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1. The Chief Justice will decide which cases to try.
2. Selection of Attorneys
   1. Attorneys will be chosen before the start of any trial.
   2. No more than eight days will be allowed for the selection of attorneys.
   3. Any person may choose to be their own attorney.
   4. In criminal cases, the Ministry of Justice will provide an attorney to the defense if they request it or do not choose an attorney.
   5. The Chief Justice may dismiss any attorney who ignores judicial procedure and order a new one be chosen.
3. Scheduling Trials.
   1. The Chief Justice will confer with the prosecution and defense separately about which times and dates they would be willing to hold the trial on. The Chief Justice will then confer with the Court and decide a time and date for the trial.
   2. The time and date chosen will be one when the prosecution, defense and the Chief Justice can be present, and the prosecution and defense will have sufficient evidence.
   3. During a trial an attorney may ask the trial to be recessed and resumed later. The Chief Justice will grant or deny all such requests at their discretion.
   4. If a trial is recessed or not concluded at the end of the chosen time and date, a new time and date when the trial may resume will be chosen.
4. Attorneys may present evidence and witness testimony.
   1. Attorneys will present all evidence and witness testimony they wish to use to the Chief Justice before the trial.
   2. The Chief Justice may bar evidence or testimony if they believe it to be irrelevant or inappropriately obtained.
   3. The Chief Justice may order evidence or testimony to be provided at the request of an attorney.
   4. Witness testimony will be presented in person before the Court.
   5. The prosecution and defense may question any witness called to testify by the other after their testimony.
5. The prosecution and defense will both be given sufficient time to present their arguments, evidence, witnesses and any rebuttals.
6. Any person who commits any of the following acts may be charged with the obstruction of justice.
   1. No attorney or witness may knowingly present relevant fabricated evidence or testimony.
   2. No person may refuse an order of the Chief Justice to provide evidence or testimony.

No case may be brought before the Court a second time without new evidence. If new evidence is found, a request to retry the case may be made. The Chief Justice will examine the new evidence presented and decide whether it justifies a new trial.}}

1. Criminal Cases
   1. The Ministry of Justice may bring criminal charges against an individual.
   2. A report detailing the charges against the accused and laws violated will be given to both the Chief Justice and public at large when charges are brought. If no report is given or the Chief Justice decides the report given is insubstantial, the case will not go to trial and the accused will be freed if under arrest in relation to the charges.
   3. If the defense desires an attorney but can not provide one, the Ministry of Justice will provide an attorney at their request. The Ministry of Justice will provide the defense with an attorney after eight days if they do not choose to act as their own attorney.
   4. If the Court finds for the prosecution, they will choose a punishment within the limits established by law.
2. Civil Cases
   1. Any person or private organization may bring a suit against another person or private organization. A report detailing the damages which the person or organization filing the suit believes they have suffered will be filed with the suit.
   2. The Chief Justice may choose to try or throw out any suit based on their opinion of the importance or frivolity of the claimed damages.
   3. If the Chief Justice decides to try the suit, they will summon the defense. If the defense does not answer the summons within a week of its delivery, the Court may charge them with obstruction of justice.
   4. If the Court finds for the prosecution, they will choose a remedy which the defense will honor.
3. Suits against the Government
   1. Any person or private organization may bring a suit against a government body or government officer. A report detailing the manner in which the prosecution believes the defense has violated the law or Constitution, and how the prosecution has been harmed by these violations, will be filed with the suit.
   2. The Chief Justice may choose to try or throw out any suit based on their opinion of the legitimacy of the claimed legal or constitutional violations and resulting harm.
   3. If the Court finds for the prosecution, they will choose a remedy which the defense will honor.
4. Arrests
   1. The Minister of Justice may empower officers of the Ministries of Justice, Internal Affiars and Regional Security to make arrests. Such officers will be called officers of the law.
   2. An officer of the law may arrest any person they observe committing a dangerous criminal act. If a person is not observed committing a dangerous criminal act but suspected of doing so, a warrant for their arrest must be obtained.
   3. Any officer of the law may request a warrant from the Chief Justice of the Court. Requests will be submitted with pertinent evidence. The Chief Justice may grant or refuse requests based on the evidence presented. If the Chief Justice does not respond to a request within a week, the warrant will be granted.
   4. When an arrest is made, the arresting officer will issue reports to the Minister of Justice, Chief Justice and public at large detailing the arrest and cause. If no report is within four days, the arrested will be freed.
   5. If the Ministry of Justice does not bring formal criminal charges within four days, the arrested will be freed. The Ministry of Justice may choose to free the arrested before this four days.
   6. A single warrant will only authorize the arrest of a single individual. A warrant will become void once the individual has been arrested or four days pass since it was granted.
5. Compulsion of Testimony or Evidence
   1. If the prosecution or defense desires certain evidence or the testimony of a certain witness, but are refused the evidence or cooperation of the witness, they may ask the Chief Justice to intervene.
   2. The Chief Justice will examine the desired evidence or witness. If they decide the evidence or witness is vital to the case, they may order that the evidence be surrendered to the Court or the witness be summoned to testify.
   3. Any person who refuses an order to surrender evidence or testify may be charged by the Court with obstruction of justice.
6. Recusal of Justices
   1. Any justice may choose to recuse themselves from trying a case.
   2. The prosecution or defense may request that a justice recuse themselves. If the justice refuses, the other justices of the Court may force their recusal by a majority vote.
   3. If the Chief Justice is recused, they will appoint a remaining justice to assume their responsibilities for the remainder of the trial.