Proposal/Due Process Act

1. General Provisions
   1. In all cases the party who instigated the trial will be the prosecution, and the other party the defense.
   2. Attorneys will be chosen before any trial. Any person may choose to be their own attorney. No more than a week will be allowed for the selection of attorneys.
   3. The Court will with the prosecution and defense choose a date and time for the trial. The date and time chosen will be one when all justices, the prosecution, the defense and any witnesses can be present and when both sides will have the evidence to make their case. If no time is chosen, the Chief Justice may set a time and date of their own choosing.
   4. Each side will be given time to present their case.
   5. If a witness is called, the oppossing side will have the right to cross-examine them afterwards.
   6. Justices will be allowed to ask questions of the prosecution, defense or any witness at any time.
   7. Both sides will be given time to make rebutals.
   8. If a trial is not concluded at the end of the chosen time, a time and date when the trial can resume will be chosen in the same manner as the original date and time.
2. Criminal Cases
   1. The Ministry of Justice may bring criminal charges against any individual. A report detailing the charges against the accused must be made to both the Chief Justice and public at large at the time charges are brought.
   2. If no such report is given, the case will not be brought before the Court and the accused will be freed if they were under arrest in relation to the charges.
   3. During the selection of attorneys, if the defendant desires an attorney but can not provide one, they may request that the Ministry of Justice provide a public defender. Defendants will automatically be provided with a public defender after a week if they do not forgo legal counsel.
3. 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 defendants.
4. Arrests
   1. The Minister of Regional Security, the Deputy Minister of Regional Security, agents of the Ministry of Regional Security, the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, the Minister of Justice and the Deputy Minister of Justice will all be empowered to make arrests, and will be called officers of the law.
   2. An officer of the law may arrest any person they observe committing a criminal act. If a person is not observed committing a 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 informing them of the arrest and reasons for it. If no report is filed within a week, the arrested will be freed.
   5. If the Ministry of Justice does not bring formal criminal charges within a week, the arrested will be freed. The Ministry of Justice may free the arrested before this deadline if they believe no charges can be brought.
   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 a week passes since it was granted.
5. Compulsion of Testimony or Evidence
6. Recusal of Justices
7. Contempt of Court and Obstruction of Justice