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The Kten Constitutional Agreement is the basic legislation concerning the legal and political systems of all 16 states which have signed it. It was formed originally as a peace treaty between the Kten emperor and the citizens of the Kten Empire, following the outbreak of riots due to demands for independence after the Taqurese granting it to southern Akizr states. While the official agreement applies only to the 16 northern states, the majority of southern states have employed very similar legislation in the century following the signing of the original document.

The Agreement
The agreement is a piece of legislation to which 16 states must adhere. For the purpose of covering the agreement properly, it is typically divided into 4 parts. Part 1 is known as 'core legislation'. This is often taken as a reduced form of the full document, and all members of The League of Kten Subdivided must agree to it (see main article on Akizreth for more information on the league). Part 2 is often called 'additional legislation'. This combined with Part 1 forms the entirety of the original document. Part 3 is known as 'the amendments'. As the name suggests, it consists of additional legislation introduced since the initial signing. Finally, Part 4 is known as 'minority additions'. It consists of a set of standards. These themselves do not compose law, but rather rely on a law in Part 3 which states that all documents published through the Constitutional Library must adhere to the standards included in the document. Parts 1-4 collectively compose The Kten Constitutional Agreement. This document is presented in its 4 parts in the remainder of this article. Note that the ordering of the laws is not the original: the laws were not originally separated between Parts 1 and 2. This division first appeared following the founding of The League of Kten Subdivided. Also presented here is the original introduction to the agreement, outlining the purpose and content of the coming document. Please note that this is written in an Akizr style. It is thus somewhat strange for a legal document if one is not accustomed to this style.

Introduction to The Kten Constitutional Agreement
Section 1: The following agreement has been drawn up by Tawa, Imperial Son Of Gasiho, as a final deal between the Government and citizens of the Mattish Empire. On behalf of the citizens, 15 leaders of the rebellion against the monarchy have been given copies of this document to sign. They have been given the full right to deny the terms of this document if they should wish. However, at no point are they permitted to negotiate any of the content of this document.

Section 2: Upon signing this document, the terms contained within are accepted as they are. No markings made within are to be assigned any meaning, and as such the content within in non-negotiable. This is an agreement between Tawa, Imperial Son of Gahiso, and the citizens of the Mattish Empire. However, this document shall only be given to the 15 major anti-Mattish group leaders. As such, it is expected, but not compulsory, that each leader consult with the citizen body prior to making a decision as to whether to accept the terms following. Each citizen shall, upon the return of the 15th copy of this pledge, be given the right to freely choose to which leader to plead loyalty. However, they must accept exactly one leader.

Part 1: Core Legislation
Section 1: The legal assembly under the power of the signer of this document is henceforth granted independence/remains independent. As such, it is given the right to make its own laws without the prior approval of the Emperor of the Kten Empire. However, it is restricted in the manner in which these laws may be created and the content of these laws, as is specified in the remainder of this document.

Part 2: Additional Legislation
Section 1: All content of section 2, Introduction is included in the agreement.