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ARTICLE 14 – JUDICIARY

Sec. 1 All judges whose appointment is not here in after provided for shall be chosen as follows. A committee for judicial nominations shall nominate judges for the federal court. The Committee shall chaired by the monarch. The other members shall be the Heir to the throne, the First Minister, the Second Minister, the Speaker of the House, and the Chief Justice of the United Commonwealth Federation and the senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court once such have been appointed. The Senate shall vote weather or not to confirm the nominees.

Sec. 2 The judicial Power of the United Commonwealth Federation shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Parliament may from time to time by law establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.

Sec. 3 The Supreme Court shall be composed of the Chief Justice of the United Commonwealth Federation and eight Associate Justices. The Chief Justice and four of the Associate Justices shall be nominated as any other judge. The other Four Associate Justices shall be nominated in turn by the heads of government of the several states and confirmed by the Senate.

Sec. 4 The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United Commonwealth Federation, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; — to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls; — to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; — to Controversies to which the United Commonwealth Federation shall be a Party; — to Controversies between two or more States; — between a State and Citizens of another State — between Citizens of different States; — between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

Sec. 5 In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Parliament shall make.

Sec. 6 The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Parliment may by Law have directed. In any criminal trial the jury shall be the judge of both the facts and of the law in controversy. The jury shall have the right before retiring to deliberate and at any time during their deliberations to ask the judge for his opinion on any relevant matter of law and access to the statute upon which the judges opinion is based. In any criminal case if the jury is unable to unanimously conclude that the defendant has been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt they shall hand down a verdict of guilt not proven or not guilty. The correctness of a jury verdict of guilt not proven or not guilty shall not be questioned in any court. No juror shall be held liable for their verdict unless the juror is proved to have voted in accordance with a bribe.Sec. 7 Except in Cases of Impeachment no person shall be indicted for trial except by a Grand Jury. A Grand Jury shall be composed of 24 persons chosen at random from the state and district where they are impaneled. A quorum shall consist of 19 persons. The Grand Jury shall be informed of their rights and obligations. No indictment shall be handed down without the concurrence of 12 members of the Grand Jury. In addition to hearing cases brought before it by a Crown Prosecutor, the grand jury shall hear cases brought by private prosecutors against government officials and has the power to investigate any other criminal complaints brought to their attention. In any case the grand jury shall have the right to call witnesses and though their foreman put questions to all witnesses. In any case the grand jury shall have the right before retiring to deliberate and at any time during their deliberations to ask any judge from the district from which they are impaneled for his opinion on any relevant matter of law. All Grand Juries shall keep a record of their proceedings.

ARTICLE 15 – RATIFICATION AND AMENDMENT

Sec. 1 The Ratification of the Conventions of twelve States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.

Sec. 2 The Parliament, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by Parliament; Provided that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.