Imperium

Administrative divisions
Imperium is a confederation and comprises 90 first-level entities which have a self-government, their own constitution and the power to determine its internal organization. According to their government type, which varies between each entity, the first-level entities are grouped into 52 republics, 32 kingdoms and 6 archipelagos; they are further subdivided into prefectures which are, in turn, subdivided into municipalities.

The republics are the first-level entities of Imperium governed entirely by elected officers, where the head(s) of state and government is/are directly elected (presidential republic) or by the state legislature (parliamentary republic) to serve under terms defined by the state constitution. In parallel to the national system, most republics are governed by two officers, usually referred to as consuls.

The kingdoms are the first-level entities of Imperium governed by hereditary/life peers and elected officers, as required by the Second Imperial Law. Therefore, absolute monarchies are forbidden within the first-level entities of Imperium. The heads of state are the monarchs, which are usually referred to as kings; while the heads of government are the prime ministers, which are usually elected by the state legislatures.

The archipelagos are the first-level entities of Imperium and groups of autonomous islands that as a whole have limited functions, but wherein the individual islands have a higher level of autonomy. Its government consists of a council of governments, composed of the leaders of the archipelago's islands, which convene to discuss measures that require the advice and consent of multiple islands; and the state legislatures, responsible for formulating laws about collective issues of the archipelago's islands, like commerce and security.

Government and politics
Imperium is a confederation of 52 republics, 32 kingdoms and 6 archipelagos primarily located in Central Arhet. It is nationally governed as a parliamentary monarchy which operates, as established by the Imperial Laws, according to the principles of conferral (it should act only within the limits of the competences conferred on it by the Imperial Laws) and subsidiarity (it should act only where an objective cannot be sufficiently achieved by the first-level entities acting alone). Laws made by the Hegemonian institutions are classified into two groups: those which come into force without the necessity for internal implementation measures (regulations) and those which specifically require internal implementation measures (directives).

Imperium is governed through eight principal institutions: Hegemonian Council, Imperial Cabinet, Senate, High Council, Imperial Court, Hegemonian Treasury, Hegemonian Bank and the Hegemonian Military Council. Competence in scrutinizing and amending legislation is shared between the Senate and the High Council, while executive tasks are performed by the Imperial Cabinet and in limited capacity by the Hegemonian Council. The monetary policy of Imperium is determined by the Imperial Bank. The interpretation and application of the Hegemonian law are ensured by the Imperial Court. The Imperium budget is scrutinized by the Hegemonian Treasury. Imperium operations concering national security, intelligence, conscription and defense are performed by the Hegemonian Military Council.

The main officers of Imperium are the Emperor, Consules Plebeii, President of the Senate, President of the High Council and the President of the Hegemonian Council. The appointment or election of the main officers of Imperium, as well as other officers of the Hegemonian institutions, is shared between the Senate, High Council, the Hegemonian Council and the first-level governments. The chairs of each institution, excluding the Imperial Cabinet (whose leaders, Consules Plebeii, are elected by the Senate), are appointed by the members of the institutions internally, and may remove them from chairmanship if needed.

Legal system and justice
The Imperial Laws are the supreme laws of Imperium, and have supremacy over all first-level constitutions, and other national and first-level laws. The Imperial Laws grant and revoke powers to specific subjects and provide a wide variety of regulations that ensure the perpetual unity, territorial integrity and the fundamental rights of the citizens of Imperium. They must be approved by a qualified majority of the Senate, High Council and the state legislatures; can be amended by other Imperial Laws and their absolute repeal requires a qualified majority from referendums in the 90 first-level entities. The Imperial Court oversees the uniform application and interpretation of the Imperial Laws and other national laws (directives and regulations).

The national laws are divided according to their mode of implementation into directives and regulations. The directives require the 90 first-level entities to achieve particular result without dictating the means of achieving that result, which are established by each state legislature; while the regulations become immediately enforceable as law in the 90 first-level entities simultaneously. The directives require a simple majority to be approved, while regulations require a qualified majority, due to its implementation mode. At the national level, the courts only exists for Hegemonian institutions matters, and civil law exclusively related to the Imperial Laws and other national laws. These responsibilities at the national level are shared by the Imperial Court and the Hegemonian Treasury. The rest of the judicial responsibilities are exercised by the judiciary of each first-level entity, that use (as standardized by the Fourth Imperial Law) the Hegemonian law system. Each first-level entity has law enforcement institutions for national and internal laws.