Constitution of Makko Oko
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| Basic Rights Of Makko Oko | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction |  Makko Oko |
| Created | January 23rd, 2022 |
| Ratified | January 24th, 2022 |
| System | Dictatorship |
| Branches | 2 |
| Executive | Emperor |
| Federalism | Unitary |
| Amendments | 3 |
| Last amended | June 5th, 2022 |
| Commissioned by | Emperor Conall Solis |
| Supersedes | Constitution Of Makko Oko |
The Basic Rights Of Makko Oko, also known as the Constitution Of Makko Oko, is the supreme law of the Empire Of Makko Oko. The Basic Rights Of Makko Oko is comprised of 8 sections filled with a total of 25 articles, being revised (amended) 3 times since its original ratification date.
Old Constitution
Revision History
1st Revision
- Added Sections V & VI, the Rights Of The Court and the Rights Of The Police
2nd Revision
Enacted May 2022
- Removed military service requirement from Section IV, Citizenship
3rd Revision
Enacted June 5th, 2022
- Added Section VIII, Government Structure
- Added Article XVI to Section IV, Citizenship
- Removed all enumerations of rights from Section I, Rights To Freedom, and changed or removed articles in other sections as necessary
Section I. Rights To Freedom
ARTICLE I - All rights are to not be enumerated within these fine basic rights of our nation, and are instead to be defined by legislation to be enacted by the Emperor.
ARTICLE II - Any rights not defined by legislation, or missing from the state's codes, are to be considered not granted under these here basic rights.
ARTICLE III - The judicial branch of our nation's government may override any declared rights under legislation, in circumstances that are threatening or dangerous to the regime or to the government.
ARTICLE IV - Any such persons who are convicted of any crime as such in our nation's bylaws, shall lose certain rights and freedoms as decided by legislation and by these here basic rights.
ARTICLE V - The freedom of movement is to be restricted to any and all convicted individuals depending on said conviction and of the decision of the Ministry Of Justice.
ARTICLE VI - The rights to be free of monitoring and oversight by the government are not allowed and are not considered basic rights as inscribed here in this article.
ARTICLE VII - Diplomats shall be treated as foreigners and as such are applicable to any and all articles mentioning foreigners.
Section II. Supremacy To Legislation
ARTICLE VIII - These fine basic rights shall be declared supreme to any other article of legislation, and cannot be overridden except by governmental or court intervention.
ARTICLE IX - These fine basic rights have the right to be suspended by the government should it be deemed necessary.
Section III. Military Rights & Servitudes
ARTICLE X - The fine soldiers of our nation shall be declared the right to bear arms, and shall be the exception to Article I. After retirement of a soldier, the right to bear arms is heavily limited and shall be decided upon by a case-by-case basis by the Ministry Of Justice.
ARTICLE XI - The freedom of movement shall have no limits upon the fine soldiers of our nation, as long as they are current. This shall be the exception to Article I.
Section IV. Citizenship
ARTICLE XII - Persons born under this fine nation shall be borne under automatic citizenship under these here basic rights.
ARTICLE XIII - Foreigners may become citizens by following all policies established by the state, including related legislation and other rules.
ARTICLE XIV - Fingerprinting, blood tests, retina scans, etc. are required of all citizens and of foreigners wishing to become citizens. Citizens must satisfy this here article from birth, should satisfying somehow not happen under these here basic rights, citizenship may be revoked by the state.
ARTICLE XV - No diplomat may hereby gain citizenship under these basic rights, only hereby being a foreigner until such time that they're no longer a diplomat, only then may they gain citizenship in our fair nation.
ARTICLE XVI - No foreigner wishing to become a citizen may be an internationally wanted criminal or be charged with any crimes under our laws and government.
Section V. Processing Of Nationals For Criminal Reasons
ARTICLE XVII - Any persons arrested for a potential crime shall be here confined to imprisonment and only be walking for interrogation and court.
ARTICLE XVIII - Under these here basic rights, citizens arrested for a potential crime shall have the right to a lawyer, but only if they pay for it themselves. Foreign nationals have no right to a lawyer.
Section VI. Rights Of The Court
ARTICLE XIX - Our fair courts have the defacto power of rulings on criminal and civil matters as under these basic rights. The Emperor and anybody who they also authorize, may also give rulings on matters of criminal and civil, without a court.
Section VII. Rights Of The Police
ARTICLE XX - The law enforcement of our fine nation have the upmost right to detain any persons on our soil for any amount of time as deemed necessary, pursuing any tactics while under detainment that are legally allowed as deemed needed.
ARTICLE XXI - Under this article of these here basic rights, all law enforcement are permitted the freedom to bear arms and are exempted from Article I of these here basic rights. Upon exit from law enforcement, as seen fit, persons may be eligible for a limited version of the freedom to bear arms, as defined by the Ministry Of Justice.
Section VIII. Government Structure
ARTICLE XXII - The Government Of Makko Oko shall be unitary authoritarian, with a constitutionally-appointed Emperor for life. The Emperor is to be the head of state and the head of government.
ARTICLE XXIII - The Emperor may not be removed by any government official or body, and has unlimited and unrestricted power under these here basic rights.
ARTICLE XXIV - The Emperor may enact, revise and repeal laws and orders as seen fit.
ARTICLE XXV - The next Emperor is to be selected via the previous Emperor's will, or via the Bill Of Emperor's Passages.
