in der Regents Hall wird derzeit eine neue Magna Carta diskutiert. Diesen Entwurf dürfen wir Regenten nun in die Ratssitzungen mitnehmen.
Da die Regents Hall ausschließlich auf Englisch arbeitet, sind auch alle Entwürfe dort nur in Englischer Sprache vorhanden.
Ich scheue mich ehrlich gesagt davor die neue Version der Magna Carta selbst zu übersetzen, ich würde daher anbieten die angebrachten Änderungspunkte oder die betroffenen Passagen nach Anfrage zu übersetzen. Da das Thema intern in der Regents Hall ausliegt, bitte ich darum die Geheimhaltung zu wahren.
Magna Carta of the Sacrum Romanorum Imperium Nationis Germanicӕ Zitat:
I. Sacrum Romanorum Imperium Nationis Germanicӕ
Article I – The Sacrum Romanorum Imperium Nationis Germanicӕ, also known as S.R.I.N.G. or Holy Roman Empire, is an elective and feudal constitutional monarchical confederation with an Emperor chosen as a ruler. The Empire comprises of different regions, cultures and languages that are equal in duty and right.
Article II – The Empire is composed of the Imperial Domain, which consists of the fiefdoms in direct dependence on the Holy Roman Emporer, and the following provinces :
- Archduchy of Austria
- Duchy of Bavaria
- Duchy of Lorraine
- Duchy of Milan
- Duchy of Modena
- Duchy of Savoy
- Duchy of Styria
- Margraviate of Baden
- Principality of Mainz
- Franche-Comté
- County of Augsburg
- Kingdom of Celje
- County of Holland
- County of Wurttemberg
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg
- Republic of Florence
- Republic of Genoa
- Republic of Siena
Article III – The German Kingdom, each Imperial unions between Provinces and each imperial provinces is considered an Imperial State.
Article IV – Official languages within the Empire are Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Slovenian. However, English is the mandatory Lingua Franca for all imperial institutions of the S.R.I.N.G..
Article V – Every announcement, legislation and imperial treaty must have a version in the Lingua Franca, which takes precedence over other languages in case of interpretation problems.
Article VI – Imperial legislations and imperial treaties only come into force after they have been signed and sealed by the Emperor and are officially proclaimed in the imperial announcement board. Exceptions are those imperial treaties related to military matters and which, for security reasons, must remain secret only for the period of time relating to the mission in progress.
Article VII – The territory of the Holy Roman Empire, as defined in Article II of this chapter, is inalienable. No part of the said territory may be ceded by any person to any persons or entity outside the Empire without the consent of the Emperor and the approval of the two thirds majority of the members of each of the voting chambers of the Imperial Perpetual Diet, including the leader of the affected state if that territory was not part of the Imperial domain.
Any infringement of Imperial territorial integrity, either by a claim or by the intrusion of armies into its territory without the prior approval of the Holy Roman Emperor may be considered a declaration of war.
Article VIII – The official religion of the S.R.I.N.G. is the Aristotelic Faith, as taught by the Holy Roman and Universal Aristotelic Church.
Article IX – Relations between the Empire and the Holy Roman and Universal Aristotelic Church may be regulated within a treaty, called concordat.
Article X – Imperial citizens cannot be prosecuted for what they are or what they believe. The Empire recognizes freedom of expression in accordance with Imperial legislation.
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II - The Government of the Empire
Article I – The Holy Emperor is the direct heir of the ancient Roman emperors, of Charlemagne, Otto and LongJohnSilver, and bears the title of
divina favente clementia Romanorum imperator semper augustus. His coat of arms is a black double-headed eagle on a golden background.
Article II – The Holy Emperor is the custodian of the supreme authority of the Empire, which he uses for reasonable causes and for the common good, in compliance with the present Magna Carta and imperial legislation and, if required, with the approval of the voting chambers of the imperial perpetual Diet.
Article III – Elected by all the free subjects of the Empire, the Holy Emperor is directly invested with imperial authority and the powers vested in the office from the day of his election and without having to be recognized by anyone. His legitimacy to rule is derived from his election alone. The Holy Emperor, because of the sacredness of his office, cannot abdicate or be deposed and reigns until his death.
