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Code of Regulations


Ministry of Jurisprudence Code of Regulations

Article I: Introduction
To supplement the Laws of the Union that govern this Ministry, this Code of Regulations is established to better structure and formalize the internal operations of the Ministry.

Article II: Definitions

  1. "This Code" is defined as this Document and all provisions within.

  2. "employee" is defined as any nation appointed by the Minister of Jurisprudence to execute a specific function or fill a specific role within the Ministry of Jurisprudence.

  3. "the Minister" is defined as the Minister of Jurisprudence.

  4. "the Ministry" is defined as the Ministry of Jurisprudence.

Article III: General Provisions
Section A: This Code

  1. This Code shall be enacted by a Jurisprudence Order as defined in Article IV of this Code.

  2. This Code shall apply to all employees of the Ministry of Jurisprudence, effective immediately upon its enactment.

  3. This Code, once enacted, may only be amended by a Jurisprudence Order.

  4. This Code is superseded only by the Constitution, Acts of Parliament, and Prime Ministerial Orders.

Section B: Insignia and Symbols

  1. The Seal of the Ministry shall be the following: https://i.imgur.com/HptRh2v.png

  2. The Seal shall be affixed to all official documents when possible.

Article IV: The Office of the Minister of Jurisprudence
Section A: Powers and Responsibilities

  1. This Article shall apply in addition to all existing roles, duties, rights, responsibilities, privileges, and powers enumerated in the Constitution, the various Acts of Parliament, and the various Prime Ministerial Orders.

Section B: Jurisprudence Orders

  1. The Minister shall be the sole member of the Union permitted to issue Jurisprudence Orders.

  2. Jurisprudence Orders shall be published in the Ministry of Jurisprudence subforum on the Regional Forums.

  3. Jurisprudence Orders are superseded only by a Government Directive of the Prime Minister or by an Act of Parliament.

  4. Jurisprudence Orders shall be used to officially put forth orders and policy directives that may affect affairs within the Ministry or the public, or both.

Section C: Public Notifications

  1. In certain instances, it may be necessary for the Minister or employees of the Ministry to release official public notifications.

  2. All public notifications, when possible, shall be clearly prefaced with the phrase "Official Public Notification of the Ministry of Jurisprudence" underlined and in boldface, and if possible, shall also include the Seal of the Ministry at the top of the message.

  3. All public notifications, except in the case of immediate emergency, must be reviewed and approved by the Minister before they are published.

  4. All public notifications must include the name of the authority issuing the notification.

Article V: Employment and Internal Affairs
Section A: Candidate Search and Initial Employment

  1. When a position becomes available, the Minister shall publicly on the RMB announce a Call for Applications.

  2. Applications shall be submitted via Telegram to the Minister, and if the position in question would have an immediate superior within the Ministry other than the Minister, the Minister shall share the application with said immediate superior, who shall be permitted to submit a recommendation to the Minister.

  3. No candidate shall be hired who is on trial at the time of consideration, who has served a sentence for a lawful Felony Criminal Offense conviction within the eighteen (18) months prior to the time of consideration, and/or was found culpable in the Civil Court within the eighteen (18) months prior to the time of consideration.

  4. No candidate shall be hired who is not knowledgeable and unwilling to learn about the Union's Judicial System.

  5. No candidate shall be hired who has previously been convicted of Perjury, Contempt of Court, Falsifying Evidence, or any similar crime that undermines the judicial system within the Union.

  6. Hirings shall be published through a Jurisprudence Order and announced on the RMB.

  7. Any candidate that is hired and is found to have provided false information to the Ministry whilst applying may have their employment terminated.

Section B: Evaluations

  1. In order to promote and ensure professional excellence, all employees of the Ministry shall be evaluated by their immediate superior at the end of the months of March, June, September, and December.

  2. These evaluations shall be quantitative based on various criteria, and there shall be a brief summarizing comment.

  3. These evaluations shall follow a standard template put forth by the Minister.

  4. All evaluations will be forwarded to the employee being evaluated and the Minister.

  5. If an employee's evaluation score is less than two thirds of the maximum possible score, the Minister shall conduct an investigation and the employee in question may have their employment suspended or terminated, or be demoted.

Section C: Employment Tiers

Section D: Intra-Ministerial Disputes

  1. If there is a dispute between multiple employees of the Ministry under the same immediate superior, the immediate superior shall serve as arbitrator for that dispute.

  2. If there is a dispute between multiple employees of the Ministry under different immediate superiors, the Minister shall serve as arbitrator for that dispute.

  3. If the arbitrator finds that one or more of the employees in the dispute committed a wrong, the arbitrator may recommend to the Minister that disciplinary action be taken in order to remedy the situation, including but not limited to formal written warning, demotion, suspension of employment, termination of employment, and/or filing of Criminal or Civil Charges.

Article VI: Offices of Justice
Section A: Purpose

  1. Offices of Justice are departments within the Ministry that perform a more specific subset of tasks than the general Ministry.

  2. Offices of Justice shall have a reasonable degree of independence from the Ministry.

  3. The Minister shall maintain a public list of the Offices of Justice and their employees.

Section B: Establishment

  1. Offices of Justice may be established either by Act of Parliament, Government Directive, or Jurisprudence Order.

  2. Upon establishment, the Minister shall update the list established by Section A, Clause 3 of this Article.

Section C: Employment

  1. Offices of Justice shall be lead by an employee-in-Chief, whose title shall vary depending on their specific Office of Justice. They shall be classified as a Tier II employee and directly subordinate to the Minister.

  2. Employees-in-Chief shall have broad discretion to determine the hierarchy within their Offices of Justice, except where superseded pursuant to Article III, Section A, Clause 4 of this Code.

  3. Any hirings performed by the employee-in-Chief or another nation delegated that authority within their respective Office of Justice must be approved by the Minister. The Minister must be provided with all relevant hierarchical information so they can assign an employment tier to the prospective employee.

Article VII: Pre-Trial Investigative Procedure

Article VIII: Criminal Procedure

Article IX: Civil Procedure

Article X: Post-Verdict Investigative Procedure

Article XI: Post-Verdict Remedies

Article XII: Professional and Personal Ethics

Article XIII: Fairness, Equality, and Impartiality

Article XIV: Confidentiality

Article XV: Conclusion
In the interest fair, professional, organized, and efficient service to the Union, the above regulations hereby apply to all employees of the Ministry of Jurisprudence.

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