Constitutional Amendments - Revision history

Westarctica: added the new amendment

2025-01-09T08:04:27Z

added the new amendment

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	* Create the [[Senate of Westarctica]].		* Create the [[Senate of Westarctica]].
	* Create the process of impeachment of government officials.		* Create the process of impeachment of government officials.

			===CA-2025-001===
			Significant changes:
			* Addition of Article 86 (Restructuring of the Government by the Sovereign).
			* Allows the Grand Duke to make changes to the Constitution and government.
			* Creates a Transitional Government to fulfill functions of a government while any changes are made.

	[[Category: Law in Westarctica]]		[[Category: Law in Westarctica]]

Westarctica: /* List of Amendments */ added 2022 amendment

2024-12-11T16:57:15Z

List of Amendments: added 2022 amendment

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	* Modified the process for appointments to lower courts.		* Modified the process for appointments to lower courts.
	* Outlined process for publishing future amendments.		* Outlined process for publishing future amendments.

			===CA-2022-001===
			Significant changes:
			* Create the [[Senate of Westarctica]].
			* Create the process of impeachment of government officials.

	[[Category: Law in Westarctica]]		[[Category: Law in Westarctica]]

Westarctica: /* Naming conventions */ changed verb tense

2021-02-23T19:38:39Z

Naming conventions: changed verb tense

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	==Naming conventions==		==Naming conventions==
	Constitutional Amendments carry the prefix CA, and ~~will be~~ numbered sequentially by the year created (i.e. CA-2020-001).		Constitutional Amendments carry the prefix CA, and are numbered sequentially by the year created (i.e. CA-2020-001).

	==List of Amendments==		==List of Amendments==

Westarctica: Created page with "'''Constitutional Amendments''' are any changes made to the Westarctican Constitution. They are one of the four primary Laws of Westarctica..."

2021-02-23T19:38:10Z

Created page with "'''Constitutional Amendments''' are any changes made to the Westarctican Constitution. They are one of the four primary Laws of Westarctica..."

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'''Constitutional Amendments''' are any changes made to the [[Constitution of Westarctica|Westarctican Constitution]]. They are one of the four primary [[Laws of Westarctica]].

==Purpose of amendments==
The Constitution of Westarctica is the supreme law of the land and may only be updated through the passage of Constitutional Amendments. The process for proposing and passing amendments is outlined in the constitution itself and is done during a [[Constitutional Convention]]. The first such amendment, CA-2021-001, was passed after the Second Constitutional Convention on 8 February 2021.

All laws must be built around the constitution, and any perceived discrepancies will defer to the constitution.

==Naming conventions==
Constitutional Amendments carry the prefix CA, and will be numbered sequentially by the year created (i.e. CA-2020-001).

==List of Amendments==
===CA-2021-001===
Significant changes:
* Outlined duties of the Deputy [[Prime Minister of Westarctica|Prime Minister]].
* Modified the process for electing the [[Prime Minister of Westarctica]].
* Modified the process for removing the [[Prime Minister of Westarctica]].
* Clarified the role of the Chief Justice of the [[Grand Ducal Court]].
* Modified the process for appointments to lower courts.
* Outlined process for publishing future amendments.

[[Category: Law in Westarctica]]