15 Jul 2014, 04:05 pm
Chapter VII. The Judiciary
Article 32. Judicial power
The judicial power of the Kingdom shall be vested in the Supreme Court of Justice, and such lower Courts as may hereafter be established by law.
Article 33. The Judges
a) Subject to the confirmation of Parliament, the judges and other judicial officers shall be appointed by the Government.
b) A judge shall be dismissed from his office only upon conviction for a grave offence against the laws of the Republic, or for failure to uphold the judicial impartiality expected of him.
c) Except as may be expressly permitted by law, all judges shall remain politically impartial during their terms, and therefore shall not hold any other government office, or be a member of any political party or organization with explicitly political goals.
Article 34. The Supreme Court
a) The Supreme Court of Justice shall be the highest court of the Republic, and in addition to hearing such matters on appeal as shall be referred to it by lower courts, shall have original jurisdiction over cases involving—
(1) Ambassadors, diplomats, or foreign governments;
(2) the Republic, the President, constituent countries, or judges;
(3) treason or crimes against constitutional government;
(4) the interpretation of this Constitution; and
(5) until the establishment of lower courts, all other matters.
b) The Supreme Court shall be composed of—
(1) a Chief Justice; and
(2) two Associate Justices.
c) If a case should come before the Supreme Court when there are no Justices, or when the only Justice is a party to the case, Parliament shall as soon as possible appoint a Temporary Justice to try the case, who need not be a Mercurian citizen.
d) All decisions of the Supreme Court shall be made by a majority vote of the Justices. A Justice dissenting from the majority shall have the right to publish a separate opinion for posterity.
Article 32. Judicial power
The judicial power of the Kingdom shall be vested in the Supreme Court of Justice, and such lower Courts as may hereafter be established by law.
Article 33. The Judges
a) Subject to the confirmation of Parliament, the judges and other judicial officers shall be appointed by the Government.
b) A judge shall be dismissed from his office only upon conviction for a grave offence against the laws of the Republic, or for failure to uphold the judicial impartiality expected of him.
c) Except as may be expressly permitted by law, all judges shall remain politically impartial during their terms, and therefore shall not hold any other government office, or be a member of any political party or organization with explicitly political goals.
Article 34. The Supreme Court
a) The Supreme Court of Justice shall be the highest court of the Republic, and in addition to hearing such matters on appeal as shall be referred to it by lower courts, shall have original jurisdiction over cases involving—
(1) Ambassadors, diplomats, or foreign governments;
(2) the Republic, the President, constituent countries, or judges;
(3) treason or crimes against constitutional government;
(4) the interpretation of this Constitution; and
(5) until the establishment of lower courts, all other matters.
b) The Supreme Court shall be composed of—
(1) a Chief Justice; and
(2) two Associate Justices.
c) If a case should come before the Supreme Court when there are no Justices, or when the only Justice is a party to the case, Parliament shall as soon as possible appoint a Temporary Justice to try the case, who need not be a Mercurian citizen.
d) All decisions of the Supreme Court shall be made by a majority vote of the Justices. A Justice dissenting from the majority shall have the right to publish a separate opinion for posterity.