Article IV – With the coronation, the Emperor receives all imperial regalia, which are the imperial Crown, the Imperial orb, the Imperial sceptre, the Holy Lance and the Imperial Sword. After the death of the Emperor and until the coronation of a new Emperor, all imperial regalia are kept in the Imperial Heraldry.
Article V – As the ruler and suzerain of the Empire, the Holy Emperor must first and foremost preserve the integrity and unity of the Empire. The Emperor must as well defend and protect his vassals and subjects against any threat. For this purpose, the Emperor is especially allowed to:
- Set up armies,
- Call immediate vassals and regents to Auxilium. Regents who are unable to answer by themselves due to their role, must manage their own vassals to answer the call of duty of the Emperor,
- Declare anyone as enemy of the Empire or as an outlaw,
- Banish anyone for a period of three months maximum.
- freely dispose of the Imperial Army, also called
Aquilae Imperatoris.
Article VI – To assist him in the performance of his duties, the Holy Emperor shall at his discretion compose an Imperial Council, the highest executive council of the Empire. The Holy Emperor freely appoints and removes subjects of the Empire from this Council in such capacities as he deems necessary to assist him in governing. The composition of the Imperial Council shall be made public, as well as any changes thereto.
Article VII – Out of respect for each constituent nation of the S.R.I.N.G., the Imperial Council works in the Lingua Franca.
Article VIII – Leaders of Imperial States are not allowed to be Imperial Councilors. They may, however, at the will of the Holy Emperor, serve on the Council in a purely advisory capacity. The Emperor may also appoint representatives for regions and give them access. Although representatives, regents and sovereigns are allowed access to the Imperial Council they are not considered part of it but are subject to the same rules for the Imperial Council chambers.
Article IX – The Holy Emperor may appoint a Regent to assist him in the administration of the Empire. He fulfills the function of prime minister.
In the event of the absence or death of the Holy Emperor, the Regent assumes the regency of the Empire. The Regent has the same rights and powers as the Emperor, with the exception of the power to enact or amend the Magna Carta, grant fiefs, order heraldic penalties or declare a war against a foreign state without a simple majority consent of members of the House of Imperial States .
Article X – Laws enacted by the Regent during the absence of the Holy Emperor must be confirmed by the latter upon his return in case of absence, or by the next Emperor in case of vacancy of the imperial throne.
Article XI – - The Holy Emperor may designate an heir called
Rex romanorum from among the imperial subjects. This person can be given particular attributions or cumulate this dignity with another office within the Imperial Council.
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III. Imperial States
Article I – Kingdoms and Imperial unions between provinces are considered to have a higher rank than other imperial provinces but all imperial states [strike]are composed of the German Kingdom, Imperial unions between Provinces and imperial provinces. They[/strike] are equal in rights and duties regardless of their rank or name. The rulers of the imperial states are sovereign in their lands, and govern them according to the rules of their state.
They are appointed according to the terms of the constitution of their state. All Kingdoms and Imperial unions between Provinces are direct vassals of the Imperial Crown and cannot be equal to the Holy Roman Emperor.
Article II – Imperial states are the real base of the Empire. They enjoy a high degree of autonomy in the administration of their territory. Limitations may be made by this constitution and Imperial Laws but should be kept to a minimum.
As part of this autonomy, and in compliance with imperial legislation and decisions, Imperial states determine and conduct as they see fit their commercial, diplomatic, economic, internal, military, political and security affairs.
Article III – Imperial Provinces may freely choose to join together in unions, which may take the form of a kingdom or of any other legal form, in order to pool some of their competences mentioned in the previous article. The creation of a union must be approved by the Holy Emperor after consultation with the Imperial Perpetual Diet.
Article IV – When the provinces unite in a kingdom or a union, they must provide the said kingdom or union with a constitution organizing the institutional system and the competences that are shared. This constitution may be modified in accordance with the rules it provides for,
it must respected by Imperial provinces that are part of those kingdoms and Imperial unions and may never contradict or interfere with Imperial Legislation which is superior to it. Imperial provinces enter and leave a kingdom or union according to the terms of the constitution of the latter. The consent of the citizens, obtained by public vote, is required in both cases.
