Template:Cite Ventoran fundamental law/doc

The template {{Cite Ventoran fundamental law}} provides a standardized means for citing and linking to various components of Ventora's constitutional law, known collectively as the Fundamental Law of Ventora. Ventora has an uncodified constitution in that it is not comprised of a single document, instead spanning six documents, certain conventions, and amendments. The template automatically includes the document's year.

The template can also be used to identify and provide a standalone link to a specific decretal or stipulation as a shortcut template for use in the text of an article.

Usage

To use the template as a citation, for example as a reference in an article, use the template with the needed parameters shown in the syntax below, in either horizontal or vertical format.

Syntax

Horizontal

{{Cite Ventoran fundamental law | {{{1}}} | chapter = | part = | decretal = | stipulation = | article = | paragraph = | amendment = | year = }}

Vertical

{{Cite Ventoran fundamental law
| {{{1}}}
| chapter     =
| part        =
| decretal    =
| stipulation =
| article     =
| paragraph   =
| amendment   =
| year        =
}}

Article links

To use the template as a link to a decretal or stipulation in the Canon of Obligations article, use the format {{Cite Ventoran fundamental law|decretal=}} or {{Cite Ventoran fundamental law|stipulation=}} where the parameter value is the number of the decretal or stipulation.

Parameters

None of the parameters are required. However, to display a proper citation, {{{1}}} must be specified and to link to a decretal or stipulation in the Canon of Obligations article, that parameter must be specified.

Parameter	Description	Type	Status	Notes
1	Constitutional document	String	Optional	Recognized values: concords, mandate, canon, precepts, release, protocols
chapter	Chapter number and/or name	String	Optional	If supplied with the chapter number (e.g, chapter=1), the template renders the proper chapter description and links to the chapter in the appropriate article for the Precepts Concerning the Nation or Protocols of State.
part	Part number	String	Optional
decretal	Decretal number	String	Optional	Although a string, it should be specified as a number. Applies only to the Canon of Obligations. When used as the only parameter, it links to the specified decretal (1, 2, 3, etc.) in the Canon of Obligations article.
stipulation	Stipulation number	String	Optional	Although a string, it should be specified as a number. Applies only to the Canon of Obligations. When used as the only parameter, it links to the specified stipulation (1, 2, 3, etc.) in the Canon of Obligations article.
amendment	Amendment number	String	Optional
article	Article number	String	Optional
paragraph	Paragraph identifier	String	Optional
year	Year adopted	String	Optional	If left blank in a citation, the template renders the applicable year for the constitutional document or stipulation. A specified value overrides the default values for constitutional documents.

Examples

• {{Cite Ventoran fundamental law|concords}} → Concords of Plenas (959)
• {{Cite Ventoran fundamental law|precepts|chapter=1}} → Precepts Concerning the Nation, Nature of the Realm (1673)
• {{Cite Ventoran fundamental law|protocols|chapter=2}} → Protocols of State, Chapter 2: Regent of Ventora (1964)
• {{cite Ventoran fundamental law|canon|stipulation=10}} → Canon of Obligations, 10th Stipulation (1978)
• {{cite Ventoran fundamental law|decretal=3}} → 3rd Decretal