Kohlandian Constitution

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Kohlandia is the foundational document establishing the Kingdom of Kohlandia. The Constitution as agreed upon in the 2019 referendum is available below.

Constitution of the Kingdom of Kohlandia

Her Royal Majesty, Queen Catherine I, on behalf of the People and pursuant to the goals laid out in this Constitution, hereby establishes the Kingdom of Kohlandia.

Chapter I

Article 1 (The Crown and Succession)

(1) The Kingdom of Kohlandia is a Constitutional Monarchy recognising the reigning Monarch of Kohlandia (“The Crown”) as the Head of State of Kohlandia.

(2) The Crown has the right of pardon, to conduct foreign affairs, and to all other representative functions of the Kingdom of Kohlandia.

(3) The Crown shall pass from the reigning Monarch to his or her eldest direct descendant upon the death or abdication of the reigning Monarch.

(a) Where no direct descendant of the reigning Monarch exists, the Crown shall pass to the next eldest blood relative of the reigning Monarch.

(4) The Crown is the source of all law in Kohlandia and all new legislation must receive Royal Assent prior to becoming Law.

Article 2 (Citizenship, Language)



(1) Citizens of the Kingdom of Kohlandia are all recognised as humans who are either:

(a) Citizens of another State or Territory granted Citizenship of the Kingdom of Kohlandia under Article 1(2); or

(b) children of a citizen of the Kingdom of Kohlandia, who are born in the Territory of the Kingdom of Kohlandia.

(2) Citizenship of the Kingdom of Kohlandia may be granted by:

(a) The Crown, by discretion; or

(b) The Prime Minister, subject to any appropriate Kohlandian Laws; or

(c) A Minister appointed by the Prime Minister and granted the power to grant Citizenship(s), subject to any appropriate Kohlandian Laws.

(3) Citizenship of the Kingdom of Kohlandia may be revoked by:

(a) The Crown, by discretion; or

(b) The Prime Minister, subject to any appropriate Kohlandian Laws; or

(c) A Minister appointed by the Prime Minister and granted the power to grant Citizenship(s), subject to any appropriate Kohlandian Laws.


(4) The official languages of the Kingdom of Kohlandia are English; Latin; and Esperanto.

Article 3 (State Form)



(1) The Kingdom of Kohlandia is a secular, sovereign, and democratic Constitutional Monarchy. All entities of the Kingdom of Kohlandia must yield to these principles.

(2) This Constitution is the supreme law of the land; it is directly binding on all Kohlandian authority.

(3) The general rules of public international law constitute an integral, inviolable part of the national law.

Article 4 (State Symbols, Capital)



(1) The Kingdom of Kohlandia has the National Colors, the Kingdom of Kohlandia Flag, Seal, and Coat of Arms as well as the National Anthem:

(a) The National Colours are blue, green and purple.

(b) The Kingdom of Kohlandia Flag is the blue/green/purple tricolour with embellished red nordic cross superimposed.

(c) The Seal of Kohlandia is the [XXX]

(d) The Coat of Arms of Kohlandia is the Robinson Coat of Arms.

(e) The National Anthem is [XXX]


(2) The Kingdom of Kohlandia Motto is "Loquetur pacem ad omnes” (trans. “Speak peace unto all”).


(3) The capital of the Kingdom of Kohlandia is Dunhallow.

(4) The Kingdom of Kohlandia shall have no national religion.

(5) The National Animal of Kohlandia shall be the domestic house cat.

(6) The nation shall be known as:

(a) "The Kingdom of Kohlandia", for customary and formal use.

(b) "Kohlandia", for informal and vernacular use.

Chapter II


Article 5 (General Constitutional Objectives)



(1) The Kingdom of Kohlandia promotes justice and universal protection of human rights as individual rights.


(2) The Kingdom of Kohlandia acknowledges the right of the People to national autonomy and self-determination under Kohlandian Law, and the right of minorities.


(3) The Kingdom of Kohlandia promotes:


(a) education and schooling;


(b) preservation and development of culture;


(c) preservation and maintenance of historical objects;

(d) environmental protection;

(e) the protection of nature;

(f) equality of rights under the law;


(g) the sciences; and

(h) the arts.

Article 6 State Security



(1) The Kingdom of Kohlandia promotes worldwide peace.

(2) The Kingdom of Kohlandia takes adequate measures to preserve its integrity even in a state of war or civil war.


(3) The Kingdom of Kohlandia protects the People against terrorism, extremism, and catastrophes.

