Holy Empire of Réunion
Updated
24th of November, 2006
The Sacred Constitution of the Holy Empire of Reunion is originally written in
the Portuguese language. However, His Majesty's government felt that it was
indeed necessary to have an English version of it, so that it could be read -
and respected - by Reunian anglophone
citizens. Also, many micronationalists have
asked questions about our Magna Carta. That is
why the Imperial Government decided to proceed with a translation - into the
English Language - of the Constitution.
This
translation below is an official document of the Holy Empire, serving as
a source of information to those who study Reunian
Laws and Institutions.
PREAMBLE
We, Emperor
Cláudio I, on the twenty-eighth day of the month August
in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven, hereby announce that it
is Our Will and Pleasure to decree, on behalf of our Almighty God and the
people of this Holy Empire, the following:
WHEREAS the filthy tyranny to which the
good people of this island has been subject;
WHEREAS the Special Purpose Treaty is
opportunistic and confiscatory, and that the rules stated therein subvert the Reunian order, relegating the people of this Empire to a
condition of inferiority and dependence to the filthiness, stupidity and
foolishness of Von Alles;
WHEREAS this Emperor and his subjects shall
govern themselves by their own means, by not subjecting to the laws of a former
metropolis, whose court is wasteful and weak;
WHEREAS the existence of a government with
no Constitution is currently unfeasible, and that the absence thereof is
equivalent to the absence of any popular and social rights;
WE
DECIDE:
In view of
the authority conferred to Us by God and Article 4 of
the Special Purpose Treaty, we hereby enact this
Holy Imperial Constitution, by solemnly taking an oath to comply herewith, cause
it to be complied with and respect it, so help us God.
We, Cláudio the First, hereby grant, on the 28th day
of the month August, Anno Domini
one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven, year one of the Empire, our CUMPRA-SE
to Project 004, hereinafter known as the Holy Imperial Constitution of the Holy
Empire of Reunion.
We hereby
command to the Distinguished Imperial Council of State, an entity which is
finally separated and free from tyrannical interventions, the compliance with
this Holy Constitution. May
it be published in the Imperial Gazette of the Reunian
News Agency.
CUMPRA-SE
Title I – On the Basic Principles Governing
the Empire
Article 1 The
Holy Empire of Reunion, formed by the indissoluble and eternal union of its Hereditary
Captaincies, Protectorates,
I - Sovereignty,
and it is not admitted to make any link whatsoever with any other nation,
whether as union or federation, in opposition to its independence;
II – The
full inviolability of the omnipotent and sacred Person of His Imperial Majesty,
the Emperor, being therefore protected by penalties applicable to lese-majesty
crimes;
III –
Submission of the Subjects of His Imperial Majesty to Him and the decisions
made by the Distinguished Imperial Council of State, the aristocratic
legislative body;
IV – Multiparty
system, as provided for in Imperial Decree 0049,
1998;
V –Full intervention
of the State in economy, by means of concessions, monopolies, subsidies and any
other economic measures to be taken by the Imperial Government;
VI – The Hereditary
nature of the Imperial Monarchy, being the House of Castro-Bourbon the only and
legitimate source of monarchs;
VII –Human dignity. (Subparagraph included by Amendment of Aug 04,
2005)
Sole
Paragraph: All the authority emanates from His Holy Imperial Majesty, who, on
behalf of God and the good people of
Article 2: The
Empire has Four Sacred and Inviolable Branches:
I - The Moderating
Branch, exercised by His Holy Imperial Majesty, upon granting his CUMPRA-SE to projects
put forward by the people, the Premier, the Distinguished Imperial Council of
State or the People’s Assembly of Qualicates. The Moderating
Branch comprehends interventions by the Monarch in all of the branches, being
therefore a Sole, Undelegable and Indivisible branch,
superior to the other ones;
(see DI 0054-1999, Legislative Process)
II – The Judiciary
Branch, exercised by the Imperial Associate Justice, as set forth in Title V, and
the Imperial Justices, as appointed by the Moderating Branch, based on a
three-name list, submitted by the Imperial Associate Justice.
