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I agree with your goal of making the treaty repeal process clearer. I am not sure I agree that the RA should be able to repeal a treaty without the delegate's support, since that could have just as big an effect on our foreign affairs as negotiating and signing one does.

It's not that doing anything illegal is necessarily grosse misconduct. It's that the court finding that someone did something illegal is going to be used against them in a criminal trial, and that's likely to destroy the impartiality of the trial - or the public perception thereof. Plus, we...

I believe the above is the list of things we might reference in our ruling. An action, not a policy. There's a big difference - a delegate can have the legal authority to issue a policy and have that policy turn out to be illegal without necessarily committing gross misconduct, such as if they...

Ruling of the Court of The North PacificIn regards to the judicial inquiry filed by abc on the Delegate's Power to Staff the Executive Branch Opinion drafted by [[name]], joined by [[name(s)]], with [[name(s)]] [abstaining | dissenting] The Court took into consideration the inquiry filed here...

Scuze me your Chief Justiceness, but where are the discussion threads for the two R4Rs completed in the previous term? I cannot find them in the Private Justice Archive, and I cannot find them in the Declassified Justice Archive, and I cannot find them in the Judicial Review Archive, and I...

Oh, that's a good catch - it should be "individuals". Not even residency should be legally required, imo.

Hmm. We could note in the ruling that Eluvatar concurred in part and abstained in part, and you and I can make the call on how to handle the RMB ruling. Or, we could write a ruling that elu hates and force him to dissent in full. :D

I think I've changed my mind on the screenshots, given #1 above. If we're ruling broadly on the delegate's ability to staff the executive, we don't need the details of who said or saw what and when. If ABC gets around to providing them that's fine, but I don't think we need to wait until he does...

@The Wiganese Islands passes admin check. Need a second opinion on Narwhal

A few additional thoughts: 1) I think the AG is right that we cannot rule on the specifics of this case - to declare that ABC's free speech was violated is tantamount to declaring Pallaith guilty of grosse misconduct, and I have no doubt that such a ruling would be used in a trial if that were...

Hmm. I think it could matter, depending on the content - and depending on whether Pallaith was specifically aware of that content. For example, if the TGs show that ABC behaved badly, and Pallaith knew that, that's solid rationale for removing him from his positions. But if the TGs are friendly...

Fair point, I had forgotten about that.

Yeah I think if we go with DMs being appointed by the delegate, and fully optional, and the minister able to select people to serve as senior staff without making them government officials, we'll achieve much the same result with respect to DS and DAG serving in ministries. They won't be able to...

Hm. I think not. This is clearest cut in the case of being part of the FA ministry. If the delegate tells you not to represent TNP in a particular way abroad, and you do it anyway, it's likely that that would have consequences for our foreign affairs. TITO would have been well within their...

I think there may be two key distinctions between Tomb's case and this review. 1) Flem was a private citizen, seeking entrance into a body where applications are typically accepted pro forma. ABC, meanwhile, was a government official (gameside advocate), and made reference to his prior service...

ABC has filed and Bootsie has accepted, so I figured we should open a thread. I think we should consider a longer than typical briefing period for this r4r - I suspect a number of people may want to weigh in, and may need some time to do so. I, for one, would like to hear from the delegate...

If you make the change in clause 2, you do not need the change to clause 3. However, I don't think the change to clause 2 is ideal - see below. Justices are not currently granted the power to appoint officials, so this change has no meaning and I don't like it. If there is interest in granting...

Sure. I nanim u.

Don't call people imbeciles.

Thank you everyone! I look forward to serving you again this term.

I, SillyString, do hereby solemnly swear that during my term as Justice, I will uphold the ideals of Democracy, Freedom, and Justice of The Region of The North Pacific. I will use the powers and rights granted to me through The North Pacific Constitution and Legal Code in a legal, responsible...

Done.

Absence is defined within the law, it's not just anybody who's gone - it refers to people who are, by law, temporarily incapable of serving in their office. For example, when serving as Delegate, the Vice Delegate is legally absent from the Vice Delegacy. I was not disagreeing with the conflict...

Oh gosh no. Spanx are for the Speaker!

My stance on this is that there should be a coordination between the people who are classified as "government officials", and the people who wield government power. For example, Deputy Speakers are able to wield the power of the Speaker to put bills to vote, to admit or deny citizens, and so...

Court Justice (select up to 3): Eluvatar | bootsie Would you like to reopen nominations? No

Thank you! Court Commando :D

I think that most of the time, it does not take the Court much time to agree on a decision about the specific question that was asked in a request for review. However, some of our worst rulings have been issued by courts that stopped there, rather than also considering the implications of the...

Thanks! ...I think. :P

This king, anyway!! :P Hello! I am SillyString, current chief justice and long time member of the court. I have written a number of rulings during my terms which I am quite proud of. I do not like to campaign for policy objectives that I will pursue as justice, because I think the Court is not...