The Sivadian legal system has a long and honored history, and many of the modern traditions of the courts are inshrined from long ago. The courts themselves are part of the government of the Kingdom of Sivad, and are overseen by the Lord Chancellor of Sivad. Sivad's courts are based on a system of common law, in which legislation passed by the Parliament is supreme, and is then interpreted by judicial rulings. Sivad has no codified constitution, and as such the Parliament may essentially overrule any judicial decision with a new act of legislation.