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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 vote upon (and suggest revisions for) the document before it passes into law. | ||
==Contents of the Constitution== | |||
The constitution consists of 83 sequentially numbered articles, divided into 9 main topics, called "parts." These parts are sometimes broken up into subtopics, called "chapters." | |||
* Preamble | |||
* Part I: The Constitution | |||
**Article 1: Objective of the Constitution | |||
**Article 2: Implementation of the Constitution | |||
*Part II: The Grand Duchy of Westarctica | |||
**Article 3: Territory of Westarctica | |||
**Article 4: Language in Westarctica | |||
**Article 5: Symbols of Westarctica | |||
*Part III: Citizenship | |||
**Article 6: Citizenship | |||
*Part IV: [[Government of Westarctica]] | |||
**Chapter I: The Government and Popular Voting | |||
***Article 7: Government Structure | |||
***Article 8: Popular Voting Process | |||
**Chapter II: The State | |||
***Article 9: Executive Powers | |||
***Article 10: [[Grand Duke of Westarctica|Head of State]] | |||
***Article 11: Rights of the Sovereign | |||
***Article 12: Abdication of the Sovereign | |||
***Article 13: Succession to the Crown and Throne of Westarctica | |||
***Article 14: Investiture of the Sovereign | |||
***Article 15: [[Royal Council|The Royal Council]] | |||
**Chapter III: The Legislature | |||
***Article 16: Legislative Powers | |||
***Article 17: [[Prime Minister of Westarctica|Head of Government]] | |||
***Article 18: Creation of Laws | |||
***Article 19: Candidacy and Investiture of the Prime Minister | |||
***Article 20: Removal of the Prime Minister | |||
**Chapter IV: The Courts | |||
***Article 21: Judicial Powers | |||
***Article 22: The Grand Ducal Court | |||
***Article 23: Lower Courts | |||
*Part V: Fundamental Rights and Liberties | |||
**Chapter I: Overview | |||
***Article 24: Applicability | |||
***Article 25: Equality and Discrimination | |||
**Chapter II: Rights and Liberties of Self and Property | |||
***Article 26: Basic Human and Personal Rights | |||
***Article 27: Bodily Autonomy and Integrity | |||
***Article 28: Gender and Sex in Westarctica | |||
***Article 29: Slavery | |||
***Article 30: Land Holdings | |||
***Article 31: Autonomy of Personal Possessions | |||
***Article 32: Seizure and Forfeiture of Personal Possessions | |||
***Article 33: Right to Privacy | |||
***Article 34: Freedom of Expression and Information | |||
***Article 35: Firearms | |||
**Chapter III: Freedom of Profession, Affiliation, and Activity | |||
***Article 36: Freedom of Profession | |||
***Article 37: Freedom of Research, Science, and Teaching | |||
***Article 38: Freedom of Religion and Belief | |||
***Article 39: Right to Assemble and Associate | |||
***Article 40: Interpersonal Rights | |||
***Article 41: Civil Unions | |||
***Article 42: Marriages and Private Unions | |||
***Article 43: Procreation and Childrearing | |||
**Chapter IV: Procedural Rights | |||
***Article 44: General Procedural Rights | |||
***Article 45: Torture | |||
***Article 46: Capital Punishment | |||
***Article 47: Drug Use | |||
***Article 48: Access to Courts | |||
***Article 49: Fair Trial | |||
***Article 50: Criminal Justice | |||
***Article 51: Prison Labor | |||
***Article 52: Extradition and Trial for Violation of International Laws | |||
***Article 53: Temporary Confiscation of Firearms | |||
***Article 54: Right to Challenge Laws | |||
***Article 55: Acts of Terrorism | |||
**Chapter V: Other Considerations | |||
***Article 56: Right to Found Political Parties | |||
***Article 57: Right to Resistance | |||
***Article 58: Good Samaritan Laws | |||
***Article 59: Forfeiture of Rights | |||
***Article 60: Rights Concerning Minors | |||
***Article 61: Rights Concerning Dual-Citizens | |||
*Part VI: Duties, Responsibilities, and Restrictions | |||
**Chapter I: National Duties and Restrictions | |||
***Article 62: National Security | |||
***Article 63: Taxation | |||
***Article 64: Admissible Restrictions | |||
***Article 65: National Religion | |||
***Article 66: Monopolies on activities | |||
***Article 67: States of Emergency | |||
**Chapter II: Duties and Restrictions of the Individual | |||
***Article 68: Prohibited Political Activities | |||
***Article 69: Monopolies on objects | |||
***Article 70: Special Restrictions | |||
*Part VII: [[Peerage of Westarctica|The Peerage of Westarctica]] | |||
**Article 71: Overview of the Peerage | |||
**Article 72: Hereditary Peerages | |||
**Article 73: Life Peerages | |||
**Article 74: [[Courtesy title|Courtesy Titles]] | |||
**Article 75: Ranks and Titles of the Peerage | |||
**Article 76: Creation of Peers | |||
**Article 77: Censure of Peers | |||
**Article 78: Protection of Royals and Nobles | |||
**Article 79: Financial Remuneration for the [[Royal Family of Westarctica|Royal Family]] | |||
*Part VIII: Colonies | |||
**Article 80: Colonies and Other Territorial Possessions of Westarctica | |||
*Part IX: Process of Amendments | |||
**Article 81: Amendments to the Constitution | |||
**Article 82: Restrictions of Amendments | |||
**Article 83: Suspension of the Constitution | |||
[[Category: Law in Westarctica]] | [[Category: Law in Westarctica]] |