07-19-2018, 07:55 PM
(07-19-2018, 06:35 PM)Roavin Wrote: So, the defender of the law would be, basically, an Attorney General type position? What is the benefit of that versus just having citizens, residents, or interested parties be able to submit cases? It's just yet another position to fill, apparently for the sake of having a position.I will address your points one by one.
The rules are ... a start, though there are a few things missing and a bit out of place. I do approve of a non-adversarial system. I suggest a case is handled by one judge and signed off by another, rather than being handled by all three at all times. I think alot of it can be inspired by TSP's Judicial Act in a modified/simplified way.
The criminal code should be a separate thing entirely.
Quote:The Defender of the Law shall have the responsibility and the non-exclusive right to:
1.scan the forums for possible violations of the Criminal Code
2.check any and all proposed and extant law with the compatibility with the constitutional laws and the Mandate 12 of Lazarus
3.open court cases against potential criminals
4. open court cases for potential contradictions between passed ordinary laws, constitutional laws, and the Mandate 12 of Lazarus.
This does not preclude people from doing those things for themselves. The only exclusive right is the one to be the accuser in a crime.
The Defender of the Law is supposed to be what the name says - they are tasked with actively, not passively, looking for problems.
To spot problems that, especially with ordinary laws, might be overlooked; before something goes wrong.
The court system is, in my mind, not set into stone; and if you think we should have a non-confrontative system for criminal cases(which would also eliminate the accuser right from the Defender of Law), I'd like to hear your arguments for that system.
The split in the Criminal Code is reasoned in that the provisions for Treason and Electoral Fraud are worthy of enhanced protection(of constitutional status) while the other possible ones are not. This law explicitely says(or at least it should say) that there can be only one ordinary law for criminal purposes.
Do you have any concrete ideas for changes?