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The members of the Convention were directed to review all of Westarctica's previous legal codes and decide which elements would be useful and discard the rest, then make their own suggestions for laws and policies to be incorporated into the new constitution.
The members of the Convention were directed to review all of Westarctica's previous legal codes and decide which elements would be useful and discard the rest, then make their own suggestions for laws and policies to be incorporated into the new constitution.


Following the completion of this draft, the various segments of Westarctica's population will have an opportunity to vote upon (and suggest revisions for) the document before it passes into law.
Following the completion of this draft, the various segments of Westarctica's population will have an opportunity to discuss (and suggest revisions for) the document before a ratification vote in February 2020.


==Contents of the Constitution==
==Contents of the Constitution==
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**Chapter IV: The Courts
**Chapter IV: The Courts
***Article 21: Judicial Powers
***Article 21: Judicial Powers
***Article 22: The Grand Ducal Court
***Article 22: [[Grand Ducal Court|The Grand Ducal Court]]
***Article 23: Lower Courts
***Article 23: Lower Courts
*Part V: Fundamental Rights and Liberties
*Part V: Fundamental Rights and Liberties