Constitution of the
Principality of Navasse

 

Preamble

That the council of leaders, for the purpose of deliberating on the necessity of self-determination and rights to peace, prosperity, and the pursuit of happiness, assemble for the better regulation of governance and sovereignty.

Considering that it is urgent to confer the sovereign authority with an august grand qualification that may render the idea of the majesty of the power that the erection of a hereditary house is the necessary consequence of that powerful consideration.

That the rights of inheritance of power to the children on an illustrious family, constantly devoted to the glory and the happiness of the country which owes its political existence, is as much a duty as it is a noble mark of national gratitude.

That it is likewise convenient to establish grand dignities, as much to elevate the splendor of the throne as to reward signalized service rendered to the country, by officers who are devoted to the happiness, glory and prosperity.

That the diverse peoples, houses, and communities of the Navasse agree and determine to form a State under The Princely Crown of the Navasse.

The council herein pass in consequence the following organic laws:

 

Foundational Laws

Article 1. The Crown shall be vested on to Her Serene Highness, Marie-Adélina the First, by Divine Grace, Sovereign Princess of the Navasse, of Serranilla and Bajo Nuevo, Grand Mistress of the Navassian Orders of Chivalry, Custodian of the Crown and Perpetual Defender of the Realm.

Article 2. The Reigning Princess, Her Heirs and Successors, by virtue of Their office, are Sovereign Head & Ruler of Navasse. This extends to any current, successive or constituent Entities - virtual or physical - where The Sovereign serves as Head.

The Sovereign exercises and enjoys Their executive authority in full compliance with the provisions of the Constitution.

The Sovereign embodies and represents The Crown in its matters, activities, relations and engagements.

The Sovereign, as Fount of Honor, may confer orders, titles and other distinctions.

The Sovereign may enjoy other dignities, courtesies and prerogatives under the Constitution.

Article 3. Cap-Paradis shall serve as the official seat of the Principality of the Navasse.

Article 4. The seat of government, and thus the working capital of the Principality of the Navasse, is based wherever the Sovereign resides.

Article 5. English, French, and Haitian Creole are the official languages of Navasse.

Article 6. Citizenship may also be granted by such Instruments at the disposal of The Sovereign.

Article 7. In addition to a State Flag, The Sovereign shall maintain a Standard for their exclusive use.

 

Organization of the Princely Family & House

Article 8. The Princely Family & House of the Navasse is an autonomous family and community of the Principality. They are henceforth referred to as Prince/Princess/Princier of the Blood.

Article 9. The consort of The Sovereign and the spouses of a Prince/Princess/Princier of the Blood are members by marriage, providing the marriage is recognized by The Sovereign. Membership acquired through marriage remains during widowhood. The designation ends where such widow remarries. Similarly, the same rules applied on the dissolution of the marriage, from the date on which the relevant decision comes into effect.

Article 10. The Sovereign may, by Letters Patent, grant the honor of a Prince/Princess/Princier of the Blood without membership into the The Princely Family & House for the lifetime of the honoree. Such rights and dignities do not apply to spouses, children, or other relations of the honoree as prescribed.

The Sovereign may, by Letters Patent, elevate an Extended Member of the Princely House to the honor of a Prince/Princess/Princier of the Blood. Such rights and dignities may apply to their spouses and children as prescribed.

Article 11.  Additional regulation regarding the Status, Titles and Dignities of The Princely Family & House is made by Princely Decree-Law.

Article 12. The Sovereign shall bear the Official Title of: Sovereign Prince/Princess/Princier of the Navasse, of Serranilla and Bajo Nuevo, Grand Master/Mistress/Head of the Navassian Orders of Chivalry, Custodian of the Crown and Perpetual Defender of the Realm, with the style of Serene Highness.

Article 13. The consort of The Sovereign shall bear the title of: Prince/Princess/Princier Consort of the Navasse, with the style of Serene Highness.

Article 14. The eldest child of The Sovereign, or whoever is designated as heir-apparent, shall bear the title of Prince/Princess/Princier Royal of the Navasse, with the style of Serene Highness.

Article 15. The children and grandchildren of The Sovereign shall bear the title: Prince/Princess/Princier of the Navasse, with the style of Highness.

Article 16. The Sovereign may elevate other members of the House, as described in Articles 8 and 10, to bear the title of Prince/Princess/Princier of the Navasse, with the style of Highness.

Article 17. The Sovereign is obliged to pay for any costs related to its members carrying out official duties on behalf of the Principality.

Article 18.  The Sovereign exercises Their authority if they have reached Their adulthoods fixed at the age of eighteen. During the Sovereign’s adolescence or in case of incapacity, the organization and conditions of exercise of a Regency are provided.

