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Computerized Judicial System: The technical term is cyberjudiciary, incidentally, just as the computerization of much of the executive branch’s working end is cybermagistry. Of course, it’s easier when you have artificial intelligence, and so your computers are entirely capable of having experience, a sense of justice, and common
worldbuilding
I’ll admit that I’ve been bandying this question around in my brain for a bit, but I’ve almost been afraid to ask it simply because of the magnitude of the matters involved themselves, but here goes: If, after all is said and done — all the Science has
Imperial Charter
…continued from part five. SECTION VI: THE CURIA Article I: Functions of the Curia The functions and powers of the Curia shall comprise the following: * To hold itself, and vest lesser Curial courts with, the judiciary and mediary right and authority over all cases brought by or against citizen-shareholders, subjects,
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Combat Tentacles: Well, I believe I mentioned the dar-cúlno already. The uplifted octopodes specialize in this sort of thing, combat exoskeletons and all. They’re also quite common as combination manipulators, motivators, and doers of violence on combat robots used both underwater and in microgravity.
Imperial Charter
…continued from part four. Probably worth noting that this section obviously interacts heavily with the following two sections, Six being the Curia and Seven the Senate, so if any questions you may have concern how the various branches interact, you may well find the answer there. SECTION V: THE IMPERIAL
secession
I note that there are no provisions here for secession of nations. Oversight, deliberate, or covered elsewhere by other provisions and principles? Ah, secession. Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Ultimately, the problem here is ontological. Specifically, while we’re used to (and our
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Citadel City: Oh, there have been many of these in the past. Eliéra was a friendly world, in many ways, but not that friendly, and much of history has not been as peaceful as the modern Empire. But to choose one? They speak of glacier-bound Miragrann, paranoid-built, with fortifications as
Imperial Charter
…continued from part three. SECTION IV: NATIONS OF THE EMPIRE Article I: On Sovereignty This Charter guarantees the local sovereignty of nations of the Empire underneath the overall sovereignty of the Empire. No interference with local law or custom is contemplated, except where such local law or custom is in
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Color-Coded Emotions: A common way of encoding emotive data for the use of, say, emoji v-tags, along with geometric shapes and other such abstract symbolism. Very handy for passing along this sort of information when you don’t necessarily share body language, etc., with your interlocutors, especially since it tends
Imperial Charter
Continued from part two. SECTION III: SHAREHOLDING AND CITIZENSHIP Article I: On Imperial Shares The Empire, as a corporation sovereign, shall issue a number of shares of citizen stock equivalent to the number of Imperial citizens. Such shares shall be nontransferable, and issued to each citizen-shareholder of the Empire at
worldbuilding
I have a feeling I know what the answer to this one is going to be already, but just for the sake of clearing the air: If, knowing that what you are about to do is wrong, you attempt to make restitution before committing the offense (sort of like as
Imperial Charter
…continued from part one. SECTION II: THE EMPIRE Article I: Definition The Empire shall be a corporation sovereign, endowed with delegated sovereign authority over a polyarchy of locally sovereign nations, governed by a constitutionally limited diarchy, a Senate of representatives from the constituent nations and selected from among the citizen-shareholders