Laws of the New West Indies

The Constitution

GA Resolutions

Executive Decrees

Judicial Decrees

Treaties and Agreements

There are five distinct types of Law in the New West Indies. The Constitution is held to be the foundational principles of our region, and all other laws are subordinate. Resolutions are laws passed by the General Assembly, meaning that the citizens have proposed, debated, and voted on it, and they can amend or repeal them. Executive Decrees are issued by the Secretariat and pertain to their administration and/or execution of their duties. Judicial Decrees are administrative orders issued by the High Court. Finally, treaties and agreements are designed to govern behavior between the New West Indies and other regions or interregional entities.

The most important laws the average citizen should be familiar with are the Constitution and the Criminal Code (GAR#22). These detail the structure of the NWI, enumerate many rights, and list the various Criminal Offenses and their potential penalties.

The NWI uses a system of Offenses and Codes to define and remedy unlawful behavior. Offenses are illegal actions which can be brought before the Court for judicial proceedings. There are three major categories: Criminal Offenses, Civil Offenses, and State Offenses. These are defined in the Criminal Code (GAR#22), Civil Code (WIP), and State Code (GAR#27), respectively.

Criminal Offenses are unlawful actions for which the General Assembly has determined should be punished. This punishment can be a Post Suppression, Region Ban, Offsite Ban, Full Ban, Mute, Ineligibility (loss of electoral rights), or Citizenship Suspension. Under the umbrella of Criminal Offenses, there are three Criminal Classes: Misdemeanors, Felonies, and High Crimes. High Crimes are the most severe offenses, and misdemeanors are the least severe. Each offense is unique in their defined sentences, but in general, Misdemeanors can be punished by a ban of 0 days to 13 days, Felonies are punishable by a ban of 14 days to 3 years, and High Crimes are punishable by either a 3-year ban or a permanent ban. These are the currently-defined Criminal Offenses: (see the above-linked Criminal Code for more information)

High crimes	Felonies	Misdemeanors
Treason Sedition Hacking Espionage	Espionage Raiding under the New West Indies Flag Election Fraud; Abuse of Power Extortion Judicial Perjury Administrative Fraud General Fraud Bribery Defamation Diplomatic Misconduct Repeated Misdemeanors Contempt of Court Evasion of a Lawful Sentence Abusing Freedom of Expression	Contempt of Court Recruiting from an Allied Region Unauthorized Recruitment False Display of Honours

Civil Offenses are unlawful actions committed between two non-government entities. Unlike Criminal Offenses, these are not punished. Instead, court orders can be issued to remedy the dispute. For example, the Court might issue injunctions (orders to stop doing something) or order a retraction of a statement. Currently, the General Assembly has not defined any Civil Offenses.

State Offenses are unlawful actions committed by a Regional Government (Executive, General Assembly, or High Court) body or official. Like Civil Offenses, the Court uses Court Orders to remedy the situation instead of punishing the offender. Depending on the specific offense, the Court may issue a declaratory judgement (a legal ruling), overturn a High Court action, reverse of the Government action, overturn unconstitutional laws, and/or issue an injunction. These are the currently-defined State Offenses: (see the above-linked State Code for more information)

Executive	General Assembly	High Court
Unlawful Conduct Unlawful Modification of a Legislative Document Infringement of Judicial Rights Unauthorized Orders Electoral Misconduct Impeachment Misconduct Unauthorized Ejection Unauthorized Citizenship Suspension Unauthorized Suppression Cabinet Negligence Administrative Negligence Legal Interference Unethical Conduct	Unlawful Conduct Unlawful Modification of a Legislative Document Electoral Misconduct Impeachment Misconduct Unconstitutional Law pro Tempore Negligence Legal Interference	Unlawful Conduct Unlawful Modification of a Legislative Document Infringement of Judicial Rights Unauthorized Orders Offensive Misconduct Procedural Misconduct Unethical Conduct