Article V – The leader of a Kingdom, called King, or a union is a vassal of the Holy Emperor. [strike]He is appointed according to the terms of his Kingdom or union's constitution.[/strike] He represents his Kingdom or Union to the Empire and represents the Empire to his Kingdom or Union and its constituent Imperial Provinces. Rulers of those constituent Imperial Provinces must be determined and swear an oath in accordance with the constitution of their kingdom or union.
Article VI – The member provinces of a Kingdom or Union may decide to entrust their vote in the Imperial Perpetual Diet to the leader of their Kingdom or Union. A document signed by all of the leaders of the said provinces must be sent to the President of the Diet to certify this. The leaders of the provinces may withdraw this delegation of vote freely and at any time, except during a vote.
Article VII – The Holy Emperor may take all required measures by the circumstances to restore order when an Imperial State is undergoing a serious internal political crisis; threatens the integrity, stability or unity of the Empire; undermines the security of the Empire by proven collaboration with enemy states or organizations; or violates Imperial law; violates its vassal oath; or where there is overwhelming evidence of high treason.
Article VIII – The Holy Emperor must inform the Imperial Perpetual Diet in advance of his intention to take such measures, detailing them. It must be regularly informed of the evolution of the situation. The ruler of the imperial state affected by such measures may request a 2/3rd majority vote, in which he will not participate, in the House of Imperial States to terminate the imperial action.
Article IX – If the action taken consists of the removal of a leader of an Imperial Province from office or the alteration of the domestic legislation of an Imperial Province, then the Holy Emperor must first obtain the consent of the House of Imperial States in a simple majority vote. In the event of a grave emergency or direct threat to the province, the Emperor can take action before the vote, but the regents must vote within three days to confirm or annul the decision by a simple majority of voters.
The Emperor may also take other measures, such as releasing the vassals of a ruler of an Imperial State from their oaths.
Article X – The rulers of the Imperial States must swear an oath of allegiance providing Obsequium, Auxilium and Consillium to the Holy Roman Emperor, or to the Empire in the latter's absence, within three days of beginning their term of office. The Holy Roman Emperor or Regent has seven days to respond to the oath, after which time the oath is considered automatically accepted.
When provinces are united in a Kingdom or a union, only the King or the leader of the union takes the oath of allegiance under the same conditions mentioned above. The leaders of the provinces in the kingdom or the union must then swear an oath of allegiance to the leader of the kingdom or union.
Article XI – If the oath has not been taken in time by the ruler, the Holy Emperor may remove the ruler and request that a new ruler be appointed by the concerned state to assume the regency.
Article XII – The Holy Emperor may refuse an allegiance for critical reasons, such as posing a security threat or if he is suspected of high treason as outlined in Article V of Chapter VI. In this case, the leader must resign, otherwise the Holy Emperor may take the measures provided for cases of serious internal political crisis.
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IV. Perpetual Imperial Diet
Article I – The Imperial Perpetual Diet, also known as the Imperial Diet, represents the various bodies of the Empire. The Holy Emperor appoints the President of the Diet at his discretion.
Article II – The Diet is divided into three chambers. Only imperial citizens can be members of any of those chambers. Together, the three chambers have the task of advising the Holy Emperor, exchanging ideas with their counterparts, proposing initiatives and strengthening the unity within the Empire and the foundation of common traditions.
Article III – Each chamber has its own meeting place and can be consulted by the Holy Emperor and the Imperial Council on any matter within its competence.
Article IV – The House of Imperial States, also known as Regent's Hall, is composed of Kings and leaders of united Provinces, as well as provincial Regents of their domain recognized by them, and the provincial Regents recognized by the Emperor with acceptance of the oath and as well the Primate of the Holy Roman Empire.
It is the place of representation of the said States before the Empire. It deals with all questions relating to the Empire, its administration, its economy, its defense, its diplomacy, its functioning, its security.
Article VI – The House of Nobility, also known as Nobility's Hall, is composed of all the immediate vassals of the Holy Emperor, ennobled or knighted in the Imperial Domain, or their heirs, and whose oath to the Emperor has been accepted.
The members of the aforementioned chamber who occupy a position of high function in the institutions of states foreign to the Holy Roman Empire lose access for the duration of their mandate.
Article VII– The House of the Third Estate is composed of representatives who are not members of the two preceding houses. It can be consulted on any subject by the Emperor. It is headed by a President appointed by the Emperor from among its members.
