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Fundamental Law

THEODEN, by unquestionable right, Emperor of The Land of Kings and Emperors, King of Norwood, and Sovereign of all dominions under the Imperial Crown, do proclaim the Constitution of the Empire as follows;

That sovereignty shall forever be invested in the line of Emperors, who have reigned The Land of Kings and Emperors since its founding. That an Emperor has a duty to reign for the good of His realm, and that His prerogative to do so shall be unchallenged by His subjects.

Proclaiming further that the passing of this Constitution shall override the Eleventh Constitution henceforth, but shall not affect the validity of decisions taken under that Constitution or the force in law of Acts of the Estates General imperial decrees, treaties, common law, Letters Patent, Lettre de cachet and judgments of the Imperial Courts of Justice.

Article I^{4 | 8}

I. The Emperor may grant membership of the Electoral College to any eligible person. To be eligible to be granted membership of the Electoral College a person must:

a) control a nation located in The Land of Kings and Emperors;
b) not concurrently hold membership of the Electoral College with another nation or forum account within The Land of Kings and Emperors;
c) have not been banished from the region;
d) not possess citizenship or equivalent status in any entity with which The Land of Kings and Emperors is at war; and
e) not possess citizenship or equivalent status in any entity proscribed as consistent with the law by The Land of Kings and Emperors.

II. All persons who hold citizenship at the time immediately prior to this Constitution coming into effect shall become members of the Electoral College automatically.

III. Each member of the Electoral College shall be styled as an Elector of The Land of Kings and Emperors. Each member of the Electoral College shall, for the duration of their membership, concurrently hold citizenship of the Imperial Demesne. Each member of the Electoral College who claims a monarchical title, over the nation which they control within the capital region, may display this title in addition to their style as Elector.

IV. The Emperor may, at his discretion, revoke a person's membership of the Electoral College for the following reasons:

a) The member does not have a nation in The Land of Kings and Emperors known to the Emperor;
b) The member has been inactive on the forums for a period of more than 28 days;
b) The member possesses citizenship or equivalent status in any entity with which The Land of Kings and Emperors is at war; or
c) The member possesses citizenship or equivalent status in any entity proscribed as consistent with the law by The Land of Kings and Emperors.

V. Any revocation effected under section V of this Article shall be without prejudice to re-application following the resolution of the reason(s) proscribed.

VI. Subject to any dispensations granted by the Emperor, during a period when an election takes place as consistent with the law persons shall only be granted citizenship of the Imperial Demesne and shall not be eligible to participate in any election until the ongoing election ends as consistent with the law, at which point they shall be granted membership of the Electoral College and shall have the same voting rights as any other member of the Electoral College.

Article II

I. The Emperor shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army. No other military force may be established except with the permission of the Emperor and any such force shall be subject to the Emperor's supreme command. The Emperor may issue imperial decrees regulating the command, objectives and structure of both the Imperial Army and the Imperial Intelligence Organisation. No intelligence agency may be established unless it is part of the Imperial Intelligence Organisation. The Emperor may declare war or peace.

II. The Emperor may make treaties with foreign states. To be incorporated into domestic law, a treaty must be approved by an absolute majority of the Estates General. The Emperor may rescind treaties.

III. The Emperor may grant a pardon or lesser clemency to any person convicted of a crime.

IV. The Emperor may use the style "His Supreme Majesty" and any other title he adopts.

V. No statute binds the Imperial Crown unless expressly stated to. The Emperor shall be immune from all criminal proceedings and decisions. Decisions of the Emperor are exempt from judicial review.

VI. The Emperor is obliged to respect the rule of law and be publicly neutral as to the outcome of all domestic elections. The Emperor may act so as to keep the peace.

VII. Regions shall accede to and secede from the Empire by the Emperor's command alone. The capital region and Norwood shall be permanently bound to the Empire.

