By the President of the United Republic: A
Proclamation
I MATTHEW
CORALLIS, President of the United Republic, pursuant to the power vested in me
by the people of the United Republic of Corallium hereby enact the following
document as law of the United Republic. IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand this twenty-fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord two-thousand
and twenty.
Short Title and Table of Contents
(a) Short Title—This Act may be cited as the “Legal Framework of the
United Republic Act”
(b) Table of Contents—The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
TITLE I—LAW OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC
PART I—SOURCES
OF LAW
Subpart A—Presidential Proclamations
Sec. 1001 Presidential
proclamation defined
Sec. 1002 Executive order defined
Sec. 1003 Publication of presidential
proclamations
Sec. 1004 Status of presidential proclamations
as law
Subpart
B—Statute Law
Sec. 1005 Deliberative
body defined
Sec. 1006 Creation of laws in deliberative
bodies
Sec. 1007 Publication of acts of deliberative
bodies
Subpart
C—Case Law
Sec. 1008 Legal
dispute defined
Sec. 1009 Cases of law defined
Sec. 1010 Publication of rulings
of cases of law
Sec. 1011 Status of rulings as case
law
Subpart
D—Judicial Review
Sec. 1012 Judicial
review defined
Sec. 1013 Consent of entities to carry
out judicial review
Sec. 1014 Status of judicial review
as law
Subpart
E—Amendment, Appeal, and Reversal of the Law
Sec. 1015 Reversal
of the law
Sec. 1016 Amendment of the law
Subpart
F—Reversal of Rulings on Cases of Law
Sec. 1017 Authority
of entity to overturn rulings of cases of law
PART
II—EXTENT OF THE LAW
Subpart
A—Sovereignty of Devolved Territories
Sec. 1018 Devolved
territories defined
Sec. 1019 Prohibition of laws
affecting construction in devolved territories of the United
Republic
Sec. 1020 Prohibition of laws
affecting the internal affairs of devolved territories of the United
Republic
Sec. 1021 Prohibition of laws
violating the rights of devolved territories with regards to the
rules of Project
City Build
Subpart
B—Protection of Civil Rights and Liberties
Sec. 1022 Prohibition
of laws restricting freedom of speech
Sec. 1023 Exemptions of Sec. 1025
Sec. 1024 Prohibition of laws of
discrimination
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
PART I—ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Sec. 2001 Department
of Justice
Sec. 2002 Attorney-General as head
of the Department of Justice
Sec. 2003 Subsidiary offices of
the Department of Justice
PART
II—ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Subpart
A—Department of Justice as Enforcer of the Law
Sec. 2004 Office
of the Federal Prosecutor
Sec. 2005 National Security
Service
Subpart
B—Department of Justice as the Legal Advisor to the Government
Sec. 2006 Department
of Justice to provide legal advice to the government
Sec. 2007 United Republic Counsel
Office
Sec. 2008 Department of Justice as
the legal representative of the federal government
TITLE III—ATTORNEY-GENERAL
PART
I—APPOINTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Sec. 3001 Presidential
appointment of the Attorney-General
Sec. 3002 Attorney-General as
member of Cabinet
Sec. 3003 Attorney-General serves
at pleasure of the President
Sec. 3004 Political independence
of the Attorney-General
PART
II—ROLE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Sec. 3005 Attorney-General
as manager of the Department of Justice
Sec. 3006 Responsibility of
Attorney-General for symbols and buildings of the Department of Justice
Sec. 3007 Appointments of staff
and officers of the Department of Justice by the Attorney
General
Sec. 3008 Appointments of federal
attorneys by the President
Sec. 3009 Attorney-General as the
chief lawyer of the United Republic
Sec. 3010 Appointment of special
counsel
Sec. 3011 Role of special counsel
Sec. 3012 Appointment of Judges to
the Judicial Council
PART
III—ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 3013 Attorney-General
and opening and leading investigations
Sec. 3014 Appointment of
prosecutors by Attorney-General
Sec. 3015 Power of
Attorney-General to subpoena
Sec. 3016 Power of
Attorney-General to indict or sanction
Sec. 3017 Power of Attorney-General
to suspend or end investigation
Sec. 3018 Power of President to
reverse sanctions imposed by Attorney-General
TITLE IV—JUDICIAL COUNCIL
PART
I—ROLE OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Subpart
A—Cases of Law
Sec. 4001 Judicial
Council may rule on cases of law
Sec. 4002 Judicial Council to try
indictments
Sec. 4003 Judicial Council to
overturn sanctions
Sec. 4004 Rulings of the Judicial
Council as case law
Sec. 4005 Power of Judicial
Council to conduct judicial review
Sec. 4006 Judicial Council must
publish rulings, case law and outcomes of judicial review
Subpart
B—Limitations of the Judicial Council
Sec. 4007 Prohibition of Judicial Council to try,
convict or sanction the President and the Vice President
Sec. 4008 Prohibition of Judicial Council to Try
or Rule on Cases Relating exclusively to
devolved territories.
