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 == Legislative Process==
+{{Main|Legislative process of Packilvania}}
+The [[legislative process of Packilvania]] is prescribed by the Constitution of Packilvania. The Constitution was passed by the Constituent Assembly of Packilvania in 1985 and consisted of representatives of the [[Carriers of Mercy]], the [[Magisterium of Paxism]], the [[nobility of Packilvania]] and defectors from the [[Packilvanian Communist Party]]. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and laws must conform to the Constitution. The Constitution states that it can only be amended by a 3/4 majority of the both chambers of the Parliament of Packilvania, and the approval of the [[Sultan of Packilvania]].
+The Constitution allows the government to create laws to add to the provisions of the Constitution. There are three laws as follows:
-The law of Packilvania consists of statute, judicial precedent, religious law and customary law. Customary law is law that emanates from long-observed tribal traditions. Judicial precedent arises from the substantive legal interpretation of legal matters by the judiciary. Religious law arises from the dogma, rules and customs of religious communities as enumerated by scripture, ritual etc. In contrast statute consists of laws emanating from the Constitution via the Crown.
+* Case law is created by the [[judiciary of Packilvania]]. Case law consists of the precedents set by the High Courts, Religious Appeals Courts and Supreme Court of Packilvania. Precedents are set by the prescription that no court can adjudicate a case in a way that contradicts how other previous cases were applied and interpreted in the past unless new laws were passed.
-The Constitution is the highest law in the country. This means that no other law may contravene the Constitution. Furthermore, it states that the Constitution may only be amended by the consent of the Parliament and the Sultan. The Constitution also states that the Supreme Court shall have the final authority to interpret the application of the Constitution. It states that the Crown shall have the power to make law by statute which may supersede all other laws insofar as the Crown abides by the Constitution.
+* Statute is passed by the [[Sultan of Packilvania]] and the Parliament of Packilvania. Usually, a government agency will draft a law, propose it to the [[Council of Ministers of Packilvania]], which will in turn propose it to the Parliament. The upper chamber of the Parliament known as the Legislative Council will vote on the law and submit accompanying comments. The Sultan will then choose to approve the law.
+* Budgets are passed by the Parliament and the Sultan. They differ from statute in that both the approval of the Consultative Assembly and the Legislative Council are required for the annual budget to pass.
-However the Constitution divides different types of statutes that the Crown may create and how these types of statutes are brought into effect. Although all power of the Crown, including the power to create laws, resides with the Sultan, the Sultan's word is not immediately law at his utterance.
+* Treaties are ratified by the Sultan without the approval of the Parliament.
+* Decrees are passed by the Sultan and have the force of law. The Sultan is allowed to pass decrees on war, peace, treaties, foreign relations, appointment of bureaucratic, and judicial officials, composition of executive departments.
-The first type of statute is a treaty. A treaty is defined as any agreement between Packilvania and another nation or nations which has legal binding effect within the country. The Crown is empowered to conclude and ratify treaties at its pleasure and requires no consultation or consent from any other body of the state.
+* [[Canon law of Paxism|Canon law]] is created by the [[Magisterium of Paxism]] through case law and through issuing bulls that are peer reviewed by other Magisters or through case law via Religious Appeals Courts.
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-The second type of law is appropriation law. The Constitution prescribes that the Crown may pass any appropriation of funds, but it limits the duration and scope of appropriation legislation. Furthermore, it explicitly requires that the appropriation of state funds must be done through a budget law. The consent of the Consultative Assembly and the Legislative Council is required for the Crown to appropriate state funds. Appropriation law is also required not only to delineate state expenditures but to raise, collect and forgive taxes, levees and customs or to delegate the power to do this to  another entity.
-The third type of law is ordinary law. This any law which does not fall into any other form of law. Here, the Crown is required to consult with the Council of Ministers. However, the Crown is not required to follow the opinion of the Council of Ministers in passing ordinary legislation. Furthermore, the Crown is required to present the law before the Legislative Council. The Legislative Council must be given adequate time to read through and debate the law. Thus, the Crown may only bring ordinary legislation to effect when the Legislative Council present the scroll of sealing to the Throne i.e., an explanation that it has concluded deliberation on a law. A majority of the members of the Legislative Council is required for the Chairperson of the Legislative Council to present the scroll of sealing.
-The fourth type of law is a decree. A decree is a law which is passed by the Crown which does not require its presentation before the Legislative Council. This includes matters of the appointment of senior state officials, commutation of sentences, deployment of military forces, declaration of war and nuclear second-strikes, regulation and governance of colonies and other territories, the annexation of territories and delineation of external and internal boundaries, recognition of national sovereignty, nationality, immigration and citizenship, religious rights, internal migration and trade, and territorial waters.
-The fifth type of law is delegated law. Delegated law is any law which has the force of law because the right to create such a law has been granted by the Crown through a law. A delegated law is also only valid insofar as the statute from which it emanates remains valid. A delegated law includes provincial laws. Provincial laws typically require the approval of Provincial Legislatures and Governors. Also included are regulations which are issued by government entities. Another type of law, are religious edicts which are granted to the [[Magisterium of Paxism]] in Packilvania to issue legally binding laws in the name of the Sultan on religious matters.
 == Legislative Council ==

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