Chapter III State Organisation


Part I (General Organisation)


Article 7 (Elections and Voting)

(1) Voting is not mandatory.


(2) Elections are always free, equal and conducted via a “one eligible Citizen, one vote” method.

(3) Elections are always secret;

(a) No Citizen may be punished or subject to detriment if they choose:

(i) to reveal how they voted; or

(ii) to reveal that they chose not to vote.

(4) Elected representatives are only bound by their conscience. They are servants of all, not only of their constituents.

(5) All votes of the Legislature are free, equal and conducted via a “one eligible Citizen, one vote” method.

(6) Votes of the Legislature are always secret;

(a) No member of the Legislature may be punished or subject to detriment if they choose:

(i) to reveal how they voted; or

(ii) to reveal that they chose not to vote.

(7) Citizens are eligible to vote when they:

(a) attain the age of eighteen years;

(b) are not subject to arrest, imprisonment or a similar sanction by a Kohlandian court of law.

Article 8 (Organisational Principles)



(1) The Kingdom of Kohlandia separates executive, legislative, and adjudicative powers.

(a) Offices in different powers are incompatible with each other (horizontal incompatibility).

(b) Offices in national entities are incompatible with any public office on a lower level (vertical incompatibility); and with any other salaried office, private or public (economic incompatibility).

(c) Political offices are incompatible with active duty in the armed forces (military incompatibility).


(2) The Kingdom of Kohlandia shall be governed on behalf of the Crown by a Prime Minister, who shall form an Executive to assist him or her in the task of governing.

(a) The Prime Minister shall be elected from the pool of eligible Citizens.

(i) Citizens are eligible for election as Prime Minister when they attain the age of 21 years.

(b) The Prime Minister shall form an Executive, whose size and organisation shall be determined by the Prime Minister.

(c) The Prime Minister shall serve for a term of five years, or until resignation; whichever is sooner.

(i) Members of the Executive shall cease to serve upon the end of the Prime Minister’s term, or until they are dismissed by the Prime Minister; whichever is sooner.

(d) The Prime Minister may serve for a maximum of three terms, which need not be consecutive.

(3) The legislative power of Kohlandia is vested in the Legislature, which shall work on behalf of the Crown and be formed from the entire pool of eligible Citizens.

(a) Citizens are eligible to form part of the Legislature when they attain the age of 18 years.

(4) All activities of the Legislature shall be conducted via direct democracy, with the entire pool of eligible Citizens entitled to:

(a) present draft legislation to the Legislature;

(b) amend draft legislation presented to the Legislature;

(c) vote to approve or deny draft legislation, as amended, that has been presented to the Legislature; and

(d) abstain from some, or all, activities of the Legislature.

(5) Citizens are regarded as eligible Citizens for the purposes of Article 8(4) when they:

(a) attain the age of 18 years; and

(b) are not currently subject to restriction due to incarceration or other equivalent sanction.

(6) The functions of the Legislature shall be administered by a Speaker of the House.

(a) The Speaker of the House shall be elected from the pool of eligible Citizens.

(i) Citizens are eligible for election as Speaker of the House when they attain the age of 21 years.

(b) The Speaker of the House shall serve for a term of four years, or until resignation; whichever is sooner.

(c) The Speaker of the House may serve for a maximum of three terms, which need not be consecutive.

(d) If the Speaker of the House is unable to undertake their duties for a period of time, those duties shall fall upon the Leader of the House for the duration of the Speaker’s unavailability.

(7) Ceremonial functions of the Legislature shall be undertaken by the Leader of the House.

(a) The Leader of the House shall be elected from the pool of eligible Citizens.

(i) Citizens are eligible for election if they fulfil the eligibility requirements under Article 7(7) of this Constitution

(b) The Leader of the House shall serve for a term of one year.

(c) There is no limit on how many terms a citizen may take the office of Leader of the House.

Article 9 (National Powers)



(1) State powers belong to the Crown and shall be exercised by the Executive on behalf of the Crown for the following subject matters:


a) state defence;


b) foreign relations;


c) economic regulations;


d) infrastructure and traffic;


e) taxation;


f) private, criminal, and procedural law;


g) educational and other standards; and


h) all other subject matters which, by their nature or as a corollary to the subjects listed, must be undertaken by the Executive.


(2) The Kingdom of Kohlandia may give up sovereign powers to international or supranational bodies, including systems of mutual collective security and trade organisations, as long as it retains an adequate representation in those bodies and those bodies guarantee sufficient legal protection for the Citizens.

