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The Tuhran Bel is the highest chamber of government in Snefaldia. They are responsible for passing all laws, administering the laws of the nation, and it is from the Tuhran Bel that Snefaldia's sovereignty comes. The Tuhran Bel excercises ''fiat''. | The Tuhran Bel is the highest chamber of government in Snefaldia. They are responsible for passing all laws, administering the laws of the nation, and it is from the Tuhran Bel that Snefaldia's sovereignty comes. The Tuhran Bel excercises ''fiat''. | ||
===Lower Government=== | ===Lower Government=== | ||
The Lower Government is all of the ministries, bureaus, and government offices that administer the national government of the Centralized Mountain States. | The Lower Government is all of the ministries, bureaus, and government offices that administer the national government of the Centralized Mountain States. | ||
Revision as of 19:49, 20 September 2007
The Law and Government of Snefaldia is a complext topic, with many confusing and seemingly contradictory pieces of information.
The Law
History
The laws of Snefaldia are based on the twin system of civil code and common law. The modern legal system was established in 1895 upon the formation of the Republic, with the promulgation of the Republican Central Law, the "constitution" of Snefaldia. This code established the basic principles of the short-lived Snefaldian republic, organizing elections, judicial appointments, and congressess. The code enshrined for the first time personal rights and liberties.
Upon the fall of the Republic and recreation of the Tuhran Bel, the Central Law was gutted and, set aside, and a replacement was created. The Bel of 1964 produced the Essential Law, a half-hearted attempt to appease the supporters of the old Central Law, and in 1966 the Bel was forced to return and produce another code. This second constitution was supported by almost all, and in 1967 the Tuhran Bel officially declared the Snefaldian Fundamental Law to be the paramount legal code of the nation.
Application
The Fundamental Law is nominally paramount, but deals mostly with foreign policy, national defense, systems of tax, and inter-region commerce. Each region largely manages it's own affairs, but because of the overwhelming influence of Aatem Nal these affairs are usually in line with the central government.
Government
The government is divided into two main sections: the Upper Government, composed of the Tuhran Bel, and the Lower Government, which encompasses all the secular bureacratic administrative ministries.
Tuhran Bel
Template:Main: Tuhran Bel The Tuhran Bel is the highest chamber of government in Snefaldia. They are responsible for passing all laws, administering the laws of the nation, and it is from the Tuhran Bel that Snefaldia's sovereignty comes. The Tuhran Bel excercises fiat.
Lower Government
The Lower Government is all of the ministries, bureaus, and government offices that administer the national government of the Centralized Mountain States.