The modalities for the election of representatives are specified in the statutes of the Diet. This is an advisory chamber that does not take part in any vote whatsoever and
does not discuss any issue concerning imperial nobility.Article VIII– The Imperial Perpetual Diet votes on legislation and treaties of the Empire. Only the Houses of the Imperial States and of the Nobility may take part in the votes. Each member has only one vote and may not vote in both chambers. The vote in the House of Imperial States has priority.
Article IX– Imperial laws may not be revised, partially or totally, deleted or passed without the agreement, by vote, of the members of the House of Regents and the House of Nobility and the approval of the Emperor himself. To be valid, a vote must gather 50%+1 votes in favor in each of the two chambers mentioned in the previous paragraph. In addition, a quorum of 2/3 of the leaders of the imperial states and 15% of the nobles is required. Each vote lasts 168 hours.
Exception are Imperial laws that are specific to a languistic zone composed of several imperial states and are only applied in this languistic zone are revised, partially or totally, deleted or passed with the agreement of the majority of leaders of the Imperial states that form that languistic zone.
Article X– Only the House of Imperial States takes part in the votes related to crisis management as mentioned in Chapter III of the Magna Carta, as well as in the votes related to treaties. The duration of these votes may be reduced to 72 hours by decision of the President and may be closed if all the leaders have already voted, or if a majority and quorum have been reached.
Article XI– When a boundary treaty changing the borders of an imperial state is put to a vote, the leader of the affected state must agree for the treaty to be approved. If the ruler votes against the treaty, then it cannot be validated.
Article XII– The Imperial Perpetual Diet is responsible for ensuring that the Emperor's decisions do not contradict the Magna Carta. Thus, if a decision is declared contrary to the Magna Carta by the Imperial Court, and the Emperor does not consent to annul said decision, the Perpetual Imperial Diet may annul it by a formal vote of a 2/3 majority of the House of Imperial States. The vote must be taken within 72 hours of the court's decision.
Article XIII– The Holy Emperor and the members of the Imperial Council have the right to speak in all chambers of the Diet. However, they cannot take part in the vote.
Article XIV– The President of the Imperial Perpetual Diet establishes and modifies the statutes of the latter after consultation with members.
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V. Imperial Law
Article I – The Magna Carta is the constitution of the Sacrum Romanorum Imperium Nationis Germanicӕ and its most important document. It defines the fundamental structures and procedures of the Empire. Any proposal to reform the Magna Carta in order to revise it in part or in whole must obtain the approval of two-thirds of the members of the House of Imperial States and Nobility, as well as the consent of the Holy Emperor.
Article II – The Magna Carta is above any other law, whether imperial or local. The hierarchy of the legislation within the Empire is as outlined in the following invariable sequence: Magna Charta, imperial laws, imperial decrees, treaties and concordats on the imperial level and the legislation of the Imperial States.
Article III –Drafts of imperial laws may be proposed by the Holy Emperor, the Imperial Council, or by any member of a chamber of the Imperial Perpetual Diet. The Holy Emperor and the chambers may also appoint a committee to prepare for aa draft Imperial Law.
Article IV –The Holy Emperor shall have the right to veto any Imperial legislation, which he shall express by refusing to sign and promulgate it after its adoption by the Diet.
Article V –In the case of competing legislation of equal rank, the most recent text shall apply. The legislation, unless otherwise provided, is not retroactive.
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VI. Imperial Justice
Article I – Imperial judicial power is exercised by the Imperial Court, whose functioningand organization are provided for by the Law of Imperial Justice. It also acts as a court of appeal for the imperial states without such an institution.
Article II – The Imperial Court is the only institution empowered to officially interpret imperial legislation and to review the constitutionality of imperial laws, treaties, decrees and decisions in relation to the Magna Carta.
Article III – The Imperial Court must answer any request regarding the verification of the constitutionality of an imperial decision within two weeks. If the Imperial Court does not answer within that time frame, the House of Imperial States is requested to confirm or to revoke the decision by an official vote. In this case, a 2/3 majority is needed to revoke the decision. Upon receiving the request, the Imperial Court can suspend the decision until a final decision is taken or until the vote in House of Imperial States has been taken.
Article IV – The Imperial Court judges acts of high treason against the Empire and the Emperor. The latter may grant a pardon following a judgment of the Imperial Court, but may not himself render a judgment nor influence the judgments of the Imperial Court.
