• Section I – This Act shall prevail in all disputes where there is a conflict that cannot be reconciled; no law or government action may contravene the rights guaranteed herein.

• Section II - The rights guaranteed by this Act are limited only to what can be reasonably justified in a free and democratic society.

• Section I - All citizens of Aesica are hereby guaranteed the following rights:

  1. The right to freedom of speech, expression, the press, and opinion;

  2. The right to association, and organisation of groups and organisations;

  3. The right to petition the government and courts for redress of grievances;

  4. The right to an equal vote in all public elections and referenda;

  5. The right to stand for office in all public elections;

  6. The right to personal privacy;

  7. The right to be presumed innocent before proven guilty;

  8. The right to a free, fair, and speedy trial;

  9. The right to due process of law and equal protection under the law;

  10. The right to protection against ex post facto laws, bills of attainder, double jeopardy, and forced testimony against oneself;

  11. The right to be free of discrimination in political, legal, employment, educational, and public matters based on affiliation of sex, gender, race, religion, or political expression;

• Section I - The following crimes shall be considered Indictable Offences and may, following a formal accusation, result in trial by court:

  1. Abuse of Communications - A person is guilty of this offence if they engage in the usage of government powers or telegram stamps to promote or oppose any certain political position.

  2. Blackmail - A person is guilty of this offence if they demand benefits from someone in exchange for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them that is not otherwise widely known.

  3. Bribery - A person is guilty of this offence if they offer or accept any inducement to a public official to corruptly influence an official act.

  4. Coercion - A person is guilty of this offence if they demand an action from someone by way of threatening an action against their personal interests if the action is not carried out.

  5. Defamation - A person is guilty of this offence if they maliciously publish false statements about a person that damage their reputation.

  6. Espionage - A person is guilty of this offence if they spy on Aesica or an allied state, or transfer state secrets to another entity.

  7. Impersonation - A person is guilty of this offence if they wilfully impersonate another person of Aesica; the intent to gain something from impersonation is not necessary for a crime to be committed.

  8. Obstruction of Justice - A person is guilty of this offence if they attempt to obstruct the course of justice, hide or falsify evidence of a crime, lie under oath in a court of law, impede the authority of court, disrupting proceedings, or disobey a court order.

  9. Leaking - A person is guilty of this offence if they communicate classified information under law without lawful permission.

  10. Unlawful Representation - A person is guilty of this offence if they attempt to represent Aesica or an allied state in another state without having the authority to do so.

  11. Sabotage - A person is guilty of this offence is they attempt to maliciously destroy the regional property of Aesica.

  12. Treason - A person is guilty of this offence if they raid Aesica or regional property, adhere to or give aid to the enemies of Aesica, or in any way act to undermine regional interests or safety.

  13. Voter Fraud - A person is guilty of this offence if they maliciously vote with multiple nations in an election, vote with multiple nations in an election in order to attempt to gain an advantage, or in any way attempt to hinder the democratic process of the region.

  14. Aiding and Abetting - A person is guilty of this offence if they knowingly assist, facilitate, encourage, or support another individual in the commission of an indictable offence.

• Section I - The following shall be designated as High Crimes:

  Espionage, Sabotage, Treason, Voter Fraud;

  For High Crimes, there is no Statute of Limitations, and punishments may be issued up to an indefinite ban.

• Section II - The following shall be designated as Felonies:

  Bribery, Blackmail, Leaking, Obstruction of Justice, Coercion;

  For Felonies, the Statute of Limitations is 180 days, and punishments may be issued up to an eight (8) month ban.

• Section III - The following shall be designated as Misdemeanours:

  Impersonation, Defamation, Aiding and Abetting;

  For Misdemeanours, the Statute of Limitations is 60 days, and punishments may be issued up to a three (3) month ban.

• Section IV - The following shall be designated as Infractions:

  Abuse of Communications, Unlawful Representation;

  For Infractions, the Statute of Limitations is 14 days, and punishments may be issued up to a warning, unless it is a repeat offense, in which case punishments may be issued up to a two (2) week ban.

• Section I - Citizenship in Aesica shall be granted to resident nations that are members of the World Assembly and endorse the WA Delegate of Aesica.