Article 19.  Succession shall be made among the legitimate descendants of Their Late Serene Highnesses Prince Austin the Prince Grandfather and Princess Elisabeth the Princess Grandmother, by primogeniture regardless of gender. The Sovereign has the right to nominate a member - natural or adopted - of the Princely House to succeed in the absence of heirs of their own body.

Article 20.  If the conduct of a member of the Princely House is deemed adverse, The Sovereign is authorized to take disciplinary measures, up to and including banishment from The Princely House and Succession.

Article 21.  The office of The Sovereign is for life, and the officeholder may never abdicate after taking the Oath. The Sovereign may designate and appoint a Regent to carry out the duties of The Sovereign in their absence. In the absence of choosing a member of the Princely Family & House, The Sovereign may commission the Privy Council to execute its authority.

Article 22. All members of the Princely House shall be entitled, on attaining their majority of eighteen, to renounce their right to succession. Such renunciation is irrevocable and applies to the person, their heirs and successors.

Article 23.  Members of the Princely House lose their rights, titles, precedences, privileges, and access to the Throne if they are found guilty of macronational crimes.

The Sovereign, in the event of being found guilty of crimes, must forfeit all rights, instruments, symbols, and authorities to the Privy Council.

Article 24.  In the event of The Sovereign’s disability, a Regency is automatically declared as proscribed by The Sovereign. In the absence of a designated Regent, The Privy Council has the right to appoint a Regent who is a member of the Princely House. In the absence of a Regent of attained majority and sound mind, The Princely Council is automatically commissioned as a Regency Council. 

 

Crown Domain and Finance

Article 25. The Crown’s property is submitted to The Sovereign’s exercise.

It is inalienable and imprescriptible.

Article 26. The Sovereign is responsible to manage and direct The Crown’s economic and financial policy.

Article 27. An annual Budget is subject to a proposal to manage The Crown’s financial resources - to express Navasse’s economy and financial policies.

Article 28. A Budget is submitted to The Sovereign for review and promulgated by Princely Decree-Law.

Article 29. The revenue surplus over expenditure, established after budget implementation and year-end closing of accounts, is credited to the Treasury of the Exchequer or given in receipt of any payments given from the Privy Purse of The Sovereign.

The excess of expenditure over revenue provides cover withdrawing from the same account, after enactment of the relevant law, or may be provided by the Privy Purse of The Sovereign for The Crown’s disposal.

 

Nobility and Registry of Arms

Article 30. The formal establishment of a nobility associated with the Principality of the Navasse is proclaimed.

Article 31. There shall be seven Ranks of Nobility. They are:

  • Seigneurie (Seigneur/Seigneuresse/Seignie), with no style.

  • Baronship (Baron/Baronne/Baronem), with the style of Monsieur le Baron/Madame la Baronne/Leur Baronem.

  • Viscountship (Vicomte/Vicomtesse/Vicomteir), with the style of Le Noble/La Noble/Leur Noble.

  • Countship (Comte/Comtesse/Comteir), with the style of Son Honorable Monsieur le Comte/Madame la Comtesse/Leur Honorable Comteir.

  • Marquiship (Marquis/Marquise/Marquiem), with the style of Son Excellence Monsieur le Marquis/Madame la Marquise/Leur Excellence Marquiem.

  • Dukedom (Duc/Duchesse/Ducie), with the style of Sa Grâce Monsieur le Duc/Madame la Duchesse/Leur Grâce Ducie.

Article 32. Titles are succeeded by primogeniture regardless of gender as heirs of the body. Titles are not transferrable outside of the titleholder’s order of succession without the express permission of The Sovereign.

Article 33. The legality of titles remains only within the laws of Navasse. Macronational laws regarding the use of titles supersede the Laws of the Navasse.

Article 34. Titles may be conferred on merit basis, as a gesture of goodwill, or at The Sovereign’s pleasure.

Article 35. Nobility may have their titles confiscated by writ from The Sovereign.

Article 36. No noble may profit from the use of their title.

Article 37. Honours of Chivalry are not considered members of the Nobility.

Article 38. Members of the Princely House are not considered members of the Peerage by right of royal rank. However, The Sovereign may confer a noble title on to them. Regardless of rank, royal titleholders outrank all members of the nobility.

Article 39. Nobles may petition The Sovereign for the creation of a personal Coat of Arms, which shall be used for private use. Nobles may use their Coat of Arms outside of the Navasse, should macronational laws permit them, so long as they do not profit from its use.

Article 40. The Sovereign, or its Agents, has the right to refuse a petition. Petitions on behalf of The Princely House can only be refused by The Sovereign.

Article 41. The Chief Herald of the Navasse shall serve as the chief officer of heraldic arms. They shall serve at The Sovereign’s pleasure, and will be responsible for retaining adequate records of Arms.