Article III

I. The Emperor may name and remove the Crown Prince and decide his style and privileges. The Crown Prince shall be the Heir Apparent to the Imperial Crown and shall succeed to the throne upon the abdication of the Emperor. The Emperor may create Ordinary Princes and decide their style and privileges. The Emperor shall be the Head of the Imperial House. The Emperor Emeritus, the Crown Prince and any Ordinary Princes shall be the other members of the Imperial House and shall serve as advisers to the Emperor.

II. The Emperor may delegate, in whole or in part, his powers and duties to, and subsequently remove them from, the Crown Prince. The Emperor may delegate, in whole or in part, his powers and duties to, and subsequently remove them from, an Ordinary Prince.

III. The Emperor may appoint and dismiss the Lord High Steward. The Lord High Steward must be a Peer of the Realm. The Emperor may delegate, in whole or in part, his powers and duties to, and subsequently remove them from, the Lord High Steward.

IV. Delegating a power or duty to any person creates no obstacle to the Emperor personally exercising that power or duty. The Emperor may impose conditions on the exercise of powers and duties they have delegated to another individual.

V. The Emperor may create any member of the Electoral College as a Peer of the Realm. The Emperor may remove a peerage only on the grounds that the individual concerned is no longer loyal to the realm. The Emperor may grant and remove honours, including membership of imperial orders and medals.

VI. The Emperor shall always be the head of state of all regions within the Empire. The Emperor may categorise regions within the Empire (except the capital region) into the three classes of vassal realm, dominion and territory. For each region categorised as a vassal realm, the Emperor has the discretion to name, entitle and remove a member of the Electoral College as vassal monarch. In regions within the Empire without a vassal monarch, the Emperor may appoint and dismiss viceroys to rule vassal realms, governors-general to rule dominions and governors to rule territories. Each vassal monarch or crown representative may determine the internal affairs of their region. The defence and the foreign affairs of all regions within the Empire shall be the responsibility of the Emperor and the Imperial Government in accordance with their respective duties.

VII. The Guardian Council shall consist of the Lord High Steward, the Lord Chancellor and up to six other Peers of the Realm selected by the Emperor. Guardian Counsellors shall offer advice to the Emperor on matters of state. The Lord High Steward shall serve as the Moderator of the Guardian Council.

VIII. Upon the abdication of the Emperor, the Guardian Council shall be responsible for proclaiming the accession of the Crown Prince to the throne. If there is no Crown Prince at the point of the Emperor's abdication, the Guardian Council shall consult any line of succession previously decreed by the Emperor and proclaim the rightful holder of the Imperial Crown.

Article IV⁵

I. All legislative power shall be vested in the Estates General, which shall consist of two chambers, the Estates Common and the Estates Noble.

II. The Estates Common shall consist of no less than three and no more than seven Members of the Estates Common elected by the Electors of The Land of Kings and Emperors. The exact membership of the Estates Common shall be decided by the Emperor prior to each election for the Estates Common.

III. For each session of the Estates General the Estates Common shall elect a Speaker, from amongst their membership, to preside over their proceedings. If a vote for Speaker of the Estates Common is tied, the Prime Minister may break this tie. The Speaker of the Estates Common may be removed by a two-thirds absolute supermajority of the Estates Common. If the office of Speaker falls vacant, a new Speaker shall be elected. In the event that the Estates Common is unable to elect a Speaker, and a vacancy in that Office lasts for at least four days, the Emperor shall appoint the Speaker. The Estates Common may establish Standing Orders to regulate their internal affairs, which shall not extend beyond their operation and must be legally compliant.

IV. The Estates Noble shall consist of three or five Members of the Estates Noble, to be decided and appointed by the Emperor from among the Peers of the Realm for a term of ten weeks. No Peer who has been elected to the Estates Common may serve in the Estates Noble.

V. For each session of the Estates General the Estates Noble shall elect a Speaker, from amongst their membership, to preside over their proceedings. The Estates Noble may establish Standing Orders to regulate their internal affairs, which shall not extend beyond the Estates Noble's operation and must be legally compliant.

