Civil Status and Protections Charter

ESTABLISHED by Constitutional Order of the Koru of the Hokorian State under the Constitution of the Hokorian State.

Part I- Purpose and Status

Section 1- Purpose of this Charter

1. This Charter establishes the civil status of persons within the Hokorian State.
2. This Charter provides for basic civil protections necessary for legal certainty and social order.
3. This Charter is not a declaration of universal rights and shall be applied pragmatically.

Section 2- Constitutional Status

1. This Charter has constitutional force.
2. This Charter has effect only for so long as it is established by Constitutional Order.
3. This Charter prevails over any statute or regulation to the extent of inconsistency.
4. This Charter is subject to the Sovereignty and Koru Charter.

Part II- Legal Personhood and Status

Section 3- Legal Personhood

1. Every natural person recognised by the State is a legal person.
2. Legal personhood entails the capacity to hold rights, duties and obligations under law.
3. Legal personhood exists only as recognised by the State.

Section 4- Civil Capacity

1. A legal person has civil capacity to the extent recognised by law.
2. Civil capacity may be limited by statute or instrument for reasons including age, incapacity or lawful restriction.
3. No assumption of full capacity shall arise unless provided by law.

Section 5- Recognition and Records

1. Civil status shall be recognised through records maintained by or under authority of the State.
2. The form and content of civil records shall be as provided by statute or regulation.

Part III- Equality and Protection

Section 6- Equality Before the Law

1. Legal persons shall be treated equally before the law.
2. Differential treatment is permitted where justified by law.

Section 7- Protection from Arbitrary Action

1. No legal person shall be subjected to arbitrary deprivation of legal status.
2. Any restriction of civil status shall be authorised by law or instrument.

Part IV- Personal Integrity and Property

Section 8- Personal Integrity

1. Legal persons shall be recognised as having personal integrity.
2. Interference with personal integrity shall be lawful only where authorised.

Section 9- Property and Possessions

1. Legal persons may hold property to the extent recognised by law.
2. Property may be restricted, regulated or taken where authorised by law.
3. No protection of property exists except as recognised by the State.

Part V- Civil Participation and Expression

Section 10- Civil Participation

1. Civil participation exists only where recognised by law.
2. No person has an inherent entitlement to participate in governance.

Section 11- Expression and Association

1. Expression and association are recognised to the extent permitted by law.
2. Expression and association may be limited for reasons including security, order or dignity of the State.

Part VI- Limitations and Suspension

Section 12- Limitation of Protections

1. Protections under this Charter may be limited by statute or Constitutional Order.
2. Limitations may be general or specific.

Section 13- Suspension

1. This Charter may be suspended in whole or in part by Constitutional Order.
2. Suspension shall have effect according to its terms.

Part VII- Interpretation and Final Provisions

Section 14- Interpretation

1. This Charter shall be interpreted to preserve legal certainty and social order.
2. No provision of this Charter shall be read as creating obligations beyond those expressly recognised.

Section 15- Relationship to Other Law

1. This Charter does not prevent the establishment of more specific civil protections by statute.
2. Statutes and regulations may elaborate upon or limit matters addressed in this Charter.