Article 42. The Office of Chief Herald shall be compensated for services rendered by commission of the Sovereign, or by persons or entities granted such privileges. The officeholder shall be granted a peerage as a gesture of goodwill.

Article 43. Arms shall be regulated according to rank within the Nobility of the Navasse. No persons have the right to assume arms without proper petitioning.

Article 44. Arms may be assigned collectively to an institution or community, by authority of The Sovereign.

 

General Data Protection

Article 45. Data of Citizens will not be sold or distributed to any public or private entities or affiliates.

Article 46. The Principality of the Navasse must and will comply with all macronational laws pertaining to the right, use, distribution, and storage of data concerning its Citizens.

Article 47. The Crown may use stored data solely for statistical purposes. The results will be released for the public’s interests, and will only pertain to the demographics of Navasse’s activity.

Article 48. No person under the age of sixteen (16) years may apply for Citizenship without parental consent. Data will not be processed or stored without the parental consent of those under the age of sixteen (16).

Article 49. Citizens have the right to request any and all relevant data pertaining to them.

Citizens have the right to erasure ('right to be forgotten’) of their data.

Article 50. The Principality of the Navasse will extend responsibility for policies pertaining to cybersecurity, data integrity, and protection. Any potential or active cybersecurity attacks pertaining to data integrity will be notified within twenty-four (24) hours by The Crown responsible for disseminating information. A press release will be drafted and distributed to all Citizens and released on all official social media accounts.

Article 51. Further provisions not covered, but pertain to compliance with macronational laws, may be promulgated by Princely Decree-Law.

 

Governance

Article 52. The Crown may delegate official governance activities to a Secretariat of the Crown that serves in Their name. All activities, documents, and correspondences must be seen by The Sovereign and given Assent (signature) before publication and distribution.

All Acts and Decrees must be published in the Cap-Paradis Gazette no later than seven (7) days after receiving the Sovereign’s Assent.

Article 53. Secretariats may be formed and dissolved at the Sovereign’s will to help carry out the daily functions of The Crown.

Article 54. Any and all officers duly appointed carry out functions on a voluntary basis, unless a Princely Decree-Law grants compensation.

Article 55. Any and all officers are responsible to The Sovereign and serve at Their pleasure.

Article 56. Citizens, unless given express permission by The Sovereign, must have reached at least eighteen (18) years of age before being offered an accredited position.

Article 57. Citizens, unless given express permission by The Sovereign, are not allowed to conduct official activities. Penalties will be ascribed at The Sovereign’s pleasure.

Article 58. Secretaries and Agents, by virtue of service, may receive titles of nobility for their services.

 

The Privy Council & General Assembly

Article 59. The Sovereign’s Most Loyal Council of the Princely Crown of the Navasse (“The Privy Council”) is a Constitutional Body which advises The Sovereign on policies.

The General Assembly is a Constitutional Body and Forum where all Navassians may petition The Crown and address issues and ideas.

Article 60. Princely Decree-Law prescribes its organization and operations.

Article 61. The Privy Council must meet at least once a year, either virtually or in person.

The General Assembly is summoned at The Crown’s pleasure.

Article 62. Privy Counsellors duly appointed carry out functions on a voluntary basis, unless a Princely Decree-Law grants compensation.

Article 63. Debates on policies that are excluded from discussion in both Council and Assembly pertain to:

  • The Rights & Status of The Sovereign and Members of The Princely Family & House.

  • The appointment of members to the Princely Court.

  • The granting of titles and orders.

Article 64. The Princely Council shall have the right to debate on actions and policies taken by Secretariats, and may vote to summon a Secretary, Officer or Agent of The Crown.

The Crown Council may bring forth a vote of no confidence on any Secretary, Officer, or Agent of The Crown.

Article 65. The Privy Council shall have the right to consult and vote on non-binding resolutions pertaining to The Crown's finances and The Exchequer Budget.

Article 66. The Privy Council and General Assembly shall have the right to debate and vote on Bills regarding State policies, provided that such debates do not interfere with the matters mentioned in Articles 63.

Article 67. The Sovereign retains all prerogatives, rights, and authorities inherent to Their position, including the final say on matters of state and governance.

Article 68. Sessions of both the Privy Council and General Assembly may take place either in person or virtually.

 

Revision of the Constitution

Article 69. The Constitution may not be suspended.

Article 70. Any revision, in full or in part, requires the joint agreement of The Sovereign and The General Assembly.

 

Final Provisions

Article 71. The present Constitution immediately enters into force.

Article 72. Laws and regulations currently into force remain applicable to the extent that they are not incompatible with the present Constitution. If need be, they must be amended in order to comply, as soon as possible, with the latter.

Article 73. The interpretation and implementation of these constitutional laws shall be the prerogative of The Crown, and Their decisions shall be final.