VI. Legislation originating in the Estates Common shall be considered approved if the bill attains a simple majority vote in support in the appropriate timeframe for voting. Upon receiving the approval of the Estates Common, the Speaker, or another appropriate official as designated consistent with the law, shall present the bill to the Estates Noble for consideration. If the Estates Noble reject the bill, it shall return to the Estates Common, which may vote, by two-thirds absolute supermajority, to override the veto of the Estates Noble. If the vote to override the veto of the Estates Noble is carried, the bill shall be considered to have passed the Estates Noble, and the Speaker of the Estates Common, or another officer designated consistent with the law, shall present the bill to the Emperor for Imperial Assent.

VII. Legislation originating in the Estates Noble shall be considered approved if the bill attains a simple majority vote in support in the appropriate timeframe for voting. Upon receiving the approval of the Estates Noble, the Speaker, or another appropriate official as designated consistent with the law, shall present the bill to the Estates Common for consideration. If the Estates Common reject the bill, it shall return to the Estates Noble for further deliberation.

VIII. If either chamber shall amend legislation presented by the other chamber, upon the approval of the amending chamber, the presiding officer, or another appropriate official as designated consistent with the law, shall return the bill to the originating chamber for consideration of the amendments. If the originating chamber concurs in the amendments, the presiding officer, or another appropriate official as designated consistent with the law, shall present the bill to the Emperor for Imperial Assent.

IX. A bill needs the approval of both chambers of the Estates General and Imperial Assent by the Emperor to become law. The Emperor shall have the power to veto any bill presented, and, upon so doing, the Emperor shall return the bill to the originating chamber along with the Emperor’s objections.

X. The Estates Common and the Estates Noble may only conduct their business when the Estates General is in session. The Emperor is empowered to open and dissolve the Estates General. After being open for five weeks, the Estates General shall automatically dissolve. Before four weeks of a session of the Estates General expire, the Emperor may only dissolve the Estates General early on the advice of the Prime Minister.

XI. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section X, the Estates Noble shall not be subject to dissolution. Members of the Estates Noble shall retain their seats, notwithstanding the issuance of a proclamation dissolving the Estates General. Nevertheless, the Estates Noble may not conduct any business during the dissolution period.

XII. Before a new Estates General is opened, a general election for the members of the Estates Common shall take place based on a first-past-the-post electoral system, where all Electors may stand and vote. Where fewer candidates are standing for the Estates Common than there are seats available, all candidates shall be deemed elected without the need to conduct a poll of any length. All elections shall last forty-eight hours.

XIII. The Emperor shall administer all elections, but may appoint up to three Electors who are not members of any political party and who are not participating in any election, as electoral commissioners to assist him in the conduct thereof. The Emperor may delegate to them the power to establish procedures for the conduct of elections, adjudicate disputes arising from them and decide the date of every election. Appeals from the decisions of the electoral commissioners shall be brought to the Emperor. Electoral Commissioners shall be prohibited from serving in the Imperial Council, or such other offices under the control of the Prime Minister or of the Estates Common.

XIV. Members of the Estates Common are automatically removed if they are inactive for more than fourteen days. Additionally, if a member of the Estates Common has not posted within the Estates Common for more than a week, a vote may be initiated in the Estates Common to remove them, which requires a two-thirds absolute supermajority, of all members other than the member in question, to pass. If a vacancy arises among the membership of the Estates Common, a by-election shall be conducted for each seat that is vacant using a first-past-the-post electoral system. Members of the Estates Noble may be removed from office by the Emperor at any time.

XV. In instances where a minor amendment is required, whether due to a change in terminology, a typographical, spelling or grammatical error, or any other instance where this does not change the meaning of the relevant text, the Emperor may alter the text of the Constitution or of any statute without first informing the Estates General. However, the Emperor must make a public declaration of any changes he has made under this section of the Constitution.

