Avete Quirites
we'd like to come back to the question of the official language of NR.
As a matter of fact, being non English native, some citizen do find some
difficulties in expressing their ideas or, simplier, in relating with other
citizens, due to the use of English as the official language.
We know very well that nobody, in our Res Publica, will ever be unpolite or
will miss to pay the due consideration to another non English citizen. At
the same time, we guess that everybody here will admit that it is sometimes
hard for a Portugese or an Italian (etc.) to express his own ideas correctly
and without misunderstandings.
Therefore, after an accurate evaluation of the case, we have tought to
establish the _Collegium Advocatorum_ in order to help any citizen in his
relations with the authorities of NR or with other citizens.
We believe that our proposal is in the sense of the goals of Nova Roma: we
want to rescue the ancient tradition of the very first attorneys which were,
at the beginning, the representatives of those who, for many reasons related
to culture, education, census, etc., were not able to self express in any
circumstance of the associated life.
We also propose to the public discussion the following items reguarding the
statute of the Collegium Advocatorum:
1) The access to the Collegium is granted to every citizen of Nova Roma;
2) Any member of the Collegium will help, within his own skills and
possibilities, any citizen who shall ask for;
3) Any citizen shall be free to ask to the Collegium and/or to any single
Advocatus for being represented in any matter;
4) Each year the members of the Collegium will appoint three members to form
the Board of Directors. The BoD shall assign any request of representation
filed directly to the Collegium to a single Advocatus skilled in the
particular matter implied by the request itself.
5) The BoD shall have a disciplinary power against the members of the
Collegium and shall, under given and serious circumstances, decide the
permanent or temporary dismiss of an Advocate. Against the decisions of the
BoD, if in contrast with the Laws and the Constitution of Nova Roma, any
Advocate shall have the right to ask to the Praetor Urbanis for a trial.
6) The representation is basically free from any fee. Should any Advocate
ask for a fee, the citizen shall ask to the Collegium for a Consultum. The
BoD shall evalute the question, the time and the abilities requested to the
Advocatus in order to give his best assistance to the citizen, the amount
asked and any other relevant circumstance; then the BoD shall make a
Consultum with which either shall approve the request of the Advocate or
reject it (in this case appinting another Advocate in case the first refuses
to assist the citizen).
7) The Advocate shall never assume a representation if he is in conflict of
interest with the citizen.
Valete
Primus Fabius
Titus Horatius Atticus
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Salvete Prime Fabi et Tite Horati et alii
This sounds like a good idea. In what ways do you think that advocates will
help citizens?
I would encourage caution about institutionalizing a strong role for
advocates. It will be a good thing if they help citizens in some way, but
not so good, I think, if their participation becomes required for settling
disputes or conducting the affairs of the Res Publica.
I also am curious about what qualifications, if any, citizens will have to
have to join the collegium.
Valete
Gaius Marius Merullus
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