(see DI 0062- 2000, Amendment, Associate Justice Duties.
Subparagraph with wording given by DI 79)
III – The Legislative
Branch, divided into Upper Chamber - the Distinguished
Imperial Council of State – and Lower Chamber – the People’s Assembly of Qualicates. The Emperor may also issue Imperial Decrees or Glorious
Ordinances, as an act of law and perpetual effectiveness.
Paragraph
One: **REVOKED**
Paragraph
Two: **REVOKED**
IV - The Executive
Branch, the political conduction and public administration body, consisting of
the Premier and his Cabinet, as provided for in T16 hereof.
(subparagraphs III and
IV as amended by Imperial Decree 0082-2005)
Article 3:
The Holy Empire of Reunion shall be governed by the following aspects on its
international and intermicronational relations:
I –
independence and imperial sovereignty;
II –
intervention where the Established Branches, as recognized by the Empire and His
Imperial Majesty, are under threat;
III – granting
of political asylum;
IV – nonexistence
of Extradition Agreements;
V – cooperation with Colleges
of Arms from other micronations;
VI –
cooperation among the peoples towards mankind progress;
VII -
industrial and commercial expansion;
VIII – support
to Monarchies under threat.
Sole
Paragraph: The Empire shall pursue the integration among the different micronations, by becoming a member of Leagues of Micronations.
Article 4: The
Imperial Symbols are:
I - The Holy
Imperial Flag;
II – The
Person of His Imperial Majesty;
III – The
Portuguese Language;
IV - This Holy Imperial Constitution.
Article 4,
Part II: Reunians are:
I - Natives:
a) Those who were in the imperial territory on August 28, 1997;
b) Those
whose citizenship application forms are accepted by the Ministry of Immigration
and Tourism, and who have never been member of any other micronation
or organizations of a similar nature;
c) The offspring
from a Reunian father and a foreign mother, a Reunian mother and a foreign father or Reunian
parents.
(Letter added by Imperial Decree 0063-2000)
II -
Naturalized:
a) those who, in due legal form, acquire the Reunian citizenship, by pledging Allegiance to the Empire and
His Imperial Majesty; however, after having been a member of another micronation or organization of a similar nature;
b) those who have been provenly
residing in the Empire for two years or more;
Paragraph
One: There shall not be any distinction between Native and Naturalized Subjects,
both having the same rights and duties, in compliance herewith.
Paragraph
Two: The following persons shall lose the Reunian citizenship:
I – Any
person whose Reunian
Citizenship has been annulled either by His Imperial Majesty or a pertinent
government body, due to activities harmful to the interests of the Empire.
II - Any
person who concomitantly with the Reunian citizenship, has the full citizenship of any other
Article 5: The Roman Apostolic Catholic Christianism shall
be adopted as the Sole Official Religion of the Holy Empire of Reunion; however,
the subjects shall be free to practice ANY other creeds or religions, or even
to consider themselves as "atheists" or "agnostics".
Paragraph
One: There shall be full and thorough political and structural separation
between the Church and the
Paragraph
Two: The State may accredit other churches, sects or spiritual-purpose organizations
as legitimate institutions, although unofficial, to have activities in the Holy
Empire of Reunion.
Paragraph
Three: There shall not be special court jurisdiction to judge clergies or even
laities associated with the structure of the Catholic Church; notwithstanding, without
prejudice to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Law, the Reunian
State recognizes the Right held by the Church to judge its members at the Ecclesiastical
Court, in accordance with its criteria and laws. (Article
with wording given by Constitutional Amendment of January 2000 and the
Executive Decree of May 2004)
Article 6: The
official language of the Empire shall be the Portuguese Language, as an
Imperial Symbol. No other language shall be forbidden, but they cannot be
usually employed on the Chandon Lists.
