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| − | The '''Pantocratorian criminal code''' consists of several acts of the [[Pantocratorian Imperial Parliament]] and imperial decrees, most notably the '''Edict Standardising Crimes of 1572''' (issued at [[New Rome]] by [[Constantine XIII Comnenus|Emperor Constantine XIII]]), the '''New Constantinian Code of 1650''' (issued at [[New Rome]] by [[Constantine XX Comnenus]]), and the '''Imperial Crimes Act''' (passed in 1712 by the [[Pantocratorian Imperial Parliament|Imperial Parliament]] and amended several times since). Since the advent of the [[Thibault Drapeur|Drapeur]] Government, a movement to simplify the myriad of different edicts and pieces of legislation into one criminal code act has gained some political momentum in certain elements of the [[Pantocratorian Socialist Alliance]] and [[Constantinople Party]]. The following is a non-exhaustive discussion of the criminal code in effect in [[Pantocratoria]]. | + | The '''Pantocratorian criminal code''' consists of several acts of the [[Pantocratorian Imperial Parliament]] and imperial decrees, most notably the '''Edict Standardising Crimes of 1572''' (issued at [[New Rome]] by [[Constantine XIII Comnenus|Emperor Constantine XIII]]), the '''New Constantinian Code of 1650''' (issued at [[New Rome]] by [[Constantine XX Comnenus|Emperor Constantine XX]]), and the '''Imperial Crimes Act''' (passed in 1712 by the [[Pantocratorian Imperial Parliament|Imperial Parliament]] and amended several times since). Since the advent of the [[Thibault Drapeur|Drapeur]] Government, a movement to simplify the myriad of different edicts and pieces of legislation into one criminal code act has gained some political momentum in certain elements of the [[Pantocratorian Socialist Alliance]] and [[Constantinople Party]]. The following is a non-exhaustive discussion of the criminal code in effect in [[Pantocratoria]]. |
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Revision as of 05:38, 29 November 2005
The Pantocratorian criminal code consists of several acts of the Pantocratorian Imperial Parliament and imperial decrees, most notably the Edict Standardising Crimes of 1572 (issued at New Rome by Emperor Constantine XIII), the New Constantinian Code of 1650 (issued at New Rome by Emperor Constantine XX), and the Imperial Crimes Act (passed in 1712 by the Imperial Parliament and amended several times since). Since the advent of the Drapeur Government, a movement to simplify the myriad of different edicts and pieces of legislation into one criminal code act has gained some political momentum in certain elements of the Pantocratorian Socialist Alliance and Constantinople Party. The following is a non-exhaustive discussion of the criminal code in effect in Pantocratoria.
Murder
There are several categories of the crime of murder, ranked here in order of severity. Note that some murders are classified as treason in Pantocratoria and thus are listed in that section. The combination of any of the following types of murder with rape or torture perpetrated against the same victim, or the commission of five or more separate murders, make the death penalty available (but never compulsory) to the judge in passing sentence.
Murder of a Worthy of the Empire
The murder of a nobleman, a knight of the Order of the Pantocrator, a judge, a member of parliament, a military officer of rank OF4 or higher, or a churchman of the rank of bishop or higher. Typically punished by a term of thirty years to life in prison, the death sentence is also available to judges for this crime.
Mass Murder
The murder of five of more persons in one criminal act. Typically punished by a term of thirty years to life in prison, the death sentence is also available to judges for this crime.
Murder of an Officer of the Emperor's Justice
The murder of a police officer, criminal law attorney, court bailiff, or any person enacting a warrant, summons or other command issued in the name of the Crown (for instance, a judge's clerk serving a summons). In the Despotate of New Constantinople, the charge of Murder of an Officer of the Despot's Justice is identical. Typically punished by a term of thirty years to life in prison.
Murder of an Imperial Citizen
The murder of a person holding Pantocratorian citizenship. In the Despotate of New Constantinople, the charge of Murder of a Citizen of the Despotate is identical. Typically punished by a term of twenty five years to life in prison.
Murder
The murder of a person not holding Pantocratorian citizenship. Typically punished by a term of twenty to thirty years in prison.
Manslaughter
There are several different categories of manslaughter, none permitting a sentence of more than twenty years in prison, and many not requiring any term of imprisonment at all, depending on the judge.
Rape
There are several categories of the crime of rape, ranked here in order of severity. Note that some rapes are classified as treason in Pantocratoria and thus are listed in that section. All the verbiage surrounding the crime of rape in the various pieces of legislation and edicts on the matter regard the victim of such a crime as exclusively female, with the exception of sodomy, although most legal authorities hold that it wasn't the intent of the authors of such laws that men not also enjoy protection from the crimes they described - this assertion has yet to be tested in a court of appeal. It should also be noted that Pantocratoria has no formal age of consent for a charge of statutory rape - instead there is charge of Consensual Rape which covers (amongst other things), consensual sexual contact with a minor.
Rape of a Worthy of the Empire
The rape of a noblewoman, the wife or daughter of a knight of the Order of the Pantocrator, a judge or a judge's wife or daughter, a member of parliament or a wife or daughter of the same, or a military officer of rank OF4 or higher (but not the wife or daughter of the same). Typically punished by a term of twenty to forty years in prison.
Rape of a Nun
The rape of a woman belonging to a religious or lay order. Typically punished by a term of twenty to forty years in prison.
Rape of a Citizen
The rape of a citizen or the wife or daughter of a citizen who is herself not a citizen. Typically punished by a term of ten to twenty years in prison.
Rape
The rape of a woman not holding Pantocratorian citizenship and not either married to or the daughter of such a person. Typically punished by a term of up to ten years in prison.
Sodomy
Defined as any sort of sexual penetration other than vaginal intercourse, various United Nations resolutions on the matter of homosexual rights have resulted in changes to the criminal code such that consensual acts which would have been previously held to be criminal acts of sodomy are no longer criminal. Previously both persons engaged in a consensual act could be prosecuted for the crime of sodomy, which sometimes led to one person claiming that the contact was non-consensual to avoid prosecution. The charge now only covers non-consensual anal or oral penetration, and is typically punished by a term of twenty to thirty years in prison.
Consensual Rape
Any consensual sexual penetration with a girl whose age at the time of the aforementioned sexual contact was such that the Church would refuse to marry her to the perpetrator (including such relationships where the perpetrator who is similarly underage), or with one's sister, half-sister, mother, daughter, grandmother, granddaughter, adopted daughter, step-mother, mother-in-law, or sister-in-law. Typically punishable by a term of up to ten years in prison and/or a fine and community service.
Lesser Sexual Assault
Any non-consensual sexual contact in which there was no penetration which has not been committed as part of a criminal transaction which included any criminal act of penetration. A man cannot be charged with lesser sexual assault against his wife, nor vice-versa. Typically punishable by a term of up to five years in prison and/or a fine and community service.