XVI. Provided the Lord Chancellor, the Lord High Steward or the Speaker of the Estates Common have certified that a Civil Contingency is in effect, the Prime Minister may submit a bill directly to the Emperor to sign or veto. If signed, such a bill shall be enacted as an Order of the Guardian Council and law. Within twenty days after becoming law, an Order of the Guardian Council must be approved, in the exact wording used when presented to the Emperor, by an absolute majority of the Estates Common or it shall cease to be law. Additionally the Estates Common may, either before an Order of the Guardian Council has ceased to be law or before an Order has been approved by an absolute majority of the Estates Common, whichever is sooner, pass a resolution by absolute majority repealing an Order of the Guardian Council. The Prime Minister may not submit any bill under this section which amends or repeals the Constitution.

Article V²

I. Every five weeks, a direct election shall take place for Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister using a first-past-the-post electoral system. Members of the Electoral College shall be eligible to stand if they have had membership of the Electoral College for two weeks. Candidates for Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister shall run on a ticket together, with each ticket containing one candidate designated for each office. All members of the Electoral College may vote. Where only one ticket is standing, a poll of any length need not be conducted and the candidates will be deemed elected as if they had won a poll. The winning candidates shall, as soon as practicable, be appointed Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, according to designation of the ticket, by the Emperor, unless a winning candidate already occupies the office for which they have been designated, in which case that candidate shall continue in office.

II. The Imperial Government shall be responsible for the execution of law and management of the region's domestic affairs. This shall not be construed to include administration of the forum or the on-site region. The Imperial Government shall be responsible for the management of the region's foreign affairs in coordination with the Emperor. The Imperial Government shall consist of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and all Secretaries of State, all Under-Secretaries of State and all Civil Servants.

III. The Imperial Council shall consist of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and all Secretaries of State. The Prime Minister shall preside over the business of the Imperial Council. The Imperial Council shall coordinate the business of the Imperial Government across all departments of state and decide an overarching strategy for the Imperial Government's agenda.

IV. The Estates Common may, with a two-thirds absolute majority, remove the Prime Minister by passing a motion of no confidence. The Emperor may dismiss the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister. In the event of a vacancy arising in the office of Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister shall be appointed by the Emperor, as soon as practicable, as Prime Minister. In the event of a vacancy arising in the office of Deputy Prime Minister, if the Estates General is in session the Speaker of the Estates Common shall become interim Deputy Prime Minister. The Prime Minister shall confirm the Speaker of the Estates Common as Deputy Prime Minister or propose another Deputy Prime Minister to the Emperor within 2 days. The Emperor may accept or refuse the Prime Minister's request. If the Estates General is not in session and the office of Deputy Prime Minister is vacant, the Prime Minister may appoint a new Deputy Prime Minister, unless the premiership is also vacant, in which case the Emperor may appoint a Prime Minister to serve on an interim basis.³

V. The Prime Minister may delegate, in whole or in part, their powers & prerogatives, & subsequently abrogate them from, the Deputy Prime Minister.

VI. The Emperor may establish and abolish Departments of State and segments thereof. The Prime Minister may appoint and dismiss a Secretary of State to lead each Department of State. Each Secretary of State shall be the Minister responsible for the portfolio covered by their Department of State. The Prime Minister may, by executive order, issue directives on the implementation of government policy and how the Deputy Prime Minister and the Ministers execute the law, which all members of the Imperial Government shall be obliged to follow (unless the directives are unlawful).

VII. Within their Department of State, each Secretary of State may appoint and dismiss Under-Secretaries of State and Civil Servants. Each Under-Secretary of State shall be the Junior Minister responsible for the portfolio assigned to them by their Secretary of State. A Secretary of State may delegate their power to appoint and dismiss Civil Servants within their Department of State to, and subsequently abrogate it from, an Under-Secretary of State.

