segunda-feira, 19 de dezembro de 2005

Constituições

Art. 1
1) The Principality of Liechtenstein is a State consisting of two regions with eleven communes. It is based upon the principle of enabling the people residing within its borders to live in peace and freedom. The region of Vaduz Oberland) consists of the communes of Vaduz, Balzers, Planken, Schaan, riesen and Triesenberg; the region of Schellenberg (Unterland) consists of the communes of Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Ruggell and Schellenberg. (...)

Art. 4
2) Individual communes have the right to secede from the State. A decision to initiate the secession procedure shall be taken by a majority of the citizens residing there who are entitled to vote. Secession shall be regulated by a law or, as the case may be, a treaty. In the latter event, a second ballot shall be held in the commune after the negotations have been completed.

Art. 7
2) The Prince Regnant is not subject to the jurisdiction of the courts and does not have legal responsibility. The same applies to any member of the Princely House who exercises the function of head of state in accordance with Art. 13bis.1


Art. 13
Not less than 1,500 citizens have the right to table a reasoned motion of no confidence in the Prince. The Diet must issue a recommendation on this at its next session and order the holding of a referendum in accordance with Art. 66 Para. 6. If the motion is accepted in the referendum, it must be communicated to the Prince for consideration under the dynasty law. The prince must inform the Diet within six months of the decision reached in compliance with the said Law.

Art. 37
1) Freedom of belief and conscience are guaranteed for all persons
2) The Roman Catholic Church is the State Church and as such enjoys thefull protection of the State; other confessions shall be entitled to practise theircreeds and to hold religious services to the extent consistent with moralityand public order.


Art. 48
1) The Prince Regnant has the right, subject to the exception laid down in the following Paragraph, to convene the Diet, to close it, and, on warrantable grounds, which must on each occasion be communicated to the assembled Diet, to prorogue it for three months or to dissolve it. The prorogation, closing or dissolution of the Diet may only be proclaimed before the assembled Diet.

Art. 64
1) The right of initiative with regard to legislation, that is to say, the right of introducing bills, shall appertain to:
a) the Prince Regnant, in the form of Government bills;
b) the Diet itself;
c) citizens with the right to vote, subject to the following provisions.

Art. 113
1) Not less than 1,500 citizens as a minimum requirement have the right to introduce an initiative to abolish the Monarchy. In the event of this proposal being accepeted by the People, the Diet shall draw up a new, republican Constitution and submit it to a referendum after one year at the earliest and two years at the latest. The Prince Regnant has the right to submit a new Constitution for the same referendum. The procedure specified in the following therefore replaces the procedure to amend the Constitution laid down in Art. 112 Para. 2.

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