Article 7: Every
Reunian Subject is forbidden to be associated with
any republican movements, clandestinely organized in the Empire, on penalty of
committing Lese-Majesty Crime, pursuant to Subparagraph X, Article 2, Title IV hereof
and Imperial Decree 0058-1999. (Article with wording given by Constitutional Amendment of December
2000)
Article 8: The
sole and indivisible Holy Empire of Reunion consists of the following
administrative regions, which are independent from each other but irrevocably
linked to the Reunian Crown, each having a separate
Message List, as exclusively owned by the Moderating Branch:
I -Hereditary
Captaincy of Straussia (SS), Saint-Benoit as Capital
city;
II - Hereditary
Captaincy of Le Port (LP), Le Port as Capital city;
III - Hereditary
Captaincy of Conservatória (CO), Tamaratori
as Capital city;
IV - Hereditary
Captaincy of Fournaise (FE), Tremblet
as Capital city;
V - Royal
District of
VI - Executive District of Beatriz (BE), the Administrative
Paragraph
One: The Holy Empire shall have two Capital Cities, being
Paragraph
Two: Viceroyalties are semiautonomous administrative regions of the Empire, created
by means of Imperial Decree, and also irrevocably linked to the Crown, and they
shall be created whenever the requirements set forth in Title XVIII are met. (Article with wording given by Constitutional Amendment of April 2004)
Title II – On the Sacred Person of His Holy
Imperial Majesty
Article
Paragraph 1:
The pronouns related to His Imperial Majesty shall be used in capital letters
only.
Paragraph 2:
The treatment to be given to the Emperor, when addressing to Him, shall be "Your
Imperial Majesty". Where referring to Him, "His Holy Imperial Majesty"
shall be employed, as usual.
Article 2: The
Person of His Holy Imperial Majesty is Inviolable and Sacred, being Him unimputable for His acts, whether administrative or not. The
Emperor is the key for the whole political organization, and He shall incessantly
work to preserve the independence, balance and harmony among the Branches. Mister
Cláudio the First shall always rule in
Paragraph
One: His legitimate descendants shall succeed Him to the Throne, in accordance
with the regular order of primogeniture and representation, being always the
earlier lines preferred to the later ones; in the same line, the closest
degree, preferred to the most remote; at the same degree, the male gender
preferred to the female one; concerning the same gender, the oldest person
preferred to the youngest one.
Paragraph
Two: No foreigner can succeed to the Crown of the Holy Empire of Reunion.
Paragraph
Three: In case Mister Cláudio the First’s lines of legitimate
descendants are terminated when the last descendant is still alive, and during
his Empire, the Distinguished Imperial Council of State shall choose the new Dynasty.
Article 3: When
leaving the Country, His Imperial Majesty shall appoint the most accomplished
nobleman to hold the position of Emperor Regent, as set forth in Sole Paragraph,
Article 1, Title V hereof.
Paragraph
One: The option to appoint an Emperor Regent is elective; the Imperial Council
of State may be selected as the body in charge of the Moderating Branch during
either the absence or impediment of His Imperial Majesty.
Paragraph
Two: The acts of the regency and the Regent shall be issued on behalf of the Emperor
under the following formula – the Regency, for the Holy name of His Imperial
Majesty commands.... – The Emperor Regent, for the Holy name of His Imperial
Majesty commands. (Article with wording given by Constitutional
Amendment of December 1998)
Title III – On the Imperial Family
Article 1: His
Imperial Majesty’s firstborn son shall receive the Title of Prince of Grão-Índico, and be addressed as "Your Royal Highness"
and "His Royal Highness", as provided for in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Title
II hereof.
Sole
Paragraph: The other Sons and Daughters of His Imperial Majesty shall receive
the Title of Prince, for Gentlemen, and Princess, for Ladies.
Article 2: His
Imperial Majesty’s Wife shall receive the Title of Empress Consort, and shall
be treated under the same manner as the Emperor.
Article 3: For
its maintenance, The Imperial House shall receive an endowment equivalent to 5%
of the Empire’s Gross Domestic Product every year. Such endowment shall be
delivered to a Lord Protector, as appointed by the Emperor, with whom both
credit and debt actions concerning the interests of the Imperial House may be
dealt with.
