Constitution of Makko Oko
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| Basic Rights Of Makko Oko | |
|---|---|
 Original signing of the 1990 Republic Of Makko Oko Constitution | |
| Jurisdiction |  Makko Oko |
| Created | January 23rd, 2022 |
| Ratified | January 24th, 2022 |
| System | Dictatorship |
| Branches | 2 |
| Executive | Emperor |
| Federalism | Unitary |
| Amendments | 5 |
| Last amended | November 18th, 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 9 sections filled with a total of 34 articles, being revised (amended) 5 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 18th, 2022
- Removed military service requirement from Section IV, Citizenship
3rd Revision
Enacted July 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
- Removed ban on diplomatic immunity article from Section I, Rights To Freedom
4th Revision
Enacted August 27th, 2022
- Added Section IX, Emperor's Law Council
- Added Article XIX to Section V, Criminal Processing Procedures & Rights
- Renamed Section V from Processing Of Nationals For Criminal Reasons to Criminal Processing Procedures & Rights
5th Revision
Enacted November 18th, 2022
-- First Revision by the Emperor's Law Council --
- Renamed Section I from Rights To Freedom to Constitutional Rights
- Removed "court intervention" from Article VIII of Section II, Supremacy To Legislation
- Modified Article IX of Section II, Supremacy To Legislation
- Added Article X to Section II, Supremacy To Legislation, establishing a notwithstanding clause for the constitution
- Removed Section III, Military Rights & Servitudes
- Modified Article X and XI of Section III, Citizenship, to establish a constitutional right to citizenship
- Added Article XVII to Section III, Citizenship
- Added Article XVIII to Section III, Citizenship, to establish the official age of majority
- Modified Article XX of Section V, Criminal Processing Procedures & Rights, to establish a constitutional right to free legal aid
- Modified Article XXXI of Section IX, Emperor's Law Council, to ban any non-government individual from gaining membership in the council
- Removed and replaced Section VII, Rights Of The Police, with Equality Protections
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. Criminal Processing Procedures & Rights
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.
ARTICLE XIX - Any persons arrested for a potential crime are to have their first hearing and appearance in front of a judge within 3 weeks of initial detainment. This period decreases to 1 week during states of national emergency.
Section VI. Rights Of The Court
ARTICLE XX - 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 XXI - 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 XXII - 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 XXIII - 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 XXIV - The Emperor may not be removed by any government official or body, and has unlimited and unrestricted power under these here basic rights.
ARTICLE XXV - The Emperor may enact, revise and repeal laws and orders as seen fit.
ARTICLE XXVI - The next Emperor is to be selected via the previous Emperor's will, or via the Bill Of Emperor's Passages.
Section IX. Emperor's Law Council
ARTICLE XXVII - A law suggestion body is to be in existence per this article within the Basic Rights referred to as the Emperor's Law Council. This body is to act in form of a parliament, except merely writing and approving laws and pieces of legislation to be suggested for enactment by the Emperor.
ARTICLE XXVIII - Legislative codes may further declare limitations, powers and duties of the Emperor's Law Council.
ARTICLE XXIX - The Emperor's Law Council is to have no formal power or authority, other than as designated under these here Basic Rights and under legislative codes as declared under Article XXVIII. They may not suspend the Constitution, declare martial law, etc. as that power is solely within the Emperor's control under Article XXIV.
ARTICLE XXX - The Emperor's Law Council shall be made up of top legal experts who can and do, pass background and security checks and investigations, along with having proof of allegiance to the state.
ARTICLE XXXI - All judges belonging to the state's judicial system shall enjoy the right to accept or deny a membership within the Emperor's Law Council for the duration of their tenure. The state may override this as they see fit.
ARTICLE XXXII - The Minister Of Justice is to be the President of the Emperor's Law Council and is to preside and control all meetings as such. The state may conduct fill-ins on an as-needed basis.
ARTICLE XXXIII - The Emperor's decision on voted legislation is final and may not be appealed or changed, except by the Emperor themselves.
ARTCLE XXXIV - All appointments and members to the Emperor's Law Council are to be lifetime in duration, until that members' retirement or removal by the Emperor. Article XXXI is an exception to this policy, and their appointment duration is to be for the span of their tenure as a judge, until retirement or until removal by the Emperor.