Sec. 4009 Power
of President to overturn convictions and sanctions of the Judicial Council
PART
II—JUDGES OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Sec. 4010 Persons
affiliated with the federal government
Sec. 4011 Persons convicted with a
crime may not serve as judges
PART
III—SITTING OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Sec. 4012 Right
of attorneys, plaintiffs and defendants to be heard by Judicial Council
Sec. 4013 Right of Judges to
deliberate privately
Sec. 4014 Requirement of majority
of Judges to convict or sanction
TITLE V—AMMENDMENTS
Sec. 5001 Removal
of Article II of Government Departments and Cabinet officers of the United
Republic (Presidential Proclamation II)
TITLE I—LAW
OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC
PART I—SOURCES OF LAW
Subpart A—Proclamation
Law
§1001 Presidential
Proclamation Defined
(a) A Presidential proclamation is an edict published in writing by the
President that contains a policy
directive, declares a law or the obedience thereof, amends or repeals another
law, or enacts the implementation of a law.
(b) Any
publication by the President that addresses or recognizes an event, person, or
entity, censures, or exonerates any person or entity, or contains any content
other than that defined in subsection (a) is not a presidential proclamation.
§1002 Executive
Order Defined
Any publication by the President that is a legislative instrument as
prescribed to the President, except for those defined in Sec. 1001(a), by any
law is an executive order.
§1003 Publication
of Presidential Proclamations
(a) Upon the enactment of a Presidential proclamation, the President must
issue a public notification of the issuance thereof.
(b) The
Clerk of the United Republic must make available the proclamation in a publicly
accessible source for the period of which any part of the proclamation is
valid.
§1004 Status
of Presidential Proclamations as Law
Presidential proclamations are part of the Law as acts of the President that
enjoy equal status to case and statute law.
Subpart B—Statute
Law
§1005 Deliberative
Body Defined
A deliberative body is any entity that creates and passes legislation as
prescribed to do so by any law of the United Republic.
§1006 Creation
of Laws in Deliberative Bodies
(a) Any legislation submitted to a deliberative body is a bill.
(b) Bills
that are approved by a deliberative body are to be submitted to the President
for approval.
(c) Bills approved by the President become
statute law as acts of the aforesaid deliberative body that enjoy equal status
to case and proclamation law.
§1007 Publication
of Acts of Deliberative Bodies
(a) Following Presidential approval, the notification thereof must be published
in the Journal of the United Republic.
(b) The
Clerk of the United Republic must make available the act in a publicly
accessible source for the period of which any part of the act is valid.
Subpart C—Case
Law
§1008 Legal
Dispute Defined
A legal dispute occurs when two or more parties disagree on the application
of any law. This includes civil disagreements, criminal procedures, and any
other circumstance where a ruling of the law is required.
§1009 Rulings
of Law Defined
A ruling of Law is any ruling issued by a person or body with regards to a
legal dispute or a case of law conducted under the authority of any law of the
United Republic.