Article 4: The
Emperor’s Mother shall receive the Title of Empress Mother, as provided for in
Paragraph 2, Article 1, Title II.
Article 5: The
Emperor’s Father shall receive the Title of Emperor Patriarch, as provided for
in Article 4 of this Title.
Article 6: The
Palaces and
Title IV – On the Distinguished Imperial
Council of State
Article 1: The
Distinguished Imperial Council of State is a legislative body under the trust
of His Holy Imperial Majesty, being its members appointed by Him, with the
primary function of advising Him for State affairs and helping Him take care of
the nation’s well-being. (article
changed by Imperial Decree 0082-2005)
Paragraph
One: The Members of the Distinguished Imperial Council of State shall have the Title
of "Imperial Counselor", and they shall be so addressed.
Paragraph
Two: The regular or special meetings of the Imperial Council of State shall
take place in the official language, as well as the projects submitted to its
approval.
Paragraph
Three: The Imperial Counselors should be members of one of the existing
political parties.
Paragraph
Four – The Imperial Council shall consist of no less than seven (07) and no
more than twelve (12) members with life tenure, and they can be removed only in
the cases listed in Article 6 of this Title.
Article 2: The
Distinguished Imperial Council of State is responsible for:
I – Preparing
its Internal Regulations, providing on its own organization, operation, creation
or termination of public positions and standards of behavior and conduct;
II – Performing
revisions, amendments and reforms to Imperial Decrees, including this Constitution,
always with a suitable quorum, as defined in its Internal Regulations;
III - Appointing
a TUTOR REGENT to the Emperor, in case He is in state of MINORITY;
IV - Voting
motions of censure and banishment against any citizens of the Empire or foreigners;
V – Removing
any Empire employee from his position;
VI – Terminating
or suspending any Political Parties which come to damage the Good Name of the Distinguished
Council and His Holy Imperial Majesty;
VII – Presenting
to His Imperial Majesty, every Yearend, a report on the actions performed the
previous year, to be prepared by its Chairman;
VIII – Ratifying,
by means of motions, Treaties, Conventions and foreign Laws to be complied with
in the Empire;
IX - Upon a
suitable quorum, removing the Council Chairman before his tenure ends;
X - If so
desired by His Imperial Majesty, taking the control of the Moderating Branch during
His absence or impediment, until the Emperor returns;
XI – Recognizing
the Imperial Prince as successor to the Throne, at the first Meeting after his
birth;
XII – Choosing
a new dynasty, in case the currently Ruling one is terminated;
XIII – Preserving
the Constitution and promoting the well-being of the nation.
Paragraph
One: Every decision made by the Distinguished Council shall be subject to the
approval by the Moderating Branch, even if tacit.
Paragraph
Two: The Distinguished Council may prepare laws on every infraconstitutional
matter when the APQ inactivity is confirmed, upon a statement made by the Moderating
Branch concerning this. The bills shall be passed through voting by the
majority of the active Counselors.
Article 3: The
Imperial Counselors are inviolable concerning their opinions, words and votes. (Article with wording changed by Constitutional Amendment in February
2001)
Paragraph
One: After their Diplomas of Imperial Counselors are issued, through Glorious
Ordinances, the members of the Distinguished Imperial Council of State can be
neither arrested nor criminally or civilly sued, without prior license from
their peers, through voting at a Special Meeting.
Paragraph
Two: The Imperial Counselors should be members of one of the existing political
parties.
Paragraph
Three: In case the legal proceedings or action is not considered as of an
essentially political nature, the permission from his peers to continue such
litigation shall be dispensed with.
Article 4: When
receiving the Diploma of Imperial Counselor, the honorable Recipient should take
the following Solemn Oath, by addressing to the Monarch, on the Chandon public list: "I swear, before the Almighty God,
Your Imperial Majesty and Our People, to Promote People’s Participation and the
Full Compliance with our Laws, Defend Monarchy and Your Holy Empire, the
Indivisibility, the Activities, the Progress and the Sovereignty of Reunion".