Part II (Executive Power)


Article 10 (National Government and The Armed Forces)



(1) The Executive power of the Kingdom of Kohlandia is vested in the National Government, who serve on behalf of the Crown. These powers may include diplomatic affairs, at the behest of the Crown.


(2) The Prime Minister is the head of the National Government. The Prime Minister chooses the National Ministers who shall serve in his or her Executive.

(3) The Crown is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.

Article 11 (Regional Equalisation of Finances)

(1) Recognising that centralisation of an economy occurs at the detriment of other regions, the Government shall strive for an overall equalisation of financial matters across Kohlandia; giving due consideration to the regions' respective debts, burdens, economic power, and infrastructural responsibilities.

Part III Legislative Power


Article 12 (Parliament)



(1) The Legislature shall be known as the Kohlandian Parliament (“Parliament”).


(2) All Citizens have recourse to the Supreme Court for scrutiny of votes in Parliament.


(3) Parliament shall draw up its own rules on procedures.


(4) Decisions of Parliament require a majority of the votes cast (“simple majority”) in order to pass legislation that does not alter this Constitution.

(5) Decisions of Parliament require a majority of two-thirds or more of the votes cast (“two-thirds majority”) in order to pass legislation that alter this Constitution.

(6) All eligible Citizens are members of the Kohlandian Parliament

(a) Citizens are eligible if they fulfil the requirements in Article 7(7) of this Constitution.


(7) Members of Parliament are only bound by their conscience.


Article 13 (Lawmaking Process)

(1) Bills may be introduced by any Member of Parliament.

(2) Bills which seek to alter the powers of the Monarch, the Prime Minister, the Executive, or the Speaker of the House may be introduced only with the express consent of the Prime Minister.

(3) Any Bills passed by Parliament are automatically void if they violate this Constitution.

(a) Where a Bill is found to violate the Constitution in only one section but voiding that one section does not render the Bill unworkable, that violating section alone is voided.

(4) Bills must include a date upon which, after being passed by Parliament, they will come into effect.

(a) It is sufficient for the Bill to have an effective date that reads “the day following the receipt by this Bill of Royal Assent”.

(5) Bills become Acts of Parliament only upon receiving Royal Assent following their passage, by a majority of votes in Parliament.

Article 14 (Budget)



(1) The annual budget is drawn up by the Chancellor, if one has been appointed by the Prime Minister, or by the Prime Minister.

(2) The budget must be laid before the Parliament, in the form of a Bill, by the Chancellor, if one has been appointed, or by the Prime Minister.


(3) The budget must receive a majority vote in the Parliament in order to become law.

(a) Any budget Bill that does not receive a majority vote cannot be laid before Parliament again without modification to address the reasons for being voted down.

Article 15 (Treaties)


(1) Treaty negotiations are undertaken by the Crown.

(a) This duty may be passed to the Prime Minister, at the discretion of the Crown.

(b) The Prime Minister may delegate the duty to a Foreign Minister, aides or a combination of the two.

(2) Treaties with other states are signed by the Crown, or by the Prime Minister with the consent of the Crown.


(3) Parliament may call for a debate on whether to ratify any treaty.

(a) A Bill calling for such a debate may be passed on majority vote.

(b) If such a Bill passes, Parliament may then decide whether to veto the treaty only by supermajority vote.

(c) If such a Bill passes and Parliament does not vote to veto the treaty, it is deemed to be accepted by Parliament and becomes law.


(4) Treaties which are not subject to Parliamentary debate or veto within six months are deemed to be accepted by Parliament and becomes law.

Article 16 (Statutory Instruments)


(1) Parliament may, through the passage of legislation, empower Ministers to draft and adopt Statutory Instruments on specified subject matters.

(a) Statutory Instruments do not require a vote in Parliament to become law.

(2) Statutory Instruments must include an enforcement date. This is the date on which the Statutory Instrument will come into effect.

(3) Members of Parliament may call in for debate any Statutory Instrument at any time before its enforcement date.

(4) If a Statutory Instrument is called in, it will not come into effect until Parliament has voted on whether to veto it or not; even if its enforcement date passes before Parliament has voted.

(5) If a Statutory Instrument is called in, Parliament may vote to veto it by majority vote.

Article 17 (Declarations of War and State of Emergency)



(1) In cases of grave and immediate threat to the existence of the Kingdom of Kohlandia, the Prime Minister may take necessary measures of defence.

(2) Exercise of this power requires the consent of the Crown.

