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The constitution of the '''Confederated Provinces of Arcerion''' or '''Acerion''' comprises the written and unwritten arrangements that establish the Confederacy as a political and sovereign body. While other country's constitutions are codified sets of agreements, the Arcer constitution is a loose arrangements of principles, arguments, and thesis that establish a codifying ethos and governing social structure for a society with provisions for how the rule of law and governmental functions will administer the provinces. While some constitutional lawyers have argued this leaves too much open to interpretation, the Arcer constitution is deeply rooted in [[Arco Determinism]], the governing socio-cultural ethos of the Arcer people. The Arcer Supreme Court fundamentally recognizes some obvious institutional organizations and provisions such as parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law, and the overseeing of democracy, as well as upholding a fair and just basis for foreign and international policy. | The constitution of the '''Confederated Provinces of Arcerion''' or '''Acerion''' comprises the written and unwritten arrangements that establish the Confederacy as a political and sovereign body. While other country's constitutions are codified sets of agreements, the Arcer constitution is a loose arrangements of principles, arguments, and thesis that establish a codifying ethos and governing social structure for a society with provisions for how the rule of law and governmental functions will administer the provinces. While some constitutional lawyers have argued this leaves too much open to interpretation, the Arcer constitution is deeply rooted in [[Arco Determinism]], the governing socio-cultural ethos of the Arcer people. The Arcer Supreme Court fundamentally recognizes some obvious institutional organizations and provisions such as parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law, and the overseeing of democracy, as well as upholding a fair and just basis for foreign and international policy. | ||
[[File:Northlea Ratification.jpg|thumb|Members of the Parliament of [[Northlea Governorate]] ratify the articles of the Arcer constitution in an 1851 session to join the Confederated Provinces of Arcerion as the fourth Governorate. ]] | [[File:Northlea Ratification.jpg|thumb|Members of the Parliament of [[Northlea Governorate]] ratify the articles of the Arcer constitution in an 1851 session to join the Confederated Provinces of Arcerion as the fourth Governorate. ]] | ||
The Arcer Supreme Court also recognizes that some Acts of Parliament have special roles in the constitution or otherwise have different relationships with the nation's codifying laws. Fundamentally, these include a letters from the King of Ardmore, a petition to the Crown, and a universal declaration. These are often referred to in Arcer political circles as the "Trinity" over Acer sovereignty. The first of these is a letter from the King of Ardmore, establishing the colony of Arcerion and establishing its sovereign claim to much of the Southeastern Cronan Peninsula. As Indigenous peoples were not recognized by the Crown at this time, their relationship was ultimately one of conflict as Arcers felt the inherent right to the land the Crown had given them. The second of the Trinity is a petition from then Crown Governor of Arcerion, Sir William Walter James, who in 1889 requested permission on Arcerion's centennial birthday to have a special status as a semi-sovereign state. Granted, this gave Arcerion control over its own international relations, diplomatic presence, its own sovereign coat of arms, and control over its economic policy. The final document is a universal declaration. This was published and submitted to the League of Nations at the end of hostilities during the [[Ardmori Civil War]]. It declares that Arcerion is the last bastion of the Ardmore Crown, and retains sole authority over exercising both Crown prerogative and maintaining their status as both a sovereign nation but also as part of the Ardmore Commonwealth. This final document is what truly allowed Arcerion to become a | The Arcer Supreme Court also recognizes that some Acts of Parliament have special roles in the constitution or otherwise have different relationships with the nation's codifying laws. Fundamentally, these include a letters from the King of Ardmore, a petition to the Crown, and a universal declaration. These are often referred to in Arcer political circles as the "Trinity" over Acer sovereignty. The first of these is a letter from the King of Ardmore, establishing the colony of Arcerion and establishing its sovereign claim to much of the Southeastern Cronan Peninsula. As Indigenous peoples were not recognized by the Crown at this time, their relationship was ultimately one of conflict as Arcers felt the inherent right to the land the Crown had given them. The second of the Trinity is a petition from then Crown Governor of Arcerion, Sir William Walter James, who in 1889 requested permission on Arcerion's centennial birthday to have a special status as a semi-sovereign state. Granted, this gave Arcerion control over its own international relations, diplomatic presence, its own sovereign coat of arms, and control over its economic policy. The final document is a universal declaration. This was published and submitted to the League of Nations at the end of hostilities during the [[Ardmori Civil War]]. It declares that Arcerion is the last bastion of the Ardmore Crown, and retains sole authority over exercising both Crown prerogative and maintaining their status as both a sovereign nation but also as part of the Ardmore Commonwealth. This final document is what truly allowed Arcerion to become a free and sovereign nation. Respectively, each of the three documents are celebrated by a federal statutory holiday in Arcerion. | ||
