ELEANOR LIVES! BLOG

Judges are obligated to provide a fair, impartial interpretation of IBOR, and are beholden to the rights in the document, not the person or the nation that appointed them or any other nation or private entity. No one shall give a judge any money, gift, or service other than a salary paid by the government in an amount that is made public, and no party to a case, nor any person acting on his or her behalf, may speak to a judge about a case without the presence of, or at least knowledge of, the other party. Judicial independence requires financial independence, and any judge must earn at least three times the national median income in the country where they preside.

Any person, organization, or company that claims a violation of IBOR by government officials, agents, or employees, or any private individual or private or public company, may choose a trial by a judge or a jury of at least nine citizens, to decide if a violation has occurred, and if a jury, two thirds of the jurors must agree to reach a verdict. Any person, organization, or company may also obtain injunctive relief from the Court either stopping or requiring an act in accordance with the application of IBOR.

Any private individual, private or public company, or public official, agent, or employee of the government, as well as the government itself, that violates IBOR is not immune from liability, qualified or otherwise, and is responsible to pay damages, including attorney’s fees and costs, to the person or business whose rights have been violated.

 

To protect their rights, everyone is entitled to fair procedures. No one may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. Everyone is entitled to counsel in a court of law when the rights in IBOR are at issue against the government, a government official, or a private individual acting closely with government officials or on behalf of the government.

Everyone is protected from unreasonable searches and seizures of their person, home, car, and belongings such as, but not limited to, a phone, tablet, computer, or other similar devices. A court must issue a warrant before the search, unless the following elements are met: the search occurs during or shortly after the commission of a crime, there is a threat of danger to the officer or another person, and there is evidence linking the items seized to the crime.

A judicial warrant is required to arrest or imprison a citizen, unless the arrest occurs during or shortly after the commission of a crime. An arrestee has the immediate right to counsel. Any charges shall be made in a courtroom open to the public and the media. An arrestee has the right to personally appear in court, and to have the validity of the arrest or detention determined within 72 hours by an independent judge. They also have the right to counsel and the public present in court when this determination is made. Everyone who is charged with any criminal offense has the right to be released before trial absent a showing that they will flee or are a danger to others. Within three months of arrest, the accused has the right to a fair public trial, including the presence of media from any country. The accused may choose whether the trial is by an independent and impartial court, or a jury of at least six citizens. If a jury is chosen, their decision must be unanimous. The accused has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.