§1010 Publication of Rulings of Cases of Law
(a) Rulings of law must be
published in the Journal of the United Republic.
(b) The
Clerk of the United Republic must make available, permanently, all rulings in a
publicly accessible source.
§1011 Status
of Rulings as Case Law
Only rulings where an ambiguity of the law was analyzed and resolved by a
person or entity as defined in Sec. 1010, are considered case law, and must be
considered in any future ruling with regards to the specific law, or laws, for
which the specific case law applies to. This case law enjoys the same status as
statute and proclamation law.
Subpart D—Judicial
Review
§1012 Judicial
Review Defined
A judicial review is the analysis of any act of a deliberative body or the
President, action of any federal executive agency, or any other entity of the
federal government that determines its legality in the context of the other
laws and the constitution of the United Republic.
§1013 Consent
of Entities to Carry out Judicial Review
Any person or body as prescribed by any law of the United Republic may be
permitted to carry out judicial review in the manner for which they are
prescribed to do so by the said law.
§1014 Status
of Judicial Review as Law
The outcomes of judicial review, including the interpretation, or reversal
of another act are part of the Law of the United Republic and are considered
superior to case, statute, and proclamation law.
Subpart E—Amendment,
Appeal, and Reversal of the Law
§1015 Reversal
of the Law
(a) An act of a deliberative body or the President may reverse, with direct
reference to, any other act.
(b) No act
may reverse the outcome of cases of law or the ruling of a judicial review.
§1016 Amendment
of the Law
(a) An act of a deliberative body or the President may change, with direct
reference to, any section of any other act.
(b) No act
may change any outcome of cases of law or the ruling of a judicial review.
Subpart
F—Reversal of Rulings on Cases of Law
§1017 Authority
of Entity to Overturn Rulings of Cases of Law
Any person or body as prescribed to do so by any law may overrule the
ruling of a case of law if granted superior authority over the entity which
issued said ruling.
PART II—EXTENT OF THE LAW
Subpart
A—Sovereignty of Devolved Territories
§1018 Devolved
Territories Defined
Any territory, city, town, construction, or other legitimate land claim
incorporated in the United Republic under the control of a person that is not
serving said role in the capacity of a federal officer is a devolved territory.
§1019 Prohibition
of Laws Affecting Construction in Devolved Territories of the United Republic
No law may prohibit, affect, or otherwise modify existing constructions and
the supervision, and the planning of constructions within devolved territories.
§1020 Prohibition
of Laws Affecting the Internal Affairs of Devolved Territories of the United
Republic
No law may dictate, affect, or modify any internal affairs, policy, or
other matters that govern the day-to-day affairs of a devolved territory.
§1021 Prohibition
of Laws Violating the Rights of Devolved Territories with Regards to the Rules
of Project City Build
No law may infringe on any right conferred upon the leader of a devolved territory
by the rules of Project City Build.
Subpart
B—Protection of Civil Rights and Liberties
§1022 Prohibition
of Laws Restricting Freedom of Speech
(a) No law may restrict any person or entity’s freedom of speech.
§1023 Exemptions
of Sec. 1025
Exceptions of Sec. 1025 are as follows:
(a) A law
may restrict a person’s or entity’s freedom to share any information considered
classified or sensitive to the United Republic
(b) A law
may restrict a person’s or entity’s freedom to incite hate against any person
or group or publish material to the same effect.
(c) A law
may restrict a person’s or entity’s freedom to share potentially illegal
materials.
§1024 Prohibition
of Laws of Discrimination
No law may:
(a) Directly
discriminate against or give favor to persons based on race, gender identity,
sexuality, religion, or nationality.
(b) Give
consent to the federal government or any agency thereof to discriminate against
or give favor to any persons based on race, gender, identity, sexuality,
religion, or nationality.
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE
PART I—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
§2001 Department of Justice
The Department of Justice is an executive department
of the United Republic.
§2002 Attorney-General
as Head of the Department of Justice
The Attorney-General is the head of the Department of Justice.