(3) Necessary measures may include the declaration of war.

Article 18 (The Parliamentary Ombudsman)


(1) Members of Parliament who are not the Prime Minister, or the Speaker of the House, and do not occupy a position in the Executive may stand for election to the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

(2) The Parliamentary Ombudsman safeguards fundamental rights and liberties in Kohlandia, and controls the compliance of all state powers with the provisions of this Constitution.

(3) The Parliamentary Ombudsman may be made up of a maximum of 15 people.

(4) Members of the Parliamentary Ombudsman may serve for a period of 10 years before seeking re-election.

Part IV Adjudicative Power


Article 19 (Independent Courts)



(1) The adjudicative power is vested in independent courts.


(2) Judges are eligible citizens elected by the Parliament.

(a) Judges are independent of the Parliament and may not take part in Parliamentary debates or votes during their time in the Judiciary.

(b) Judges are independent of the Executive and, during their time in the Judiciary, may not:

i) Stand for election as Prime Minister; or

ii) Serve in the Cabinet of a Prime Minister

(3) Judges may serve in office for a maximum period of 10 years before seeking re-election.

(a) Judges may resign from their role before their full period of office is completed.

(b) Judges who resign from their role are not barred from standing for re-election at a later date.

(4) Citizens may not serve as Judges or stand for election to the Judiciary if they have been found guilty of a crime under Kohlandian law.

(5) Judges who are found guilty of a crime under Kohlandian law while serving in the Judiciary forfeit their position as Judges immediately upon sentencing.

(a) Judges who are found guilty of a crime while serving in the Judiciary may re-take their office upon a successful appeal against their conviction, if they so desire.

(6) Judges may serve a maximum of 20 years in office.

Article 20 (Supreme Court)



(1) The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal on all legal matters. It may hear appeals on matters of law, not of fact.

(2) The Supreme Court is the deciding court on issues involving this Constitution.

(3) The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over:


a) disputes between state entities concerning their respective rights and duties under this Constitution;


b) legal challenges involving a national or regional entity;

c) a Court in the course of its determination;

d) issues of the constitutionality of a law, when brought for consideration by a petition of one third or more eligible citizens;

e) claims of individuals regarding violations of their constitutional rights;

f) challenge by interested parties regarding an act or decision by a state power or Ombudsman;


g) cases on appeal from National Courts, either:

i) by way of appeal or upon a decision; or

ii) by decision of members of the Supreme Court that it is necessary to review said case;


h) all other cases assigned to its jurisdiction by law.


(4) Decisions of the supreme court are directly binding for all entities of the Kingdom of Kohlandia.

(5) Supreme Court Judges are elected by the Parliament from the pool of eligible candidates.

a) Candidates are eligible if:

i) they are citizens of Kohlandia who have attained the age of 18 years or more;

ii) they have served five years or more as a Judge in any Kohlandian Court;

iii) they have not been found guilty of a crime, unless that verdict was successfully overturned on appeal.

b) Judges found guilty of a crime while serving in the Supreme Court forfeit their position immediately upon sentencing.

i) Judges who are found guilty of a crime while serving in the Judiciary may re-take their office upon a successful appeal against their conviction, if they so desire and providing their seat on the Supreme Court has not already been filled.

(6) The Supreme Court will have a maximum of 12 Supreme Court Judges at any one time.

(7) Once elected, Supreme Court Judges sit on the Supreme Court for life.

a) A Supreme Court Judge may be removed from office by an Act of Parliament, if said Act is passed by a supermajority vote.

b) A Supreme Court Judge may choose to resign their position on the Supreme Court.

i) This decision should be communicated in writing to the Crown and the Prime Minister.

(8) Supreme Court Judges are independent of the Parliament and may not take part in Parliamentary debates or votes during their time on the Supreme Court.

Article 21 (National Courts)


(1) National courts have jurisdiction over review and other matters, as assigned to it by law.


(2) Separate national courts shall be established for criminal law, civil law and constitutional law.


(3) Where inconsistent application of the law occurs in the national courts, the Supreme Court shall decides the correct application, by extraordinary review.

(4) All national courts may make an application to the Supreme Court for a special clarification of any legal decision, ruling or interpretation of the law; where necessary for the correct application of the national court’s duties under the law.

Chapter IV (Fundamental Rights)


Part I (General Provisions)


Article 22 (Human Rights)


(1) The Kingdom of Kohlandia acknowledges liberty and equality of all humans.


