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Bill: Appeal Act (2145)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Deltarian Nationalist 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 2147
Description[?]:
A prisoner should only have the right to appeal against his sentence if after review it is found that there were mistakes made in his case. Appeals against a verdict when the trial was held properly would show a lack of faith in the judicial system. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to appeal against a judgement rendered by a court.
Old value:: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Current: Every person has the right to appeal against a judgement and to have it reviewed by a higher court.
Proposed: Judgements may only be appealed against for grave procedural errors.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes | Total Seats: 78 | ||||||
no |
Total Seats: 291 | ||||||
abstain | Total Seats: 31 |
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