Arstotzkan Law

Arstotzkan Law is the rule of law in the Arstotzkan Union. It is a combination of both Common Law and Statutory Law. Its unique hierarchical and idealistic structure, are all founded through the difference of the Arstotzkanist philosophy, for which its routes originate.

Although the Arstotzkan Union is a common law country, its limited amount of cases passed means that the majority of law in the Arstotzkan Union is statutory and is provided by the legislation and statutes created by the Arstotzkan Federal Government.

Outline

Acts

Acts of legislation or Acts of Assembly are legislation passed by and created by the Federal Assembly are those which apply to people, states, territories etc. They can be amended but only by the Executive Committee or Office of the Presidency, but not the judiciary. The judiciary only has the ability to enforce and interpret Acts but can purse a "Plea of Amendment" to the Minister of Justice or Second President.

Statutes

Statutes are pieces of legislation over the Federal, State, and Territorial Governments. Legislation such as the Arstotzkan Statute on Government Systems (2021) are an example of statues. Statutes are only created by the Executive Committee and not the legislature and cannot be removed from law. They can be changed and amended by the order of the Office of the Presidency. Statutes can also be pursued by the judiciary to be changed through a "Plea of Amendment". Statutes are considered to be almost supreme law in the Arstotzkan Union and are incredibly hard to remove because of their functions in Arstotzkan society.

Bills

Bills are acts or statues which are in drafting. They cannot be amended as they are in draft and are not ratified Acts or Statutes.

Executive Orders & Executive Presidential Orders

Executive Orders and Executive Presidential Orders are articles of law prescribed by the power the Office of the Presidency, in the event that either the First President, Second President or Vice President feel that an aspect of the Arstotzkan Federal Government or legal system need to be changed.

Constitution

Main article: Constitution of the Arstotzkan Union

The Constitution of the Arstotzkan Union is the most supreme piece of legislation in the Arstotzkan Union. Unlike an Act or Statute the Constitution has the legislative power over all sectors of legal, public and military process. It governs all areas of the Arstotzkan Union and is the legal backbone for all legislation in the Arstotzkan Union. Unlike New Zealand, the constitution in the Arstotzkan Union is written and is not made up of articles of legislation, like New Zealand.

The Constitution of the Arstotzkan Union being supreme law in the Arstotzkan Union means that the Constitution is entrenched. Although not explicitly mentioned, specific parts of the Constitution state the importance of the Constitution and how it can't be superseded.

The President(s) must use/abide by, The Articles set out in the Constitution of the Independent Federal Republic of the Arstotzkan Union. As well as use it for the most supreme article of legislation in the Independent Federal Republic of the Arstotzkan Union.
Paragraph A: No Act, or Statue can be created by any member of the houses of the Federal Assembly of the Arstotzkan Union, that can supersede the legislative power of this Constitution.

— Constitution of the Arstotzkan Union, Article 4, Section 4

All Territories and States must recognize this document as law and as the main document of Federal Law in the Independent Federal Republic of the Arstotzkan Union. All documents of legislation created by the Arstotzkan Federal Government shall be recognised as law in all territories and states of the Independent Federal Republic of the Arstotzkan Union.
Paragraph A: The House of Representatives of the Arstotzkan Union shall not have the right to create any form of legislation of which is of higher importance than this constitution.

— Constitution of the Arstotzkan Union, Article 1, Section 5

Supreme Court Cases

There has been little action in the Supreme Federal Court of the Arstotzkan Union. There has only been one case heard in the court, Confederacy v. Arstotzkan Union which is also one of the most important cases heard in the Arstotzkan Union's judicial system.