(2) Human dignity must be respected in any case.


(3) Every person is free to do, or to not do, whatever he or she chooses so long as the so-chosen action or actions are not contrary to the law or this constitution.

(4) Every person is responsible for acts they freely choose to undertake.


(5) Slavery is illegal.

Article 23 (Applicability of Rights)


(1) Fundamental rights apply to natural persons within Kohlandia, whether a citizen or not.

(2) Fundamental rights apply to legal persons within Kohlandia where, and to the extent that, the nature of the rights makes them applicable.

(3) Fundamental rights are inviolable and inalienable.

(4) Fundamental rights come with the freedom to choose not to make use of them.

(a) Where a person, legal or natural, chooses not to exercise a fundamental right in one instance, this cannot be taken as an implied choice not to exercise that right, or other right, in the future.

Part II (Rights and Property)


Section I (Integrity)


Article 24 (Personal Integrity)


(1) All natural persons have the right to life; and to bodily integrity.


(2) All persons have the freedom to travel throughout, reside within, and leave the Territory.

(a) The right to freedom of travel may be curtailed by private property boundaries.

(b) The right of residence may be curtailed by private property boundaries.


(3) Capital and corporal punishment are prohibited.


(4) Torture is prohibited.

Article 25 (Property and Related Rights)


(1) All persons, legal and natural, have the right to acquire, own, possess, exclusively use, and convey private property.


(2) Property may not be taken from a person, legal or natural, without due compensation.


(3) All persons, legal and natural, have the right to testify and to inherit.

Section II (Religious Freedom)


Article 26 (Freedom of Religion and Belief)


(1) All natural persons have the right to choose and practice their religion, creed, conscience, faith, confession, and belief.


(2) All natural persons have the right to refuse to give or receive religious instruction.

Section III (Freedom of Communication)


Article 27 (Freedom of Expression and Information)

(1) All persons, legal and natural, have the right to freely express and disseminate opinions.

(a) No person, legal or natural, may be forced to disseminate the opinions of others.

(2) The Freedom of the press and other media is guaranteed.


(3) All persons, legal and natural, have the right to freely retrieve information about their self from publicly available sources.


(4) Censorship is abolished.

Article 28 (Right of Assembly and Association)


(1) All natural persons have the right to peaceful assembly.

(a) The right to peaceful assembly may be curtailed by private property boundaries.


(2) All natural persons have the right to associate with others.

(a) This includes association in political parties.


(3) Every adult natural person has the right to marry one other adult natural person.

(a) A married person who becomes a divorced person may not be prohibited from marrying again.

(4) Every married person has the right to end their marriage.

Article 29 (Right to Privacy)


(1) All natural persons have the right to privacy.


(2) A person’s home is inviolable.


(3) The privacy of letters as well as the secrecy of mail and telecommunication are inviolable.

Section IV (Freedom of Profession and Activities)


Article 30 (Freedom of Profession)


(1) All citizens have the right to freely choose their occupation, their place of work, and their place of study or training.


(2) Forced labor is prohibited.

Article 31 (Freedom of Research, Science, and Teaching)


(1) All persons have the right to research and conduct science.


(2) All persons have the right to perform arts.

Section V (Political Rights)

Article 32 (Citizenship)


(1) Kohlandian citizens may hold citizenship for multiple nations.

(2) Citizens may, at any time, give up their Kohlandian citizenship.


(3) Citizens may be forced to give up their citizenship by an Act of Parliament where the vote is passed by a supermajority.

Article 33 (Political Parties)


(1) All natural persons have the right to found, join and take part in the processes of political parties.

(a) Political parties are required to respect the principles of secularity, sovereignty, and democracy.


(2) All natural persons are free to carry on political activities within or in association with political parties that conform to the requirements in Article 33(1)(a).

Section VI (Other Rights)

Article 34 (Procreation and Childrearing)


(1) All natural persons have the right to procreation.

(2) Parents have the right to bring up and educate their children.

(3) Parents have the right to decide about their children's participation in religious instructions.

(4) The rights in sections (2) and (3) of this Article may be limited by the Courts if the parent or parents of the child or children are found unfit to act as parent or parents.

(a) The decision of the courts may be appealed in the normal method.

Part III Equality


Article 35 (Equality)


(1) All humans are equal before the law (general equality).


(2) Matrimonial equality and legitimacy equality are guaranteed.


(3) All citizens are equally eligible for public office according to their professional aptitude.

