Constitution of the UNFR

The constitution was the work of Cataduanes and was authorised and accepted by popular vote of all member nations of the UNFR (at the time of sigining).

Section 1. BASIC RIGHTS

Article 1 (Protection of human dignity). (1) The dignity of man inviolable. To respect and protect it is the duty of all state authority. (2) The Citizens therefore acknowledge inviolable and inalienable human rights as the basis of every community, of peace and of justice in the world. (3) The following basic rights bind the legislature, the executive and the judiciary as directly enforceable law.

Article 2 (Rights of liberty). (1) Everyone has the right to the free development of his personality insofar as he does not violate the rights of others or offend against the constitutional order or the moral code. (2) Everyone has the right to life and to inviolability of his person. The freedom of the individual is inviolable. These rights may only be encroached upon pursuant to a law.

Article 3 (Equality before the law). (1) All persons are equal before the law. (2) Men and women have equal rights. (3) No one may be prejudiced or favoured because of his sex, his parentage, his race, his language, his homeland and origin, his faith or his religious or political opinions.

Article 4 (Liability to military and other service) (1) Men who have attained the age of 18 years may be required to serve in the Armed Forces, in the UNFR armed forces. (2) A person who refuses, on grounds of conscience, to render war service involving the sue of arms will be required to render a substitute service. The duration of such substitute service shall not exceed the duration of military service. The nature of such substitute service shall be agreed upon by the consensus of the Ministries of Home affairs and Defence jointly (3) All Nations in line with the responsibilities of mutual administration and defence will be required to sign up for the combined military and for Forum membership

Article 5 (Right of petition).

Everyone has the right individually or jointly with others to address written requests or complaints to the competent authorities and to the representative assemblies.

Article 6 (Equal political status of all Citizens, professional civil service)

Every Citizen has in every Land the same civil rights and duties.

Section 2. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Article 7 (Confirmation of Government Positions)

The Federal Government consists of the Federal President and the Federal Ministers.

Article 8 (Office of Federal President) The office of Federal President will rest within the domain of the Imperium of North Cadia, the Emperor of North Cadia is recognised as President of the UNFR.

Article 9 (Appointment of Federal Ministers)

(1)The Federal Ministers are appointed by a process of election. (2)The Federal Ministers may be dismissed by the decree of the the President or due to consensus in both Government and Senate

Article 10 (Power of command over the Armed Forces) Power of command in respect of the Armed Forces shall be vested In the Federal Minister of Defence.

Section 3 JOINT TASKS

Article 11 (Participation of the Federation by virtue of federal legislation)

The Federation shall participate. in the following sectors, in the discharge of responsibilities of the Nations, provided that such responsibilities are important to society as a whole and that federal participation is necessary for the improvement of living conditions (joint tasks):

1. Extension and construction of institutions of higher education, including university clinics;

2. Improvement of regional economic structures;

3. Improvement of the agrarian structure and of Environmental preservation.

(2) Joint tasks shall be defined in detail by a federal statute requiring the consent of the Senate. Such legislation should include general principles governing the discharge of joint tasks.

Section 4 THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Article 12 (Court Organization) The judicial authority is vested in the judges; it is exercised by the Supreme Federal Court and by the courts of the Nations.

Article 13.

(1) In the courts everyone is entitled to a hearing in accordance with the law. (2) An act can be punished only if it was a punishable offence by law before the act was committed.

Section 5 AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Article 14 ( New proposed articles and amendments to the Basic law) All new proposed articles and amendments to existing articles must voted upon and passed by a joint consensus of the Federal President and by a two thirds majority of the Senate.

Section 6 STATE OF DEFENCE

Article 15 (Concept and determination of a state of Defence)

(1) The determination that federal territory is being attacked by armed force or that such an attack is directly imminent (state of Defence) shall be made by the Federal President with the consent of the Senate. Such determination shall be made at the request of the Federal Government and shall require a two- thirds majority of the votes cast.

(2) Where the situation imperatively calls for immediate action and where insurmountable obstacles prevent the timely assembly of the Senate, or where there is no quorum in the Senate, the Federal Government shall make this determination with a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, which shall include at least the majority of its members.

(4) Where the federal territory is being attacked by armed force and where the competent bodies of the Federation are not in a position at once to make the determination provided for in the first sentence of paragraph ( I ) of this Article, such determination shall be deemed to have been made and promulgated at the time the attack began. The Federal President shall announce such time as soon as circumstances permit.