Royal Edicts

A royal edict (also royal decree; scon. rojal edikt/royal dekreet) are legal obligatory decrees passed by the Emperor of New Scania.

Edicts can be vetoed by the Supreme Council or the Federal Council with a simple majority. That is why the Emperor has to submit new edicts to both parliamentary chambers directly after submitting them. If it is declined, the Emperor has as many chances as demanded to edit the edict and resubmit it to the councils.

If an edict with the same core is declines five times by the Councils the Emperor can pass the Edict, only with the approval of the Supreme Court. There his chances are much better, for this institution is appointed by him.

Famous edicts
Edict 7: passed by former Emperor Tito IV. Kaldwin with the order of the systematic prosecution and following secret execution of political oppositionals; it was later cancelled by Emperor Wyllem II. Kaldwin.

Edict 26: passed by former Emperor Tito IV. Kaldwin with the order to the Sconic army to radically expulse all oppositional journalists; it was later cancelled by Emperor Wyllem II. Kaldwin.

Edict 44: passed by Emperor Wyllem II. Kaldwin with the order to the Sconic police and army to radically disarm and arrest all political radical inhabitants of the state; later attenuated by Emperor Wyllem II. Kaldwin as Edict 44a.

Edict 49: passed by Emperor Wyllem II. Kaldwin it taxed all Sconic music on the Sconic Index of Arts and forbid making profits with it, to prevend political radical music to spread.

Edict 52: passed by Emperor Wyllem II. Kaldwin it banned radical politicians from the lower house of the Sconic parliament, the Supreme Council. It could only be passed with the approval of the Supreme Court.

Edict 53: passed by Emperor Wyllem II. Kaldwin it authorised the Folksguard to make use of lethal force against disobeying people during states of emergency. It also could only be passed with the approval of the Supreme Court.

Edict 57: passed by Emperor Wyllem II. Kaldwin it executed §65, which grants the Emperor extensive governmental competences under a certain condition, namely a reason. In this case it was the public disapprobation of Edicts 52 and 53 from both parliamentary chambers.

Edict 66: passed by Emperor Wyllem II. Kaldwin it authorized the "Ostkieler Guard" to eliminate the former allied 11th Volunteer Division "Generico"(led by General Reginald Shults), which commited the massacre of Serinia, during the Arizonian Civil War.