Auroran law: Difference between revisions

[[Agreements and acts of the UNAC|Treaties make up the foundation of Auroran law]]. Treaties refer to binding agreements among member states. According to the Charter of the UNAC, treatiesmember muststates beare agreedonly unanimouslybound by memberthe statestreaties to passwhich they are participant. For this reason, treaties take an incredibly long time to pass and comprise a small portion of UNAC law. Nevertheless, treaties of the UNAC are by far the most powerful documents of the UNAC as they amend or supplement the Charter and bind UNAC member states to UNAC authority. Treaties require the consent of the executive branches of the member states and the ratification of their respective legislatures to pass (in line with their laws and customs).

The [[Auroran Parliament]] and the [[Council of the UNAC]] comprise the Legislature of the UNAC. The [[Auroran Parliament]] is elected once every four years by the citizens of UNAC member states by single-member constituencies. Only parties registered at the continental level can run in elections. Thus, most political parties in members states form part of a larger transnational political party such as the [[Auroran Socialist Democratic Party]]. In contrast, the [[Council of the UNAC]] is composed of Representatives from member states as appointed by their governments.

There are three types of statutes that exist in the UNAC as follows. Any member of the [[Commission of the UNAC]] or the [[Council of the UNAC]] can propose acts. However the [[Auroran Parliament]] has committees which scrutinize legislative proposals and recommend amendments to the UNAC Commission or Council prior to the passage of an act. This can help the Auroran Parliament shape the content of legislation.

Temporary acts refer to acts that require the approval of a simple majority of members of the [[Council of the UNAC]]. Temporary acts can be passed by the [[Council of the UNAC]] without the approval of the [[Auroran Parliament]] only if the [[Council of the UNAC]] declares a state of emergency. Temporary acts have an in-built expiration date. They are used as temporary relief or response to an emergency such as a war or a natural disaster. They allow for the mobilization and redirection of funds that would otherwise require a formal budget and other appropriations legislation. Emergency acts can also suspend the implementation of ordinary laws to enable member states to redirect resources and political capital to responding to a crisis. This type of act arose directly as a response to the failure of the [[Auroran Continental Assembly]] to respond to the [[Auroran-Pacific War]] of 2017 and it was also inspired by the Cyclone Mable disaster of 2018.

Extraordinary acts can only be passed by the [[Council of the UNAC]].They require a unanimous vote of the members of the Council to pass.

However, extraordinary acts can be used to do anything as long as it does not conflict with the Charter or a treaty. This means that the Council can make any decision through an Extraordinary act. This means that the opinion or approval of other bodies is not necessary if the Council passes an extraordinary act. These acts are not temporary and they are not situational. For example, the Council could theoretically appoint the [[President of the UNAC Commission]] without the approval of the [[Auroran Parliament]] if it passed an extraordinary act.