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This is an incredibly ill thought out piece of legislation.

This isn't a very good idea. The Court lays out an appropriate framework for when evidence may be redacted.

I am torn between voting in favour and urging to abstain. In any case, a vote against is plainly wrong. CAIN conflates actually fighting against Nazis and playing an online game. In doing so, it cheapens the actual fight for the safety of those persecuted by Nazis. The best example for this...

Yes, but only after the fact, as far as I can tell. And only from the WAD. Step 1 should be to contact the natives, imo.

I don't think we should be rewarding lack of consultation with natives with a SC badge -- probably what the authors here are really after. To clarify, this is not an issue that's endemic to invaders, although given that safety of the region is probably not their concern, it further reinforces...

I'm not sure that a resolution allowing member states not to recognise patent law is such a terrible thing. Think of RL: There is no supernational law requiring it of all states. If it causes trade issues, those can be resolved via negotiation.

I think my point has been misconstrued. It's not that I anticipate Admins would ever manually adjust an account's status so to ensure a person cannot gain citizenship. However, by making being a "validated" account a prerequisite for citizenship, and otherwise remaining entirely silent on...

Admins can place a forum user in the "validating" group manually, thereby (arguably entirely lawfully) preventing them from ever successfully applying for citizenship.

I can also appreciate the statement (I think?) this is attempting to make, even if I believe it to be unnecessary. There is often an attempt in NS to sounds 'legalistic' (often failing at that), at the expense of plain English drafting. Indeed, in many jurisdictions, new legislation is being...

The region was refounded 321 days ago. A liberation would do nothing, other than tickle TI's ... you know what. The UDL's region has always been The United Defenders League, anyway, to my recollection. Reading the first letter of each clause backwards, it even spells INVADER.

I've had my share of disagreements with BT, but it's beyond ludicrous to conceive of him as undeserving.

Sure, a perfectly-informed citizen who has read the entire trial. But there's a reason judges are under obligation to be actively involved in the trial, so to reach the correct decision. They are also bound by oaths of office, et cetera. I could vote (not) to uphold a sentence because I hate...

Judges are far better placed to sentence defendants, being privy to the entire trial, than the citizenry at large.

I anticipate that this Treaty will be ratified here. I also think that is a great shame. As someone for whom the organisation of neo-Nazis is an actual concern that has had an actual impact on me, this is not a positive thing in any way. My opinions regarding Nazism in NS are well-known, I...

I'd like to apologise for my absence - I've been somewhat sick, and now on a weekend getaway. I will not be back home before Monday.

Indeed, it has never!! Ever!!! Happened that RL suddenly got in one's way.

Sorry, pressed the wrong button there. We don't see any issues that would arise out of getting it all out of the way at once, apart from not being able to get rulings from the moderating Justice on admissibility between the two examinations.

While it's true that Section 3(12) seems to suggest that a cross-examination needs to occur after the deposition, in fairness to witnesses, it seems more reasonable to hold them sequentially. We do I've just received a PM from Flem which unfortunately does seem to indicate that we will not both...

It... Really doesn't matter whether you have them in cross, or as "hostile witnesses". If you see such a distinction, let me know. Until then, it makes no sense for the defence to examine-in-chief the prosecution's primary witnesses.

Actually, it appears that it is you who does not understanding the concept of a 'hostile witness'. In at least every RL jurisdiction I'm familiar with, a hostile witness is one whose actual evidence is contrary to your case. You cannot presume a hostile witness, only ask for one to be declared...

If defence counsel has any substantiated allegation of lack of professionalism to put forward, he should do so. Until then, he should actually advance this trial by responding here or via PM as to the scheduling of depositions.

I believe that just about every post of mine at the least implies that they will be giving testimony-in-chief for the prosecution. Indeed, my latest one has stated that "Pierconium and Aleisyr will be testifying for the prosecution." The Court's rules require verification of screenshots, and so...

On a few points of general principle: I would suggest not relying on what is merely perceived to be "understood practice in real life courts". Evidence law is, especially recently, evolving. Even within the English legal tradition, codification has led to changes. Different jurisdictions do have...

Your honour, we would suggest 12pm UTC on 14 October for a deposition of Pierconium, if that works for everyone. It seems as if another extension will be necessary.

Given the various requests made by the defence, and the lack of progress in scheduling depositions, I do believe an extension is warranted. I think another four days is reasonable.

Indeed. We believe that the current request is too wide, and needs to be narrowed before it can even be reasonably raised. As of now, we do not believe that defence has made its case for any subpoena to be issued.

With regards to the depositions, if we could reach an acceptable time to take evidence from Pierconium and Aleisyr, that should substantially advance the progress of the trial. Given the time zones, I would suggest that sometime early in the week, around 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 12am AEDT may work...

Your honours, we would note our preliminary objection to that request. Defence counsel has claimed that such evidence would have great probative value in determining whether New Kenya is a "criminal mastermind with the potential to overthrow the region" or not. However, we would submit that...

I am in favour of allowing the Delegate to vote on WA proposals as they please. However, I do believe that the power in exceptional circumstances. I believe that non-compliance with WAACS, unless extraordinary, is not such a circumstance. The Delegate should exercise their discretion when a...

(1) While I do not mind legislation to clear up outdated references or any other drafting issues, we shouldn't refer to there being any ambiguity. If intent is clear, there is no ambiguity. It's as simple as that. (2) The courts, and consequently any authority conferred with any powers...