Axte Tuniur

Seňor Axte Gnorio 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. As a result, he is considered one of Ventora's most significant jurists.

Personal life
Born October 29, 1599 in Apanada,, Ventora, Axte was the second son of 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, a private school in Malcinca, the capital city of Tramullas. There he came to the attention of Miovus Fresmenia y Colilas, of Edem, who sponsored Axte's attendance at the Royal Univeristy in Plenas. He first earned a licentura in history and then a diplomatura in. An excellent student, Axte gained access to the Faculty of Laws and achieved 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, two sons and a daughter.

Career
Qualified in civil law, Axte began his career as a junior procurator for the court at Edem, back in Tramullas. During this period, he also served as the legal official in military matters for the Count of Edem. These roles satisfied Axte's debt to the Count for underwriting his education as well as exempted him from having to serve at arms. He also established his reputation for fairness and ability to consider all aspects of a case during this period.

Finding the work as a rural county procurator mundane, and having cleared his debt to Count Fresmenia, Axte secured a procuratorship at the court in Corre in 1625. A borough of Plenas, Corre includes the port district. His casework included criminal, civil, and land cases and involved both foreigners and Ventorans across many. Starting in 1628, he began occasionally representing wealthy landowners before other courts in the region. This practice became lucrative for him and in 1631 he left his position with the Corre court. 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 this position he traveled around the country to hear a wide variety of cases. This experience both expanded his knowledge of the law and his understanding of the different regions of Ventora. He also developed an awareness of the intricacies of politics between the classes and between the dukes and the sovereign. In 1647, he was designated a lord, an honorary rank above  yet below, for he was not a. Nonetheless, he was entitled to the honorific of señor, a step above his former status as a .

Obviously astute with the various power centers of the time, Axte did not like the level of intrigue surrounding matters before the Royal Court. He resigned from his duties as a judge in 1649 and returned to Plenas. The next year he took a position with the Faculty of Laws at the Royal University where he spent the remainder of his career. Despite efforts to promote him to head of the faculty, Axte was satisfied to teach and work on his research.

Over time, Axte had 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. Thus, although he did not coin the term, he is responsible for the concept of constitutional law in the country being the Fundamental Law of Ventora.

Although he died April 15, 1659, fourteen years before the drafting of the Precepts Concerning the Nation in 1673, Axte's writings in On the basis of rights, obligations, and the structure of the realm have been credited for many of the concepts codified in the Precepts.

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.

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)