HIGH COURT OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Formal resignation of Justice Nat 5 February 2021   As may be recalled, I announced last December that I intended to resign at or around the end of January this year (link). I have finalised my last case and the Assembly is considering a nominee to fill my seat. As such, I believe it is now appropriate for me to resign. My time on the Court has been the highlight of my TSP career. I thank my fellow justices for maintaining such a collegial atmosphere in chambers and wish them all the best for the future. I also want to express my gratitude to the people of this region for their willingness to allow the Court to do its work, and for their involvement through providing submissions on various cases (which I often find to be quite helpful). While I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on the Court, real-life circumstances mean that I must step aside. I may one day seek to return to the bench. Regardless, I plan to keep an eye on the Court as a private citizen; it is, in my "unbiased" opinion, the best judiciary in all of NationStates.

Former Associate Justice of the High Court of the South Pacific (4 December 2019 to 5 February 2021)

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HIGH COURT OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Statement on the Resignation of Justice Nat 04 February 2021 Justice Nat submitted today their resignation from the High Court. In their time on the bench Justice Nat has been one of the preeminent legal minds of the South Pacific, helping shape both the course of regional law and the administrative rules of the judiciary, as well as holding their fellow Justices to higher standards and, through this, improving the quality of legal discourse in the region. The Court wishes them the very best in their future endeavours and hopes to see them again on the bench, should the future lead them back to it.

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HIGH COURT OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Press Release on Updates to the Online Rulings Consultation System 15 February 2021 The Online Rulings Consultation System has been updated to consider all cases submitted since the foundation of the Coalition in 2003, each of whom has been properly documented and assigned the necessary codification. In addition, a tab has been added with a detailed explanation of the case codification system employed by the Court. It is the hope of the Court that this expanded record will be of use to the general public and anyone interested in learning about the judicial history of the South Pacific.

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HIGH COURT OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Press Release on the Resolution of Dormant Cases 06 March 2021 The High Court has issued determinations of justiciability and findings of probable cause on 11 cases that were never fully considered. These cases, dating back to the days of the Ministry of Justice in 2012, refer to issues that may have been relevant at the time of submission but by and large were no longer so. The Court did admit case [1712.HQ] Citizen Participation in Election Campaigns and looks forward to duly considering this case, in spite of the time that was passed since its submission; a fitting reminder that the Court will always deliver its promise of a fair and unbiased interpretation of the law, no matter how long that may take. The cases that have been considered are listed below: [1203.MC] A Mean Old Man v. Antariel (Submitted 14 March 2012) [1204.MC] Milograd v. Johnson (Submitted 17 March 2012) [1518.HQ] Access to the courts by non citizens (Submitted 02 April 2015) [1523.HQ] Executive Action Challenge (Submitted 08 April 2015) [1601.HQ] Administrators and Citizeship Removals (Submitted 10 January 2016) [1602.HQ] On the legality of Hileville and the Cabinet's actions of 21 January (Submitted 22 January 2016) [1604.HQ] On the State of Emergency (Submitted 01 February 2016) [1606.HA] Appeal of [1605.HQ] On Candidate Eligibility (Submitted 14 February 2016) [1712.HQ] Citizen Participation in Election Campaigns (Submitted 08 June 2017) [1807.HR] Appeal: Legislator application (Submitted 18 May 2018) [1810.HC] New Haudenosaunee Confederacy v. Auphelia (Submitted 28 June 2018)

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HIGH COURT OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Press Release on the July 2021 Report on Sunshine Act Compliance 07 July 2021 A batch of 10 threads from 2020 has been disclosed in compliance with the Sunshine Act. These threads include case deliberations, policy discussions, chat logs and other internal exchanges. It is the hope of the High Court that these threads will be useful to all members of the public, present and future, as a source of historical and legal research. A detailed report of the threads disclosed, including links to each, may be found in this report.

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HIGH COURT OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Press Release on the Opinion of [2105.HQ] Requirements of OWL Recommendations and Cabinet Override Powers 04 Sep 2021 Chief Justice Kringle will deliver the opinion of the Court on the matter of [2105.HQ] Requirements of OWL Recommendations and Cabinet Override Powers on 04 Set 2021 12:00 UTC. Chief Justice Kris Kringle will answer questions from the public thereafter.

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HIGH COURT OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Press Release on the Opinion of [2106.HQ] Legality of Embassy Closure Operations Against Regions that Espouse Hateful Ideologies 11 Oct 2021 Chief Justice Kringle will deliver the opinion of the Court on the matter of [2106.HQ] Legality of Embassy Closure Operations Against Regions that Espouse Hateful Ideologies on 12 Oct 2021 18:00 UTC. Chief Justice Kringle will answer questions from the public thereafter.

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