10-20-2018, 11:59 AM
Imaginary Wrote:What do you see as the responsibilities of a Court Justice?While the role and responsibilities of a Justice have been well defined by the Twelfth Mandate, I think it can succinctly be summed up as a fair and impartial interpretation of the law.
[spoiler=Excerpt of Article V.]Powers of the Court
(3) Procedure for constitutional matters brought before the Court will be defined by law.
(4) The Court has the power, upon being petitioned by a citizen, to strike down any general law, treaty, or policy. in whole or in part, and restrain any government action, by two-thirds vote, if such violates this Mandate or any constitutional law.
(5) The Court may, upon being petitioned by a citizen, reconcile contradictions within and between this Mandate and constitutional laws, as well as contradictions within and between general laws, by two-thirds vote, maintaining minimal disruption to the intended purposes of the contradictory provisions.
(6) The Court may interpret and clarify provisions of law when posed in a legal question, by two-thirds vote, as prescribed by law.
(7) The Court may conduct Criminal Reviews in order to determine whether a person has committed a criminal offence. Procedure for such Criminal Reviews may be established by law.[/spoiler]
Cormac Wrote:How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?317.5 kilograms, or 700 pounds of wood.