Section I: Preamble

RECOGNIZING that there is no legal process for citizens to appeal the enforcement of laws.

ASTONISHED that so few citizens, supposed to have committed crimes or offenses, are ever given hearings before judicial authorities.

DEMANDING that citizens should be granted the right to submit a writ of Habeas Corpus.

HEREBY this act establishes Habeas Corpus.

Section II: Provisions

Sub-Section I: Habeas Corpus

1. Habeas corpus, as herein referred to, and elsewhere in regional law, shall be defined as the protection of citizens against unlawful enforcement by regional authorities.

Sub-Section II: The Writ

1. To submit a writ of habeas corpus, the following text, with filled in brackets, must be submitted to the Attorney General:

   “I, [NAME OF NATION], submit this writ of habeas corpus to the relevant authority on behalf of [MYSELF OR OTHER NATION] by reason of failure to be tried for alleged crimes committed. I hereby request the legal remedy of a hearing for the same and subsequent trial if the evidence presented is deemed sufficient. The allegations of the crime were thus: [LIST OF ALLEGATIONS, INCLUDING THE MESSAGE OF INDICTMENT IF AVAILABLE].”

Sub-Section III: Legal Process

1. This act hereby establishes the following:

1. The citizens are guaranteed the right to issue a writ of habeas corpus.

2. The Attorney General may deny a writ of habeas corpus by the approval of the Council of State.

3. That, should a writ of habeas corpus be approved, a hearing of those indicted before the Attorney General shall be held, and a trial, pursuant to CL-015, et al., shall, if in the Attorney General’s judgment, be held before the Supreme Court.

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