Iryna's justice system has two components: the City Guard (formerly Iryna PD) is in charge of investigations and arrests, while the District Courts are in charge of trials and sentencing. In cases with unclear jurisdiction, the Parliament Park District Court takes responsibilty. Defendants can hire a private lawyer for a fee or be provided a public lawer for no cost. The lawyer argues their client's case before one judge, for minor charges, or a panel of three, for severe charges. Appeals, if accepted, are re-tried by a panel of three judges from the same District Court who were not involved in the original trial. The exception to this rule is Upper Old Iryna, since there are not enough residents to necessitate more than three judges. A case can be appealed to Parliament if the judge or judges believe that there is not sufficient precedent to decide the case fairly. Parliament can either affirm the law as written or rewrite the legal code to add additional clarity. Irynians found guilty of criminal charges are assigned a parole officer with whom they must meet regularly to ensure that they are fulfilling the obligations of their sentence.
These crimes are considered less serious or disruptive to society. Potential sentences include repayment of damages, a public statement of apology, or community service.
The classification of these crimes depends on the specific facts of the individual case, taking into consideration number of incidents, amount of money or damages involved, etc.
These crimes are considered morally reprehensible and cause for immediate retaliatory action. Potential sentences include punitive fines, temporary ostracism, or permanent exile[1].
Note 1: Capital punishment is banned in every Corvidan legal system. Exile is the punishment of last resort, although the exact nature of a person's exile can vary based on circumstances. Exile can be temporary, in which case it is called ostracism, with the ostracized person permitted to return after a set amount of time. Exile can also be obligational, with the exiled individual required to perform additional obligations such as paying damages or reporting to a parole officer, or non-obligational, with the only requirement being immediate emigration from the place of exile. An exiled person is not protected by the laws of their place of exile, and if caught violating the conditions of their exile, is subject to forcible removal by law enforcement officials.
Note 2: There are a variety of spells within the school of cognitive magic that alter, suppress, or eliminate memories in their target. Although some memory alteration is performed consensually in a therapeutic context, undesired memory erasure can cause long-term psychological harm. The most destructive such spell is Mind Wipe, a highly advanced technique which, if cast successfully, completely erases a target's memories, reverting the target to an infantile cognitive state which can only be partially rehabilitated even after many years of therapy. Being a victim of Mind Wipe is widely considered to be a fate worse than death, and anyone found guilty of casting it on another person is given the harshest possible punishments, although such cases are thankfully rare.