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Bill: The Justice Modernisation
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Conservative Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 2442
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The terms of extradition.
Old value:: The law bars the government from extraditing anyone who is a citizen of the state.
Current: Extradition to nations that practice cruel or inhumane treatment of suspects or in punishment is not allowed.
Proposed: The law does not limit the power of the government to pursue extradition treaties.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Current: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Proposed: Only a medical regulatory body can prosecute a doctor for malpractice.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Tort reform on non-civil lawsuits.
Old value:: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Current: There is no cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Proposed: Lawsuits may only be filed to force the defendent to revise their actions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Current: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Education in prisons.
Old value:: Prisoners are not given any form of education.
Current: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Proposed: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:52:00, August 10, 2007 CET | From |  Whyg-Svoboda Gruppa | To | Debating the The Justice Modernisation |
| Message | We support the criminal law articles, but the presence of civil law riders makes us uneasy. Could you separate 1-5 from 6/7? |
| Date | 15:46:39, August 10, 2007 CET | From | VonkajÅ¡Ãci | To | Debating the The Justice Modernisation |
| Message | We are hesitant to allow the introduction of extradition treaties, considering our involvement in the recent violations of international law.... |
| Date | 19:57:36, August 10, 2007 CET | From | Party of Deltarian Democrats | To | Debating the The Justice Modernisation |
| Message | We support all the articles as a step, but we oppose the last two articles and we agree you should seperate those. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 40 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 53 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 7 |
| Random fact: In order for a Cabinet bill to pass, more than half of the legislature must vote for it and all of the parties included in the proposed Cabinet must support it. If your nation has a Head of State who is also the Head of Government, then the party controlling this character must also vote for the bill, since the Head of Government is also a member of the Cabinet. If any of these requirements are not met, the bill will not pass. |
| Random quote: "Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others?" - Thomas Jefferson |