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Bill: New Justice Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libyeral Nam Ekologiin (Liberal Ecology
Status[?]: passed
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: July 3641
Description[?]:
| Reform of the current system of punishments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Current: The death penalty is applied to most minor and all major criminal offences.
Proposed: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Legality of judicial physical punishment
Old value:: Judicial corporal punishment that causes permanent injury (eg. mutilation) is legal.
Current: Judicial corporal punishment that causes permanent injury (eg. mutilation) is legal.
Proposed: All forms of physical punishment are illegal.
Article 3
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: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Public executions (if death penalty is legal).
Old value:: Executions may be carried out in public and/or be broadcast on television.
Current: Executions may be carried out in public and/or be broadcast on television.
Proposed: Executions are always carried out in private; only necessary personnel are allowed to be present, which might include spiritual advisers.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:32:26, March 23, 2014 CET | From |  Parti Minarchiste | To | Debating the New Justice Act |
| Message | Article 4 is pointless - as you are banning the death penalty - surely it should be removed. |
| Date | 13:03:54, March 23, 2014 CET | From | Libyeral Nam Ekologiin (Liberal Ecology | To | Debating the New Justice Act |
| Message | Article 4 is there as a back-up in case from the debate it becomes clear that there is not enough support to get Article 1 through and I have to remove it to get the rest of the bill through. |
| Date | 13:50:40, March 23, 2014 CET | From | Parti populaire Libéral | To | Debating the New Justice Act |
| Message | The PPL would vote in favour. |
| Date | 17:03:08, March 23, 2014 CET | From | Vrné Eslam (Green Theocracy) | To | Debating the New Justice Act |
| Message | We would oppose this. The death penalty is applied in the scriptures of both our nation's major religions. |
| Date | 15:35:45, March 24, 2014 CET | From | Parti Minarchiste | To | Debating the New Justice Act |
| Message | I will change my vote to Yes to this if the Liberal Ecology party support my position on Fish. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 97 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 53 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 51 |
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