Auroran Court of Justice: Difference between revisions

 

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 Chief Justice of the ACJ is followed by the post nominal CJACJ. 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.

=== Court Sheriff ===

 

===Interdiction===

There are interdictions as well. An interdiction is a situation in which a complainant goes to the court to demand that a certain action be stopped before occurring. This can include the seizure of property by a third party etc. The court will issue an interdict to temporarily suspend the enactment of the action until the dispute is resolved within or out of trial. Interdicts have a finite period and may require renewal (which the court is not obligated to grant). Moreover, where a statutory body of the UNAC has legitimate cause to undertake an action, an interdiction is highly unlikely to be granted and where it is granted, will most likely be restricted to reducing the intensity or scope of the action (e.g., if the Auroran Security Agency conducts a raid).