The Oceanykan Constitution
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The Oceanykan Constitution

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The Oceanykan Constitution

Est. 1907

Rev. 1962



CHAPTER I - THE OCEANYKAN FEDERATION.


ARTICLE 1 - PROCLAMATION OF THE OCEANYKAN FEDERATION

  • Effective May 3rd, 1907, The Oceanykan Federation is declared to be an independent union of nations, corporations, individuals and polities, in the interest of their mutual defence and its citizenry's personal liberties. Its territory shall encompass the lands of Australia, Tasmania, New Caledonia, the Barrier Reef Islands, Norfolk Island and the Torres Strait Archipelago.
  • The Oceanykan Federation's territorial waters, where this Constitution may be enforced, extend out 100 nautical miles from its shores at low tide.


ARTICLE 2 - SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE

PART 1 - OCEANYKAN COUNCIL

  • Supreme legislative power shall lie in a body of representatives from across the Federation henceforth referred to as The Oceanykan Council, or the Council. For each one million Oceanykan citizens, there will exist a seat within this body. Said seats will not be geographically determined, their distribution entirely subject to the will of the people.
  • A seat within the Oceanykan Council shall be the property of its holder, who may be a natural or legal person, and is henceforth referred to as a Consul. The aforementioned has a moral obligation to uphold the interests of any and all Oceanykan citizens within its political, legal or economic jurisdiction, and appoint a natural person to represent them in the Council, who is henceforth referred to as either a Representative of Council or Representative.
  • Any who might find their interests or those of the citizenry unfairly represented, or outright disenfranchised, may petition the Oceanykan Council to transfer a seat from an offending party to themselves, thus acquiring all responsibilities and powers of consulship.
  • If the aforementioned person finds the Council's judgement unreliable, be it before or after a petition, they may directly challenge a Consul to fair resolution, seizing a certain number of seats should they result victorious. A consul under challenge may refuse any type, except for a wager of battle.
  • Should new seats be created to adjust for demographic changes, aspirants to Consulship may compete with each other through any of the aforementioned mechanisms.
  • Representatives may band together under Parties of similar ideological or political outlooks, but these political associations may never have any binding power over their members.
  • The Oceanykan Council will annually elect from amongst themselves a Speaker of the Council, henceforth referred to as the Speaker, who will act as the supreme authority over all debate within said body, maintaining civility and order. This Speaker may not be of the same Party as the President of the Oceanykan Federation.
  • Any two Consuls may voluntarily request the Council to provide collective judgement on disputes which are not accounted for in this Constitution.

PART 2 - EXECUTIVE POWER

  • The Oceanykan Council may choose a single Representative of Council to serve as President of the Oceanykan Federation, henceforth referred to as the President, for an indeterminate term. Said president will act as supreme Executive of the Federation, acting as Head of Government and Commander of the Armed Forces. However, since this public official's power derives from the Council's authority, the latter may at any point vote to end the former's term, veto or reverse any of their decisions. The President has a right to propose legislation and offer advisory, but may otherwise not interfere with the Council's powers.
  • A Cabinet of Ministers may be formed at the President's will to act as their immediate subordinates, each managing a single Ministerial Department. However, any appointed Minister must be a sitting Representative. Furthermore, the Cabinet's leadership must be divided under the principle of plurality, mirroring the political distribution of the Oceanykan Council. The President has a right to choose their Prime Minister, who will act as Executive in the temporary absence of their senior. As third in line for this power will be the Speaker of the Council.
  • The President of the Oceanykan Federation shall be aided in their duties by the Department of the Presidential Office, an organised administrative body tasked with advisory, execution and supervision in all Presidential matters and activities.


ARTICLE 3 - CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM

  • This Constitution may be reformed or dissolved by the Council through a special voting session, in which two-thirds of said body must agree.


ARTICLE 4 - PRINCIPLE OF SELF GOVERNANCE

  • All natural and legal persons may form voluntary associations. Legal persons who choose not to do so, or do not have any hierarchical superiors in their association, are henceforth referred to as Sovereignties. Individuals who choose not to form part of any Sovereignty shall henceforth be referred to as Yeomanry. Both are legally bound to no authority but that of this Constitution and those derived from it.
  • Regardless of their hierarchical status in any given Sovereignty, or lack thereof, all natural persons have a right to self-ownership. Said right might be temporarily relinquished for a reasonable period of time by committing a criminal offence, of both local and Constitutional nature, or permanently if sentenced to death by the High Court.
  • The ownership, leadership, management, or conduct of any such Sovereignty is wholly independent of any of its equals and shall be for its constituent powers and members to decide. Neither shall any Federal power intervene unless any of these characteristics is in breach of this Constitution.
  • There shall be one single Polity Tax, imposed upon Sovereignties and Yeomanry, equal to a fraction of their income as agreed upon by the Council annually or by extraordinary vote, which may never surpass one-twentieth, with an exception stipulated in Article 5 of this Constitution. No other taxes may be levied by the Federal Government under any circumstances.


