WE THE STATES OF INTARCTICA RESOLVED to protect future generations from war which hath once ravaged the soils of Intarctica and unite in a Continental Conclave whose ultimate purpose is to safeguard the way of Peace and Prosperity, to uphold the sovereign Rights of Nations, while affirming the equal representation of Nations both large and small, and to establish an order under which justice and mutual respect for the responsibilities ensuing from international treaties and legislation may be maintained,

AND FOR THESE ENDS decided, that in order to accomplish said purpose, we have to exert the combined power of our States to maintain regional Peace and Security, live together in a Good and Faithful Neighbourhood in eternity, and avoid the usage of military force, except in common interest, and

APPROPRIATELY, OUR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS of various systems of Governance, through plenipotentiaries assembled in the city of Donaforça, who have employed their full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the present Constitution of Intarctica and do hereby institute an international organisation to be known as the Continental Conclave of Intarctica, and we thus

HAVE DECIDED TO UNITE OUR EFFORTS TO ATTAIN THESE AIMS.

Chapter I. Purposes and Fundamental Principles

Article 1.
To advocate, further, and maintain regional Peace and Prosperity, and to that end: to take joint action against threats to the reigning Peace, suppress acts of aggression, and to bring about in peaceful means, in adherence to international law and the principle of justice, resolution of regional disputes and issues which may constitute a threat to the Peace.

Article 2.
Member States shall refrain from using force which could threaten the territorial integrity of another Member State in their intraregional relations.

Article 3.
No article herein contained shall give the Continental Conclave authority to intervene directly in any domestic jurisdiction of any State; except through the legal enforcement measures provided in Chapter IV.

Chapter II. Membership

Article 4.
Membership to the Continental Conclave is automatically assumed by all States of Intarctica.

Article 5.
Leaving the Continental Conclave is only possible via leaving the region of Intarctica.

Chapter III. The Joint Congress

Article 6.
All legislative powers herein conceded shall ultimately be vested in the Joint Congress of Intarctica.

Article 7.
Legislature passed by the Joint Congress is binding to all Member States.

Article 8.
The Joint Congress shall:

1. Solely be comprised of Member States of Intarctica;

2. Be the sole initiating legislative body of Intarctica;

3. Not enact laws which infringes on the principle of Sovereignty; and

4. Assemble at least four times annually.

Article 9.
The Joint Congress shall include seven rotary Posts, of which the term limits are stated in Chapter IX, and these Posts are to be named the following:

1. Deputy for the Congress: leads the work between the Ministers;

2. Minister for Foreign Affairs: the main representative for Intarctica abroad;

3. Minister for the Environment: works with the regions’ environment;

4. Minister for Commerce: overseer of the financial affairs;

5. Minister for Education & Welfare: actively works with matters of education and health;

6. Minister for Equality: works with everything equality-related; and the

7. Minister for Religious Affairs: the Congress' spiritual advisor.

Article 10.
The Allied States, only of which Draecovia, Sphenitopia, Amazonas desert, Land of vae, and Castelobruxo are counted, as described in the preamble to the Treaty of Neo Paulo, shall hold the power of veto.

Article 11.
The veto may stop any legislative process made in the Joint Congress.

Chapter IV. The Directorate

Article 12.
The Continental Conclave shall, in addition to the Joint Congress, include an executive Directorate, whose Posts, including the Founder, are to be uniquely and in perpetuity held by the chief Allied States as heretofore mentioned:

1. Governor-General: the Directorate’s leading Post, ranking highest only next to the Founder and who publishes statements made by the Directorate in Intarctica's dispatches;

2. Supreme Justice: the permanent Justice of the Paramount Court, and they will act as both an arbitrator if the need arises and as the most august member of the Court;

3. Congressional Supervisor: works closely with the rotary Ministers, and should at all times indulge themselves in their work; and the

4. Hierarch of the Faiths: the leading religious official in the region.

Article 13.
Members of the Directorate shall be held in no higher regard than any other Member State of the Continental Conclave of Intarctica.

Article 14.
Upon the passing of this Constitution, Draecovia shall assume the Title of Governor-General, Castelobruxo that of Congressional Supervisor, the Land of Vae that of Supreme Justice, and Sphenitopia that of Hierarch of the Faiths.

Article 15.
The Directorate shall:

1. Safeguard the way of peace and prosperity in Intarctica, with any means necessary, including military intervention, except where otherwise stated or restricted;

2. Carry out decisions taken by the Joint Congress dutifully and faithfully;

3. Not initiate nor propose any sort of legislative process whatsoever;

4. Take all its decisions in unanimity.

Chapter V. The Paramount Court

Article 16.
The Paramount Court (hereinafter referred to as the “Court”) shall constitute the supreme judicial branch of the Continental Conclave of Intarctica and as such shall have the final say in all legal matters concerning the the common legislation of Intarctica.

Article 17.
The Court’s duties are as follows:

1. Interpretation of and acting supreme authority of the Constitution of Intarctica.

2. Inquisition of the legality of any resolutions, bills, amendments, and all other pieces of legislation passed by the Joint Congress.

3. Investigation and judgment of possible constitutional breaches made by Member States.

Article 18.
The Court of Intarctica shall consist of two elected Justices alongside the permanent Supreme Justice.

Article 19.
Judgments taken by the Court shall be unanimous in all cases.

