Civil Damages Act, 1804

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ACT OF THE IMPERIAL DIET

13th of Owyn’s Light, 1804

 

CIVIL DAMAGES ACT

Introduced in the Commons

Passed in the House of Commons & House of Lords

We, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, do so release, in accordance with the Public Record Act of 1751 & beneath the authorization of the Crown, this Act of the Imperial Diet. It shall, as assented within the purview of the Crown, henceforth be enacted and executed as laws, as this document shall serve as the official confirmation of ascension of the Crown. And so it shall, as demanded of the Crown, be transcribed within the Orenian Revised Code wherein this Act of the Imperial Diet shall remain until amended.

 

INTRODUCTION

In the attempt to ease the functions of the civil trials of Oren, the following bill shall allow a more defined system of the Courts to judge on the requirements and validity of the civil charges presented. This shall ensure all citizens of the Holy Orenian Empire does not unneededly suffer damages from cases, wherein the judgement of civil trial is on the line. Furthermore, it provides an easier alternative to the idea of rewriting the entirety of the Lex Haraccene, whereas it would result in the same. 

 

SECTION I:

Amendment to the Legal Procedure Act, CH611.01C: 

Following section of the Judiciary Act: 

“611.01C - Invoking a Civil Trial

(i) An Imperial subject may submit a Petition for Summons to the Court to summon another entity with legal personality, including governmental agencies of the Crown but not the Crown itself, on civil charges;

(ii) A Circuit Court Justice may assign themselves, or be assigned by the Supreme Court, to any Subpoena that falls within their jurisdiction;

(iii) A Petitions for Summons should clearly lay out exactly the laws the allege party allegedly violated, followed by a precise account of the circumstances that clearly demonstrates the alleged violation;”

 

Shall be amended to : 

“611.01C - Invoking a Civil Trial

(i) An Imperial subject may submit a Petition for Summons to the Court to summon another entity with legal personality, including governmental agencies of the Crown but not the Crown itself, on civil charges;

(iA) All civil charges shall be based within the three civil damages, wherein one of the three is required to be present within the civil charges, these damages shall be;

    (iAi) Physical Damages, to the person themselves;

(iAii) Financial Damages, to the accounts or income of the individual;

(iAiii) Social Damages, to the reputation and standing of the individual;

(iB) All laws of the Orenian Revised Code are allowed to be pursued within a civil case, including those of Lex Criminalis, are one of the three damages present within the charges presented; 

(ii) A Circuit Court Justice may assign themselves, or be assigned by the Supreme Court, to any Subpoena that falls within their jurisdiction;

(iii) A Petitions for Summons should clearly lay out exactly the laws the allege party allegedly violated, followed by a precise account of the circumstances that clearly demonstrates the alleged violation;

 

As introduced by,

    Representative OPHELIA VAN WICK,

On This Owyn’s Light, 1804.

 

As co-sponsored by,

    Representative IDRIES IRULAN.

 

As penned by,

    Legal Archivist ZAVIER CARRANZA.

 

As affirmed by,

    Her Excellency, the Director of Civil Affairs,

    Princess JOSEPHINE AUGUSTA.

 

    Issued and proclaimed,

    Joseph II, by the grace of GOD Holy Orenian Emperor, forever August, King of Renatus, Curon, Salvus and Seventis, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Adria, Novellen and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Highlanders and Farfolk, etcetera.