(Article changed by means of Imperial Decree
0065-2000)
Article 5: The
Council Chairman shall be elected by his peers every six months, and he shall
have authority to Coordinate the debates and keep the discipline in Compton
Hall. The Chairman may appoint a three-member Committee to help him control the
Council.
Sole
Paragraph: The First Secretary of the Council shall be responsible for
controlling the activities and attendance of the Imperial Counselors, and he
shall be appointed by the Moderating Branch. (Paragraph
Added by Glorious Ordinance of May 2000)
Article 6: The
Diploma of Imperial Counselor shall be annulled for any Member who:
I - Not to Comply With nor Cause the Compliance With any of the
provisions referred to above or herein;
II – Loses the
Confidence of His Imperial Majesty;
III – Receives
unlawful advantages from any other micronation;
IV – Damages
the Reputation and the Honor of His Imperial Majesty;
V – Fails to
attend or give opinions at the Meetings of the Distinguished Imperial Council
of State or in its Plenary, except for a license granted by the Chairman of the
Imperial Council;
VI – Disobeys
party orders in the cases of "Closed Matter", unless they are
protected by the Regulations of their parties.
Sole
Paragraph: Administrative penalties may be enforced by the Council Chairman on
Counselors who infringe internal rules of the Distinguished Council, provided
such rules are in compliance herewith.
Article 7: The
Legislative process performed by the Distinguished Imperial Council of State comprises
the preparation of the following legislative acts:
I – Amendments
to Imperial Decrees, including this Constitution;
II - Motions;
III - Edicts
to His Imperial Majesty, asking His opinion concerning any law under
preparation;
IV - Consultations
to the Plenary on relevant matters;
V - Bills, as
set forth in A2P2 of this Title
Title V – On the Sacred Duties of His Holy
Imperial Majesty
Article 1: The
Emperor, the Emperor Regent or the Tutor-Regent has the following duties:
I - Through
a Glorious Ordinance, which is a not solemn act which deals only with matters merely
administrative, nobiliary or those of utmost urgency
and relevance:
a) To
appoint the Members of the Distinguished Imperial Council of State;
b) To
appoint an Imperial Associate Justice, who is to judge, at an Appeal Level, cases
forwarded by the Judges of the courts, in accordance with the law, his
conscientiousness and the Case Laws, in order to conduct law enforcement;
c) To install
or remove from their positions any and all civil servant of the Empire, with no
prior notice;
d) To
appoint Hereditary Captains of Hereditary Captaincies, Viceroys and the Lord
Protector of the Empire;
e) To confer
decorations, medals and diplomas; to grant nobility titles, or the promotion to
higher titles for those who so deserve it, in accordance with His opinion, as
well as to decide on lowering or annulling an already conferred nobiliary title. The highest Merit Decoration of the Empire
is the "Order of the Cross of Stráussia";
f) To
ratify the name of the Imperial Archbishop, who is to run the Imperial Archbishopric
of Reunion. The Archbishop must be a member of the Roman
Apostolic Catholic Church, and appointed in compliance with the hierarchy and
standards of the Church.
g) To grant
an "Imperial Exploitation Concession (C.I.E.)" to any companies which
do not manage to have a response from the pertinent executive authority on its registration;
h) To
appoint Imperial Intervenors to temporarily rule any Captaincy,
District or Viceroyalty;
i) To
create and terminate government titles and positions in general.
j) To decree
State of
k) To
appoint and remove the General Counsel of the Empire, the Imperial Justices, as
provided for in Title I, and the General Attorney of
(Article with wording given by Constitutional
Amendment of August 2004 and DI 79)
Sole
Paragraph: A Glorious Ordinance which provides on matters under charge of
another Branch of the Empire, by intervening in its scope, shall be referred to
as Interventional. An Ordinance which provides on matters concerning only the
organization, management or the scope in general of the Moderating Branch shall
be referred to as Regular. A Special Glorious Ordinance is the one providing on
matters not set forth by law and hereby. An Ordinance related to granting,
promoting, lowering or excluding Nobility Titles,
Decorations, Medals and Diplomas shall be referred as Nobiliary.
