Uncyclopedia:Legal Department

Uncyclopedia Legal Department

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Potestas In Lex Quod Forensis:

The Uncyclopedia Legal Department (UnLegal), established 1.12.2009, aims to find any and all legalistic faults in articles and correct those faults by adding a correctional template on the said articles. This will automatically make the said articles UnLegal; that is, unless proven otherwise, conformant to the Uncyclopedia Statute of Legality, and absens haeres non erit. Moreover, as herein before otherwise stipulated, where discretion are vested in the trustees hereunder, such discretion shall be complete and absolute, and any decision made by them pursuant to such discretionary powers shall not be challengeable by any de facto member or any alter ego other person affected thereby, provided the de jure trustees conform to the main objects of the Department and to the other terms, conditions, and principles of this actus reus Trust Deed.
"Crede Quia Absurdum Est."

The Mission of the Department

The Uncyclopedia Legal Department is charged with the maintenance of interwiki peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the Proclamation of Inherent Powers, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the coordination of international huffing regimes, and the authorization for military action. Its powers are exercised in accordance with the Uncyclopedia Charter. This charter is also defined at length within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The Headquarters

The Uncyclopedia Legal Department is located in a small plush closet within the main United Nations headquarters in New York City, and serves as the main organizational think-tank for the Community Forums and the Department of Uncyclopedian Morality Police (DUMP). The dark closet that houses the Uncyclopedia Legal Department is, in many ways, the fulcrum of the organization. The actual members of UnLegal stay put in the closet while their henchmen travel around the waves, spying on wrongdoers with their keen eyes connected to agile minds - their massive, meaty fists always ready to punish the guilty in horrible, degrading ways.

What happens in the UnLegal headquarters is a matter of heated speculation. It is not clear whether size matters: a surprisingly large number of people seem to fit into the small space with all the paraphernalia the organization needs to function. UnLegal uses its wide and far-reaching psychological expertise to drive fear into the hearts of those who would know more of the behind-closed-doors mysteries.

When approaching the closet, even the strongest of heart and spine have been known to feel a creeping sensation enter their bodies in a most disagreeable way. The corridor suddenly seems to shrink, and all manner of dark, twisted urges appear in the mind, not to mention the faint smell of mothballs and cedar wood.

Factoid: In November of 2001 the headquarters was the subject of an unsuccessful terrorist attack. Due to an unfortunate dating anomaly found within the US, stemming from its antiquated practice of following 'Daylight Savings Time,' the attack was termed 119 by sections of the media.

The Courtroom

The screams of the tortured. The pathetic pleading of the guilty. The even more pitiable pleading of the wrongly accused (but probably still guilty of something) public. The crunching of bones and gnashing of teethes. The sloshing sounds; and the eerie light. Many victims of the UnLegal scare tactics have been seen screaming in the avenues, trying to banish the night of their own inner selves.

Note: It's best to bring a sack lunch if you will be attending court.

The Lawyers

Not much needs to be said about the viciously deranged henchmen of the Department except the following: After getting to know any of them, you will notice the stigmata a thousand megabytes away - provided you manage to escape with your sanity and moral backbone intact. While seemingly trying to keep the fragile morality of Uncyclopedia in some kind of form these ghastly characters will, in fact, do everything in their power to drag you down to the murky depths of their own indescribable practices with them - all the while claiming it was you who wanted them to do so. Such is the strength of their self-righteous propaganda that any Uncyclopedia member will need an iron will and an infallible character to converse with an UnLegal henchman safely. Steer clear; it is the only hope you have.

Membership Regulations and Team Roster

The morality of the Uncyclopedia Legal Department itself has, of course, been questioned fairly often because of its twisted way to keep the balance. The answer to the question is, however, elusive: UnLegal spokesmen have always claimed the right to retain the secrets of their trade. When asked about the disagreeable methods some members have imposed upon unsuspecting Uncyclopedians, the traditional reply has, for eCenturies, been: "We know best." This is not an opinion and therefore it is not disputable. If there are bodies who wish to shed a different light to the workings of UnLegal in any way, it will officially be seen as dangerous subversion, and punishment will be meted out.

