Axte Tuniur

Seňor Axte Tuniur Ravoxys (October 29, 1599 – April 15, 1659) was a Ventoran. He is best known for his work in developing the concepts of which are today the Fundamental Law of Ventora.

Personal life
Born October 29, 1599 in Apanada, Tramullas, Ventora, Axte was the second son of minor nobles Asio Tuniur Hifalir, a land surveyor, and Migia Ravoxys Hodeme. As a youth, Axte was inquisitive and demonstrated a capacity for remembering intricate details. He was privately tutored for his primary education and then selected to attend the prestigious Colegio Tacor in Malcinca, the capital city of Tramullas. There he came to the attention of Miovus Fresmenia y Colilas, Baron of Edem, who sponsored Axte's attendance at the Royal Univeristy in Plenas. There he earned diplomatura in and then his post-graduate degree in law, the Titulura de Derecho.

While at university, Axte lodged with various families among the minor nobility. During this time, he met Remuta Fuaxoto Socodó whom he grew fond of. The was agreed upon and the pair were married on August 27, 1622. They were to have three children.

Career
Qualified in civil law, Axte began his career as a junior procurator for the court at Corre which included the port at Plenas. His casework included criminal, civil, and land cases. By 1625, he began representing wealthy landowners before other courts in the region. This practice became lucrative for him and he left his position with the Corre court in 1628. Known for his detail-oriented nature, Axte became sought after by other jurists for his insight into the arcane aspects of the law in the most complicated cases.

Because of his expertise, he was appointed a judge of the Royal Court in 1643. In 1647, he was designated a lord, an honorary rank above  yet below baron, for he was not a titled noble. Nonetheless, he was entitled to the honorific of señor, a step above his former status as a don. Obviously capable at the politics of the time, Axte did not like the level of intrigue surrounding matters before the Royal Court and resigned from his duties in 1649. The next year he took a position with the Faculty of Laws at the Royal University where he spent the remainder of his career.

Over time, Axte developed a great interest in the most important laws of the land. These studies led him to analyze the impacts of Ventora's foundational documents, the Concords of Plenas, Mandate of Sovereignty, and Canon of Obligations. He developed the theory tying these documents together, calling them the basis of the kingdom. His work in this regard was instrumental and led to the formalization of in Ventora being treated as interconnected and foundational to all law in the country. Although he did not coin the term, he is responsible for constitutional law being the Fundamental Law of Ventora.

Works
Axte's capstone work, On the basis of rights, obligations, and the structure of the realm (: Sobre la base de los derechos, las obligaciones y la estructura del reino), was published in 1651. In it, he organized the documents into identifiable clauses and described their interdependence and logical progressions. He also included, for the first time, the five decrees issued since the Canon that extended rights and obligations originally declared in the Canon. He is, thus, responsible for the doctrine of incorporating attachments into the Canon as stipulations (estipulacións) even though there is no explicit provision in law for amending the Canon.

Although Axte died before the drafting of the Precepts Concerning the Nation, his writings in On the basis are credited for many of the concepts codified in the Precepts, issued in 1673.

Other notable works include:
 * Treatise on the uniform prosecution of justice in the courts (1638)
 * Summary investigation on the origin and privileges of rich men and nobles (1643)
 * Categories of laws and their application across the classes (1647)
 * On the manor in which laws should be classified and evaluated (1656)
 * Historical discourse on the formulation of juridical law (1666)