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When an action taken by one of Westarctica's [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica|Hereditary Nobles]] is deemed by the Grand Duke to be potentially harmful to the security or reputation of the nation, that noble is immediately stripped of their title and informed of their disbarment through either a written letter or a public proclamation. This prevents the noble feigning ignorance concerning their legal status. | When an action taken by one of Westarctica's [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica|Hereditary Nobles]] is deemed by the Grand Duke to be potentially harmful to the security or reputation of the nation, that noble is immediately stripped of their title and informed of their disbarment through either a written letter or a public proclamation. This prevents the noble feigning ignorance concerning their legal status. | ||
In contrast, a noble could be [[disgraced]] instead, which is a less severe (and temporary) censure from the Grand Duke. | In contrast, a noble could be [[Disgraced noble|disgraced]] instead, which is a less severe (and temporary) censure from the Grand Duke. | ||
==Legal background== | ==Legal background== |
Revision as of 00:59, 8 April 2018
In the legal terminology of Westarctica, the condition of being disbarred occurs when a member of the nobility is stripped of their title, their citizenship, and permanently exiled. Grand Duke Travis has stated the act of disbarment is only undertaken when no other recourse exists and considers it one of his most dreaded duties.
Process of disbarment
When an action taken by one of Westarctica's Hereditary Nobles is deemed by the Grand Duke to be potentially harmful to the security or reputation of the nation, that noble is immediately stripped of their title and informed of their disbarment through either a written letter or a public proclamation. This prevents the noble feigning ignorance concerning their legal status.
In contrast, a noble could be disgraced instead, which is a less severe (and temporary) censure from the Grand Duke.
Legal background
The 2004 Grand Ducal Mandate mentions disbarred nobles in Article 20, which deals with appointments to the Baronage.
(5) If a nobleman’s title is revoked, no member of the Baronage may issue a Proclamation of Titleage for the disbarred.
(6) Only the Grand Duke has the power to reinstate a disbarred nobleman into the Baronage.
List of the disbarred
Three nobles have committed deeds so heinous that Grand Duke Travis had no other recourse but to have them permanently disbarred:
- The Countess of Hercules - Disbarred in 2004
- The 1st Viscount of Reynolds - Disbarred in 2005
- The Duke of Sidley - Disbarred in 2005