§2003 Subsidiary
offices of the Department of Justice
The following entities are subsidiary offices of the Department of Justice:
(a) Office of the Federal Prosecutor
(b) United Republic Counsel Office
(c) National Security Service
PART II—ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Subpart
A—Department of Justice as the Enforcer of Law
§2004 Office
of the Federal Prosecutor
The Department of Justice oversees the Office of the Federal Prosecutor that
represents the federal government in cases against indicted persons and
entities and those charged with a crime.
§2005 National
Security Service
The Department of Justice oversees the National Security Service, which is
charged with investigating crimes, preparing charges, and maintaining the
internal stability and security of the United Republic.
Subpart
B—Department of Justice as the Legal Advisor to the Government
§2006 Department
of Justice to Provide Legal Advice to the Government
The Department of Justice is the chief agency charged with providing legal
advice to the federal and state governments.
§2007 United
Republic Counsel Office
The Department of Justice oversees the United Republic Counsel Office that drafts
and prepares legislation for the United Republic.
§2008 Department
of Justice as the Legal Representative of the Federal Government
The Department of Justice is charged with representing the federal
government in any legal dispute, case, or other tribunal or legal body.
TITLE III—ATTORNEY-GENERAL
PART I—APPOINTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
§3001 Presidential
Appointment of the Attorney-General
The Attorney-General is appointed by the President by notification of the
Clerk of the United Republic.
§3002 Attorney-General
as Member of Cabinet
The Attorney-General serves as a full member of the Cabinet.
§3003 Attorney-General
Serves at Pleasure of the President
The Attorney-General serves at the pleasure of the President.
§3004 Political
Independence of the Attorney-General
(a) The Attorney-General must maintain political independence from the
executive.
(b) The
Attorney-General must not be a member of or associated with, by membership of,
obligation to, or reward from any political party or association.
PART II—ROLE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE
§3005 Attorney-General
as Manager of the Department of Justice
The Attorney-General is the manager of the Department of Justice and is
responsible for setting all Department policy that is not prescribed by law.
§3006 Responsibility
of Attorney-General for Symbols and Buildings of the Department of Justice
The Attorney-General is responsible for all symbols and buildings of the
Department of Justice, including the design of seals, logos and other important
graphic symbols, and the design, construction of, and or maintenance of
buildings under the control of the Department of Justice and surrogate offices
thereof.
§3007 Appointments
of Staff and Officers of the Department of Justice by the Attorney-General
The Attorney-General may create the office of or appoint any staff or
officer of the Department of Justice, or of any surrogate office or department
thereof, to serve at the Attorney-General’s pleasure.
§3008 Appointments
of Federal Attorneys by the President
The President may appoint federal attorneys to represent the federal
government and the agencies thereof.
§3009 Attorney-General
as the Chief Lawyer of the United Republic
The Attorney-General is the chief lawyer of the United Republic and serves
as the chief of the counsel of the United Republic government and the federal
agencies thereof.
§3010 Appointment
of Special Counsel
The Attorney-General may appoint any person as special counsel in the case
where an investigation and indictment by the Attorney-General will lead to a
conflict of interest.
§3011 Role
of Special Counsel
(a) A special counsel may act on behalf of the Attorney-General in matters
where an investigation and indictment by the Attorney-Genera; would cause a
conflict of interest.
(b) A
special counsel enjoys the same abilities of the Attorney-General with regards
to an investigation.
§3012 Appointment of Judges to the Judicial
Council
(a) The Attorney-General may appoint persons to serve as Judges of the
Judicial Council.
(b) Judges
of the Judicial Council serve at the pleasure of the Attorney-General.
(c) The Attorney-General
may also designate a Chief Justice to manage the affairs of the Judicial
Council which are not otherwise prescribed by law.
PART III—ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
INVESTIGATIONS
§3013 Attorney-General
and Opening and Leading Investigations
The Attorney-General may open and or lead an investigation by the
Department of Justice into any person or entity.
