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The Charter of the Supreme Court of The United Nations Elite
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The Charter of the Supreme Court of the United Nations Elite

Preamble 1

The legitimacy and lawfulness of this Charter is contingent on the preservation of Section 3, Article VI which outlines the mandate of the judicial body of the United Nations Elite.
Alterations and amendments pursuant to Section 3, Article VI shall contingently affect the jurisdiction and legitimacy of this Charter.

Preamble 2

This court will abide by the conventions and customs of common law. The constitution and legal precedent established by Supreme Court rulings will be the basis of adjudication.

Section 1

Article I

The Supreme Court of the United Nations Elite is hereby declared to be the legitimate judicial body of the United Nations Elite as outlined by Section 3, Article VI.

Article II

The purpose of the Supreme Court of the United Nations Elite (hereafter referred to as the S.C.U.N.E) is to study, evaluate, and appraise the legality of issues that arise from legal disputes, constitutional violations, and breaches of Regional Government laws.

Article III

A nation is eligible to be nominated to the position of Justice if:


  • The nation has been a resident of the region for five (5) consecutive days before being nominated.
  • The nation is not the WA Delegate
  • The nation is not the Founding nation


The Justices of the S.C.U.N.E must be appointed within the first 24 hours of a WA Delegate’s elected term. The WA Delegate shall propose six (6) nominees for the position of Justice to the Founding nation to appoint five (5) of the nominees. The nominee not appointed as a Justice will be known as a Justice Nominee.

Article IV

The S.C.U.N.E shall be comprised of five (5) active Justices at any given time, with one (1) Chief Justice among them, and is to be selected amongst the Justices themselves.

Article V

The WA Delegate is required to nominate three (3) non World Assembly member nations and three (3) World Assembly nations that meet the requirement under Article III.

Section 2

Article I

The Chief Justice is responsible for collecting, reviewing and evaluating the merits of legal cases that has been brought to his or her attention. If the Chief Justice finds the case having merit, then the case will be put on queue to be heard by the S.C.U.N.E.
Merit shall be defined as:

  • Clarifying the meaning of the law
  • Settling a dispute between nations
  • A violation of the constitution
  • An issue of legal significance to the region
  • A violation of convention or precedent


The Chief Justice is responsible for maintaining and compiling a queue list that is made public to the resident nations of the United Nations Elite.

Article II

The S.C.U.N.E will operate from Mondays to Fridays, and must give rulings on at least two (2) cases in the order that they appear on the queue.
For a case to be heard by the court, the case must be put on queue on the Sunday for it to be heard on the following Monday.

Article III

In order to give rulings on cases, there must be a majority opinion of active Justices. It is the responsibility of the Chief Justice to submit the ruling to the Founding nation for approval and to the WA Delegate for examination.

Article IV

Justices are encouraged to be active while serving the SCUNE. In order to be active a Justice must telegram the Chief Justice with their official position on the case in question, within three (3) days of having the case announced. If no opinion is submitted, the Justice is considered inactive on the case at question.

Article V

In the case that a Justice is declared inactive, then the Justice Nominee will be called upon to deliver its opinion and will be counted. In more than one (1) Justice is declared inactive, then the Court shall be declared inactive until a replacement is found.

Article VI

In order to facilitate easier communication between Justices of the court, the Chief Justice may create a forum for Justices discuss and deliberate legal issues, under the supervision and approval of the Founding nation.
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