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Laws governing treatment and rights of prisoners in the Cardassian justice system. Includes the caution "''You have the right to refuse to answer questions, but such refusal may be construed as a sign of guilt.''"
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The '''Cardassian Articles of Jurisprudence''' were [[law]]s governing treatment and rights of prisoners in the [[Cardassian]] [[Cardassian Supreme Tribunal|justice system]].
   
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Under the articles, an officer would caution the individual being arrested that, ''"You have the right to refuse to answer questions, but such refusal may be construed as a sign of guilt."'' The document also allows the arrest of a suspect without informing him of the crime he is accused of.
It also provides for a spouse of the accused to disassociate themselves from the accused by testifying against them. Cardassian trials are for show as the verdict and sentence will already have been determined in advance. There is no appeal process. ("[[Tribunal]]", [[DS9]])
 
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It also provided for spouses of the accused to disassociate themselves from the accused by testifying against them. Cardassian trials were for show, as the verdict and sentence had already been determined in advance. There was no appeals process. ({{DS9|Tribunal}})
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[[Category:Cardassia]]
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[[Category:Legal documents]]
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[[es:Artículos Cardassianos de Jurisprudencia]]
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Revision as of 21:39, 14 October 2014

The Cardassian Articles of Jurisprudence were laws governing treatment and rights of prisoners in the Cardassian justice system.

Under the articles, an officer would caution the individual being arrested that, "You have the right to refuse to answer questions, but such refusal may be construed as a sign of guilt." The document also allows the arrest of a suspect without informing him of the crime he is accused of.

It also provided for spouses of the accused to disassociate themselves from the accused by testifying against them. Cardassian trials were for show, as the verdict and sentence had already been determined in advance. There was no appeals process. (DS9: "Tribunal")