§3014 Appointment
of Prosecutors by Attorney-General
The Attorney-General may appoint prosecutors in an investigation to assist
the Attorney-General.
§3015 Power
of Attorney-General to Subpoena
The Attorney-General may subpoena any person in relation to an
investigation.
§3016 Power
of Attorney-General to Indict or Sanction
The Attorney-General at the end of an investigation may indict with a crime
against the United Republic or sanction any person or entity.
§3017 Power
of Attorney-General to Suspend or End Investigation
The Attorney-General may end or suspend any investigation without
indictment or the application of sanctions.
§3018 Power
of President to Reverse Sanctions Imposed by Attorney-General
The President may reverse any sanctions imposed on any person or entity by
the Attorney-General by the public notification thereof.
TITLE
IV—JUDICIAL COUNCIL
PART I—ROLE OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Subpart
A—Cases of Law
§4001
Judicial Council May Rule on Cases of Law
The Judicial
Council may make rulings on cases of law presented to it.
§4002 Judicial
Council to Try Indictments
(a) The Judicial Council may try indictments and rule on the culpability of,
and convict a person, persons, entity, or entities indicted.
(b) The
Judicial Council may impose sanctions upon any person or entity convicted by
said council.
§4003 Judicial
Council to Overturn Sanctions
The Judicial Council may overturn any sanction imposed on a person or
entity by the Attorney-General.
§4004 Rulings
of the Judicial Council as Case Law
(a) Any ruling by the Judicial Council may be considered case law if it
resolves an ambiguity in the law.
(b) Case
law derived from rulings of the Judicial Council supersedes those of the
Attorney-General and the President.
§4005 Power
of Judicial Council to Conduct Judicial Review
The Judicial Council may conduct a judicial review.
§4006 Judicial
Council Must Publish Rulings, Case Law and Outcomes of Judicial Review
(a) The Judicial Council must publish, permanently, all rulings, opinions,
case law and outcomes of judicial review publicly.
(b) All
rulings, opinions, case law and outcomes of judicial review by the Judicial
Council must be published in the Journal of the United Republic.
Subpart
B—Limitations of the Judicial Council
§4007 Prohibition
of Judicial Council to Try, Convict or Sanction the President and the
Vice-President
The Judicial Council cannot try, convict, or sanction the sitting President
and Vice-President of the United Republic.
§4008 Prohibition
of Judicial Council to Try or Rule on Cases Relating Exclusively to Devolved
Territories
The Judicial Council cannot try or rule on cases that involve exclusively
the law of devolved territories.
§4009 Power
of President to Overturn Convictions and Sanctions of the Judicial Council
The President may pardon any person or entity convicted of any crime
against the United Republic, or reverse sanctions applied to said person or
entity as imposed upon them by the Judicial Council by the public notification
thereof.
PART II—JUDGES OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
§4010 Persons
Affiliated with the Federal Government
No person who is affiliated with the federal government may be appointed as
a Judge of the Judicial Council.
§4011 Persons
Convicted of a Crime May Not Serve as Judges
No person who has been convicted of a crime against the United Republic may
be appointed as a Judge of the Judicial Council.
PART III—SITTING OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL
§4012 Right
of Attorneys, Plaintiffs and Defendants to Be Heard by Judicial Council
In deciding cases of law the Judicial Council must hear arguments and
defenses from plaintiffs, defendants and any attorneys representing said
parties.
§4013 Right
of Judges to Deliberate Privately
Judges of the Judicial Council have the right to deliberate in a privately
free from interference from any party, person, or entity.
§4014 Requirement
of Majority of Judges to Convict or Sanction
The majority of the judges of the Judicial Council must vote or agree to
convict or sanction any defendant.
TITLE V—AMMENDMENTS
§5001 Removal
of Article III of Government Departments and Cabinet Officers of the United
Republic (Presidential Proclamation II)
Article III of Government Departments and Cabinet Officers of the United
Republic (Presidential Proclamation II) shall be repealed.
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