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According to the Constitution, the [[judiciary of Packilvania]] dispenses justice, interprets and applies the law in the name of the Sultan, who has supreme judicial authority. The Sultan has the power to appoint and dismiss the Chief Justice and other justices of the Supreme Court of Packilvania. He also has the power to appoint the Supreme Council of the Imperial Commission for Judicial Appointments which is responsible for appointing judges and developing the judicial profession. He also appoints the Supreme Council of the Imperial Procuratoriate which is responsible for prosecution of cases and the regulation of the legal profession. The Sultan has the power to grant mercy by which he can commute any sentence levied against anyone in the country.
The Sultan is immune from prosecution and cannot be compelled to testify before a court of law. The same immunity extends to princes but he can waive that immunity and allow conventional courts to try them. Nevertheless, there are crimes for which the Council of State has the power to compel the Sultan to abdicate. These include crimes such as
=== Executive powers ===
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