Its Jawsh v. Kara Corvus

The trial that took place in the BHOL between leaders of two empires

### Subsequent Action(s)

Jawsh receives 12 diamonds as reparations for KaraCorvus's illegal mining beneath the German Empire

### Participants

 Jawsh (plaintiff)
  KaraCorvus (defendant)
  Sylvee (defense attorney)

***Its\_Jawsh v. KaraCorvus*** was a kangaroo trial between the leaders of the Corvarian and German Empires to seek a resolution to the German-Corvarian War.

## Background

*Main article: German-Corvarian War*

On Day 6, KaraCorvus was found illegally mining diamonds under land claimed by the German Empire. Jawsh confronted her the next day, demanding reparations, to which she denied the accusation, stating the need for evidence. Krinios and Sylvee attempted for Jawsh to pursue a diplomatic approach, but this ultimately failed and led to increasing hostility between the two empires. On Day 8, Jawsh demanded either 30 diamonds as reparations or war. After Kara claimed it indeterminate, he filed a lawsuit against the Corvarian Empire. The following day, Kara claimed the western border of the German Empire, stating she was merely trying to claim France. This led to a dogfight between the Corvarian Empire, German Empire, and the Inquisition. Kara turned on auto-claim during said dogfight, resulting in more hostilities. Finally, IAmSp00n and WilburSoot acted as mediators, and a trial was suggested to be held on Day 9.

## The Trial

As scheduled, a trial was held in the newly-constructed Brittanic House of Law (BHOL). This marked the first court case to ever take place not only at the courthouse, but also on the server. The persecutor, ItsJawsh of the German Empire, indicted KaraCorvus of the Corvarian Empire for illegal diamond acquisition. Sylvee offered to represent Kara as her lawyer in the case, while Krinios was chosen to be the judge presiding over the case.

Other members of the server were also present at the courthouse (from time to time) to witness the trial: GrunksPromise, CharlieSH, IAmTy and chip.

### Jawsh's Case

After voicing his intention and hope for a short trial, Jawsh presented his case to the court by reviewing the events prior to the German-Corvarian War:

* that he had found Kara trespassing the German-claimed lands somewhere in the Alps and illegally mined 2 veins of diamond ores;
* that he had confronted her several times demanding the acquired diamonds;
	+ the first time on day 7, Kara requested Jawsh to present an evidence to prove such accusation
	+ the second time on day 8, Kara claimed she was indeterminate to prove her action from the footage.
	+ the third time also on day 8, when Kara claimed "the evidence was not conclusive enough to convict her".

Kara and Sylvee objected by asking the exact amount of diamonds acquired from the ores. Jawsh refused to answer and asked to be allowed to finish his statement.

### Kara's Rebuttal

Despite Krinios' overrule to her objection, Kara rebutted the claim by finding that Jawsh had failed to properly explain what had happened: her initial offer to repay 8 diamonds as reparation to the German Empire, believed to be the average number of diamonds gained from both veins. However, Jawsh refused to accept the offer and demanded 30 diamonds instead.

She also defended that in her point of view, she was 'indeterminate' of the specific location and amount of diamonds she obtained, not of her action. This made Jawsh to re-examine the VOD to determine the specificity, while also blaming Kara for not reviewing the evidence carefully, suggesting that she was ignorant of the law. Kara agreed to this. Krinios then instructed Jawsh to provide the exact number for Kara to pay as reparation.

### Kara's Case

While Jawsh was examining the footage, Kara brought up a new case to the court: she accused UnderscoreMason, a member of Jawsh's faction, of griefing within Corvarian territory involving destruction of property (her bed). This led to a demand of reparation as well. A clip was presented amongst them as evidence of such heinous act.

### Jawsh's Rebuttal

Acknowledging the absence of Mason in court, Jawsh argued that Mason's action did not represent the German Empire and.was not instructed by him, therefore Jawsh cannot be persecuted for the crime committed by a member of his faction. An example was given that a president of a country cannot be convicted for the crime of his citizen abroad. Kara refuted the argument by saying a faction leader is also punished if one of their soldiers commit a crime, and that the German Empire ought to held responsible and liable to the destruction of the Corvarian property done by Mason.

Jawsh convinced the court that Mason will receive punishments for his crime from Jawsh himself as the faction leader. The judge concurred with the argument and it was determined that the dispute shall be resolved in a future trial as it has no relevance to the current case at the time.

### Verdict

Kara presented Jawsh with an ultimatum: if Jawsh agrees to drop the case and forget about the reparation, then she will do the same and mutual forgiveness can be reached between the two empires. Judge Krinios inquired whether Kara thought the grief commited by Mason was equally guilty as to her lying about the mining incident. Kara replied that she did not lie about anything.

The trial would soon become more and more convoluted from both sides on the exact interpretation and intent behind the word 'indeterminate' which made Judge Krinios had to Google the right definition of it as 'not exactly defined'. Later, Jawsh offered that he would punish Mason accordingly, but Kara felt that would be unnecessary if both of them agree to leave the reparations and the case behind. Essentially, Kara preferred to skip the bureaucracy of the judicial system and "let bygones be bygones", unlike Jawsh who thought he had a strong case and presumably doing all of this for content.

In the end, Jawsh argued that 15 diamonds should be repaid as damages for the illegal mining. Kara objected, saying that it was unlikely she had taken nearly that much from German territory. Thus, Krinios decided that after reviewing the footage, Kara would pay 12 diamonds, the exact number of diamonds she acquired with a Fortune-enchanted pickaxe from the 2 veins of diamond ores, as reparation to Jawsh. The gavel was struck and the case was officially closed.

## Aftermath

Once the trial had concluded, Kara demanded that Mason be brought to the court to answer for his crime, in which Jawsh agreed. A subpoena will be issued to Mason once he is online and 12 diamonds as reparation for the privacy intrusion and emotional distress on the Corvarian Empire. Jawsh also lamented that he could have charged Kara for emotional distress, though the case was already dismissed and closed. Upon leaving the BHOL, Kara said that the trial was "*the stupidest court case I've ever been in*," but was satisfied that the dispute had been resolved with a compromise.

No subsequent trials has yet to take place as of day 15. Kara herself confirmed in the discord server that the war was over after the trial. It should be note that both empires are currently declaring enmity with other nations as well, thus the trial to settle the unsolved dispute is likely to be disregarded in favour of other conflicts.