(Sole Paragraph added by Constitutional Amendment of
May 1999)
(Edict 06-1998 - "The numbering of subparagraph
one in article one is not limiting; it is exemplifying")
II – Through
Imperial Decrees, which is a solemn normative act that can deal with any matter,
precept, standard or issue of the utmost importance and immediate effects, and
that has authority of constitutional law and perpetual effectiveness:
a) To revoke
penalties and forgive the convicted, by granting reprieves;
b) To grant
laws written exclusively by Him or others, including Amendments hereto;
c) To declare
state of War, Defense, Imperial Calamity, Quarantine and terminate any treaties
between the Empire and other micronations;
d) To make
peace with other micronations;
e) To
create semi-independent Viceroyalties.
III – Through
Enacting Edicts or Enactments:
a) To give
His CUMPRA-SE either to Bills sent to Him by the Imperial Council or Executive Decrees
submitted to his approval by the Premier. In case such CUMPRA-SE is delayed, when
11 days elapse with no statement from His Imperial Majesty, said Bill shall be
deemed as APPROVED. This is called TACIT CUMPRA-SE;
b) To give
His CUMPRA-SE to International Conventions and Treaties to be complied with by
the Holy Empire of Reunion;
c) To install
qualicates elected by the people, by ratifying the
results of the elections performed;
d) To ratify
the name of Premiers elected by the People’s Assembly of Qualicates,
who, as set forth in Title XVI hereof, shall exercise the Executive Branch in
the Empire, after the public disclosure of such name by the chairman of the Lower
Chamber to the Moderating Branch.
IV - Through
Edicts:
a) To
answer consultations made by the Distinguished Imperial Council of State and
the Premier, by either granting or not the enquiries submitted;
b) To advise
heads of State from allied micronations.
V – To
address to the Subjects on an annual basis, either through the means of
communication or, traditionally, from the Imperial Palace Balcony, a speech on
the most important events happened in the Empire the previous year.
VI – To
exercise, through His Commander in Chief, the supreme command of the Imperial
Armed Forces and the Imperial Guard;
VII – To
receive, in His Imperial Office, in the afternoons of every day in July every
year, any and all Head of Family who comes to register for such.
VIII - **REVOKED**
Article 2: If
so necessary, His Imperial Majesty may exercise any of the powers referred to
in Article 2, Title IV hereof. However, he should submit a report to the Distinguished
Imperial Council of State, stating the reason for such intervention.
Title VI – On the Imperial Justices and the Judiciary
Branch
Article 1: The
Judiciary Branch, as provided for in Subparagraph II, Article2, Title I hereof,
shall be exercised by the Imperial Justices and the Imperial Associate Justice,
who shall have jurisdiction all over the territory of the Holy Empire of
Reunion, being them in charge of judging every case arising from actions or
omissions considered as either infringing or criminal, and which have occurred
in public places (CHANDON).
Article 2: The
Law shall rule in the Holy Empire of Reunion under all of its forms, and be the
primary source of the whole Reunion Law. The following shall be sources of Law
as well, and may be used as subsidiary (secondary) sources to the Judiciary
Branch:
I - Usage;
II - Analogy;
III – General
principles of Law;
IV – Canon
Law and Church Laws;
V – Case
law and normative precedents;
VI -
Equity.
Paragraph
One: No person shall be excused from complying with the law by claiming not to
know it, and no person can claim his/her own dishonesty.
Paragraph
Two: A later Law shall revoke an earlier one when so expressly states it, when
it is incompatible therewith or when it regulates the matter dealt with in such
prior law, provided they are hierarchically similar.
Paragraph
Three: A revoked law may be restored if the revoking law has lost its
effectiveness, unless otherwise provided for.
