Editing Vatican City (section)

=== Government and justice ===
{{See also|Politics of Vatican City|Law of Vatican City}}
[[File:Palace of the Governorate. Vatican City State..jpg|thumb|The [[Governor's Palace, Vatican|Palace of the Governorate of Vatican City State]]]]

[[Legislature|Legislative]] functions are administered by the pope, but are also delegated to the [[Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State]], led by the [[President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State]]. Its members are cardinals appointed by the Pope for terms of five years. {{citation needed span|date=May 2024|Acts of the commission must be approved by the Pope, through the Holy See's [[Secretariat of State (Holy See)|Secretariat of State]],}} and must be published in a special appendix of the ''[[Acta Apostolicae Sedis]]''. {{citation needed span|date=May 2024|Most of the content of this appendix consists of routine executive decrees, such as approval for a new set of postage stamps.}}

[[Executive (government)|Executive authority]] is delegated to the president of the Governorate of Vatican City, who is also the president of the Pontificial Commission. In addition, the Governorate include two immediate collaborators of the president: the general secretary and the deputy general secretary, members of the General Secretariat, {{citation needed span|date=May 2024|each appointed by the pope for five-year terms.}} {{citation needed span|date=May 2024|Important actions of the Governorate must be confirmed by the Pontifical Commission and by the Pope through the Secretariat of State.}}

Both the [[Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State]] and the president of the Governorate of Vatican City can be assisted by the Councilors of Vatican City State in drafting legislation and other important issues. The president of the Governorate can convoke the members of the Council of Directors, together with external experts and people. The Governorate oversees the central governmental functions through several departments and offices.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2019 |title=Segreteria Generale |trans-title=General Secretariat |url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/it/stato-governo/struttura-del-governatorato/segreteria-generale.html |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=vaticanstate.va |publisher=Vatican City Directorate of Telecommunications and Computer Services |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Organi del potere legislativo ed esecutivo |trans-title=Executive and legislative bodies |url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/it/stato-governo/organi-stato/organi-potere-legislativo-ed-esecutivo.html |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=vaticanstate.va |publisher=Vatican City Directorate of Telecommunications and Computer Services |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2019 |title=Consiglio dei Direttori |trans-title=Council of Directors |url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/it/stato-governo/struttura-del-governatorato/consiglio-dei-direttori.html |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=vaticanstate.va |publisher=Vatican City Directorate of Telecommunications and Computer Services |language=it}}</ref> {{citation needed span|date=May 2024|The directors and officials of these offices are appointed by the Pope for five-year terms.}}

The Governorate is organized into central offices, one for law and another for personnel matters, and directorates with roles in the following matters:
* [[Infrastructure]] and [[Public service|services]]
* [[Telecommunications]] and [[information technology|computer services]]
* [[Law enforcement|Security services]] and [[civil defense|civil protection]]
* [[Health]] and [[hygiene]]
* [[Museum]]s and [[cultural heritage]]
* Pontifical villas<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2019 |title=Uffici centrali |trans-title=Central offices |url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/it/stato-governo/struttura-del-governatorato/uffici-centrali.html |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=vaticanstate.va |publisher=Vatican City Directorate of Telecommunications and Computer Services |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2018 |title=Direzioni |trans-title=Directorates |url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/it/stato-governo/struttura-del-governatorato/direzioni.html |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=vaticanstate.va |publisher=Vatican City Directorate of Telecommunications and Computer Services |language=it}}</ref>

There are subsidiary bodies for [[Vatican euro coins|monetary]], disciplinary, personnel and personnel selection matters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 March 2019 |title=Organismi ausiliari |trans-title=Subsidiary bodies |url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/it/stato-governo/struttura-del-governatorato/organismi-scientifici.html |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=vaticanstate.va |publisher=Vatican City Directorate of Telecommunications and Computer Services |language=it}}</ref>

In the pope's name, [[judiciary]] functions ([[Law of Vatican City#Judiciary|Vatican judiciary]]) are exercised by four bodies: a Supreme Court, a Court of Appeal, a Tribunal and a Sole Judge, whose roles are established by the Vatican codes of criminal and civil procedure, and the 2013 "[[Motu Proprio|''Motu Proprio'']] On the Jurisdiction of Judicial Authorities of Vatican City State in Criminal Matters".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Organi del potere giudiziario |trans-title=Judiciary bodies |url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/it/stato-governo/organi-stato/organi-potere-giudiziario.html |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=vaticanstate.va |publisher=Vatican City Directorate of Telecommunications and Computer Services |language=it}}</ref> At the Vatican's request, sentences imposed can be served in Italy (see the [[#Crime|section on crime]], below).

Due to obvious territorial constraints, many [[headquarters]] and offices of the [[Holy See]] are located on [[Italy|Italian]] territory. They are granted the same immunity as [[diplomatic mission]]s thanks to the [[Lateran Treaty]] and are commonly defined as "[[Properties of the Holy See|extraterritorial]] areas".<ref name="geo">{{Cite web |date=21 December 2017 |title=Geografia |trans-title=Geography |url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/it/stato-governo/note-generali/geografia.html |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=vaticanstate.va |publisher=Vatican City Directorate of Telecommunications and Computer Services |language=it}}</ref>