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Bill: A Bill to Completely Reform the Judicial System
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fatherland Front
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: April 5373
Description[?]:
| Emboldened by the great electoral support for the FF, the Lord Chancellor Colum Duddridge proposes his vision for a new judicial system in Luthori. |
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the administration of law.
Old value:: There are regional courts, but decisions of regional courts may be appealed to national courts (if the right to appeal exists).
Current: There are regional courts, but decisions of regional courts may be appealed to national courts (if the right to appeal exists).
Proposed: There is a uniform system of courts across the nation.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to trial by jury (if there are courts)
Old value:: Local governments decide who has the right to trial by jury.
Current: Individuals accused of serious crimes have the right to trial by jury.
Proposed: No one is allowed a trial by jury.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Legality of judicial physical punishment
Old value:: All forms of physical punishment are illegal.
Current: All forms of physical punishment are illegal.
Proposed: Judicial corporal punishment (eg. caning or flogging) is legal.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Torture is never allowed.
Current: Torture is never allowed.
Proposed: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:52:51, October 04, 2023 CET | From |  Labour Party | To | Debating the A Bill to Completely Reform the Judicial System |
| Message | Mr. Duddridge, Did you lost your mind? Who on earth would really support a crackdown on the independent judiciary? Ralph Henry, President of Socialist Liberal Party. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 236 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 405 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 9 |
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| Random quote: "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences. " - P. J. O Rourke |