Universal Jurisdiction Principle

The Universal Jurisdiction Principle (UJP) is a precident within the legal system of the Ascendancy, asserting the right of the Ascendancy to try anyone within their grasp, so long as state allows the defendent to represent themselves. The fundamental idea behind UJP is that all are ultimately created to serve the mission of the Nozerod, and should face the righteous and legitimate justice of their capable agents, rather than foreign corruption. The idea originated during the Connish Period (known in Essotori as the Trekan Yoke), wherein the Queen Darella I asserted that the Nozerod's justice extended to those practicing occultism, a practice that her regime was welcoming of, uniquely throughout Treka. Prominent cases of witches spared this way included the natively Chuukangan woman Eleanor Naland, who was sentenced to reeducation. The UJD caused several disputes between Cultist aligned states and their competitors. The Universal Jurisdiction Principle additionally affirms that the justice of the Nozerod is greater than all, thus one tried by a Cultist court, will not be tried in a foreign court. Throughout the early history of Essotori, many foreign criminals, exiles and rebels fled to the young Cultist state, and professed their desire to repent and submit for judgement, which was hastily granted, sometimes in exchange for service. During the last days of the Pam Empire, it became an extremely common situation wherein both candidates for Emperorship in imperial elections were convicted criminals by their predecessors, only to have their offenses served in Essotori, before returning. These 'Criminal Votes' became a source of amusement within Essotori itself, and it became a form of high level gambling for aristocrats to bet between which criminal would win. These trivial offenses, as well as very public trials, often served to advertise the campaigns of each criminal within Essotori. During the Lorraine War, the Cult often swiped mid and high level warcriminals, and allowed them to serve within the Cult's military and economic research hubs. The Suntterland Pacification Army, thoroughly damaged by the war, used UJP to resettle thousands of Kemetian troops, who formerly fought against the Cult. These Kemetians were divided into three categories, soldiers, workers, and officers. The workers served as an underclass for decades, and only under the government of Jeffrey Leonard, did the families of the workers recieve appropriate compensation for their suffering. The officers, were treated like lords, and given prestigeous jobs within the burgeoning Cultist nuclear industry. Some within modern Essotori believe that a cadre of these officers deliberately sabotaged the program, leading to the Calbury Disaster.

### Treason Promulgation (1136)

The Treason Promulgation (1136) is a divine promulgation, by the Nozerod Ecnes Wiesceawere, on the request of Queen Mary, to support her fledgling administration and the new Reztle Dynasty. The Promulgation defined treason. It is closely related to the Universal Jurisdiction Principle, as the Cult would occasionally sentence foreign criminals for crimes against Essotori. This caused great offense during the Three Hundred Years War, as all Princes and Aristocrats fighting against the Cult could expect to be put to death, if captured, unless they immediately converted. The Cult also exercised this as a form of international protest during the closing days of the Lorraine War, refusing to hand over war criminals to international courts, and instead sentencing them to Treason. This defiance was generally done in the interests of securing Cultist wargoals, which was partially successful.