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The Charter of The Coalition of The South Pacific
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The following areas of the Charter were amended during the Great Council of 2015; Feb 24, 2015:


Article 2: Bill of Rights.

    
1. Nations that reside in The South Pacific shall be afforded all rights contemplated in this article unless otherwise noted.
2. The freedom to voice their opinions on all matter of their interest, including the peaceful criticism of the Coalition and its government, on both the Forum and the Regional Message Board, subject to reasonable restrictions established by the Assembly that do not violate the spirit of the Charter.
3. The right to equality and the freedom from the denial of participation based on arbitrary or discriminative criteria. 
4. The right to contact the government on all matters of their interest and receive a prompt and adequate response from the relevant officials.
5. The right to defend themselves in the judicial system of the Coalition of The South Pacific with all the guarantees of a speedy hearing and due process of law.
6. The right to apply for citizenship and have such an application promptly accepted, subject to requirements of citizenship, or otherwise denied under reasonable causes, with the right to an appeal to the appropriate officials.
7. The freedom to reside in the region of The South Pacific, and the right to not be ejected or banned without reasonable cause and due process of law.
8. The freedom to determine to whom their endorsements are given, subject to the duties and restrictions established in the Charter and the Code of Laws.
9. Voting and being elected to an office under the Coalition of The South Pacific shall be rights afforded only to citizens.

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Article 4: The High Court of the South Pacific


Section 1 - Composition and Powers
1. The High Court shall consist of four Court Justices.
2. The Court Justices shall select one of themselves to serve as Chief Justice.
3. Three Justices of the High Court, determined by a rotating schedule created by themselves, shall be responsible for determining innocence or guilt in criminal cases, and issuing sentence.
4. The High Court may declare any whole General Law, or portions within such law, that conflict with the Charter defunct, and to reconcile contradictions within the Charter.
5. The High Court holds the sole power to remove citizenship outside of regular legislation that outlines reasonable upkeep requirements or security imperatives.
6. Procedures for the Election of High Court Justices will be defined in the Code of Laws.
7. The Court Justices are not prohibited from joining the Assembly or any associated organization in the South Pacific, barring political parties and organizations or interest groups.

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Section 2 - The Office of the Delegate and Vice Delegate

1. The Delegate will serve as the Head of State and be responsible for leading the Cabinet.
2. The Delegate may not surrender the sovereignty of the Coalition to any group or alliance without the express permission of the Assembly.
3. The Delegate may implement policies regarding regional message board adverts and spam and expel recruiters for violating said policies.
4. The Delegate is responsible for making sure all nations abide by the endorsement cap as established and enforced by the Committee for State Security.
5. The Delegate may eject nations when permitted by the Charter and Code of Laws.
6. With the majority approval of the Committee for State Security taken by a vote, the Delegate may declare a State of Emergency with reasonable justification that a threat to regional security is imminent, subjected to provisions granted by Article 6, Section 3 of the Charter.
7. The Vice Delegate will hold the second highest amount of endorsements in the region at any given time.
8. The Vice Delegate will be responsible for reviewing citizenship applications.
9. In the event that the Delegate resigns, is recalled, or otherwise unable to carry out their duties the Vice Delegate will immediately assume the Office of the Delegate.

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Article 10: Amendments

1. This Charter may be amended as needed in accordance with Article 3.
2. All Citizens have the right to request a Great Council for a review of the entire Charter, Bill of Rights, and Code of Laws. A Great Council may only be called once every six months.


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