Constitution

Article 20.—The Government is responsible for the proper administration of the State.

Article 29.—Councillors of State may, as provided by law, assume specific ministerial duties and responsibilities, which may be assigned at the pleasure of The Sovereign.

Article 30.—The Council of State has the right of inquiry, subject to regulation of law.

Article 31.—Judicial power is vested in The Throne, and thus, the administration of justice and the interpretation of laws shall be carried out in the name of The Sovereign by the Council of State, which may be formally convened as the Crown Council of Appeal, as an iudex a quo or an iudex ad quem on an ad hoc basis, as the case may be.

Article 21.—Glenora is the capital of the State and the seat of the Government.

Article 22.—The Government shall be comprised of The Sovereign and the Council of State, the members of which shall be known as Councillors of State and shall be appointed exclusively by and serve at the pleasure of The Sovereign.

Article 23.—The Councillors of State are accountable to The Sovereign for the proper administration of the State.

Article 24.—The Sovereign chairs the Council of State, and in this capacity acts as His Royal Highness in Council or, alternatively, as the Crown-in-Council.

Article 25.—The Council of State shall meet at The Sovereign’s summons and shall be formally convened at least twice per annum.

Article 26.—The laws of the State are issued by The Sovereign in consultation with the Council of State, as follows:

(a) Acts of State establish uniform law throughout the entirety of the Grand Duchy.

(b) Orders-in-Council are decrees issued by The Sovereign that pertain to:

(i) Clarifications of or regulations made pursuant to Acts of State;

(ii) The activities of the self-defense establishment and other public welfare entities; or

(iii) Ambassadors, consuls, other diplomatic officials and entities, civil servants, the civil service, bureaucratic officials, and bureaucratic entities.

(c) Letters Patent are decrees of The Sovereign that pertain to:

(i) The appointment and dismissal of Councillors of State;

(ii) The Household of The Sovereign, the Royal Family, and the Law of the Grand Ducal House;

(iii) The appointment and dismissal of officers of the Armed Forces; or

(iv) The creation, commission, revocation, and dissolution of orders, honours, and titles.

(d) Sovereign Proclamations are decrees of The Sovereign that:

(i) Call upon subjects or the Government to fulfill some duty which they are bound by law to perform;

(ii) Call upon subjects or the Government to abstain from any acts or conduct which are prohibited to them by law; or

(iii) Announce or declare other matters regarding the laws of the State which are not addressable via the foregoing instruments provided for in this Article.

Article 27.—All of the laws of the State provided for in Article 26 are equally binding and enter into force only by affixing the seal of The Sovereign.

Article 28.—The Council of State retains the right to propose laws directly to The Sovereign and to have these laws enacted, subject to the following:

(a) The Council of State shall be sitting in formal session and presently chaired by The Sovereign;

(b) There shall be a quorum of not less than 50 per centum of duly sworn Councillors of State present;

(c) The proposal must be signed by a majority of the present Councillors of State; and

(d) The Sovereign shall either promulgate the law by affixing his or her seal or submit revisions to the Council of State within 72 hours of the initial proposal. Otherwise, the proposal is void.