TITLE XIV — CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND UNAMENDABLE PRINCIPLES
Chapter I — Power to Amend the Constitution
Article 203 — Principle of Amendment
The Constitution of the Principality of Carlisne may be amended to ensure the adaptation and continuity of its institutions.
Every amendment must comply with the procedures established by this Title.
No authority may amend, suspend or set aside a constitutional provision outside the procedures expressly prescribed by the Constitution.
The power of amendment may not be exercised for the purpose of destroying the Principality's constitutional identity.
Article 204 — Initiative for Amendment
The right to initiate constitutional amendment shall belong to:
The Sovereign Prince or Sovereign Princess.
The Prime Minister.
The Chamber of Citizens, by collective decision.
The Chamber of Peers, by collective decision.
Every proposed amendment must be made in writing and specify the provisions concerned.
It shall be communicated to the Crown, the Government and both chambers of Parliament.
Article 205 — Parliamentary Approval
Every constitutional amendment must receive both of the following approvals:
A majority of at least two-thirds of the entire membership of the Chamber of Citizens.
A majority of at least two-thirds of the total weighted votes of the Chamber of Peers.
Abstentions and absences shall not reduce the constitutionally required majorities.
No exceptional legislative procedure may replace these votes.
Article 206 — Assent of the Crown
Every amendment approved by Parliament shall be submitted for the assent of the Sovereign Prince or Sovereign Princess.
The Crown may grant assent or exercise a reasoned veto.
In the event of a veto, Parliament may definitively adopt the amendment through a further vote attaining both of the following majorities:
At least three-quarters of the entire membership of the Chamber of Citizens.
At least three-quarters of the total weighted votes of the Chamber of Peers.
The amendment so confirmed shall be promulgated in accordance with the Constitution.
The Crown may not prevent the promulgation of an amendment duly adopted after its veto has been overridden.
Chapter II — Unamendable Constitutional Principles
Article 207 — Monarchical and Hereditary Character of the State
The monarchical, hereditary and constitutional form of the Principality shall constitute an unamendable principle.
No constitutional amendment may abolish the Crown, transform the Principality into a republic or remove the hereditary character of succession to sovereignty.
Specific succession rules may evolve in accordance with the Constitution without undermining the continuity of the monarchical institution.
Article 208 — Dynastic Continuity
The existence of the Sovereign House and the principle of lawful dynastic succession shall be guaranteed.
No amendment may permit the arbitrary confiscation of the Crown, the abolition of all succession rules or the permanent replacement of the monarchy by a non-dynastic authority.
Provisions concerning dynastic marriage, parentage and the designation of heirs shall remain amendable with due respect for the principle of dynastic continuity.
Lawfully acquired succession rights may not be arbitrarily abolished retroactively.
Article 209 — Fundamental Autonomy of the Fiefs
The feudal organisation of the Principality and the existence of genuine territorial autonomy shall constitute unamendable principles.
No amendment may abolish all fiefs, eliminate the principle of territorial dignities or transfer all their own powers to the State.
The specific allocation of powers, categories of fiefs and arrangements for their administration may be altered with due respect for this fundamental autonomy.
Chapter III — Unamendable Institutional Safeguards
Article 210 — Essential Freedoms and Constitutional Review
Human dignity, the fundamental safeguards of the person, the essential rights of the defence and the existence of effective judicial protection shall constitute unamendable principles.
No amendment may abolish judicial independence or judicial review of constitutionality.
The existence of an independent Constitutional Court whose decisions bind all authorities, including the Crown, shall be guaranteed.
The arrangements for organising this court may evolve without compromising its independence, authority or fundamental mission.
Chapter IV — Limits and Review of Amendments
Article 211 — Temporal and Institutional Limits
No constitutional amendment concerning the rules of dynastic succession, the conditions for accession to the Crown or the succession prerogatives of the Sovereign House may be initiated or adopted during a vacancy of the Throne.
During this period, the Chancellor may neither propose, approve nor promulgate any amendment to these provisions.
A constitutional amendment may not be adopted during a constitutional state of emergency declared pursuant to Article 155.
Amendment procedures duly initiated before the beginning of such a period shall be suspended until ordinary constitutional conditions are restored.
Article 212 — Constitutional Review of Amendments
The Constitutional Court shall have jurisdiction to review compliance with the amendment procedures and unamendable principles defined by this Title.
Matters may be referred to it by the authorities authorised under Article 120.
An amendment declared contrary to an unamendable principle or adopted in breach of a substantive constitutional requirement may not enter into force.
Decisions of the Constitutional Court in these matters shall be final and binding.