Judiciary

[Joe Harker]

Can someone explain what this is in terms of the demogame please.

 

[ravensfire]

I'll start by quoting the Constitution:

Article F - Judiciary

1. The Judicial Branch will consist of the Chief Justice, Public Defender, and Judge Advocate.
2. These three justices are tasked with upholding, clarifying and reviewing all changes to the Constitution and its supporting laws through Judicial Reviews, and upholding the rights of all citizens through Investigations.
3. The Judiciary will carry out all its tasks in a fair and timely manner.
4. Any poll by the judiciary for which the primary subject is an individual or impacts upon an individual must be private.
5. A lower form of law may specify judicial procedures and standards for the conduct of Judicial Reviews and Citizen Complaints. If the law does not define such procedures, then the responsibility for setting procedures is granted to the Judiciary.

The Judiciary is there to answer any questions about the rules, and resolve any disputes about those rules. They are there to help determine if a rule was violated by a citizen.

Ideally, the Judiciary is a very boring office, with nothing to do. Sometimes it gets busy, and sometimes it gets quite chaotic.

-- War

 

[Falcon02]

Article F - Judiciary

1. The Judicial Branch will consist of the Chief Justice, Public Defender, and Judge Advocate.
2. These three justices are tasked with upholding, clarifying and reviewing all changes to the Constitution and its supporting laws through Judicial Reviews, and upholding the rights of all citizens through Investigations.
3. The Judiciary will carry out all its tasks in a fair and timely manner.
4. Any poll by the judiciary for which the primary subject is an individual or impacts upon an individual must be private.
5. A lower form of law may specify judicial procedures and standards for the conduct of Judicial Reviews and Citizen Complaints. If the law does not define such procedures, then the responsibility for setting procedures is granted to the Judiciary.

Link to Full Constitution

So in essence a simular role to the Supreme Court in American politics, they help to keey the peace and make sure that the laws are not voilated. When someone suspects the laws have violated they are responsible for pursueing the matter to determine if the laws were in fact violated, and what if any punishment should be given. The people give the final votes as to guilt/punishment though, but the Judiciary organizes everything, particularly the investigation.

EDIT: it seems ravensfire beat me by 3 minutes on posting the constitution excert.

 

[jdubdixon]

This doesn't make sense to me though. When will citivens do something that will need action.

 

[fed1943]

jdubdixon, an action demanding an imediate judicature measure, IMHO:

I post a poll:
1) Turn player hold the mouse in his right hand and declare war to every civ;
2) Turn player hold the mouse in his left hand and declare war to every civ;
3) Abstain.

Best regards,

 

[ravensfire]

This doesn't make sense to me though. When will citivens do something that will need action.

Quite a bit!

We, as citizens, vote each term to determine our leaders. During the term, we participate in discussions about in-game and meta-game actions, plans and strategies. Our leaders will poll some topics, where we choose the course of action. Citizens can also post polls, called initiatives, that will direct the future of our nation.

The Judiciary is there only as a referee. They handle the questions about when rule A and rule B conflict - who wins? If there is a rule broken, they manage the investigation and trial, but the citizens ultimately make the decision.

I'm hoping that you'll find the Judiciary be fairly quiet this DG.

-- Ravensfire

 

[ravensfire]

jdubdixon, an action demanding an imediate judicature measure, IMHO:

I post a poll:
1) Turn player hold the mouse in his right hand and declare war to every civ;
2) Turn player hold the mouse in his left hand and declare war to every civ;
3) Abstain.

Best regards,

Well, actually, probably not.

The Judiciary is there to prevent illegal measures, not foolish ones. Were I a member of the Judiciary called upon to determine if that was a valid measure, I would say that it was, but that it was incredibly foolish, and unlikely to actually result in anything.

-- Ravensfire

 

[fed1943]

Well, I think said foolish poll would also be illegal.
Disguised by the choice "right"/"left" it tries to corner and bypass citizens will,
taking out peace and,so, leaving war as the only possible "choice".
This imaginary post (and any other not so evident) should be "killed" since its
start.

Best regards,

 

[Joe Harker]

who appoints the judicary, i would pefer them to be elected although i am willing to accept them being appointed on the grounds that a vote of no confidence can be launched against them

 

[ice2k4]

The Judiciary is elected and nominations are going on right now (in the DemoGame II forum)

The 3 Judiciary positions are Chief Justice, Public Defender, Judge Advocate.

 

[Joe Harker]

how often do elections take place, once a month?

 

[ice2k4]

Yes it takes place once a term (a term is equal to one month.)

 

[Joe Harker]

cheers, everyone