2024 Book of the Law

The 2024 Book of the Law is a piece of Legislation which was passed by gerd during the times of the Fifth gerdist Ministry. It is a written document on a list of actions considered crimes in the Cool Server as of the passing of the bill. The sentences can range from fines to death.
== Sections Contained Within The Bill ==
Section 1 - National Law/Crimes. Sentence: Jail Time (minimum of 20 years, up to 40 years). Judged by the Constitutional Court. (if not otherwise stated differently)
* 1.1: High treason against the state and its institutions may be punished with death or with jail time. High treason against the state and institutions includes:
** Giving secret information to a foreign state
** Staging coup against a democratic government or democratic institutions (The parliament will be allowed to vote on this case)
** Staging direct clashes against the armed forces of the nation aka. starting a civil war or rebellion (The parliament will be allowed to vote on this case)
** Other cases of violence against the state or state property. (e.g. terrorism)
* 1.2: "High treason against democracy" may be punished with death, imprisonment or a dishonourable discharge from your position. "High treason against democracy" includes:
** Breaking your oath towards democracy/neutrality.
** Support anti-democratic sentiments. This includes supporting terrorist or anti-democratic organisations.
* 1.3: High Treason of both areas will be judged by the constitutional court. If a court member is questioned of being undemocratic, it will be voted by the parliament and the Monarch (to ensure that the court member isn't accused without a reason)
* 1.4: Election fraud is banned and can be sentenced with a fee, a recount of the election, a ban of the party for the recounted election, or the classification of their party as an extremist party. (as defined under the 2024 Extremism Protection Act) 
* 1.5: The severity of the punishment will be chosen on a case-by-case basis, however it needs to be proven righteous. If the Constitutional Court seems to be acting unfair, the Monarch can question their legitimacy. 
* 1.6: In the case of a recount election, the public will vote if a re-election will take place or not via a public referendum.
* 1.7: The definition of election fraud includes:
*# Changing results in your favour.
*# Forcing or pressuring voters to vote for your party.
*# Bribing people into voting or joining your party.
*# Bribing institutions with the goal of questioning the legitimacy of an election result.
Section 2 - High crimes. Sentence: Imprisonment. (if not stated otherwise)
* 2.1: Murder. Murder is defined as: "killing someone willingly and not in self-defence". 
** If a murderer is guilty for the deaths of a series of people and damage the stability of the country, he will be sentenced to the death penalty. 
** Murdering children or pregnant women will be punished with the death penalty. 
* 2.2: Homicide. Homicide is defined as: "killing someone against your will and not in self-defence". 
** The court can sentence between 10 years and life in prison for this crime. 
* 2.3: Rape. Rape is defined as: "having sex with someone against their will". 
* 2.4: Crimes against the human dignity. Crimes against the human dignity include:
** Kidnapping
** Slavery
** Violating worker and/or human rights
* 2.5: Disturbing the democratic processes. Disturbing the democratic processes includes:
** Stealing ballots
** Interfering with the works of government officials that are needed for the democratic process
** Violating the constitution as an individual
Section 3 - Medium charged crimes. Sentence: fees, prison time or even life imprisonment. 
* 3.1: Tax evasion. Tax evasion is defined as: "not paying taxes directly or indirectly through the abuse of other state laws". 
* 3.2: Robbery. Robbery is defined as: "stealing someone's personal property against their will". 
* 3.3: Violence. Violence is defined as: "hurting someone willingly against the will of the person". 
* 3.4: Hurting the religion of gerdism. Hurting the religion of gerdism is defined as: "insulting the religion, going against the constitution or destroying the property of the gerdist church". 
* 3.5: Denigration of state symbols. Denigration of state symbols is defined as: "the act of burning, throwing away or dishonouring the symbols of the state (e.g. the country flag)". 
* 3.6: Sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is defined as: "verbally or physically hurting someone in a sexual manor".
Section 4 - Low charged crimes. Sentence: fees or imprisonment (cannot be life imprisonment).
* 4.1: Use of extremist symbols. Use of extremist symbols is defined as: "using flags or symbols of parties or organizations that are classified as extremist". 
** This law only apply for individual use. If it is used in public, the case could be seen as a "danger to democracy" and may be charged with a higher sentence. 
* 4.2: Bribery of institutions. Bribery of institutions is defined as: "giving money to institutions and officials in order to get a benefit over others". 
* 4.3: Violating driving laws. Violating basic driving law includes (your license may be taken away from judges as a result of this crime):
** drunk driving
** driving without a driving license
** violating basic street rules. (driving through red lights, driving too fast, etc.)
* 4.4: Threating and pressuring of a person. Threating and pressuring of a person is defined as: "forcing someone unwillingly to an action for your own benefit".
* 4.5: Trespassing. Trespassing is defined as: "entering someone's property without their permission to do so". 
Other crimes that aren't listed here, but are listed in other laws are still legally binding. These laws however shall be a base for justice processes.
Category:Legislation of The Cool Server Republic