ARTICLE 5 - PRINCIPLE OF COLLECTIVE DEFENCE

  • The Oceanykan Federation's members have an obligation to put aside their differences and disputes when the territorial integrity of the nation is threatened by a foreign power, or by an internal movement which seeks to impose universal laws or customs contrary to those of this Constitution by force of arms.
  • Any Sovereignty or Yeomanry who leads a movement as described in the previous paragraph may be given the designation of Terrorist through a majority vote in the Council. Foreign powers shall instead receive the legal designation of Invader.
  • When a threat of the types described before materialises in a manner that constitutes a credible and imminent threat to the existence of the Oceanykan Federation or this Constitution, the Council may vote to enter a state of Total War. The Federation's citizenry must place their arms and collective resources under the President's command. Furthermore, there shall be no limit on the fraction of wealth levied by the Polity Tax. 


ARTICLE 6 - PRINCIPLE OF PROPERTY

  • All products of human labour, both immovable and movable, are understood to be the Property of a person, who may do as they wish to or with it.
  • Property shall be given legitimate ownership by the possession of a document signed by both Propietor and Landholder, known as a Property Deed. The ownership of undocumented movable property shall be judged by fair resolution or the local authorities.


ARTICLE 7 - PRINCIPLE OF COMMONS

  • Within the Oceanykan Federation there shall be no indefinite and permanent ownership of land, henceforth known as the Commons. However, they may be claimed for exclusive use by a Sovereignty or the Yeomanry, who shall be known as a Landholder, and this parcel of land as its Territory.
  • Both Sovereignty and Yeoman must claim land as a Territory by issuing a Proclamation, a document signed with blood which must be circulated and acknowledged by Landholders in the immediate vicinity of said parcel of land, even if they are in disagreement or have opposing claims. Legitimacy for this claim shall be derived from the ownership of Property within it, from its recurrent economic usage, from permanent inhabitation, or by its defence through force of arms. Disputes regarding the territoriality of land must be given fair resolution, unless they involve a breach of the Constitution, in which case the dispute will be settled by Federal Court.
  • All Proclamations are assumed by this Constitution to incur a Covenant of Use, by which the Landholder is expected to make responsible use of their land, doing everything in their power to prevent it from being physically ruined. Should this Covenant be violated, neighbouring Landholders may intervene in any way they deem necessary to protect their collective interests.
  • Landholders may enter contracts to lease land they have claimed. The tenant may then use said land for any purpose stipulated in the contract between both persons, under the conditions which have been agreed upon.
  • Yeomen may not be tenants, for they are then assumed to be living under the authority and protection of a Sovereignty.
  • If a tenant possesses Property in leased land, the Landholder has a constitutional obligation to protect said Property through its political, legal, economic and military authority, and may only seize it under previously agreed upon conditions, as stipulated in the lease contract.


ARTICLE 7 - PRINCIPLE OF CONTRACTUALITY

  • Any person, natural or legal, may form a written or verbal Contract with another. The rights or obligations stipulated in such an agreement shall not be opposed by the Federation, unless they breach the Constitution.
  • Contracts shall be given legality by local authorities, who may sign in acknowledgement in accordance with their own legislation and procedures, and prosecute cases of fraud.
  • All Contracts possess moral authority once they are signed by both parties, which all forms of fair resolution must take into account.
  • A Contract which is signed by two participants in blood is protected by this Constitution, and its breach may be prosecuted by Federal authorities.


