44RZ08 - The Judicial Oath Amendment

WHEREAS in Talossa we have few Oaths for the highest offices in the Kingdom;

WHEREAS It would be apt, fitting and generally cool if most of the Highest offices in this Nation required a Oath to remind the Office Holder of their Duty;

WHEREAS In most International Nations a Oath of Office is required for the Judiciary;

WHEREAS All judges should be independent in the exercise of their judicial functions;

WHEREAS a Oath of Office for the Judiciary would remind the Judges of their obligations and responsibilities of their office and how they should conduct themselves whilst performing their functions in said office;

THEREFORE The Ziu does hereby Enact and transmit to the citizens of Talossa for ratification, the following amendments to the Organic Law:

Article XVI, Section 4 of the Organic Law is hereby amended to read:

Section 4. In the event of a vacancy, either in the Cort pü inalt or in an inferior court, any member of the Ziu may nominate a replacement. The nominee shall be approved by a two-thirds vote in the Cosâ and a majority vote in the Senäts in favour of his appointment. Upon such approval and upon making the declaration subscribed in subsection (b), the King shall appoint the nominee as a Judge of the Cort pü inalt or in an inferior court and he shall then take his seat for life upon the court. The King may, stating his reasons for doing so, refuse to appoint the nominee, in which case the Ziu shall re-consider the nominee or nominate a new nominee. If after re-consideration of the nominee, two-thirds of the Cosâ and a majority of the Senäts have approved the nomination, then the King may not refuse to appoint the nominee as a Judge of the Cort pü inalt or in an inferior court.

(b) Every person appointed a judge shall publically make to the Citizens of Talossa and subscribe to the following declaration:

"I, [NAME], do solemnly, sincerely and truly affirm and declare that I will duly, faithfully and to the best of my knowledge and ability execute the office of [Senior Justice of El Cort Pü Inalt] (or as the case may be) without fear or favour, affection or ill will towards any man, woman or child and that I will uphold the Organic Law and the laws of the Kingdom of Talossa. This I do solemnly affirm."

(c) The declaration in subsection (b) shall be made and subscribed by every judge before entering upon his duties as such judge, and in any case not later than ten days after the date of his appointment. Any judge who declines or neglects to make such declaration as aforesaid, within this timeframe, shall be deemed to have resigned his office.

Ureu q'estadra så,
Dame Litz Cjantscheir (MC-RUMP)