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Matters of State / The Constitution of the UDN
« Last post by Detreadan on December 03, 2015, 08:45:51 am »-Article I-
1. All nations are guaranteed the rights defined by the Bill of Rights
·Bill of Rights·
1. All Nations of the UDN are sovereign. Each Nation has the right of self-determination in that Nation's domestic policies, including, but not limited to, issue selection, WA membership and decision-making on WA legislation.
2. Each Nation's rights to free speech, free press, and the free expression of religion shall not be infringed upon by any regional authority. Each Nation has the right to assemble, and to petition the governmental authorities of the region, including the WA Delegate, for the redress of grievances. The governmental authorities of the region shall act only in the best interests of the Region, as permitted and limited under the Constitution.
3. Participation in the democratic process of the region is voluntary, however, any law passed by the regional government will have to be obeyed whether the individual nation voted on it or not.
4. No Nation of The UDN holding WA member status in NationStates shall be obligated to endorse any official of a government authority of the region. The right to add an endorsement or withdraw an endorsement is a sovereign right of that Nation as a WA member.
5. All Nations of UDN have the right to be protected against the abuse of powers by any official of a government authority of the region. Any Nation of The UDN has the right to request the recall of any official of a government authority of the region in accordance with the Constitution that is deemed to have acted unconstitutionally.
6. No Nation shall be held to answer for a crime in a manner not prescribed by the Constitution or the Legal Code. No Nation shall be subjected to being twice put in jeopardy for the same offense. No Nation shall ever be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against itself. No ex post facto law shall be passed. Likewise, no Bill of Attainder shall be passed.
7. When charged with criminal acts, Nations of The UDN shall have a fair, impartial, and public trial before a neutral and impartial judicial officer from the Chief Magistrate Court. In any criminal proceeding, a Nation is presumed innocent unless guilt is proven to the fact finder by reasonably certain evidence. A Nation may be represented by any counsel of the Nation's choosing. No Nation convicted of a crime shall be subject to a punishment disproportionate to that crime.
8. No Nation shall be ejected from the region, or banned from any forum, except as expressly authorized by the Constitution or the Legal Code. Should any official of a government authority of the region with authority to act, declare that the immediate ejection or banning of a Nation is an urgent matter of regional security, they may order the ejection or banning of the nation. Any ejected or banned nation shall have prompt and immediate recourse to judicial review of the matter. The WA Delegate shall not exercise the power of ejection or banning unless expressly authorized by a specific action of a government authority of the region pursuant to the Constitution or to the Legal Code.
9. Each Nation in The UDN is guaranteed that no action by the governmental authorities of the region shall deny to any Nation of The UDN, due process of law, including prior notice and the opportunity to be heard, nor deny to any Nation of The UDN the equal and fair treatment and protection of the provisions of the Constitution.
10. Each Nation entitled to a vote in any manner under the fundamental laws of the region is entitled to the equal treatment and protection of that Nation's right to vote.
11. No nation shall enter into an alliance, treaty, or confederation deemed harmful for the region while still remaining within the jurisdiction of the UDN.
12. No governmental authority of the region has the power to suspend or disregard the Constitution or the Legal Code for any reason.
13. No nation in the Assembly shall be barred from participating in governmental petitions, including, but not limited to, recalls of governmental officials in the region and a vote to repeal legislation, in accordance with the laws of the Constitution.
1. All nations are guaranteed the rights defined by the Bill of Rights
·Bill of Rights·
1. All Nations of the UDN are sovereign. Each Nation has the right of self-determination in that Nation's domestic policies, including, but not limited to, issue selection, WA membership and decision-making on WA legislation.
2. Each Nation's rights to free speech, free press, and the free expression of religion shall not be infringed upon by any regional authority. Each Nation has the right to assemble, and to petition the governmental authorities of the region, including the WA Delegate, for the redress of grievances. The governmental authorities of the region shall act only in the best interests of the Region, as permitted and limited under the Constitution.
3. Participation in the democratic process of the region is voluntary, however, any law passed by the regional government will have to be obeyed whether the individual nation voted on it or not.
4. No Nation of The UDN holding WA member status in NationStates shall be obligated to endorse any official of a government authority of the region. The right to add an endorsement or withdraw an endorsement is a sovereign right of that Nation as a WA member.
5. All Nations of UDN have the right to be protected against the abuse of powers by any official of a government authority of the region. Any Nation of The UDN has the right to request the recall of any official of a government authority of the region in accordance with the Constitution that is deemed to have acted unconstitutionally.
6. No Nation shall be held to answer for a crime in a manner not prescribed by the Constitution or the Legal Code. No Nation shall be subjected to being twice put in jeopardy for the same offense. No Nation shall ever be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against itself. No ex post facto law shall be passed. Likewise, no Bill of Attainder shall be passed.
7. When charged with criminal acts, Nations of The UDN shall have a fair, impartial, and public trial before a neutral and impartial judicial officer from the Chief Magistrate Court. In any criminal proceeding, a Nation is presumed innocent unless guilt is proven to the fact finder by reasonably certain evidence. A Nation may be represented by any counsel of the Nation's choosing. No Nation convicted of a crime shall be subject to a punishment disproportionate to that crime.
8. No Nation shall be ejected from the region, or banned from any forum, except as expressly authorized by the Constitution or the Legal Code. Should any official of a government authority of the region with authority to act, declare that the immediate ejection or banning of a Nation is an urgent matter of regional security, they may order the ejection or banning of the nation. Any ejected or banned nation shall have prompt and immediate recourse to judicial review of the matter. The WA Delegate shall not exercise the power of ejection or banning unless expressly authorized by a specific action of a government authority of the region pursuant to the Constitution or to the Legal Code.
9. Each Nation in The UDN is guaranteed that no action by the governmental authorities of the region shall deny to any Nation of The UDN, due process of law, including prior notice and the opportunity to be heard, nor deny to any Nation of The UDN the equal and fair treatment and protection of the provisions of the Constitution.
10. Each Nation entitled to a vote in any manner under the fundamental laws of the region is entitled to the equal treatment and protection of that Nation's right to vote.
11. No nation shall enter into an alliance, treaty, or confederation deemed harmful for the region while still remaining within the jurisdiction of the UDN.
12. No governmental authority of the region has the power to suspend or disregard the Constitution or the Legal Code for any reason.
13. No nation in the Assembly shall be barred from participating in governmental petitions, including, but not limited to, recalls of governmental officials in the region and a vote to repeal legislation, in accordance with the laws of the Constitution.