VIII. The Estates Common may, with an absolute majority, remove a Secretary of State or Under-Secretary of State by passing a motion of no confidence.

IX. The Prime Minister may convene a Sentinel Council, which shall offer confidential advice to the Prime Minister on matters of government. When the Sentinel Council has been convened, the World Assembly Delegate shall be a Sentinel Counsellor ex officio. The Prime Minister shall select and remove additional Sentinel Counsellors. The Prime Minister may designate a Prefect, from amongst their number, to preside over them.¹

Article VI⁶

I. The Imperial Courts of Justice shall possess judicial authority and shall have jurisdiction in all matters of law and equity. The Imperial Courts of Justice shall consist of the High Court of Justice and the Imperial Court of Appeal. The jurisdiction of the High Court shall be exercised by the Lord Chancellor and/or a Justice of the High Court of Justice. The jurisdiction of the Imperial Court of Appeal shall be exercised by a panel of three (3) Peers of the Realm selected by the Emperor to sit as Lords of Appeal in Ordinary to hear a specific appeal. The Emperor may alter the composition of a panel selected to hear an appeal at any time. Where the Lord High Steward is serving on a panel of the Imperial Court of Appeal, they shall preside. Where a panel of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary is sitting and the Lord High Steward is not a member of the panel, the highest ranking Peer of the Realm (by title and then seniority) shall preside.

II. The Lord Chancellor shall be the President of the Imperial Courts of Justice and the President of the High Court of Justice. The Lord Chancellor may not be a member of a political party and/or the Imperial Council. Whenever the office of Lord Chancellor is vacant, the Prime Minister must nominate a Peer of the Realm to serve as Lord Chancellor. Before assuming office, a nominee for Lord Chancellor must be confirmed by an absolute majority vote in both Chambers of the Estates General or be approved by the Emperor in case the Estates General, for whatever reason, are unable to confirm a nominee for Lord Chancellor. The Lord Chancellor shall lose their judicial commission only if:

(a) they cease to be a Peer of the Realm, for whatever reason;
(b) the Estates General vote with a two thirds (2/3) supermajority in both Chambers to remove them from office;
(c) the Emperor and the Prime Minister jointly agree to remove them from office; or
(d) they resign their judicial commission;

III. The Lord Chancellor shall have the power to appoint up to three (3) Justices of the High Court of Justice. Justices of the High Court of Justice may not be members of a political party and/or the Imperial Council. Justices of the High Court of Justice shall lose their judicial commissions only if:

(a) they becomes eligible to lose citizenship, as by inactivity or conviction of any offense for which loss of citizenship is an eligible punishment;
(b) the Lord Chancellor removes them from office;
(b) the Estates General vote with a two thirds (2/3) supermajority in both Chambers to remove them from office; or
(c) they resign their judicial commission.

IV. If the Lord Chancellor is unsatisfied by the way a matter before the High Court of Justice is handled, they may reallocate the matter at any time. Also, if they determine that neither they nor any of the serving Justices of the High Court of Justice are able to preside over a specific matter without bias or a reasonable perception of bias, the Emperor shall appoint a Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ as Recorder of the High Court of Justice to exercise the jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice in and lasting for that matter only.

V. Only a person authorised by the Emperor or the Prime Minister may make public prosecutions. Private prosecutions may be commenced by any Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸, but before being heard must demonstrate that the Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ in question was significantly personally affected by the alleged crime. Additionally, all prosecutions must only continue to trial if the alleged facts are not facially spurious and would provide legal grounds for convicting the defendant if proven. The High Court of Justice shall reject any application for a criminal case where it assesses there are no arguable grounds on which a prosecution could proceed to trial. In criminal matters at trial, the standard for the prosecution to prove as to fact, with a presumption of innocence in favour of the defendant, is that the defendant committed the crime concerned beyond reasonable doubt, which means the High Court of Justice must be sure the defendant committed the offence. Where a defendant has been convicted of a crime, they shall be sentenced in accordance with the judgement of the judiciary and any statutes specifying the maximum sentence for that offence.

