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==Text and analysis== | ==Text and analysis== | ||
The Great Bull of 1811 consists of a {{wp|preamble}} which establishes its historical context. It also includes a discourse on Urcean views on the role of government within the context of {{wp|Catholic social teaching}} and expressing a general set of principles that have been described as both [[Organicism|organic]] and [[Crown Liberalism|crown liberal]] in nature. The preamble is followed by nine "that" clauses, known as the | The Great Bull of 1811 consists of a {{wp|preamble}} which establishes its historical context. It also includes a discourse on Urcean views on the role of government within the context of {{wp|Catholic social teaching}} and expressing a general set of principles that have been described as both [[Organicism|organic]] and [[Crown Liberalism|crown liberal]] in nature. The preamble is followed by nine "that" clauses, known as the nine "statements", each of which guarantees a different civil liberty. A final "that" clause binds the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] and his descendants to the contents and guarantees of the Bull. Besides the preamble and tenth statement, the nine central statements of the Great Bull each deal with a different social or political right. | ||
The Great Bull was intended to have the effect of establishing a set of paramount rights within Urcean society. Accordingly, many of the rights enumerated under the Great Bull were previous existing legal protections. Many others, like the sixth and ninth statements, were functionally already cornerstones of Urcean society but restated as specific paramount rights. In this sense, the Great Bull also worked to modernize and restate extant traditions with respect to the function of the [[Government of Urcea]], clarifying ancient traditions with clear language. For this reason, and due to the principles established in its preamble, it is considered the primary single document of the [[Constitution of Urcea]]. | The Great Bull was intended to have the effect of establishing a set of paramount rights within Urcean society. Accordingly, many of the rights enumerated under the Great Bull were previous existing legal protections. Many others, like the sixth and ninth statements, were functionally already cornerstones of Urcean society but restated as specific paramount rights. In this sense, the Great Bull also worked to modernize and restate extant traditions with respect to the function of the [[Government of Urcea]], clarifying ancient traditions with clear language. For this reason, and due to the principles established in its preamble, it is considered the primary single document of the [[Constitution of Urcea]]. | ||
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{{quote|THAT We, as Apostolic King of Urcea, and Our descendants, shall bind ourselves to these solemn resolutions in the eyes of God and man, and that We shall endeavor to uphold these God-given and affirmed rights to the best of Our ability, and that We shall not forget these obligations as steward ordained by God.}} | {{quote|THAT We, as Apostolic King of Urcea, and Our descendants, shall bind ourselves to these solemn resolutions in the eyes of God and man, and that We shall endeavor to uphold these God-given and affirmed rights to the best of Our ability, and that We shall not forget these obligations as steward ordained by God.}} | ||
The Tenth Statement effectively serves as an {{wp|List of enacting clauses|enacting clause}}, committing the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] to the provisions of the Bull. Historians and legal scholars have noted that the Bull does not actually explicitly commit the [[Government of Urcea]] to its provisions, but courts have ruled that, as the government (and local governments) exercises authority in the King's name or King's stead, it is applicable to the government generally. | The Tenth Statement effectively serves as an {{wp|List of enacting clauses|enacting clause}}, committing the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] to the provisions of the Bull. Historians and legal scholars have noted that the Bull does not actually explicitly commit the [[Government of Urcea]] to its provisions, but courts have ruled that, as the government (and local governments) exercises authority in the King's name or King's stead, it is applicable to the government generally. | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
===Legal force=== | ===Legal force=== | ||