• Section II - The elected WA Delegate shall be considered a citizen notwithstanding the endorsement requirement.

• Section III - World Assembly citizens shall retain citizenship for a period of up to 21 days following a change in the legally elected WA Delegate, during which time they may update their endorsements to the newly serving Delegate.

  • Sub-section I - Should the incoming legally elected WA Delegate secure the Delegacy before 14 days have passed, this period shall be reduced to 7 days from the moment they obtain the Delegacy.

• Section IV - In the absence of a lawful WA Delegate, all World Assembly nations within Aesica shall be considered citizens.

• Section V - Only citizens may participate in elections, hold public office, or exercise rights reserved for citizens by law.

  • Sub-section I - Citizens shall only be eligible to the right to participate in elections if citizenship was obtained before the commencement of said election.

• Section I - Nations that maintain another World Assembly nation may request a waiver from the WA Delegate, allowing them to obtain citizenship without fulfilling the standard endorsement requirement.

• Section II – The WA Delegate may grant, deny, or revoke waivers at their discretion, which shall immediately remove all rights and privileges associated with citizenship.

  • Sub-section I - The WA Delegate may not revoke waivers from nations who are actively serving in public office, but they may lose citizenship in the other standard manners described within this Act.

  • Sub-section II - The WA Delegate shall make a public announcement for any waiver they revoke.

• Section I - No individual may hold citizenship in Aesica through more than one nation simultaneously.

• Section II - Failure to comply with this requirement may result in the suspension or revocation of citizenship status for all associated nations, including World Assembly citizenship.

  • Sub-section I - The Supreme Court may impose up to an indefinite ban on holding citizenship for individuals found guilty of intentionally evading this requirement.

• Section I - Any World Assembly citizen who removes their endorsement, in any manner, from the legally elected Delegate shall automatically lose their citizenship. Citizen nations who cease to exist shall automatically lose their citizenship.

  • Sub-section I - Removing an endorsement from an outgoing Delegate whose successor has been inaugurated is not a grounds for revocation of citizenship, provided that the citizen remains in the region and in the World Assembly, and that the elected incoming Delegate is endorsed within 48 hours of revoking the endorsement.

• Section II - Loss of citizenship shall immediately remove all rights and privileges associated with citizenship in Aesica.
  

• Section I - For the purposes of this act, hereby defines:

  1. Positions - World Assembly Delegate, Vice World Assembly Delegate, Minister, Chairman of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senator, Representative, Chief Justice, Associate Justice,

  2. Positions category - The positions contained within each of the following comprise its category,

     1. Executive governing - World Assembly Delegate, Vice World Assembly Delegate,

     2. Cabinet - Vice World Assembly Delegate, Minister,

     3. Chamber leadership - Chairman of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives,

     4. Legislative - Senator, Representative,

     5. Judicial - Chief Justice, Associate Justice,

• Section I - The following positions are subject to restrictions,

  1. The World Assembly Delegate and Chief Justice are prohibited from holding any office other than their own.

  2. Nations holding executive governing positions are prohibited from holding any chamber leadership, legislative, or judicial positions.

  3. Nations holding cabinet positions are prohibited from holding any chamber leadership or judicial positions.

     1. The former restriction herein shall become active after the conclusion of the October 2026 General Elections, at which point this subsection shall be removed.

  4. Nations holding chamber leadership positions are prohibited from holding any cabinet or judicial positions.

     1. The former restriction herein shall become active after the conclusion of the October 2026 General Elections, at which point this subsection shall be removed.

  5. Nations holding legislative positions are prohibited from holding any judicial positions.

• Section II - Nations are prohibited from holding more than one of the same position, or more than one of the same position within their positions category, excluding the Chief Justice serving as an Associate Justice.

• Section III - If a nation becomes in violation of this act they shall automatically resign from their positions in violation, beginning with the position they acquired the earliest, until they are no longer in violation; nomination to a position before confirmation does not count as being in violation.

• Section I – In the event of a split judicial decision resulting from a vacancy or recusal on the bench, the issue in question shall be put forth to the people of Aesica in the form of a binding public referendum to decide the outcome.

• Section II – The outcome of this public vote may be subject to review by a fully seated court only if it is demonstrated that a materially different set of facts has emerged, and at least two (2) presiding judges agree that these new facts would have likely altered the voters' decision.