VI. Any Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ may apply for judicial review of whether or not a public body's decision is lawful. Any Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ or corporate entity may make a civil claim against another Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ or corporate entity seeking remedy for a non-criminal breach of law. It is at the High Court of Justice's discretion whether or not to entertain specific applications for judicial review or civil claims. In civil matters at first instance, the standard for the claimant to prove as to fact is on the balance of probabilities, which means a judicial officer must be satisfied the claim is more likely than not correct.

VII. Either party to an application for judicial review or a civil claim, whatever the outcome, may seek an appeal. The defendant in a criminal matter may seek an appeal against conviction or sentence. The prosecution in a criminal matter may appeal against a sentence which they believe is unduly lenient or against a ruling terminating a prosecution on legal grounds, but they may not appeal against an acquittal following a trial of fact. In all these circumstances, leave to appeal must be obtained from the High Court of Justice or the Emperor. Where leave is granted, the appeal shall be heard and determined by the Imperial Court of Appeal.

VIII. The Rules and Procedures for the Imperial Courts of Justice shall be fixed by law. Anyone disobeying the Rules and Procedures of the Imperial Courts of Justice can be summarily convicted of criminal contempt of court and sentenced by any judicial officer. Any person convicted of criminal contempt of court shall have the normal rights of appeal against conviction and sentence.

Article VII

The Rights of the Citizens of the Imperial Demesne⁸, whether enumerated or unenumerated, are of paramount importance to the dignity and respect of all Persons and the flourishing of a Free Society. To that end, the government of The Land of Kings and Emperors shall not arbitrarily, capriciously, maliciously, willfully, illegally, or unreasonably infringe upon the Rights and Liberties of the Citizens of the Imperial Demesne⁸.

I. Subject to Acts of the Estates General, forum administrative requirements, regional security and the need to protect confidential information, Citizens of the Imperial Demesne shall have unlimited freedom of expression.

II. Subject to Acts of the Estates General and forum administrative requirements, Citizens of the Imperial Demesne shall have the right to form political parties, civil societies and religious organisations within the region.

III. No Citizen of the Imperial Demesne shall be convicted of any offence except following a fair trial with an impartial judge. All Citizens of the Imperial Demesne⁸ shall be Innocent until proven Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and no Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ shall be made to suffer an unreasonably harsh punishment for any crime. No Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ may be compelled to present self-incriminating evidence in Court, and no Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ shall twice be put on Trial for the same offence unless further evidence is found and a writ is issued authorising another trial with the new evidence. No Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ shall be deprived of Liberty or Property, or permanently deprived of citizenship of the Imperial Demesne⁸, without the Due Process of Law, and no Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ shall be denied the Equal Protection of the Law.

IV. All Persons shall enjoy, for the duration of their citizenship of the Imperial Demesne⁸ the Right

to petition the government for a redress of Grievances

to a Fair, Speedy, and Public Trial in all Cases, unless the Court decides that the evidence presented in a case will be harmful to the moral decency of the forum society or are sensitive and confidential, and to Legal Counsel in all Criminal Cases

to be Secure in their Privacy against Search and Seizure, except when such Search or Seizure is authorized by a valid Judicial Warrant and based on Probable Cause.

V. Notwithstanding the above, the Emperor may, by issuing a Lettre de cachet, impose a criminal sentence of banishment on a Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ as if they had been convicted of an offence and sentenced to the same punishment by the Imperial Courts of Justice. No Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ shall be banished unless it is in compliance with an order of the Imperial Courts of Justice, a Lettre de cachet issued by the Emperor in accordance with this section of this Constitution, or a decision of a forum administrator that a compelling and urgent need exists to banish a Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ in the interests of the region or the off-site community. Administrative decisions to banish a Citizen of the Imperial Demesne⁸ shall be performed under the authority and oversight of the Emperor Emeritus or, if applicable, their designated successor as chief administrator of the forum.