ARTICLE 8 - PRINCIPLE OF FAIR RESOLUTION

  • All disputes which are not accounted for by this Constitution, or which are obligated by said document to do so, should be given fair resolution privately. The valid methods are by contract, democratic election, arranged competition, duelling or wager of battle.
  • The most simple act of fair resolution is to reach a compromise through dialogue, which shall be given legal standing through a mutual Contract.
  • Democratic elections constitute a fair, just and equal choice by the people involved. It possesses the most moral authority and legitimacy as the most pure expression of popular consent. Its target population, vote counting and interpretation of results shall be agreed between both dissenting parties before this act takes place, in a cordial and organised manner.
  • An alternative to other methods of fair resolution shall be the arranged competition, which may take any form, as long as it is non-violent in nature. 
  • Two individuals who find themselves in disagreement may settle their dispute with a duel. The weapons of choice and victory conditions shall be agreed on by both parties.
  • As a final option, which should only be utilised under the most extreme of circumstances, or if both dissenting parties are unable to reach an agreement on other methods of fair resolution, is the wager of battle. This constitutes a state of war, which will end when one camp surrenders or both agree to a ceasefire.



CHAPTER II - AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTIONS.


ARTICLE 9 - ARMED FORCES OF THE OCEANYKAN FEDERATION

  • The Armed Forces of the Oceanykan Federation shall constitute a volunteer, professional, diligently trained, permanent standing force which will act as the Federation's main line of defence against foreign aggression. Its composition shall include ground, sea and air forces oriented towards the defence of Oceanyka's national territory.
  • The Oceanykan Council shall appoint a Chief of Defence from amongst senior officers within the Armed Forces, to act as second in command to the President of the Oceanykan Federation. They may then choose their immediate subordinates as commanders of the Joint General Staff, the Oceanykan People's Army and the Red Navy.
  • The President of the Oceanykan Federation may command the Armed Forces, but never interfere in promotions, commissions, doctrine, procurement, or any other aspect of their internal organisation.
  • Oceanyka's ground and air warfare assets shall be part of an Oceanykan People's Army, organised wholly towards the defence of Oceanyka's territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
  • Oceanyka's naval warfare assets shall be part of a Red Navy, organised towards the defence of Oceanyka's sovereignty from naval incursion, blockade and invasion.
  • Both of the aforementioned armed forces shall share a Joint Command Staff, which will perform administrative, logistical, strategic planning and advisory functions in support of the Chief of Defence.


ARTICLE 10 - OCEANYKAN FEDERAL BANK

  • The The Federal Bank shall constitute an autonomous financial corporation in service of the nation's interests and the pursuit of monetary stability. Its authority over monetary policy is absolute, and it may perform any other functions of a private alternative, such as lending.
  • The Oceanykan Council may appoint any senior banker from this institution or a private one to act as Governor of the Federal Bank. This public official will have complete authority in said establishment.
  • This bank's dominion shall be the Oceanykan Pound, official currency of the Oceanykan Federation. No other institution or private corporation may mint the Oceanykan Pound, nor any of its subdivisions and multiples. Neither shall they print banknotes. All Oceanykan Pounds may be converted to bullion at a rate designated by said institution, either in this or any other bank, which will be stored at the Federal Bank's vaults.
  • Any Sovereignty has the right to mint and govern its own currency. The Federal Bank shall publish a weekly exchange rate between the Oceanykan Pound and any other currency in use within the Federation's borders in an impartial and just manner. Exchange rates with the world's currencies will also be published according to international financial trends.
  • The Federal Bank will compile a credit rating list of all known lending and borrowing persons, both natural and legal. Information from this list may only be shared to other reputable lenders and borrowers.
  • For the purpose of anti-counterfeiting, the Federal Bank will have a specialised law enforcement agency at its command, the Anti-Counterfeiting Force.


ARTICLE 11 - HIGH COURT OF THE OCEANYKAN FEDERATION.

PART 1 - HIGH COURT PROPER

  • Supreme judicial power shall reside within The High Court of the Oceanykan Federation, whose function will be to arbitrate legal disputes regarding the Constitution and impartially judge any person accused of Crimes against the Federation or Crimes against Humanity. 
  • The Oceanykan Council will vote to appoint Justices, drawn from senior judges or jurists born in Oceanyka, of which there may be seven at any time. Justices shall act as supreme judges of Oceanykan law and must choose one amongst themselves to act as Chief Justice, who will maintain discipline and order in court.
  • For those who find themselves convicted of Crimes against the Federation or Crimes against Humanity, the High Court may impose any sentence based on jurisprudence. Capital punishment may only be issued in the form of fair single combat against one or more Executors at the stairs which lead to the High Court.
  • All citizens of the Oceanykan Federation have a right to a fair trial upon the High Court. Any person may act as their own Defence or appoint another to perform this duty.