Article 20.
The Court may overrule the Joint Congress as well as the Directorate if it deems that any of these two organs have taken a decision which has breached the Constitution of Intarctica.

Article 21.
The Court shall be just and non-partisan in its judgments.

Chapter VI. Prerogatives of States

Article 22.
Regardless of state, ideological stance, religious beliefs, history, and cultural roots; all States of Intarctica are to be treated as equals, among equals.

Article 23.
Any State of Intarctica may campaign for a Post as well as vote freely in elections.

Chapter VII. The World Assembly

Article 24.
There are no restrictions concerning the elective nature of the World Assembly; States of Intarctica shall vote autonomously, without having to give heed to the WA Delegate’s position.

Article 25.
The WA Delegate shall be entirely devoted to matters concerning the World Assembly, and will therefore refrain from interfering in ministerial or judicial matters.

Chapter VIII. Amendments

Article 26.
Any Member State may suggest an Amendment to the Constitution be made.

Article 27.
Only the Joint Congress may initiate the legal process of formulating and enacting Amendments.

Article 28.
Amendments to the Constitution shall enter into force after it has passed a two-thirds majority vote in a regional poll.

Chapter IX. Duration of Posts

Article 29.

1. Non-permanent Posts of the Continental Conclave shall be held for a maximum duration of 186 days.

2. Justices of the Court may serve for a maximum of 93 days.

Article 30.
There is no term limit towards a Member State who has previously held a rotary or judiciary Post unless they have been formally indicted as described in Chapter X.

Article 31.
Any State which holds a title may resign at any time; in this case the Directorate will appoint a temporary office-holder until a regional poll has settled the issue.

Chapter X. Ministerial and Judicial Restrictions

Article 32.
A Member State which holds either a permanent or non-permanent Post in either the Joint Congress or the Directorate may not at any time with no exceptions claim two or more simultaneous Posts.

Article 33.
The same restrictions as stated in Article 32 apply to the Justices of the Court.

Chapter XI. Indictments

Article 34.

1. If a minister is suspected of treacherous or unconstitutional behaviour the Directorate may instruct the Joint Congress to make an inquiry into the matter.

2. The Joint Congress will decide an order of proceedings and thereafter make a recommendation to the Court.

3. The Court will hold a trial and a verdict will ultimately be reached.

Article 35.

1. A Justice suspected of aforementioned misdemeanours will be directly investigated by the Directorate in the same fashion as described heretofore in lieu of the Court.

2. A Member State of the Directorate suspected of previously stated felonies will be investigated as a minister would; except the Directorate will have no part of the judicial process.

Article 36.
An indicted minister or justice may not apply for any rotary or judicial Post for the duration of one term of office.

Chapter XII. The Executive Privilege

Article 37.
The Directorate may in states of emergency vote to temporarily suspend the Joint Congress and the Paramount Court and render their functions null and void; the suspension would last for at most 14 days and may be prolonged indefinitely.

Article 38.
The same order of procedure as stated in Article 15 (4) shall be taken in order to prolong the Executive Privilege.

Chapter XIII. Ratification

Article 39.

1. This Constitution shall pass a qualified majority vote with two-thirds of votes cast in favour in order to be enacted.

2. This Constitution shall be ratified by the signatory states in accordance with their respective constitutional processes.

Article 40.
The present Constitution shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government of Castelobruxo.

The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Amazonas desert, by:
The Right Honourable Echo Sierra November, Prime Minister of the Amazonas Desert, acting in his own name and by his proper authority;
The Right Honourable Alpha Bravo, President of the Amazonas Desert;

The Supreme Leader of Castelobruxo, by:
Her Grand Highness Elin, Supreme Leader of Castelobruxo;

His Imperial Majesty of Draecovia, by:
His Imperial Majesty Robin XXVIII, Emperor of Draecovia;

His Righteous Majesty of Land of vae, by:
His Grace Linus, King of Vä;

His All Holiness of Sphenitopia, by:
His All Holiness Simon, Holy Emperor and All-Father of Sphenitopia;

His Holiness of Alhussieny, by:
His Holiness Aba Huraira, Caliph of Alhussieny;

The President of the Republic of Inphidelia, by:
His Excellency Robin, President of Inphidelia;

Her Illustrious Highness of Kladdkakish, by:
The Most Honourable Kladdkaka-lover, Despot of Kladdkakish;

Her Royal Majesty of Ouagadou, by:
Her Royal Majesty Fanny, Queen of Ouagadou;

The High Councillor of the People's Republic of Pajalastan, by:
His High Excellency Jakob, High Councillor of Pajalastan;

Her Divine Majesty of Persimon, by:
Her Illustrious Majesty Sharon, Divine Queen of Persimon;

Their Highnesses of Qaskora, by:
Their Dual Highnesses, Queens of Qaskora;

Her Sovereign Majesty of Queendoom, by:
Her Sovereign Majesty Lady Ayaba Daniella XII, Queen of Queendoom;
His Royal Highness Hubertus, Prince of Queendoom; and

Her Imperial Majesty of Southmeadow, by:
Her Imperial Majesty Vilma, Empress of Southmeadow.

IN FAITH WHEREOF the abovementioned plenipotentiaries have signed the present Constitution.

DONE at Donaforça in convention by the unanimous consent of each and every State present the sixth day of June in the year of two thousand and sixteen.