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 multiple defendants or a foreign defendant, 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 have more than three judges. A case can only 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 involved, etc.
These crimes are considered morally reprehensible and cause for immediate retaliatory action. Potential sentences include punitive fines, temporary ostracism, or permanent exile.
Note: There are a variety of spellcasting techniques 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, an incredibly 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 doing so is given the harshest possible punishments, although such cases are thankfully rare.