Principles of the Tribunal

1) Flexibility of Law

Any and all laws may be made by the Council at any time. Settled law in the Library, however, must be debated over by at least three Councillors, or every member of the Council, or two Elders of either the Council or the Adjudicator, or Leader, whichever is less, before it is revoked or changed.

2) Inflexibility of the Maxim

Tribunes do NOT have the right to amend the rules of the Maxim. The Maxim is settled law that represents the inflexible core of the Tribunal. Although our appearance and utility can shift, our internal core and nature never should.

3) Judicial Discretion

Whenever there is a situation not directly covered by the

Maxim or the laws on the books, a Councilor may, using reasonable discretion, issue directives and expect to have them upheld, if they are for the good of the city or the Tribunal. Adjudicator's have a narrower range of discretion; they should first confer with a Councilor. If no Councilor can be found, they should scribe a note to the Tribunal after the situation is under control, explaining their actions.

When Tribunes invoke the power of Judicial Discretion, the

citizenry should obey the Tribune, or face being marked a criminal for ignoring it. When invoking this power, however, Tribunes must give the citizens at least one warning before marking them a criminal, unless the Tribune feels that his life is in imminent jeopardy, and he does not have time to.

Tribunes who use the power of Judicial Discretion to further

themselves, examples being but not limited to ordering citizenry to give them armor, or to cause themself bodily harm, will be harshly punished. Any citizen who feels that a Tribune has abused the power of Judicial Discretion can request the matter be investigated with a scroll.

So decreed by Lord Martineius, Councillor of the Tribunal.