VI. A person may renounce their citizenship of the Imperial Demesne⁸ through public declaration to that effect. Offices established under this Constitution may be voluntarily relinquished through a public declaration to that effect, except in cases where different conditions for an officeholder choosing to step down are specified.

VII. Wherever a position is listed in a specific masculine or feminine form, the appropriate form may be assumed from the gender of the person holding the position.

VIII. This Constitution shall be supreme throughout the Empire of The Land of Kings and Emperors and in the event of conflict between the Constitution and any other law, the Constitution shall control.

Article VIII

I. The first Emperor to abdicate following the enactment of this section shall become the Emperor Emeritus. No other person who has ruled as Emperor may adopt this title.

II. The Emperor Emeritus shall take precedence after the Emperor and before any other Citizens of the Imperial Demesne⁸. The Emperor Emeritus shall hold irrevocable citizenship of the Imperial Demesne⁸ in perpetuity.

III. The Emperor Emeritus shall be the custodian of the on-site capital region and the chief administrator of the capital region's forums. The Emperor Emeritus shall also be chief administrator of all other communication platforms used by the capital region, except in cases where alternative arrangements are approved by the Emperor Emeritus.

IV. The Emperor Emeritus shall be the custodian of the on-site regions of all vassal realms, dominions and territories which are within the Empire at the time of his abdication. The Emperor Emeritus shall be the chief administrator of the forums of all vassal realms, dominions and territories which are within the Empire at time of his abdication, except in cases where the Emperor Emeritus has authorised the creation of new forums for an individual region with a different chief administrator.

V. All classified information and intelligence must be made available to the Emperor Emeritus.

VI. The Emperor Emeritus may use the style "His Imperial Majesty". The Emperor Emeritus has the discretion to make use of an emeritus title for each vassal realm and dominion which is within the Empire at the time of his abdication.

VII. The Emperor Emeritus shall be immune from all criminal proceedings and decisions. Decisions of the Emperor Emeritus are exempt from judicial review.

VIII. Any bill passed by the Estates General which amends or repeals any section within this article of the Constitution, or any other section of the Constitution which includes a reference to the Emperor Emeritus, must be presented to the Emperor Emeritus before proceeding for imperial assent. The Emperor Emeritus may grant or withhold consent to a bill presented under this section. If the Emperor Emeritus grants consent, the bill shall proceed for imperial assent. If the Emperor Emeritus does not grant consent, the bill may not proceed for imperial assent and shall not be enacted. The procedure outlined under this section shall also apply to all bills which repeal and replace the entire Constitution.

IX. The position and title of Emperor Emeritus shall be dissolved if it is voluntarily relinquished. In this event, the Emperor Emeritus shall be responsible for designating the person/s who will assume their positions as chief administrator and custodian of the forums and on-site regions for which they are responsible.

Article IX⁷

I. Where the Emperor Emeritus judges that a regency is necessary for the continued good rule of the Emperor's realm, the Emperor Emeritus may declare a regency and appoint a regent or regents from among the members of the Imperial House and the Peers of the Realm. Each regent appointed by the Emperor Emeritus shall be vested with all powers and duties of the Emperor, subject to any exceptions specified by the Emperor Emeritus, until such time as the Emperor Emeritus declares the regency to have concluded. The Emperor Emeritus may decide to exercise their authority under this section of their own accord or following a petition submitted by the Guardian Council.

II. For the duration of any regency when either the Crown Prince or an Ordinary Prince is appointed as the sole regent under the above section, the prince so appointed shall hold the title of Prince Regent. In all other cases, the Emperor Emeritus may specify the title to be adopted by the regent or regents for the duration of the regency.

III. At any point after the Emperor has been continuously absent from performing their duties in the region for a period longer than sixty days, the Emperor Emeritus may certify that an abdication has occurred and command the Guardian Council to proceed in accordance with its responsibilities upon the abdication of the Emperor.