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The Fundamental Law of Vatican City State, promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 26 November 2000, is the main governing document of the Vatican's civil entities. It obtained the force of law of 22 February 2001, Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Apostle, and replaced in its entirety law N. I (the Fundamental Law of Vatican City of 7 June 1929). All the norms in force in Vatican City State which were not in agreement with the new Law were abrogated and the original of the Fundamental Law, bearing the Seal of Vatican City State, was deposited in the Archive of the Laws of Vatican City State and the corresponding text was published in the Supplement to the Acta Apostolicae Sedis.[1] The law consists of 20 Articles.
Contents [hide] 1 Introductory paragraph (Preamble) 2 Article One (powers) 2.1 Section One (absolute monarch) 2.2 Section Two (Interregnum) 3 Article Two (Secretariat of State) 4 Article Three (legislature) 4.1 Section One (Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State) 4.2 Section Two (absence or impedance of the President) 4.3 Section Three (meetings) 5 Article Four (drafting laws) 5.1 Section One 5.2 Section Two 5.3 Section Three 6 Article Five (executive power) 7 Article Six (important matters) 8 Article Seven (emergency legislative powers) 9 Article Eight 10 Article Nine 11 Article Ten 12 Article Eleven 13 Article Twelve 14 Article Thirteen 15 Article Fourteen 16 Article Fifteen 17 Article Sixteen 18 Article Seventeen 19 Article Eighteen 20 Article Nineteen 21 Article Twenty (flag, coat of arms and seal) 22 "Given" clause 23 See also 24 References
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Having taken into account the need to give a systematic and organic form to the changes introduced in successive phases in the juridical structure of Vatican City State and wishing to make it correspond always better to the institutional purposes of the State, which exists as an appropriate guarantee of the freedom of the Apostolic See and as a means of assuring the real and visible independence of the Roman Pontiff in the exercise of his mission in the world, We, on our own initiative and with certain knowledge, with the fullness of Our sovereign authority, have established and hereby establish the following, to be observed as the Law of the State:[2] [edit]
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Art. 2 states that the representation of Vatican City State in relations with foreign nations and other subjects of international law, for the purpose of diplomatic relations and the conclusion of treaties, is reserved to the Supreme Pontiff himself, who exercises this right by means of the Secretariat of State.
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Art. 4 1 demands that the Commission exercise its power within the limits of the law concerning the sources of law, according to the indications to be given in future Articles and its proper Regulations.
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Art. 5 1 gives executive power to the President of the Commission, in conformity with the Fundamental Law and with the other normative dispositions in force at Vatican City State. 2 gives the President the assistance of the Secretary General and the Vice Secretary General in the exercise of Executive power. 3 says that Questions of greater importance are submitted by the President to the Commission for its study.
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Art. 6 declares that Matters of greater importance are dealt with together with the Secretariat of State.
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Art. 7 1 gives the President of the Commission the power to issue Ordinances, putting into effect legislative and regulatory norms. 2 gives the power to the President to issue in cases of urgent necessity, dispositions having the force of law, which however lose their force if they are not confirmed by the Commission within ninety days. 3 reserves the power to issue general Regulations to the Commission.
Article Eight
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Art. 8 1 declares that, without prejudice to the primacy of the Supreme Pontiff, and what is established in Art. 2 regarding the Secretariat of State, the President of the Commission represents the State. 2 provides for the President to delegate legal representation to the General Secretary for ordinary administrative activity.
Article Nine
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Art. 9 1 states the responsibilities of the Secretary General: 1. He assists the President of the Commission in his functions. 2. According to the modalities indicated in the Laws of Vatican City State and under the directives of the President of the Commission, he:
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a) oversees the application of the Laws and of the other normative dispositions and the putting into effect of the decisions and directives of the President of the Commission; b) oversees the administrative activity of the Governorate and coordinates the functions of the various Directorates. 2 gives the Secretary General the right to take the place of the President of the Commission when the President is absent or impeded, except for what is determined in Art. 7, 2.
Article Ten
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Art. 10 1 outlines the powers to the Vice Secretary General: In accord with the Secretary General, he oversees the preparation and drafting of the various proceedings and of the correspondence and carries out the other activities attributed to him. 2 gives the Vice Secretary General the right to take the place of the Secretary General when the Secretary General is absent or impeded.
Article Eleven
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Art. 11 1 explains that in the preparation and the study of accounts and for other affairs of a general order concerning the personnel and activity of the Vatican, the President of the Commission is assisted by the Council of Directors, which he periodically convenes and leads. 2 grants the Secretary General and the Vice Secretary General the right to take part in the Council.
Article Twelve
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Art. 12 prescribes that the financial budgets and reports of the Vatican, after their approval by the Commission, are submitted to the Pope through the Secretariat of State.
Article Thirteen
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Art. 13 1 gives The Councillor General and the Councillors of the State, named by the Supreme Pontiff for a five-year term, the responsibility to offer their assistance in the drafting of Laws and in other matters of particular importance. 2 provides for the consultation of the Councillors both individually and collegially. 3 decrees that he Councillor General presides over the meetings of the Councillors and that he also exercises functions of coordination and representation of the State, according to the indications of the President of the Commission.
Article Fourteen
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Art. 14 gives the President of the Commission the right, in addition to using the Corps of Vigilance, to request the assistance of the Pontifical Swiss Guard for the purpose of security and policing.
Article Fifteen
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Art. 15 1 asserts that, in the name of the Pope, Judicial power is exercised by the organs constituted according to the judicial structure of Vatican City State. 2 gives the power of regulation of the competence of the individual organs to the Civil Laws of Vatican City State. 3 demands that acts of jurisdiction must be carried out within the territory of the Vatican.
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Art. 16 gives the Pope the power to defer the instruction and the decision in any civil or penal case and in any stage of the same to a particular subject, even with the faculty of pronouncing a decision according to equity and with the exclusion of any further recourse.
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Art. 17 1 gives whoever claims that a proper right or legitimate interest has been damaged by an administrative act the right to propose hierarchical recourse or approach the competent judicial authority. 2 states that Hierarchical recourse precludes a judicial action in the same matter, unless the Supreme Pontiff authorizes it in the individual case.
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Art. 18 1 gives the Labour Office of the Apostolic See the faculty to hear controversies concerning labour relations between the employees of the State and the Administration, according to its own Statute. 2 gives the Court of Appeal the faculty to hear cases of recourse against disciplinary provisions taken in regard to the employees of the State, according to its own norms.
Article Nineteen
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Art. 19 reserves the faculty to grant amnesties, indults, remissions and favours to the Supreme Pontiff.
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Flag
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Art. 20 1 enumerates the design of the flag of Vatican City State (see Flag of Vatican City). 2 describes that the coat of arms is constituted by the tiara and keys (see Coat of arms of the State of Vatican City). 3 asserts that the seal of the State bears in the centre the tiara with the keys and around it the words Stato della Citt del Vaticano, according to the model which forms attachment C to the present Law.
"Given" clause
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Given from Our Apostolic Vatican Palace on the Twenty-Sixth of November, Two-Thousand, Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, in the Twenty-Third year of Our Pontificate. [edit]
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1. ^ Fundamental Law, paragraph second form last 2. ^ VaticanState.va , accessed Jan-2-2013 3. ^ Ap. Const. Universi Dominici Gregis (Promulgation)
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