Auroran Court of Justice: Difference between revisions

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The [[Auroran Court of Justice]] or '''ACJ''' comprises the judicial branch of the [[United Nations of the Auroran Continent]] and the final court of appeal on matters of Auroran law and the final arbiter on the interpretation of the [[agreements and acts of the UNAC]]. [[Auroran law]] refers the body of law concerning and arising from the collective interests of UNAC member states and it arises from treaties, legislation, executive decrees, judicial precedents and international customary law. It consists of judges appointed by member states of the UNAC who serve for life and wield immunity in the exercise of their duties to shield them from political influence. The court is created as an impartial and independent arbiter of disputes between member states, Protector of fundamental rights and justice and the arbiter on the letter and spirit of Auroran law. Its decisions are binding on all member states and its jurisdiction is bound by treaty or statute and extends only to those areas granted to it by the latter and former. The court is seated in [[Andel]], [[Axdel]]

Where a member state has violated a treaty or statute of the UNAC, the Prosecutor-General of the UNAC can bring a case against that member state to the ACJ. The decision of the ACJ is binding on the violating country should it be found guilty of treaty violations. Decisions of the ACJ in this regard are enforceable to the point of obliging the UNAC to take military action or economic sanctions against the violating state.

===PresidentChief Justice ===

The PresidentChief of the ACJJustice is the highest-ranking judicial officer of the UNAC. The presidentChief Justice is responsible for Chairing the oral trials, allocating justices to cases, determining which cases land on the roster and when, ensuring that the justices are doing their jobs and are able to do their jobs and representing the ACJ to external bodies. The PresidentChief Justice also has various miscellaneous powers such as being able to request upgrades to the ACJ court building etc.

Justices are the central component of the ACJ. Each member state appoints one Justice. The justices serve for 10 year terms and can only be removed from office due to physical or mental incapacitation, death, voluntary resignation and violation of their duties and responsibilities as justices. Every judge is addressed by the title the "Esteemed" or "Honorable" followed by their name. In court proceedings, the justices are referred to as "Your Honour" or "Your Worship". The name of each Justice is followed by the post nominal JACJ, however the PresidentChief Justice of the ACJ is followed by the post nominal PACJCJACJ. Judges receive a fixed salary that cannot be arbitrarily changed by the UNAC legislative or executive branches. They are also protected from prosecution for actions carried out in their duties as justices. Failing to comply with the instructions of justices during court proceedings or treating a justice with contempt or disrespect in court is a criminal Offence. Justices are required to be judges, lawyers or legal academics in their country of origin.