruling given by the Judiciary.
Section IV
4.1: The National Assembly shall have the following powers.
4.2: Declare a state of war on other nations.
4.3: Establish lower courts.
4.4: Approve nominees by the Chancellor for positions of great power.
4.5: To raise and support a national military controlled by the executive branch.
4.6: To make all laws necessary to provide for the security of the region, and to execute the powers expressed above.
Article IV - The Executive Government
Section I
1.1: The Chancellor is the head of the executive branch.
1.2: The Chancellor is the Commander in Chief of the military.
1.3: In the event that the Chancellor is not able to fulfill his post as Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor shall take over and be sworn in as Chancellor. The Foreign Minister shall then take over as Vice Chancellor in the event that another Vice Chancellor is not chosen or does not pass approval by the National Assembly.
1.4: The Chancellor may create ministries and appoint citizens to the ministries.
1.5: The Chancellor is required to have a Foreign Ministry.
Section II
2.1: The Chancellor has the ability to declare war with approval from the National Assembly.
2.2: The Chancellor has the ability to recommend that the Monarch block a law from passing by the National Assembly.
2.3: The Chancellor may place executive orders in effect, becoming law until either removed by the judiciary or removed by ⅔ majority vote in the National Assembly and by a majority of the House of Nobles.
2.4: The Chancellor’s power may be expanded on through amendments to this constitution or bills passed by the National Assembly
Section III
3.1: In the event that the Chancellor commits a crime, the National Assembly may vote to remove him from office.
3.2: Two votes must take place to remove the Chancellor from office, one to convict, and one to remove him from office.
3.2.1: Both votes must obtain a ⅔ majority of the National Assembly and a majority of the House of Lords.
3.3: In the event that a Chancellor is unfit to serve office, his Cabinet may vote to request to remove him from office. In this case, only one vote is required in the National Assembly, one to remove from office.
Section IV
4.1: The Foreign Ministry shall be responsible for diplomacy with foreign regions.
4.1.1: The Foreign Ministry does not administer in any way, colonies of the Kingdom as they are not foreign.
4.2: The Foreign Ministry must provide a diplomat to regions with Embassies in Aetheli.
4.2.1: This diplomat is required to do their best to maintain friendly relations with their assigned region.
Article V - The Supreme Court
Section I
1.1: The Supreme Court is hereby established.
1.2: The Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction over cases from the court below it.
1.3: The Supreme Court has the power to declare laws and executive orders unconstitutional and strike them from law.
1.4: Amendments to this document may not be struck by the Supreme Court
Section II
2.1: The Supreme Court requires 4 Justices appointed at all times, except when the process to nominate a new one has been initiated by the Chancellor.
2.1.1: If there is nobody to fill all 4 spots, then the court shall stay unfilled.
2.2: The Supreme Court is the highest court, no court shall be created above it.
2.3: Justices that serve on The Supreme Court are considered Justices until retirement by death.
2.4: In order to nominate a new Justice to the Supreme Court after one has retired, the Chancellor must pick a citizen, and that citizen must be approved by a majority vote in the National Assembly and in the House of Lords.
Section III
3.1: Only 4 Justices may preside over the Supreme Court at one time, and those 4 Justices may not be changed out for somebody else during their tenure.
3.2: The Supreme Court does not establish lower courts, the National Assembly holds that power.
3.3: Lower Courts may only have one Judge presiding over each case.
Article VI - Elections
Section I
1.1: Only those that possess citizenship within the Kingdom of Aetheli can stand for election in any Government position.
1.2: Elections shall be held for the Chancellorship and the National Assembly seats every two months.
1.3: Elections will be conducted on the Forums with each citizen able to cast one vote.
Section II
2.1: Elections for the Chancellorship will take place with the Instant-runoff voting method
2.2: Elections for the National Assembly will take place with the First Past the Post voting method.
Article VI - Citizenship
Section I
1.1: Citizens are defined as those who have a nation residing within the NationStates region of Aetheli, and have completed the proper application for becoming a citizen.
1.2: The Kingdom of Aetheli is under no obligation to provide any person with citizenship, and reserves the right to deny requests for citizenship.
1.3: Citizenship may be revoked by the Judiciary if a citizen commits a serious enough crime.
1.3.1: In the event that a citizen believes that their citizenship has been unfairly revoked, they may appeal to the Monarch.
1.3.2: Upon appeal by the revoked, the Monarch may overrule the Judiciary’s punishment if they deem that the punishment was extreme.
Article VIII - Amendments
Section I
1.1: This document may be amended by approval of the National Assembly, Chancellorship, and the reigning Monarch.
1.2: The National Assembly must propose an amendment to this document
1.2.1: This proposal must pass the National Assembly with a 2/3rds majority
1.2.2: This proposal must also pass the House of Nobles with a simple majority
1.3: Amendments proposed and passed by the National Assembly must proceed on to the Chancellorship and Monarchy.
1.3.1: Approval must be given by both the Chancellorship and Monarchy for an amendment to become law.
1.4: In the event that the Monarchy and Chancellorship’s decisions disagree, the Monarchy may request that a revote be held in the National Assembly.
1.4.1: If the revote is unanimous, then the amendment shall only require the approval of the Monarchy.
1.4.2: During this process, the proposed amendment may not have any changes committed to it.
The Constitution of The Kingdom of Aetheli is hereby put into full force by order of His Majesty, Demont Courtenay.
Signed, King Demont Courtenay,
