A Council on Justice Reform

[BenevolentManacles 2232]

 

The Senate and it’s Candidates,

Justices and Solicitors,

Legal minds of the Empire,

 

I write to you in the wake of the most recent case, the Crown v. Carrington, with numerous complaints on the nature of the system of justice we have thus far utilized and enacted. I have attempted to set precedence within the boundaries of the system we have established, but I have reached the limit of what I can do.

 

I call for another justice reform, something creating a judicial body separate from the Cabinet, one which can operate without the constant oversight of the Solicitor-General in the organization of the courts, one that is malleable and can withstand the test of time.

 

I invite you all to join me at my estate, where I hope to entreat you with my proposals and discuss yours with you in an effort to create a system following some key principles, outlined here.

 

• Malleability
  • The Court requires flexibility with regard to which justices can attend which trials due both to a lack of justices, the nature of certain cases, and the constantly shifting legal landscape of the Empire. This flexibility can be regulated by the system’s internal hierarchy to ensure it is not overused. 
• Independence
  • The Court should not require other branches of government or individual persons to act for it to operate. This renders the Court incapable of regulating legal overreach by persons or bodies of government.
• Leadership
  • The Court requires a distinct internal hierarchy with a definitive leader to establish Court-wide precedence, principles, and self-regulation in order to operate as an independent branch.
• Influence
  • The Court should not be strangled by regulation from the other branches, and be capable of utilizing the mechanisms to enhance its flexibility with relative freedom.
• Accountability
  • The Court should be held accountable for failures to self regulate and errors in the use of it’s system, through potential impeachment and removal by the Imperial Senate

 

((Contact me on discord to schedule. TangoIsPointless #3486))

 

Sir John d’Arkent, KCHE

Duke of Sunholdt, Baron of Selm

Justice of the Supreme Court