(4) No person may be discriminated against for, or privileged by:

(a) sex, gender or gender identity;

(b) sexuality, or lack thereof;

(c) country of origin;

(d) race or creed;

(e) parentage;

(f) faith, or lack thereof; or

(g) nobility, or lack thereof.

Part IV (Procedural Rights)


Article 36 (Access to Courts)


(1) All persons, legal or natural, have recourse to the courts in the case of disputes relating to the law.


(2) Court matters will be adjudicated by a Judge.

(3) Extraordinary courts are prohibited.

Article 37 (Fair Trial)


(1) All persons, legal or natural, have the right to a fair trial.

(a) Evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible.

(b) All parties in a court case or dispute have the right to access to all information held by the opposing party that is required for the exercise or protection of any of his or her rights within the confines of the matter being disputed in the case.


(2) All persons, legal or natural, have the right to trial by jury.

(a) Parliament may limit or remove jury trial in matters involving complex issues.

(i) Any such decision to limit must be passed by a supermajority vote.


(3) No person may be deprived of life.

(4) No person may be deprived of liberty or property without due process of law.


(5) No law shall be passed stipulating regulations of the past (“retrospective law”) without due compensation for all losses.

Article 38 (Criminal Justice)


(1) No act may be punished unless it constituted a criminal offence under the law before the act was committed.

(a) No person, legal or natural, may be prosecuted for the same act more than once.

(b) In the case of an unsuccessful original prosecution, an exception to section (1)(a) exists only if:

(i) new evidence has arisen;

(ii) a Judge not associated with the original prosecution deems this new evidence sufficient to warrant a further prosecution; and

(iii) the Judge deems a further prosecution is in the public interest.


(2) A Judge is required to indict or subpoena persons; or issue warrants for arrest, search, or seizure.


(3) All accused or arrested persons, legal or natural, enjoy the right:


(a) to a speedy and public trial;


(b) to be presumed innocent until proven guilty;


(c) not to be a witness against their self;


(d) to be informed promptly about the reason for their accusation or detention;

(e) to be informed of their right to be silent, prior to questioning by police;


(f) to legal counsel;


(g) to communicate with their next-of-kin, partner, and legal, medical, & religious counsellor;


(h) to be released no later than 24 hours after their arrest, unless time for further detention prior to prosecution is provided for by a Judge at a court hearing; and


(i) to legal redress in the case of false imprisonment.

Chapter V (Individual Restrictions)


Part I (General Provisions)

Article 39 (Admissible Restrictions)

(1) The Kingdom of Kohlandia may apply restrictions on individual rights only for the purpose of protecting individual rights of other persons, or furthering other state interests explicitly mentioned in this Constitution.


(2) Any restriction on individual rights must be competent and narrowly tailored to further the constitutional interest.

(a) Such restriction must be an adequate means to achieve the purpose of furthering the constitutional interest.

(b) The duration of the restriction must be limited solely to the time required to achieve the purpose for which it was introduced.


(3) Any restriction must apply generally and not solely to an individual case.

Article 40 (Special Restrictions)


(1) Possession and use of drugs resulting in strong and imminent danger to the general public is prohibited.


(2) Possession and use of firearms, and other weapons, without a permit is prohibited.

(a) Firearms which are rendered unable to be used as firearms are no longer deemed to be firearms for the purposes of this Article.

Part II (Duties)


Article 41 (General Duties)


(1) Parents have the duty to rear and educate their minor children.


(2) Adults have the duty to support and assist their parents, if they are in need.


(3) Parents have the duty to ensure their minor children attend school, or an equivalent institution.

Article 42 (Civil Service)


(1) Every adult citizen must serve one year in:

(i) the Armed Forces;

(ii) the unarmed Civil Service; or

(iii) in an equivalent licensed, non-profit service.


(2) This service must be undertaken before the citizen reaches 30 years of age.

Part III (Burdens)


Article 43 (Taxation)

(1) The Kingdom of Kohlandia may levy taxes upon its citizens.


(2) The Kingdom of Kohlandia may levy taxes throughout the Territory.

Part IV (State Monopolies)


Article 44 (Monopolies on objects)


(1) All persons, legal or natural, are forbidden from owning:

(a) heavy weapons; or

(b) ultra-hazardous material.

(2) The Kingdom of Kohlandia may own any item, object or material listed within this Article, for any purpose granted to it by Parliament.

Article 45 (Monopolies on activities)


(1) All persons, legal or natural, are forbidden from coining or printing money.

(2) The Kingdom of Kohlandia may coin or print money.