• Section III – This decision may be reviewed two (2) times under the authority of Section I.

• Section IV – Any subsequent reviews require a new court, or new and significant material fact.

• Section I – In the event that only one (1) judge is available to preside over the court, any judicial decision or ruling issued by that judge must be approved by at least one (1) chamber of the legislature and the Regional Delegate before taking effect.

• Section II – Any decision made under this provision must be subject to an automatic review as soon as the court is fully seated, or immediately upon the request of at least one (1) newly seated or returning judge.

• Section III – This decision may be reviewed three (3) times under the authority of Section II.

• Section IV – Any subsequent reviews require a new court, or new and significant material fact.

• Section I – If a review would expend the eligibility under Section I or II and a review has not been done with a full court, then it will not be allowed.

• Section II – Any judicial decision finalized under the emergency authorities of Section I or Section II may only be formally reviewed under those specific provisions and Section III.

• Section III – This limitation does not preclude a new claim from being filed, nor does it prevent a future court from conducting a general review. However, in such subsequent general reviews, the court may only vacate the prior decision; it may not establish a new legal precedent unless a new claim is filed or a new material fact is brought forward.

• Section I - The World Assembly Delegate (Delegate) is the primary authority for diplomacy on behalf of Aesica; any powers specifically enumerated to the Delegate in this Act may not be delegated to the Ministry.

• Section II - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministry) administers relations under the Delegate; any powers possessed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are possessed by the Delegate.

• Section III - The Ministry may appoint ambassadors, or otherwise representatives authorised to act for Aesica, to other states.

• Section IV - The Ministry shall create a public list of all active foreign relations, including Consulates, Embassies, and Treaties, with other states.

• Section I - The Ministry shall be empowered to accept or decline all embassy requests; requests may be declined by lack of response.

• Section II - The Ministry shall create and publish Embassy Requirements that indicate the requirements to gain embassies with Aesica. All embassies that are accepted must meet these requirements.

  1. Embassy Requirements may be updated by the Ministry at any time by public announcement of the new requirements.

  2. The Ministry is not obliged to accept embassy requests from states that meet the Embassy Requirements.

• Section III - States that are fully under the sovereign control of Aesica are not required to meet Embassy Requirements.

• Section IV - The Ministry may order the closure of any embassies at any time.

• Section V - The Ministry may order the creation of a Consulate with another state; Consulates are considered lower forms of relations than Embassies.

• Section I - The Ministry may negotiate treaties with other states; treaties may concern mutual recognition, diplomatic cooperation, World Assembly cooperation, cultural exchange, security cooperation, administrative cooperation, or mergers into Aesica.

• Section II - Upon the agreement of terms with another state, the Delegate may submit it to the Senate for ratification. If the Senate approves the treaty by a simple majority vote, it shall be ratified by Aesica.

• Section III - Proposed treaties shall come into force when all proposed parties have ratified the treaty via their own internal processes, or Aesica has ratified the treaty and the ratification terms of the treaty have been met, whichever is applicable.

• Section IV - Aesica may initiate withdrawal from treaties via an Executive Order from the Delegate, which shall submit the treaty to the Senate for repudiation. If the Senate approves the withdrawal by a simple majority vote, the treaty shall no longer apply.

  1. The Delegate shall endeavour to follow any withdrawal process as laid down by ratified treaties if possible.

• Section V - If another party initates withdrawal from a treaty, the Senate must be notified within within 72 hours.

• Section I - The Delegate and Ministry are barred from engaging or maintaining diplomatic relations of any kind with regions that have the fascist tag.

• Section II - The Delegate and Ministry are barred from engaging or maintaining diplomatic relations of any kind with regions who maintain formal diplomatic relations with a region that has the fascist tag.

• Section I - No citizen may serve as the World Assembly Delegate for longer than a total of three consecutive terms.

• Section II - If a citizen serves three consecutive terms as Delegate, they shall be prohibited from running for or serving as Delegate or Vice World Assembly Delegate for the entirety of the succeeding term.

• Section III - A term shall be considered served if a citizen serves at least one week in office as elected Delegate within that term; this does not apply to temporary Delegates, and only to permanent elected holders of the position.