Constitution of Themiclesia
The constitution of Themiclesia is a group of documents and principles, both written and unwritten, that regulate the rights and responsibilities of individuals and the form of government. The term "constitution" (憲) was not used exclusively in this sense until the 18th century, when jurists abrogated the medieval and didactic principle of historic textualism as the dominant theory for interpreting laws.
Statutes
Statute of Requests
The Statute of Requests was enacted in 1280 to deal with the unjust taking of private land and property by the state, creating a dedicated tribunal (the Court of Requests) to hear such complaints. Though very limited in scope, it was the first in a long line of statutes that gradually established that land rights, as against individuals, were too valid against government seizure and occupation.
Statute of Remissions
The Statute of Remissions established in 1314, providing that the Exchequer must return any revenues received above the stipulated amount, anticipating losses during transit for revenues paid in kind.
Statute of Baronies
The Themiclesian barony was at once a source of income for both the baron and the crown and a sort of condominium between them. The baron was permitted a series of privileges within his domain, but a persistent tension between him and the crown existed. Without compulsion to either party, the crown may obtain fiscal rights to the barony, in exchange for giving the baron more control over it; the inverse exchange may also occur, depending on the needs of each. In the 14th century, many barons with meaningless baronies were created to strengthen the crown at his court. At the establishment of the Themiclesian Republic in 1410, the status of baronies were clarified by statute, stating the barons had no right to legislate for their baronies.
Parliament
Several statutes regulate composition and operation Themiclesia's parliament, but the body itself is not established by statute. Prior to 1410, the crown could legislate nearly unilaterally, as long as magnates did not object; only a very broad and concerted objection could restrain the crown through withholding revenues or services, which gave the crown opportunities for retaliation. Yet statutory mechanisms to register objections are considered to have manifested through the re-interpretation of several laws and practices that originally served other purposes towards that end. The first deliberative body resembling parliament that held formal legislative power was held in 1410 at the end of Emperor ′Ei's reign, to recognize his deposition and to select a replacement.