TITLE I — THE PRINCIPALITY, ITS SOVEREIGNTY AND ITS PRINCIPLES
Chapter One — The Nature of the State
Article 1 — The Form of the State
The Principality of Carlisne is a sovereign State constituted as a constitutional, hereditary and feudal monarchy.
The Crown is the enduring symbol of its unity, independence and continuity.
The exercise of sovereignty is governed by this Constitution.
Article 2 — The Unity of the Principality
The Principality constitutes an indivisible political and legal entity.
It is composed of feudal territories whose lords exercise the powers recognised by the Constitution and the laws.
The autonomy of the fiefs shall not prejudice the sovereignty, security or integrity of the Principality.
Article 3 — The Continuity of the Crown
The Crown is a permanent institution, distinct from the person who holds it.
The death, abdication or unavailability of the Sovereign shall not bring about the dissolution of the State.
In the event of a vacancy of the Throne, the continuity of sovereign authority shall be ensured by the Chancellery under the conditions laid down by the Constitution.
The effective accession of a new Sovereign shall take place upon their coronation.
Chapter II — Sovereign Authority
Article 4 — The Holder of the Crown
The Crown belongs to the duly crowned Sovereign Prince or Princess.
Dynastic succession shall be governed by Title II of this Constitution and by the organic laws enacted to implement it.
No authority may assume the Crown outside the constitutional procedures.
Article 5 — The Exercise of Public Powers
Public powers shall be exercised by the Crown, the Government, Parliament, the courts and the territorial authorities, each within the limits of its powers.
No institution may exercise a power exclusively assigned to another, except where the Constitution expressly provides otherwise.
Public authorities shall comply with constitutional legality.
Article 6 — The Separation and Balance of Powers
The organisation of the Principality is based on a constitutional allocation of powers.
The Crown guarantees the continuity of the State and exercises the prerogatives reserved to it.
The Government conducts the affairs falling within its responsibilities.
Parliament exercises the legislative and oversight powers assigned to it.
Justice shall be administered by independent courts in accordance with the Constitution.
Chapter III — The Hierarchy of Legal Norms
Article 7 — Constitutional Supremacy
The Constitution is the supreme legal norm of the Principality.
Every law, ordinance, administrative decision or territorial provision shall conform to it.
No custom, feudal tradition or seigneurial prerogative may prevail over a constitutional provision.
Article 8 — Laws and Regulations
Laws shall be adopted in accordance with constitutional procedures.
Organic laws shall specify the organisation and functioning of institutions in matters reserved to them by the Constitution.
Regulations shall implement laws within the limits of the powers of the authority issuing them.
Territorial acts shall comply with the Constitution and applicable national norms.
Chapter IV — Territories and Inhabitants
Article 9 — Feudal Autonomy
Fiefs shall enjoy institutional, administrative and financial autonomy in the areas recognised by the Constitution.
Lords shall exercise their territorial powers subject to the exclusive powers of the Crown and the national authorities.
Disputes concerning powers shall be resolved through constitutional mechanisms of arbitration and justice.
Article 10 — Equality Before the Law
All persons subject to the jurisdiction of the Principality shall enjoy the constitutional guarantees applicable to their circumstances.
No person may be arbitrarily deprived of their fundamental rights.
Distinctions of rank, nobility and public office shall confer only the prerogatives expressly recognised by the Constitution and the laws.
The special rules of dynastic succession shall remain governed by Title II.
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