PART 2 - REGIONAL COURTHOUSES

  • Throughout the Federation there shall exist an appropriate number of Regional Courthouses, each autonomous in their operation, but subject to legal precedent and limited in their scope to Constitutional law. Any citizen may be tried at said Courthouses for Constitutional crimes, excluding Crimes against the Federation and Crimes against Humanity. 
  • A Regional Courthouse's staff will consist of one Judge to act as supreme authority, one Clerk to act as an administrative aide, and a Jury of seven local volunteers of good reputation.
  • Jurisprudence created by the High Court is considered binding, while that created by precedent amongst the Courthouses is not.
  • Reasonable fines and imprisonment by the Federal Correctional Service are the only punishments which may be issued to a criminal.
  • Persons who have been convicted of breaking local laws or customs and have then been transferred to the Federal Correctional Service, must have their sentences re-evaluated by the nearest Courthouse based on morality and precedent.



CHAPTER III - MINISTERIAL DEPARTMENTS.


ARTICLE 12 - DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

  • The Department of the Treasury shall be the sole custodian of the Federal Purse. Its primary mandate is the diligent collection of the Polity Tax and the auditing of Sovereignties to ensure compliance. It shall work in close coordination with the Oceanykan Federal Bank to ensure that the Federation's debts are managed and that the Oceanykan Pound remains a stable instrument of trade.
  • Additionally, the Department of the Treasury may reasonably levy alternative sources of income from other agencies, dependencies and Departments which engage in productive activity, for the benefit of the Oceanykan Federation as a whole.
  • The Federation's yearly budget must be designed, implemented and overseen with extreme strictness by the Department of the Treasury, in accordance with the principles of Rationality, Efficiency, Transparency and Justice.
  • This Department may possess a permanent law enforcement agency in the form of the Tax Compliance Force, entrusted with verifying that the Sovereignties and Yeomanry to whom the Polity Tax is applicable, hold true to their legal obligations, if necessary, by force of arms.


ARTICLE 13 - DEPARTMENT OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

  • The Department of the Foreign Office shall manage the Federation’s relations with the nations of the world, maintaining the delicate balance of neutral trade while guarding against the influence of foreign ideological contagion. It shall be tasked with the appointment of Ambassadors and the negotiation of Treaties, though no such treaty may supersede the rights granted and obligations imposed by this Constitution.
  • As an auxiliary organ for the recollection and analysis of information regarding international matters, the Foreign Office may possess a Foreign Intelligence Service, which by the authority of this Constitution, may act in any way its constituents see fit beyond Oceanyka's borders, to defend the Federation's national interests.


ARTICLE 13 BIS. - DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

  • The Department of State shall manage the Federation's internal affairs, primarily all matters related to good government, and shall hold supreme jurisdiction in the means and methods by which it accomplishes this most essential mission. Concerning dependencies and Departments of the Federal Government, the Department of State may investigate and audit anyone, anywhere, at any time.
  • Additionally, this Department is tasked with the identification and destruction of potential Terrorist groups within the Federation's borders, using any means available as long as they do not violate this Constitution.
  • This Department shall maintain the National Register of Sovereignties and the Census of the Yeomanry and Citizenry. It is the keeper of the Great Seal of the Federation and is responsible for the administration of the Oceanykan Council's property records. All Proclamations of Landholding must be filed with this Department to achieve Federal recognition.
  • To fulfil its duties, the Department of State will have at its command an internal intelligence agency, the Federal Intelligence Agency, as well as a similar organ specialised for the internal affairs of the Oceanykan Federal Government, the Internal Investigation Service.


ARTICLE 14 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

  • The Department of Commerce shall ensure both the unhindered flow of legitimate goods across the continent, as well as complete commercial immobility for contraband, referring to any and all commercial products that, by their very nature, constitute a grave violation of the Oceanykan Constitution, such as slaves. It shall oversee the standardization of weights and measures and arbitrate disputes between commercial entities.
  • Any and all imported products which the Federal Government of the Oceanykan Federation demands for its functions, the Department of Commerce shall acquire by means of foreign trade, employing the Federation's budget with a profound sense of efficiency.
  • Any and all ports, wharfs, docks and harbours owned by the Federal Government shall be administered and policed by this Department, which shall levy whichever obligations it may deem appropriate from its users, in the interest of preserving said infrastructure and to alleviate the Federal budget.
  • In the greater interest of the Federation's economic development, the Department of Commerce shall maintain Continuous, Cooperative and Coordinated trade routes with foreign commercial entities, acting as negotiator and insurer between Oceanykan producers and the client abroad. For this activity, the Department may demand reasonable remuneration from one or both parties.
  • The Department must be vigilant of the Oceanykan Federation's economy, money supply and market trends by means of an Economic Intelligence Unit, a permanent intelligence agency under the command of this Department. The Economic Intelligence Unit must publish a Quarterly Market Report of the Oceanykan Federation every quarter of a year.


