Constitution

Article 1.—The Grand Duchy of Eniarku is a sovereign, independent, and secular State within the frameworks of international and intermicronational law.

Article 2.—The Grand Duchy of Eniarku is the sole successor State to the Kingdom of Eniarku and any prior or present incarnations thereof.

Article 3.—The sovereignty and territory of the Grand Duchy of Eniarku are inviolable.

Article 4.—The People are entitled to the following fundamental rights and liberties, subject to regulation of law:

(a) The right to liberty;

(b) The right to due process of law;

(c) The right to freedom of expression, which includes:

(i) The right to freedom of thought,

(ii) The right to freedom of speech,

(iii) The right to freedom of religion,

(iv) The right to freedom of association,

(v) The right to peacefully assemble, and

(vi) The right to petition;

(d) The right to own property;

(e) The right to personal autonomy and bodily integrity; and

(f) Those other rights and liberties for which the State may provide.

Article 5.—These fundamental rights and liberties are to be considered equally across all persons in equal circumstances.

Article 6.—Any intrusion on these rights and liberties by the State on the basis of race, ethnicity or ethnic origin, sex or gender, religion or belief, or any other grounds whatever is not permitted.

Article 7.—This Constitution is the supreme law of the State, and The Throne is the fount of all State power and honour, which is exercised by and granted on the highest authority of The Sovereign.

Article 8.—Under the authority in Article 7, The Sovereign has the sole prerogative to delegate the State power as he or she sees fit, with these minimum requirements:

(a) The Sovereign shall form a Council of State;

(b) The Sovereign shall maintain, either through him or herself directly, or via his or her advisors, a bureaucratic system to ensure that the laws, ordinances, and decrees are maintained uniformly throughout the State; and

(c) The Sovereign shall allocate sufficient resources to a self-defense establishment dedicated to maintaining the State’s territorial integrity and the security of its People.

Article 9.—Under the authority in Article 7, The Sovereign has the sole prerogative to distribute State honours.

Article 10.—The right to The Throne shall be hereditary, and The Crown shall vest in the legitimate descendants and relatives of Grand Duke Alexander.

Article 11.—Upon the death or abdication of The Sovereign, the right to The Throne shall pass by hereditary succession to his or her first-born, direct, legitimate descendant irrespective of sex or gender, and beyond the first-born, to The Sovereign’s legitimate descendants or relatives in order of seniority.

Article 12.—Successors to the titles and honours of The Throne shall, in addition to being direct legitimate descendants or relatives of The Sovereign, be:

(a) Citizens of the Grand Duchy and permanent residents of its territory; and

(b) Members of the House of Abbott by birth or appointment, or members of the House of Danov or the House of Nolte by birth.

Article 13.—In the event that, after an extensive search extending not less than to the third degree of consanguinity, there is no obvious successor to the right of The Throne, the Council of State shall confer with senior members of the royal house to determine an appropriate collateral heir. During this deliberative period and if, subsequently, the selected heir has not yet reached 18 years of age, the Council of State shall become the Regency Council of The Crown until a successor is determined or until The Sovereign reaches 18 years of age.

Article 14.—The application of the provisions outlined in the foregoing Articles may be set, altered, and amended as needed, by the Law of the Grand Ducal House as promulgated by The Sovereign, insofar as they do not conflict with other Articles of this Constitution. The Council of State, acting in its capacity as the Regency Council of The Crown as provided in Article 13, is prohibited from setting, altering, and amending the Law of the Grand Ducal House.

Article 15.—The Sovereign represents the Grand Duchy in its relations with foreign powers and entities and shall ratify treaties in consultation with the Council of State.

Article 16.—The Sovereign shall organize his or her Household, taking into account the public and State interests.

Article 17.—The Sovereign’s person and conscience are inviolable.

Article 18.—The Sovereign shall exercise his or her authority in full compliance with the provisions laid out in this Constitution.

Article 19.—The Sovereign may, on occasion, have him or herself represented by a member of the Royal Family to exercise the responsibilities of The Throne, who shall bear the title of Lieutenant of the Grand Duchy and be subject to the following terms of office:

(a) He or she shall take an oath to observe this Constitution prior to the beginning of their lieutenancy;

(b) He or she shall reside in the Grand Duchy during the full term of their lieutenancy; and

(c) He or she shall report daily to The Sovereign and the Council of State.

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

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.

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 32.—The Armed Forces serve as the principal military, intelligence, security, and police unit of the State.

Article 33.—The Sovereign serves as the head of the Armed Forces.

Article 34.—The regulation of the Armed Forces is to be provided for by law.

Article 35.—Insofar as the authorities and responsibilities of maintaining the State are vested in The Throne, The Sovereign shall exercise the executive, legislative, and judicial powers within the constraints of this Constitution.

Article 36.—The Sovereign shall inform and seek advice from the Council of State whenever he or she intends to decree new law or amend existing law.

Article 37.—The Sovereign shall not dissolve the Council of State in its entirety for a period of more than 72 hours.

Article 38.—The Government shall be comprised of not less than five members.

Article 39.—This Constitution may not be amended by unilateral Government action.

Article 40.—The People, in accordance with their right to petition the Government, may propose initiatives for changes or amendments to this Constitution, which, after they are submitted to the Government in writing bearing the signatures of not less than 33 per centum of the present reported population of the Grand Duchy, are to be voted on by universal suffrage. Should the initiative receive not less than 51 per centum of the votes cast, the changes or amendments take immediate effect and The Sovereign shall, within 72 hours, issue an Act of State formally amending the document of this Constitution in accordance with the terms of the initiative.

Article 41.—Initiatives for changes or amendments to the Constitution may not be put to a vote while the Council of State is sitting as the Regency Council of The Crown.

Article 42.—Any and all prior constitutional provisions for the State of Eniarku are hereby repealed.

Article 43.—Any and all other prior laws and regulations of the State of Eniarku currently in force are hereby repealed.

Article 44.—Neither this Constitution, nor any of its individual provisions, may be suspended.

Article 45.—This Constitution enters into force at 12:00AM EST on 29 May 2024.