Constitution of New Cambria/2009

Article 1

 * The Republic of New Cambria is a sovereign, independent, democratic and social state with a parliamentary government.
 * "The Republic of New Cambria" and "New Cambria" are equivalent names.

Article 2

 * The sovereignty of the Republic of New Cambria is indivisible, inalienable and non-transferable.
 * The sole source of sovereignty and authority in the Republic of New Cambria is its people, the citizens of the Republic of New Cambria.
 * The citizens of the Republic of New Cambria exercise their authority through democratically elected Deputies to Assembly, through referenda, and through other forms of direct expression.
 * Democracy entails the right of the individual to participate in and influence the development of society and his living conditions.

Article 3

 * The state authority is exercised in the Republic of New Cambria on the basis of division into legislative, executive and judicial power. The legislative, executive and judicial powers are independent of each other.

Article 4

 * The Republic of New Cambria, as a subject of international law, shall enter into treaty relationships with other states. The procedure for concluding, publishing, ratifying and denouncing international treaties is specified by a law.

Article 5

 * The territory of the Republic of New Cambria is indivisible, inviolable and inalienable.
 * The Republic of New Cambria has no territorial pretensions toward any other state.

Article 6

 * Land and other natural resources are the property of the people. The issues of ownership, use and disposal of natural resources is determined by the laws of the Republic of New Cambria.
 * The Republic guarantees the protection, promotion and enhancement of the historical and artistic heritage of the people of New Cambria. The law regulates the mode and conditions under which specific terms of general interest for the Republic can be ceded for use.

Article 7

 * Counties and municipalities are independent within their authority. Local self-government institutions are not to be part of the state bodies.

Article 8

 * The English language is the official language of the Republic of New Cambria.
 * The counties and municipalities have the right to recognize other regional or minority languages.
 * The right of everyone to use his own language before the courts of law and other authorities, and to receive official documents in that language is guaranteed. The Republic shall provide for the cultural and societal needs of the English-speaking and other recognized language communities of the country on an equal basis.
 * The Republic guarantees the right to freely use the mother language for all the ethnic groups residing in New Cambria.

Article 9

 * The counties and municipalities manage their affairs independently within their authority as laid down by law. Their income sources, and their right to decide whether and how to use their sources of income, is regulated by law.

Article 10

 * This constitution has superior legal force. The laws adopted in the Republic of New Cambria shall comply with the Constitution, and all other regulations shall comply with the Constitution and law.

Article 11

 * The National Bank of the Republic of New Cambria is a currency-issuing bank.
 * The National Bank is autonomous and responsible for the stability of the currency, monetary police and for the general liquidity of payments in the Republic and abroad.
 * The organization and work of the National Bank are regulated by law.

Article 12

 * All laws and other regulations shall be published. The form of publication and the implementation of laws shall be in accordance with law.
 * Laws come into force on the eight day after the day of their publication at the earliest, or on the day of publication in exceptional cases determined by the Assembly.

Article 13

 * The state symbols of the Republic of New Cambria are the state seal, the national flag and the national anthem.
 * The state seal, the national flag and the national anthem of the Republic of New Cambria are adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of Deputies to Assembly.

Article 14

 * The capital of the Republic of New Cambria is Arvant.