ARTICLE 14 BIS. - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

  • The Department of Energy shall act as the supreme authority over the nation’s atomic sovereignty and the stability of its decentralized electrical architecture. It is the primary custodian of nuclear non-proliferation, tasked with the prevention of nuclear anarchy through the strict enforcement of fissile control protocols.
  • This Department shall maintain a series of Port Stations, acting as neutral conduits through which local microgrids and private polities may exchange power. The Department is authorized to act as an impartial middleman in all electrical transactions, preventing the use of the power grid as a weapon of war.
  • The possession and utilization of restricted fissile materials, including Uranium-235 alloys in excess of 20% concentration and all Plutonium alloys, as well as any other radioactive material capable of being weaponised, are prohibited without a Federal License, issued at the discretion of this Department, with its proper use regularly supervised.
    • C-Type (Hazardous Fuel): Allows for the utilization of Highly Enriched Uranium and Mixed Oxide fuels in industrial contexts.
    • B-Type (Enrichment): Allows for the commercialization of fissile materials; all weapons-grade outcomes must be declared and surrendered to this Department.
    • A-Type (Atomic Weapons): Requires a majority vote of the Oceanykan Council. This license authorizes the maintenance of a determined number of Atomic Weapons and the storage of Weapons-Grade Uranium and Weapons-Grade Plutonium fuels.
  • The Department of Energy shall command a permanent, highly trained armed force, the Atomic Regulations Enforcement Section, empowered to conduct surprise tactical audits of any nuclear facility and retrieve or destroy unlicensed or misused fissile material.
  • Additionally, this Department shall maintain a Disaster Response Unit, tasked with the containment of industrial catastrophes such as chemical contaminations, nuclear meltdowns, hydrocarbon spills, and others.


ARTICLE 15 - DEPARTMENT OF KNOWLEDGE.

  • The Department of Knowledge is the custodian of the Federation's cultural and intellectual capital, tasked with the enlightenment of the Nation and the preservation of Oceanyka's obscured history. It shall bridge the gap between urban centers and the deep outback through a dual system of education and the distribution of a National Encyclopaedia.
  • This Department shall oversee the University of Cestlep, the nation's central institution of higher learning, and the Decentralized Correspondence System. All citizens, regardless of age or occupation, have a right to enrol in correspondence courses to earn their General Certificate of Education, as well as to enrol in the University of Cestlep, should they meet the preset intellectual standards.
  • The Department of Knowledge is mandated to edit, print and distribute a National Encyclopaedia in its three forms: the Student’s Encyclopaedia, the Full National Encyclopaedia (30 general and 13 national volumes), and the Academic Addendums.
  • Through the University of Cestlep, this Department shall command a voluntary expeditionary force in the Exploration Corps, for the retrieval of pre-colonial relics.
  • Additionally, it shall also oversee the Oceanykan Red Cross and command a Special Pathogen Response and Eradication Division in the greater interest of the Citizenry's general health and the containment of virulent pathogens.


ARTICLE 16 - DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY.

  • The Department of Security is the executive muscle of the Federation, entrusted with the expansion of the Rule of Law and the enforcement of this Constitution's mandates. It shall command the Federal Police, tasked with the detention of Constitutional transgressors and the protection of civil liberties in major urban centers. Its jurisdiction is absolute in matters of the Federal Penal Code.
  • To offset the fiscal burden of the State, this Department shall manage the Federal Correctional Service. This institution is authorized to operate prison labor facilities, converting the debt of the criminal into an economic asset for the greater good of the Federation.
  • This Department remains subordinate to The High Court in all matters of sentencing; it possesses no judicial authority, serving only as the hand that detains and the hand that punishes.


ARTICLE 16 BIS. - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT.

