SOA Judicial Policy

SOA Judicial Policy
For every trial, the Parliament shall elect a single judge from within their ranks. Additionally, a jury of six people shall be randomly selected from outside of the guild, with a maximum of two of those six being from within the guild only if absolutely necessary. The jury and judge have 60% and 40% of the say in the result of the trial, respectively.

A date for the trial is to be set beforehand. If a party is unable to attend the trial, the other party wins by default, unless the other party willingly allows extra time. If neither party is able to attend, a new date is to be chosen. If neither party attends the second date, the prosecuting party automatically wins.

If and only if an absolute tie is reached between the jury and judge, then those being tried may choose to undergo trial by combat if and only if both parties agree to it. Each party may select a willing champion to represent them in combat. It is the responsibility of the party that proposes the duel to provide the necessary arena tokens. Like the original trial, a date for the duel shall be set. The policy for attending the duel mirrors the policy for the original trial.

If an absolute tie is reached and the parties do not agree to a trial by combat, the judge is to be given the final say in the trial.