Constitution of the
United Kingdom of the 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 Union under The 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 Most High, Most Excellent and Most August Majesty, Marie-Adélina the First, Queen of the Navasse, Grand Mistress of the Most Royal & Illustrious Order of La Sirène, and Custodian of the Crown.
Article 2. The Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, by virtue of Their office, are Sovereign Head & Ruler of the Navasse. This extends to any current, successive or constituent Entities 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 United Kingdom of the Navasse.
The seat of government, and thus the working capital of the United Kingdom of the Navasse, is based wherever the Sovereign resides.
Article 4. English, French, and Haitian Creole are the official languages of Navasse.
Article 5. Òrìṣàfé is the religion of the State, which contributes to its maintenance without preventing the free exercise in the United Kingdom of other forms of worship.
Article 6. Citizenship is gained birth, adoption or marriage into the Royal Family, by Letters Patent or by other such Instruments at the disposal of The Sovereign.
Citizenship does not guarantee access or rights to lands claimed or incorporated by Royal authority.
Article 7. In addition to a State Flag, The Sovereign shall maintain a Standard for their exclusive use. A variant version shall also be issued to members of the Royal Family.
Organization of the Royal Family & House
Article 8. The Royal Family & House of the Navasse is an autonomous family and community of the Kingdom, with its membership consisting of the legitimate or natural descendants of Queen Dominique the Queen Mother, eldest daughter of Their Late Majesties King Austin the King Grandfather and Queen Elisabeth the Queen Grandmother. They are henceforth referred to as Prince/Princess/Princier of the Blood.
All other relations outside this bloodline shall be treated as Extended Members of the Royal House without princely designation.
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 Royal 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 Royal 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 Royal Family & House is made by Royal Decree-Law.
Article 12. The Sovereign shall bear the Official Title of: Queen/King/Sovereign of the Navasse, Grand Mistress/Master/Mixter of the Most Royal & Illustrious Order of La Sirène, and Custodian of the Crown, with the style of Majesty.
Article 13. The consort of The Sovereign shall bear the title of: King/Queen/Royal Consort of the Navasse, with the style of Majesty.
The Sovereign may also bestow, by Royal Decree-Law, the title of: Prince/Princess/Princier Consort of the Navasse, with the style of Royal Highness. This title, or any other titles granted, still maintains the rank and precedence as a Consort of the Sovereign.
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 Royal Highness.
Article 15. The children and grandchildren of The Sovereign shall bear the title: Prince/Princess/Princier of the Navasse, with the style of Royal Highness.
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 Serene Highness.
Article 16. The Sovereign is obliged to pay for any costs related to its members carrying out official duties on behalf of the United Kingdom of the Navasse.
Article 17. The Crown Council of the Navasse shall maintain a register of members of the Princes/Princesses/Princiers of the Blood, as described in Article 8, and is authorized under a duty to maintain it properly.
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 descendants of Their Late Majesties King Austin the King Grandfather and Queen Elisabeth the Queen Grandmother, by primogeniture regardless of gender. The Sovereign has the right to nominate a member of the House to succeed in the absence of heirs of their own body.
Article 20. If the conduct of a member of the Royal House is deemed adverse, The Sovereign is authorized to take disciplinary measures, up to and including banishment from The Royal 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 Royal Family & House, The Sovereign may commission the Crown Council to execute its authority.
Article 22. All members of the Royal 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 Royal 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 Crown 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 Crown Council has the right to appoint a Regent who is a member of the Royal House. In the absence of a Regent of attained majority and sound mind, The Crown 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 Royal 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 United Kingdom 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.
Princedom (Prince/Princesse/Princier), with the style of Son Altesse Monsieur le Prince/Madame la Princesse/Leur Altesse Princier.
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 Royal 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 Royal House can only be refused by The Sovereign.
Article 41. The Sirène King of Arms 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 Sirène King of Arms 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 Royal 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 Royal 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 Crown Council
Article 59. The Sovereign’s Most Loyal Council of the Crown of the Navasse (“The Crown Council”) is a Constitutional Body which advises The Sovereign on policies.
Article 60. Royal Decree-Law prescribes its organization and operations.
Article 61. The Crown Council must meet at least once a year, either virtually or in person.
Article 62. Crown Counsellors duly appointed carry out functions on a voluntary basis, unless a Royal Decree-Law grants compensation.
Article 63. Debates on policies that are excluded from discussion pertain to:
The Rights & Status of The Sovereign and Members of The Royal Family & House.
The appointment of members to the Royal Court.
The granting of titles and orders.
Article 64. The Crown 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 Crown 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 Crown Council 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. Crown Counsellors duly appointed carry out functions on a voluntary basis, unless a Royal Decree-Law grants compensation.
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 Crown Council.
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.