Unified Law of the Yamatai Star
Empire
as created by the 61st Senatorial Proposal and approved by
the Emperor and Empress of The Yamatai Star Empire in YE 27.
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1. Background Information and Notes
Military Laws will not be included within the Unified Law (Proposal 63, Item 1).
Laws passed are not retroactive (Proposal 31, Item 1).
2. Citizenship
Any person who wishes to become a citizen of the Yamatai Star Empire must go through the Department of Immigration (Proposal 3, Item 1).
Any person who wishes to revoke their citizenship is subject to confiscation of their personal possessions, especially pieces of technological or military nature (Proposal 3, Item 2).
Citizenship to the YSE is not obtainable by birth alone. To become a citizen, the owners of the child must register it (Proposal 3, Item 3) or the person must register herself.
A citizen is an official member of the Empire, while a plebian is not. Plebeians include willingly conquered members of other nations, and unregistered Geshrin (Proposal 3, Item 4).
3. Basic Rights and Freedoms of Citizens
Every citizen and plebian has the right to their own thoughts, opinions, and mind (Proposal 3, Item 8).
Every citizen and plebian has the right to express themselves and speak freely, so long as their speech does not 1) libel, or present knowingly false information regarding a person or the actions of that person. 2) reveal information that the government, Star Army, or a Major Corporation has deemed as classified (Proposal 3, Item 9).
Any citizen or plebian
may own a firearm, energy rifle, or small explosives launcher. Weapons of mass destruction and quantum weaponry will be the only
restricted weaponry for non-military personnel (Proposal 3, Item 10).
4. Criminal Law
The following are crimes and will be punished as directed by the Crimes and Punishments list:
It is illegal for a nonmilitary person in Star Army territory to kill a sentient being that he/she does not own, except when acting in self-defense (Proposal 13, Item 1).
It is illegal for any person in Star Army territory to force an unwilling sentient being that he/she does not own to engage in or be subject to sexual intercourse or sexual activity (Proposal 15, Item 1).
It is illegal to clone (make physical copies of) or ST-clone (make mental copies of) any Star Army citizen/plebian/soldier that you do not own without their consent (Proposal 39, Item 2).
All nekos already have a unique genetic ID code. Attempting to modify the code, or a neko as a whole, is illegal, and punishable by life imprisonment (Proposal 39 Item 4).
Any person who wrongfully takes, obtains, or withholds any money, personal property, or article of value of any kind with intent permanently to deprive another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to his use (or the use of any person other than the owner) from the possession of the owner steals that property and is guilty of larceny (Proposal 35, Item 1) Doing the above, but for a temporary nature, is guilty of wrongful appropriation (Proposal 35, Item 2). Doing the above, but with violence or threat of violence, is guilty of robbery (Proposal 35, Item 3).
Any person who in time of war is found acting as a spy in or around any place, vessel, or aircraft, within the control of the Star Army, or in or about any shipyard, any manufacturing or industrial plant, or any other place or institution supporting the Star Army, or elsewhere, be punished by torture, until death (Proposal 37, Item 1).
No person or organization is allowed to use restricted military or corporate technologies or enter restricted military areas without authorization. Restricted Military Areas include, but are not limited to: Military States (Such as Melanchol, Geshrintall) and Newly-discovered planets and systems on the YSE's borders. Restricted Technologies include, but are not limited to: Nekovalkyrja, HSCS, TDD, RDD, WARMS and like devices, Aether Weaponry, Transposition Cannons, Scalar Weapons, ST/SS Tech, Technology involved in the creation of Zesuaium, Interdictor Devices