DIAN IMPERIAL COURT

Imperial Court

Chief Justiciar (administrator of the imperial court)Technically this person is the last route of appeal before the Emperor themself. Often these are former lord lords and such.

=Imperial Justisar= - these are usually retired senators who have been law lords etc..

At a provincial Level highest rank is Law Lord followed by Magistrates.

Anyone can argue in court. There are professional 'lawyers' however.

In the Great Imperial Palace there is the 'historical' first courtroom still used only for ceremonial purposes such as appointments, state maters precided over by the Emperor which is generally only reserved for impeachments and claims made by high ranking House Members and with rare exception low ranking Imperial House members, this has never been done for anyone who was not atleast a Lord/Lady.

The Imperial Court is a single building that was designed to be the administrative facilitiy for the courts, it is next to a branch of the Imperial Archives housing legal documents. There is a steady flow of cases, handled by Justisars, including he Cheif Justisar when not occupied with Official House matters.

Traveling Justisars are still attached to the Imperial Court however they go to other locations as requried, usually for high profile cases.

The Local magistrates generally hear cases in the same building as the main administrative building for their area. The classic courtroom setup is not used by magistrates, instead it is a conference room. Depending on the need either with or without room security. Magisrates tend to dress seasonally and either wear black shorts and shirt or black tunic and slacks. In some cases heavier cloaks are worm, but seldom in hotter areas. There is no 'official' dresscode for magistrates.

Central courts

Judges use court documenets to aid in thier decisions. see also law: Dian Imperial Law

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