Article V – The following acts are considered as High Treason against the Emperor and the Holy Roman Empire:
- the disobedience or lack of obedience to a direct order of the Emperor,
- the refusal of economic or military aid (Auxilium),
- the conscious refusal of recognition of the Emperor, his government or imperial legislation,
- the attempt to change the structures of the Empire outside of the Imperial Perpetual Diet,
- the revelation of state secrets,
- the conscious action against imperial foreign interests and security policy,
- the blocking, obstructing or non-execution of imperial decisions,
- the non-recognition of the precedence of the oath towards the Emperor over any oath to any other feudal lord by a ruler or an immediate noble,
- the support of traitors in any form.
Article VI –Only disobedience to direct orders or imperial decisions issued for the benefit of the public interest of the empire is punishable as high treason under Chapter VI article V. Orders concerning a person's private life are not subject to this. In the event of a legal dispute, the Imperial Court is responsible for settling the conflict.
Article VII – High Treason against the Empire is determined by the Imperial Court.
Article VII – A traitor loses his right of office, dignities, titles, protection and obedience. If the traitor is an immediate vassal, an announcement from the Emperor is sufficient. If the traitor is not an immediate vassal, his feudal Lord must act upon the Emperor's will within seven days regardless of local legislation.
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VII. Imperial Domain
Article I – The Imperial Domain includes all lands within the borders of the Holy Roman Emperor that do not belong to imperial states. The Heraldic Law of the Imperial Domain and its Nobility details its functionning and organization.
Article II – During his reign, the Holy Roman Emperor may only grant fiefs to subjects of the Empire and within the following limits
- 12 new fiefs, with a maximum of 4 fiefs for titles of Landgrave/Princely Count and higher;
- 6 elevations; however he cannot elevate more than 3 ranks all at once;
- Within the previously listed limits, the Emperor can grant himself a fief and/or elevate one of his fiefs for 3 ranks maximum.
- An unlimited number of knighthoods for active members of the Aquilae Imperatoris. The number of knighthoods to non-members of the Aquilae Imperatoris is limited to eight.
Article II – The Emperor is the only one who can exchange the fief of a noble. He can only do it if the noble agrees with the change or if the Imperial Court of Nobility took this decision. If both fiefs are of the same rank or if the newer is of a lower rank, the exchange is not counted and is considered an exception to the previous article.
Article III – The case of the foundation of a new Kingdom or Union between Provinces is an exception to Chapter VII Article I. With their creation, the Emperor may transfer fiefs towards their domain which does not count towards the limitation. It is not allowed to give more than 10 fiefs at such a creation. To ratify this transfer, an approval by a vote with a simple majority by the voting chambers of the Imperial Perpetual Diet is required.
Article IV– The Holy Emperor may not use his last will and testament to make heraldic decisions.
- die Einführung des Dritten Standes, eine Neuerung, die der Kaiser während des Wahlkampfes versprochen hatte und die den Reichsbürgern helfen soll, sich dem Reich zu nähern, das allzu oft als unzugänglicher Ort erscheint.
-Änderung der Form von Provinzen und Unionen, die nun als Reichsstaaten bezeichnet werden. Diese neue Bezeichnung ersetzt auch unnötige Wiederholungen im Text, um auf Provinzen oder Unionen zu verweisen.
-der Eid der Regenten wurde klarer formuliert.
-Im Falle einer Grenzänderung, die eine Provinz betrifft (ein Teil der Provinz wird an eine andere Einheit abgetreten), muss der Regent der Provinz zustimmen (zusätzlich zu einer Abstimmung in der Regentenhalle
-> Streichung von Kapitel III, Artikel V: Dieser Artikel bezog sich nur auf Unionen/Königreiche.
-> Antrag von Caro, Herzogin von Savoyen: Definition von "Reichsstaaten" vor Kapitel II.
--> Hinzufügung zu Kapitel I, Artikel III.
--> Änderung von Kapitel III, Artikel I, um Wiederholungen zu vermeiden.
Anfrage von Imperiali Noble, Elvyna de Vandimion von Riddermark d'Acoma : Der dritte Stand sollte nicht über Adelsangelegenheiten diskutieren.
-> hinzugefügt in Kapitel IV, Artikel VII.