Raqqosian Legal Terms

This is a list of Raqqsoain legal terms, historic cases, legislation and other legal references which have shaped, and are key to understanding, the nature of the political and economic landscape of The Consulate (Empire) of Raqqos.

## Legislation

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### The Sovereignty Decree

Passed around 990BGE, the Sovereignty Decree featured three core pieces of legislation. Its aim was to create a new nation state with a blank slate by throwing outlining a new precedence for the state, religion and defence.

#### National Sovereignty

The section of the decree declared that Raqqos was a nation in its own right, free of the political burdens and obligations of the Ankhosian Empire. It described Raqqos as a blank slate free and declared it free of all political and economic declarations, legislation and statuses of the Ankhosian Empire.

In its most true and technical sense, it abolished all laws previously established under the Ankhosian Empire, though in reality it created an unwritten constitution for a number of integral operations and, as the administrators and implimentors of the decree, placed consuls at the heart of the new nation's governmental agency.

#### Religious Sovereignty

Similarly to National Sovereignty, the second section of the degree declared the abolition of the religious rules and guideliens of the Ankhosian Empire. It asserted that the two great catastrophes were caused by religious intolerance, ignorance and fervor. It distanced Raqqos from Red God worship and established the new state as officially agnostic.

### Gold Regulation Act (Tanam Qazim El'bhad)

The Gold Regulation Act, commonly referred to in legal circles as TQE, decreed that

1. Gold would form the basis for a new currency and that currency's value would only lie in the intrinsic value of its associated gold.
2. The state would be the sole caretaker and purveyor of gold. Any gold in circulation would ultimately be loaned from the state, although its intrinsic value would be recorded through ledgers, or other means. Otherwise, currency will be represented in a format other than gold, but its value will be linked to the gold it represents.
3. All gold held by individuals would be immediately surrendered to the state. In return, the state would compensate owners with new currency and ledger entries, or alternative compensation.
4. n return for the return of this wealth to the state and the ongoing control of gold and currency by the state, the state will provide certain benefits to all its peoples and distribute wealth according to merit.

The TQE resolved several issues or concerns of the new consulate government. Firstly, it formed a stable basis for a new economy. Since the Catastrophe, Raqqos' economy hd operated on a combination of barter-economy and the use of Ankhosian imperial currency, which was very unevenly distributed. It was also intended as a defence against inflation, which had plagued the Aknhosian empire in its twilight years due to currency debasement.

Secondly, it allowed the government to redistribute wealth. Many were concerned of the hoarded wealth of specific individuals on the island, and feared a return to the conflicts of the Gomsode. It also served what was perceived as a far more crucial role, as many feared the survival of individuals on the Ankhosian mainland or wider empire. Should these individuals return to Raqqos, the state wished to ensure that their material wealth (gold or Ankhosian coinage) would be worthless and that they would therefore have a challenging time forming a dictatorship like under Tebes.

Generally considered one of the most influential pieces of legislation on Raqqosian politics and economics to date,

### Consul Patriot Act

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