Sentencing Act (TCB)

Article I.
All members accused of having committed a crime have the right to know the crime they have committed for which they are being tried.

Article II.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs retains control over all sentencing within the alliance. Any issues pertaining to foreign affairs or defence will be decided in coalition with the respective triumvirs.

Article III.
The issues of theft, fraud, and treason are considered to be more heinous, and thus, follow a set of guidelines for sentencing.

Article IV.
Theft of alliance aid, in the form of a loan, will result in double repayment of the stolen sum. Theft is defined as leaving the alliance without repayment.

Section i. In lieu of repayment, the offending nation may be sentenced to zero-infrastructure.

Article V.
The act of fraud is prohibited by the alliance. Offending nations will be expelled and blacklisted. Fraud is defined as the illegal impersonation of other rulers, both alliance affiliated and others.

Section i. Any impersonation of other members or foreign dignitaries on the alliance forums constitutes as fraud. Section ii. Impersonation of other members of the alliance on the alliance’s IRC channel will be handled by the channel operators present. Any malicious usage of other members’ names and/or entities constitutes as fraud. Any use of foreign names and/or entities, in any usage, constitutes as fraud.

Article VI.
The act of treason is prohibited by the alliance, and will result in expulsion and permanent zero-infrastructure. Treason is defined as any serious act of disloyalty towards the alliance. This includes, but is not limited to, war-dodging with a non-legitimate excuse, surrendering from a war without permission, aiding an enemy, either financially or militarily, attacking your own alliance, or refusing to end a war after directed to do so.