Paragraph
Four: The Law shall not retroact, except for:
I – when
this is the Will expressed by His Holy Imperial Majesty, through provision
stated upon either the granting or the enactment of any legal document;
II – the
benefit of defendants.
Paragraph
Five: All of the Branches have the duty to publish their normative acts, on
penalty of becoming unenforceable if they are not made available in the
imperial archives, being considered as such the country’s official website
(www.reuniao.org) and the archive of imperial public lists, as hosted by the macronational company Yahoo or its successors, provided
they are open to be referred to by every person. (Paragraph
included by Amendment of Aug 04, 2005)
Article 3: The
Law shall become effective:
I –After
being sanctioned by the Head of Government, or when his veto is rejected by the
People’s Assembly, in the case of People’s Laws;
II – After
the CUMPRA-SE from His Imperial Majesty, in the case of Aristocratic Laws submitted
by the Distinguished Imperial Council of State to be reviewed by the Moderating
Branch, or, in this case, after the expiration of the term for the Imperial Veto,
through the TACIT CUMPRA-SE, as set forth in Subparagraph III, Article 1, Title
V hereof;
III – After
its publication on Public lists, unless otherwise provided for, in the case of Glorious
Ordinances, Regular Measures, Normative Decisions and Imperial Decrees.
Article 4:
Trials of acts committed in the Imperial territory shall be judged in
accordance with the Empire Law, no matter such individual’s nationality.
Paragraph
One: Territories of Embassies of other Nations or Micronations,
Apostolic Nunciatures or foreign vessels farther than
Paragraph
Two: In addition to the Empire Itself, Embassies in other nations or micronations, Reunian vessels and
the means of transportation carrying His Imperial Majesty anywhere in the world
outside the Empire borders shall be an integral part of the Imperial territory.
Article 5: Laws,
Acts and Decisions from other nations or micronations,
when offending the Monarchy, His Imperial Majesty, the Empire sovereignty, Monarchy’s
Official Religion, the public order, the morality and good manners, shall not
be effective in the Empire.
(article with wording
changed by AMN of Feb 28, 2005)
Sole
Paragraph: Only foreign conventions, treaties, laws or decisions which receive
the placet from the Distinguished Imperial Council of
State shall be enforced inside the Empire Borders, even if they have been
either endorsed or approved by the Imperial Chancellery.
Article 6: The
following individuals shall not be subject to Civil or Criminal Condemnation:
I - The Emperor;
II - Members
of the Imperial Family;
III- Monarchs
visiting the Empire;
IV- Ambassadors
and officers of other nations or micronations, when
they are inside the premises of their Embassies, Nunciatures
and Consulates;
V – Those
who have provenly committed crimes as self-defense, state
of need, strict compliance with legal duties and regular exercise of Law;
VI – Citizens
who have received their citizenship less than thirty (30) days from such criminal
action or omission, even if due to annexation or incorporation of foreign
countries.
Paragraph
One: Trials of Imperial Counselors, the Lord Protector and the Premier shall
have the Imperial Associate Justice as original court jurisdiction, without
prejudice to any immunity set forth in the law.
Article 7: The
following individuals shall have their penalties mitigated:
I - Moderating
Branch officers;
II – those
younger than 13 years old;
III - those
older than 70 years old;
IV - for crimes of passion.
Article 8: The
following shall be punished with Banishment or Annulment of the Reunian Citizenship, without prejudice to whatever else the
law may specify:
I - Lese-Majesty
Crimes;
II - Crimes
against the Empire Symbols;
III - Crimes
against the integrity of the Empire’s official Message List;
IV – Those
who violate the Empire’s official website on the Internet;
V –Every person who commits crimes of Serious Offense against the Laws of
the Empire.
Sole
Paragraph: Every other Crime, Misdemeanor and Act of Improbity shall be
punished as provided for in Article 2º of this Title, Imperial Decrees and the
Code of Behavior in Chandon.
