Legal system (Nova Roma)
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+ | A [[Senatus consultum|''senatus consulta'']], abbreviated to ''SC'', was an official statement and advice of the Roman senate to the executive magistrates. In Nova Roma, the SC has legal and authoritative precedence as a a decree of the Senate. A chronological summary of all SC can be found here: | ||
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− | + | ====Senatus Consulta Ultimum==== | |
+ | In times of emergency, through a two-thirds majority vote, the Senate has the power to issue a ''Senatus consultum ultimum'' (the ultimate decree of the Senate) which can, with the exception of this Constitution, supersede all other laws, the judiciary, the magistrates and the Comitia, by making decisions in their place, and can authorize the consuls and other officers to use their imperium in the central administration with absolute powers, under the constraints of the Constitution and within the prescribed scope as defined by the Senatus consultum ultimum, to deal with a specific situation. The Senatus consultum ultimum is a type of Senatus consultum, and as such, it is subject to tribunician intercessio and to all rules regarding Senatus consulta, but magistrates acting under an enacted Senatus consultum ultimum are not subject to tribunician intercessio or provocatio. The Senatus consultum ultimum may not be used in place of a lex to enact a change in the Constitution or in the Articles of Incorporation, or in place of a decretum pontificum to appoint priests. A Senatus consultum ultimum only remains in-force for three months after its enactment. After which, it ceases to have any special authority other than a regular Senatus consultum. | ||
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+ | [[Senatus Consulta Ultimum (Nova Roma)|Senatus Consulta Ultimum of Nova Roma]] | ||
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+ | ====Senatus Consulta Archive==== | ||
+ | Archived records (no longer used but retained for historical purposes) of some past SC and relevant pages may be found here: | ||
+ | *[[list of discussed SC (Nova Roma)|List of Discussed SC]] | ||
==Decreta pontificum vel augurum== | ==Decreta pontificum vel augurum== |
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The Nova Roman legal system includes the legal texts applicable to and inside Nova Roma. It is composed not only of the laws adopted by the comitia, the assemblies of Nova Roma, but also of senatus consulta, pontifical decrees and magisterial edicts.
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Leges
The constitution and the laws of Nova Roma, listed in chronological order, can be found here:
The list of all passed laws ("leges"), regardless to their status (in force, lasped or repealed) can be consulted here.
Senatus consulta
A senatus consulta, abbreviated to SC, was an official statement and advice of the Roman senate to the executive magistrates. In Nova Roma, the SC has legal and authoritative precedence as a a decree of the Senate. A chronological summary of all SC can be found here:
Senatus Consulta Ultimum
In times of emergency, through a two-thirds majority vote, the Senate has the power to issue a Senatus consultum ultimum (the ultimate decree of the Senate) which can, with the exception of this Constitution, supersede all other laws, the judiciary, the magistrates and the Comitia, by making decisions in their place, and can authorize the consuls and other officers to use their imperium in the central administration with absolute powers, under the constraints of the Constitution and within the prescribed scope as defined by the Senatus consultum ultimum, to deal with a specific situation. The Senatus consultum ultimum is a type of Senatus consultum, and as such, it is subject to tribunician intercessio and to all rules regarding Senatus consulta, but magistrates acting under an enacted Senatus consultum ultimum are not subject to tribunician intercessio or provocatio. The Senatus consultum ultimum may not be used in place of a lex to enact a change in the Constitution or in the Articles of Incorporation, or in place of a decretum pontificum to appoint priests. A Senatus consultum ultimum only remains in-force for three months after its enactment. After which, it ceases to have any special authority other than a regular Senatus consultum.
Senatus Consulta Ultimum of Nova Roma
Senatus Consulta Archive
Archived records (no longer used but retained for historical purposes) of some past SC and relevant pages may be found here:
Decreta pontificum vel augurum
The collegium pontificum has the right to issue decreta on matters relevant to the Roman religion and its own internal procedures, the collegium augurum has the same power to issue decreta on matters of the ars auguria and its own internal procedures. These priestly decrees may not be overruled by laws passed in the comitia, by senatus consulta, or by edicts of magistrates.
Encyclopedia of Nova Roma legislation
The various forms of Nova Roma legislation and policy can be accessed through the:
- Codex Juris Novae Romae, the Nova Roman Law Handbook. An unofficial but useful tool for studying the law and identifying the relationship between various policy.
- It also contains a Glossary to search through legislation via topic, keyword or phrase.
Elections results
Laws on the old website
Some complementary informations on our older laws may be available in our