Divine Right

The divine right of kings, divine right, or God's mandate is a political and religious doctrine of political legitimacy in a monarchy. It stems from a specific metaphysical framework in which a king (or queen) is pre-ordained to inherit the crown before their birth. Under this theory of political legitimacy the subjects of the crown are considered to have actively (rather than merely passively) turned over the metaphysical selection of the king's soul – which will inhabit the body and rule them – over to God. In this way, the "divine right" originates as a metaphysical act of humility or submission towards God. The divine right has been a key element for legitimizing many absolute monarchies.

Consequentially, it asserts that a monarch is not accountable to an earthly authority (such as a parliament) because their right to rule is derived from divine authority. The monarch is thus not subject to the will of his people, of the aristocracy, or of any other estate of the realm. It implies that only divine authority can judge an unjust monarch and that any attempt to depose, dethrone or restrict their powers runs contrary to God's will and may constitute a sacrilegious act. It is often expressed in the phrase "by the Grace of God", attached to the titles of a reigning monarch; although this right does not make the monarch the same as a sacred king.

Historically, many notions of rights were authoritarian and hierarchical, with different people granted different rights, and some having more rights than others. For instance, the right of a father to respect from his son did not indicate a right for the son to receive a return from that respect; and the divine right of kings, which permitted absolute power over subjects, did not leave a lot of room for many rights for the subjects themselves.

Constitution
Per the Constitution the absolute authority of the Imperial Government is held by the Monarchy. Under tradition as well as Athenian Religious Law, all monarchs are descended from Belle I the first Monarch and child of The Mother Goddess Pallas Athena and her husband St. Bishop. As such the divine right has been allotted that all Monarchs are living Gods and Goddesses and as such must be written into law as being such. The Monarch has the final say to all laws both local and Imperial although devolution of certain ministries have been granted over the eons, the Imperial Monarchy is divine and as such has absolute power over all.

Guardian of the Holy Great Temples
As part of the divine rule, the Imperial Monarch has the title of Custodian and Guardian of the Holy Great Temples of Athenaism and as such is legally speaking of the same or over powering of the High Priest and High Priestess as the power of the Faith allows the power of the Kingdom to Rule over all.