  • The Department of Transport shall serve as the guarantor of free travel and social interconnection between the disparate pockets of the Oceanykan civilization. It is tasked with the maintenance and expansion of a National Rail & Road System, ensuring that the vast Nation remains open and connected.
  • This Department shall facilitate the operation of the National Rail Workers Syndicate and command a Public Works Service. These associations are authorized to arm their members to defend federal infrastructure against banditry and regional sabotage.
  • This Department shall administrate Qantas Airways Limited as the nation's international flag carrier. To counter the threat of airborne piracy, Qantas is authorized to broker escort contracts with the OPA Air Force.
  • While Sovereignties may maintain their own transit lines, this Department shall provide standard gauges and surfacing requirements to ensure the seamless movement of people and commerce across the Commons.


ARTICLE 16 TRIS. - DEPARTMENT OF NATURE.

  • The Department of Nature is the guardian of the Commons and their responsible use, acting as the guarantor of the Nation's ecological sovereignty. Its mission is to prevent the industrial ruin of the continent and ensure the long-term viability of the Nation’s soil and water for generations to come. It shall track the status of aquifers and agricultural soils, ensuring that the ecosystem remains capable of supporting the Federation’s prosperity.
  • This Department shall command a permanent, volunteer armed force in the form of the Armed Conservation Service, tasked with the protection of fisheries, forests, and migratory game. The Armed Conservation Service is authorized to use lethal force against those who engage in the overexploitation of natural resources in the Commons.
  • To combat large-scale ecological disasters, the Department shall maintain the National Volunteer Firefighter Corps, specializing in the suppression of great bushfires, but otherwise capable of performing any other tasks of such nature.




CHAPTER IV - JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF THE FEDERATION.


ARTICLE 17 - LOCAL LAWS AND CUSTOMS.

  • The Federation acknowledges the right of any Sovereignty to establish its own internal codes, bylaws, and traditional customs. These local laws are binding upon any natural person who voluntarily resides within that Sovereignty's territory. However, no local law may infringe upon the Principle of Self-Governance or the Right to Fair Resolution as stipulated in Chapter I, or the Oceanykan Constitution itself.


ARTICLE 18 - FEDERAL PENAL CODE.

  • The Federal Penal Code, contained in Articles 19 to 23 of this Constitution, shall serve as the universal standard for sentencing in the High Court and in all Regional Courthouses. It shall prioritize restitution over retribution, favouring fines and labor-restitution for property crimes. Imprisonment shall be reserved for those who pose a persistent threat to the bodily autonomy of others or the stability of the Federation.


ARTICLE 19 - CRIMES AGAINST THE FEDERATION.

  • The Oceanykan Federal Government is the ultimate guarantor of life, liberty and property within its territory. Certain heinous acts may constitute a Crime Against the Federation and shall exclusively be judged by the High Court with extreme prejudice. They include:
    • High Treason: The act of subverting the Oceanykan Council or attempting to assassinate any of its members, including the President of the Oceanykan Federation, during a state of Total War.
    • Espionage & Aiding an Invader: Providing logistical, strategic, or topographical data to a foreign power with which the Federation is in a state of War.
    • Breach of Secrecy: The unauthorized disclosure of restricted information regarding certain natural phenomena or scientific advances to the general public or foreign entities.
    • Institutional Sabotage: The intentional destruction of Federal infrastructure with the intent to isolate polities from the Union.


ARTICLE 20 - CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.

  • The Federation recognizes the inherent dignity of the natural person. The rejection of this dignity, and the trampling thereupon, constitutes a Crime Against Humanity, which shall exclusively be judged by the High Court with extreme prejudice. This category includes:
    • Systematic Extermination: The organized mass murder of a Sovereignty, Yeomanry group, or specific ethnic, religious, cultural, sexual or political groups for the supposed and illegitimate "crime of existence".
    • Misuse of Weapons of Mass Destruction: The use of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons, known as Weapons of Mass Destruction, against non-combatant populations.
    • Miscultivation: The intentional cultivation, growth or distribution of specific natural phenomena capable of being unleashed against the Nation's citizenry, by intent or probable omission.
    • Scorching: The permanent poisoning of aquifers or the destruction of vast tracts of land to the point of rendering a region uninhabitable for a generation or more.


ARTICLE 21 - CRIMES AGAINST BODILY AUTONOMY.

