THE EDICT OF OBERGRAD

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EDYKT I OBERGRAD

EDICT OF OBERGRAD

 

KRUSAE ZWY KONGZEM

 

Issued by the 

CROWN

Naf zwy 10th hag i Tov ag Yermey i 570 E.S.

 

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VA BIRODEO HERZENAV AG EDLERVIK,

 

The Aulic Court has historically been one of the main institutions of our Kingdom, co-existing with the Aulic Council and the Royal Duma as one of the few with powers over legal matters. The Aulic Court did see its glory days in the early days of Haeseni independence, where a larger degree of legal matters needed settling than is the case today, and despite various attempts from previous governments since those days to reinvigorate the institution, such as by King Georg through the Edict of Staalgrav (466 E.S.)^[1], or more recently through the efforts of then Lord Palatine Erik Kortrevich through the Krusevian Reforms (547 E.S.)^[2].

 

We are nevertheless led to the conclusion that the institution of the Aulic Court, existing as it does now within the Kingdom’s government, is no longer one that the Kingdom can actively support. The amount of trials held is largely dwindling, and there are generally few who study the ways of the Jovenaar, leaving behind an inefficient and sluggish institution which sees little use.

 

That is not to say, however, that the Aulic Court should cease to exist outright. There is still a need for justice within the Kingdom, and there must be those who are not only granted the ability, but the duty, to administer it. With this in mind, it is our goal to ensure the safe transfer of these duties to a suitable group wherein we find it meaningful to grant these.

 

[1] HRM, Georg Sigmund, King of Hanseti and Ruska, the Edict of Staalgrav, 466 E.S.

[2] HE, Erik Kortrevich, Lord Palatine of Hanseti-Ruska, the Krusevian Reform, 547 E.S.

 

THE EDICT OF OBERGRAD

 

The duties and responsibilities of the Aulic Court shall be given to the Boyars of the Royal Duma: these being the Peers of the Realm (or their Representatives), the Grand Maer, and the Royal Aldermen, who shall all serve as Jovenaar as an extension to their status as a Boyar of the Royal Duma. Furthermore, in addition to these Jovenaar, the Crown shall maintain the right to appoint Jovenaar outside of the Boyars of the Royal Duma whenever it deems it suitable and necessary.

 

The Aulic Court shall continue to exist in name, despite its de facto membership consisting primarily of the Boyars of the Royal Duma. It shall not become part of the Royal Duma, nor shall the Lord Speaker hold any influence over the Aulic Court, nor shall they be considered a Jovenaar, for it would be a great overstep of the balance between the Aulic Court and the Aulic Council to do so.

 

One may note that the Royal Duma is already responsible for the writing and passing of bills of law, and therefore have the best ability to interpret and administer the Haurul Caezk and the Law of the Realm. Furthermore, the Boyars of the Royal Duma, being predominantly the Peerage of the Realm (though also those entrusted to serve in elected positions by the People), are well-educated people, both in law and history, but also in morality and the spirit of our people. 

 

The Aulic Court shall be headed by the Chief Jovenaar, which shall be selected from amongst the members of the Aulic Court through a majority vote of the aforementioned members.

 

Furthermore, the Crown states its intent to publish a set of Royal Decrees on matters of interpretation of parts of the law, so that the newly reformed Aulic Court is not left without guidelines to administer the Law of the Realm from.

 

AMENDMENTS TO THE HAURUL CAEZK AND THE HERZEN HAURUL

The following amendments shall be made to the Haurul Caezk:

 

To the Jura i Kongzem:

V.I. The Aulic Court shall be the judges of law of the Kingdom, and it shall consist of the Boyars of the Royal Duma and the Crown-appointed Jovenaars as the foremost judges in the realm.

 

V.VI. The Crown may appoint Jovenaars to sit upon the Aulic Court alongside the Boyars of the Royal Duma.

 

V.VII. The Chief Jovenaar shall be in charge of overseeing the Aulic Court, including, but not limited to, arranging trials, publishing judgements and legal reviews, and so forth.

 

V.VIII. The Chief Jovenaar shall be selected from the members of the Aulic Court by the members of the Aulic Court through a majority vote, though they may not be a member of the Aulic Council.

 

The following amendments shall be made to the Herzen Haurul:

 

To the Herzen Lusz:

 

Ch. II.III.ii, which reads “The privilege to confirm a member of the Aulic Court (Eulyik Kort) as Jovenaar” shall be removed.

 

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VE EDLERVIK, MEA LIFST AG MEA ZALIBA OVARE DLUM TEAM

HIS EXCELLENCY, Tomasz van ve Karoswald, Lord Regent and Palatine of Hanseti-Ruska