Documents have also been amalgamated that add to the structure of Arcerion, and these are codified in two supporting documents to the Trinity. These are the individual ratification by governorates (ie. [[Northlea Governorate|Northlea]]) of the Constitution, and adherence to the laws and regulations of the wider Arcer state, as well as the Parliament Act of 1833, which set the provisions for a three-way separation of the state powers into a legislative, executive, and judiciary. | Documents have also been amalgamated that add to the structure of Arcerion, and these are codified in two supporting documents to the Trinity. These are the individual ratification by governorates (ie. [[Northlea Governorate|Northlea]]) of the Constitution, and adherence to the laws and regulations of the wider Arcer state, as well as the Parliament Act of 1833, which set the provisions for a three-way separation of the state powers into a legislative, executive, and judiciary. | ||
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== Modern Challenges == | == Modern Challenges == | ||
Modern challenges have arose from issues such as freedom of expression and unlawful surveillance. For the former this arose specifically in the late 2000s as part of the 2009 Arcer Economic Crisis, where trade unions and other socialist organizations demanded equal bargaining rights as private citizens for their institutions. The Supreme Court decided that the organizations did not constitute a person or have the same rights as a private Arcer citizen, and the challenges were struck down by both municipal courts, and their appeals rejected by the Supreme Court. Similarly, the Arcer government was challenged on the unlawful surveillance of these organizations in the 1960s and 1970s as part of the Acer Bush Wars. Members of the [[Office of Public Safety and National Security]] were alleged to have been involved with the surveillance and elicitation of intelligence from Arcer citizens that had liberal or socialist sympathizing values, or affiliated themselves with organizations such as [[Treaty of International Assistance and Development|TRIAD]]. A series of secret and closed-door political nd judiciary hearings with senior officials of the OPSNS as well as SUpreme Court judges ended with the determination that while in some cases the OPSNS had overstepped their mandate and violated the rights of Arcer citizens domestically, the alleged interference in the foreign activities of Arcetr citizens was not unconstitutional as they had affiliated or coerced with organizations deemed subversive by the Arcer government, but not necessarily watch listed as terrorist organizations. In this instance, the OPSNS was forced to offload much of their domestic surveillance activities onto the [[Royal Acer Constabulary]] as the domestic security apparatus of the state. | Modern challenges have arose from issues such as freedom of expression and unlawful surveillance. For the former this arose specifically in the late 2000s as part of the 2009 Arcer Economic Crisis, where trade unions and other socialist organizations demanded equal bargaining rights as private citizens for their institutions. The Supreme Court decided that the organizations did not constitute a person or have the same rights as a private Arcer citizen, and the challenges were struck down by both municipal courts, and their appeals rejected by the Supreme Court. Similarly, the Arcer government was challenged on the unlawful surveillance of these organizations in the 1960s and 1970s as part of the Acer Bush Wars. Members of the [[Office of Public Safety and National Security]] were alleged to have been involved with the surveillance and elicitation of intelligence from Arcer citizens that had liberal or socialist sympathizing values, or affiliated themselves with organizations such as [[Treaty of International Assistance and Development|TRIAD]]. A series of secret and closed-door political nd judiciary hearings with senior officials of the OPSNS as well as SUpreme Court judges ended with the determination that while in some cases the OPSNS had overstepped their mandate and violated the rights of Arcer citizens domestically, the alleged interference in the foreign activities of Arcetr citizens was not unconstitutional as they had affiliated or coerced with organizations deemed subversive by the Arcer government, but not necessarily watch listed as terrorist organizations. In this instance, the OPSNS was forced to offload much of their domestic surveillance activities onto the [[Royal Acer Constabulary]] as the domestic security apparatus of the state. | ||
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