  • As every natural person possesses Self-Ownership, any violation of this principle is a Federal Crime. Any person held against their will without a valid sentence from a Courthouse is authorized by this Constitution to use lethal force to regain their liberty. The Crimes Against Bodily Autonomy are:
    • Illegal Conscription: The forced enlistment of a Yeoman into a Sovereignty’s private armed force without a legally valid Contract.
    • Slavery: Maintaining a person in a state of captivation without a defined end-date or against the terms of a voluntary agreement or claiming ownership over any private person.
    • Unauthorized Experimentation: Utilizing a natural person for medical, psychological or any other scientific testing without their notarized consent.
    • Mental Violation: The use of any means to overwrite a person's will, erase memories, or otherwise interfere in a person's mental processes, even with written consent.
    • Murder: The permanent destruction of a natural person's self-ownership, with intent or by omission, without legal precedent.
    • Sexual Assault & Rape: The violation of a person's self-ownership with intent to satisfy sexual desires.
    • Aggravated Assault: The intentional physical ruin of a person's biological property, resulting in temporary or permanent loss of function.
    • Kidnapping: Restricting a person’s movement or engaging in an unlawful detention without just cause or legal precedent.
    • Professional Malpractice: When a doctor, engineer, or a specialist of any other profession fails in their duties in a way that it results in permanent biological damage not covered by a Liability Waiver.


ARTICLE 22 - CRIMES AGAINST PRIVATE PROPERTY.

  • Violation of a Property Deed, the fraudulent seizure of assets, or the intentional ruin of claimed territory are considered Crimes against Private Property. The Federal Government shall intervene in such cases only when Fair Resolution has failed or when the breach involves a Contract signed in Blood. The Crimes Against Private Property are:
    • Deed Fraud: The forging of a Property Deed or the alteration of a Contract signed in Blood to seize assets.
    • Greater Fraud: The violation of any precepts within a Contract signed with Blood.
    • Violation of the Covenant of Use: A Landholder failing to protect their territory from physical ruin, thereby damaging the value of neighbouring lands.
    • Illegal Asset Seizure: A Landholder seizing a tenant's property without a proven breach of the lease contract.
    • Robbery: The use of force or the threat of lethal force to compel a person to relinquish their legitimate personal or private property.
    • Burglary: The unauthorized entry into a Territory or a claimed Commons parcel to interfere with the Landholder's property.
    • Pillaging: The intentional destruction of immovable property by means of arson, demolition, contamination, or any other means.
    • Poaching: The unauthorized harvesting of game, mineral resources, produce or timber within a Landholder’s territory.
    • Extortion: Threatening to cause physical ruin to a property unless an illegitimate fee is paid or a Contract is signed under duress.


ARTICLE 23 - CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE.

  • Crimes against the State constitute those which seek to sabotage and corrupt the Oceanykan Federation for private gain or for any other end. These acts strike at the heart of the Federation’s collective resource and shall be met with heavy fines or, in cases of systematic fraud, a Wager of Battle between the State and the offending Sovereignty. The Crimes Against the State are:
    • Counterfeiting: The manufacturing of fraudulent Oceanykan Pounds or the tampering with the Federal Bank’s exchange rate records.
    • Tax Evasion: The systematic under-reporting of a Sovereignty’s income to avoid paying the mandatory one-twentieth Federal levy.
    • Public Corruption: The offering of bribes, threats, or illegal wagers to a Representative of Council to influence a legislative vote, or the acceptance of a bribe by the aforementioned public servant.
    • Fissile Smuggling: The production, transport or sale of restricted fissile materials without the corresponding from the Department of Energy.
    • Theft of Federal Property: The theft of registered assets that possess a Federal serial number, and are therefore, property of the Oceanykan Federal Government, or the mishandling of public funds for private gain.
    • Draft Evasion: Failing to report for duty in the Armed Forces when the Oceanykan Federation is in a state of Total War.
    • Desertion: Failing to report for duty after having signed a Contract to serve in the Armed Forces of the Oceanykan Federation for a determinate amount of time.
    • Perjury: Lying under oath to the High Court, in a Regional Courthouse or when signing a document in blood.
    • Impersonation of a Federal Official: Falsely claiming to be a public servant of the Federal Government for personal gain or for any other purpose.
    • Obstruction of the Commons: Intentionally blocking use of or passage through the Commons without just cause, or of Federal infrastructure under any circumstances.
    • Resisting Arrest: Unlawfully resisting arrest for a probable crime by a Federal official or any private person authorised to carry out said arrest by means of a Bounty, by force of arms or otherwise.





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