6,495
edits
Fariva: Difference between revisions
→Law
Tag: 2017 source edit |
(→Law) Tag: 2017 source edit |
||
| Line 115: | Line 115: | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
===Law=== | ===Law=== | ||
Farivan law is derived from the law of the Coscivian Empire and comprises both statutory law and a body of non-statutory customary law. | Farivan law is derived from the law of the Coscivian Empire and comprises both statutory law and a body of non-statutory customary law and juristic consensus, known as ''réstiálda'' (lit. "Cultivated Law"). | ||
Fariva was the first Kiravian state to abolish {{wp|capital punishment}} for ordinary crimes, followed by [[Niyaska]]. The state retains the death penalty ''de jure'' as a possible sentence for piracy and mutiny within the state's territorial waters, and for {{wp|perfidy}} against or {{wp|desertion}} from the state defence forces during combat, but has abandoned capital punishment in practice and no longer has the facilities or protocols in place to carry out executions. | Fariva was the first Kiravian state to abolish {{wp|capital punishment}} for ordinary crimes, followed by [[Niyaska]]. The state retains the death penalty ''de jure'' as a possible sentence for piracy and mutiny within the state's territorial waters, and for {{wp|perfidy}} against or {{wp|desertion}} from the state defence forces during combat, but has abandoned capital punishment in practice and no longer has the facilities or protocols in place to carry out executions. | ||
The crime rate in Fariva is usually above the Federal average, and comparatively high rates of violent crime affect certain | The crime rate in Fariva is usually above the Federal average, and comparatively high rates of violent crime affect certain New Coscivian, Kópistonian, and Gaelic ethnic enclaves in the Béyasar metropolitan area. Organised crime has a major presence in the state, and is thought to have significant influence on municipal and state politics. The Institute for Accountable Government lists Fariva as the fifth most corrupt state in the Federacy, behind Kesta and the other leading industrial states of [[Etivéra]], [[Devalōmara]], and [[Niyaska]]. | ||
==Society and Culture== | ==Society and Culture== | ||