Article 9: Any
Subject of His Imperial Majesty, whether an Individual or a Legal Entity, may
request the Empire judicial protection, by lodging an action with the Judiciary
Branch, to be judged on a trial court by the Judges and, on an appeal and
ultimate level by the Imperial Associate Justice, as provided for in Subparagraph
II, Article 2, Title I, and Article 2 of this Title VI.
Article 10:
The Imperial Justices have the following Duties, and the noncompliance
therewith shall entail penalty of Removal, as set forth in section c, subparagraph
I, Article 1 of Title V herein:
I - To judge
actions lodged pursuant to Article 9, as provided for in Article 2 of this
Title VI;
II – To behave
themselves in accordance with their respectable position, on penalty of dismissal
by the pertinent authority;
III – To struggle
for the Ideals of Equity, Justice, Honesty, and Judiciary Activities and Promptness;
IV – Not to
allow any kind of religious discrimination, by punishing it on an exemplary
manner;
V – To comply
with and follow decisions made by other justices and the Moderating Branch. (Subparagraph with wording given by Amendment of Aug 04, 2005)
Article 11:
In addition to his exclusive duty of ultimate judicial level and management of
the Judiciary Branch, the Imperial Associate Justice shall play, at the
Imperial Judiciary System, the role of Court Clerk of Legal Proceedings and disseminator
of the Empire’s inviolable principles and institutions, besides being the chief
guardian of the Holy Constitution.
Article 12:
The Captaincies, Districts and Viceroyalties have exclusive jurisdiction on
crimes occurred in their respective public lists and subdivisions, except where
there are suspicions of attack on the inviolable Symbols, Principles and Institutions
of the Reunion Law, where then the General Counsel of the Empire may propose a mandamus,
which, if granted, shall forward the competence to lodge the action and judge
such crime to the Imperial Judiciary Branch.
Paragraph
One: Defendants condemned by regional judges of Captaincies, Districts or
Viceroyalties can submit appeals against such decision to the Imperial
Associate Justice Office, by bringing a Review Pleading, to be judged by the Associate
Justice Office, and a condemnation by the Associate Justice Office shall be
effective in the whole imperial territory. (Article
with wording given by Amendment of Aug 04, 2005)
Paragraph
Two: Every defendant condemned at an appeal level may submit to the Moderating
Branch, on a public list, a request for "Imperial Pardon", which can
be submitted to and examined by the Imperial Cabinet or not.
Article 13:
The Inviolable Principles and Institutions of the Reunion Law are:
I – Private
Property, being pointed out the likelihood of confiscation through an order
given by the Moderating Branch; (Subparagraph with wording
given by Amendment of Aug 04, 2005)
II – The Family
and the Religion of each subject;
III – Telephone, Banking, Post and Personal Communication Confidentiality.
IV - Monarchy;
V – National
Heroes.
Sole
Paragraph: The reproduction of private conversations produced without prior
consent by legal authorities shall be unacceptable as evidence. (Articles 1 through 13, with wording given by Constitutional Amendment
of April 2004)
Article 14:
The following persons shall be punished with Banishment or Annulment of the Reunian Citizenship:
I - **REVOKED**
II - Pedophiles
who commit such libidinous act;
III - **REVOKED**;
IV – Those who
violate Tombs, Mausoleums or Burial Chambers;
V - Those who
commit crimes of Serious Offense against the Laws of the Empire.
Sole
Paragraph: Every other Crime, Misdemeanor and Act of Improbity shall be
punished as provided for in Article 2 of this Title, Imperial Decrees and the
Code of Behavior in Chandon.
Article 15:
No person shall be imprisoned for Debts of any nature whatsoever. The
properties of the Debtor shall be executed for the benefit of the Creditor.
Article 16:
The trials by the Judiciary Branch bodies shall be public, and every decision
should be well-grounded, on penalty of nullity, and the attendance and
publicity of such decisions may be limited to the parties and their lawyers, when
so required in order to protect the intimacy of the involved parties,
professional or State secrets.
Article 17:
Imperial Justices should not perform activities in lawsuits in which they are
lawfully hindered or suspects.