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TAC Saxton · 02-22-2015, 06:21 PM

Would I be write in assuming "organized crime" takes espionage into account?

~~Unibot~~ · 02-22-2015, 06:32 PM

Nope, it's an additional crime to espionage; I just accidentally forgot to include it. Tounge

Article 5: Criminal Code

1. Treason shall be defined as plotting against the Coalition, seeking to lower the delegate's endorsement count without his or her consent, breaking the endorsement cap after receiving an official warning, aiding any entity in which the Coalition is taking defensive action against, or any entity in which a state of war exists with.
2. Identity fraud shall be defined as a deception made of one's self, or knowingly abetting in another's claims to a false identity, wherein this fraud threatens the security of The South Pacific, or circumvents the laws and legal processes of The South Pacific.
3. Espionage shall be defined as an act of or attempt to obtain information that is confidential or not made publicly available for use by oneself or an entity one represents. Distribution of private information that originates on the South Pacific Forum without the express written permission of the Cabinet of the South Pacific shall be considered Espionage.
4. Blackmail shall be defined as demanding private gains from a player in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information.
5. Miscarriage of Justice shall be defined as a deliberate perversion of the justice system - conduct which prevents the judiciary from reaching a true and just result.
6. Organised crime shall be defined as involvement in a group or association with the intent of committing an unlawful act in The South Pacific.
7. Corruption shall be defined as the misuse of public office for private or personal advantage.
8. Electoral Fraud shall be defined as a manipulation of the democratic process in The South Pacific, wherein an organised body of abettors conspire to obtain citizenship with the intent to vote for private or personal advantage.
9. Vexatious Charges shall be defined as the filing of criminal charges against another player despite the filing party's knowledge that that said charges were meritless, frivolous, repetitive, and/or burdensome.
10. Conduct violations shall be defined as breaking in-game NationStates rules.

Article 6: Penal Code

1. If found guilty of an act of treason, the offending nation will be immediately banned from the in-game region and offsite forums.
2. Conduct violations are punishable by immediate ejection and banishment from the region, albeit punished parties may appeal this decision to the court. In most cases, nations that appeal the decision and apologize should expect to have their ban lifted.
3. If found guilty of any other crime listed above, the Judiciary will determine a sentence. The sentence must be proportionate to the offense.

Aramanchovia · 02-22-2015, 08:00 PM

What exactly is an abettor? Not a term I am familiar with, but can guess the context from the rest of the clause.

Just a tip for anyone writing legislation, please try to use words that everyone can understand, as not everyone here has English as a first language. I do and there are terms I never really ever hear being used that are getting added to legislation. Can see it being much worse for others.

TAC Saxton · 02-22-2015, 09:05 PM

Abettor

one who instigates, encourages or assists another to commit an offence.

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Ryccia · 02-22-2015, 09:16 PM

(02-22-2015, 06:32 PM)Unibot Wrote: Nope, it's an additional crime to espionage; I just accidentally forgot to include it.

Article 5: Criminal Code

1. Treason shall be defined as plotting against the Coalition, seeking to lower the delegate's endorsement count without his or her consent, breaking the endorsement cap after receiving an official warning, aiding any entity in which the Coalition is taking defensive action against, or any entity in which a state of war exists with.
2. Identity fraud shall be defined as a deception made of one's self, or knowingly abetting in another's claims to a false identity, wherein this fraud threatens the security of The South Pacific, or circumvents the laws and legal processes of The South Pacific.
3. Espionage shall be defined as an act of or attempt to obtain information that is confidential or not made publicly available for use by oneself or an entity one represents. Distribution of private information that originates on the South Pacific Forum without the express written permission of the Cabinet of the South Pacific shall be considered Espionage.
4. Blackmail shall be defined as demanding private gains from a player in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information.
5. Miscarriage of Justice shall be defined as a deliberate perversion of the justice system - conduct which prevents the judiciary from reaching a true and just result.
6. Organised crime shall be defined as involvement in a group or association with the intent of committing an unlawful act in The South Pacific.
7. Corruption shall be defined as the misuse of public office for private or personal advantage.
8. Electoral Fraud shall be defined as a manipulation of the democratic process in The South Pacific, wherein an organised body of abettors conspire to obtain citizenship with the intent to vote for private or personal advantage.
9. Vexatious Charges shall be defined as the filing of criminal charges against another player despite the filing party's knowledge that that said charges were meritless, frivolous, repetitive, and/or burdensome.
10. Conduct violations shall be defined as breaking in-game NationStates rules.

Article 6: Penal Code

1. If found guilty of an act of treason, the offending nation will be immediately banned from the in-game region and offsite forums.
2. Conduct violations are punishable by immediate ejection and banishment from the region, albeit punished parties may appeal this decision to the court. In most cases, nations that appeal the decision and apologize should expect to have their ban lifted.
3. If found guilty of any other crime listed above, the Judiciary will determine a sentence. The sentence must be proportionate to the offense.

This is one I like the most.

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Lord Ravenclaw · 02-23-2015, 01:12 PM

I'll second this.

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**Farengeto** · 02-23-2015, 04:49 PM

I still cannot support the removal of demation as long as individuals are still being charged with it, as Chief Justice I must once again demand this vote be delayed until after the trial!

Aramanchovia · 02-23-2015, 06:39 PM

Too late. Unibot has already made the voting topic.

***Kris Kringle*** · 02-23-2015, 06:45 PM

If the concern is that the disappearance of the crime would make the trial void, I think it's reasonable to assume that the trial would go on, since it was made based on charges that existed, at the time of their filing.

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***sandaoguo*** · 02-23-2015, 07:49 PM

If the Assembly repeals the crime and the removes the punishment from the penal code, I don't see how the Court can continue hearing the case, let alone reach a verdict.