All members, upon adding their information to the roster below must agree to disagree with The Legal Department's Proclamation of Inherent Powers. By adding yourself to the Legal Department roster you hereby agree to agreeing to disagree with said Proclamation whether you agree or not.

The Supreme Uncyclopedia Legal Department

Proclamation of Inherent Powers

Signatories (1–888) to the Uncyclopedia Legal Department, hereinafter referred to as  this Department ;

Concerning the legal proceedings directly pertaining to the internet-based website called Uncyclopedia, hereinafter referred to as  the Site ;

Noting that Ministers on 6 January 2010 agreed the Uncyclopedia round of lateral and asphyxiative Legal Negotiations should achieve the summary and ever-greater diminishing of falsifiable page editing, inter alia compus, the progressive dismantling of propriety and the improvement of the unintentional misconduct for the conduct of the purposes later to be defined;

Seeking to achieve maximum pay in office, unofficial payments for services rendered, including elimination of our duties, and to the fullest extent possible, the reduction or elimination of rights of the general public editing the Site;

Encouraging the non-continued legal support to any parties involved;

Desiring to provide unfair and unequal competitive opportunities for other editors than those directly involved with this Department;

Being mindful of the importance in the editing sector of nobody else's interests;

Knowing that many Signatories view the comedy sector as a particularly important component of the proceedings in Uncyclopedia;

Advocating the elimination of adversaries and the distortion of provided opinion;

Requiring that those not in favor of this Department operate on an unfair basis;

Wanting to not really represent the rights of anyone;

Recognizing the need to provide for uncyclopedically legalistic notification, consultation, severe surveillance and dubitable dispute settlement procedures with a view to ensuring a "fair, prompt and effective" enforcement of the provisions of this – or any other – Agreement and to maintain the balance of rights and obligations among nobody;

Establishing an international framework governing abnormal conduct and inappropriate laughter;

Hereby agree as follows:

Article 1 *

1.1 This Agreement applies to the following products:

a) articles,

b) talk pages thereof,

c) all other parts, components, and sub-pages of articles, such as templates and userboxes

d) all foreign life forms, kittens (huffed or otherwise), grues, mythological creatures and

e) illicit sexual devices wielded by any given member of the community

1.2 For the purposes of this Agreement "articles" means:

a) all articles other than locked articles and

b) all other products set out in Article 1.1 above or elsewhere

*We assume no legal responsibility.

List of Practitioners Claiming Membership Herein

If you do not know how to add yourself to the list properly and wish to join, please leave a message here.

Name	Title of Rank	Area of Expertise
Zana Dark	Department Head	Business Ethics, Food and Drug Administration.
Multiliteralist	Expert	Criminal Activities Law, Extortion.
Whoremonal	Expert	Civil Law, specialising in Indecency.
RabbiTechno	Legal Consultant	Talmudic Law and the Legalization of Marijuana.
Mordillo	Expert	International Law and War Crimes, specializing in Conspiracy Theories.
Kakun	Lawyer	Founding Partner of Kakun, Poop & Shite. Never lost a case.
Andorin Kato	Legal Consultant	Intellectual Property Taxes.
Mhaille	Executive Partner	Advocation of Fornication Addiction, Sexual Harassment and Dispute Resolution.
Syndrome	Internal Intern	Hypothetical Malpractice.
Socky	Solicitor General	Law Drafting and Policy Advice.
WHY???	Uncle-in-Law Serjeant-at-Law	Law of the Unglican Temple.
Dr PuppyOnTheRadio	Litigator	Sexual Harassment, Medical Malpractice and Devil's Advocate.
ChiefjusticeDS	Judicial Consultant	Criminal Law and Policy Advice.
ColinAYB	Rehabilitated Convict Certified Lawyer	Iconoclastic Actions, Penii in the First Degree, and Criminal Tendencies Law.
Fag	Legal Advisor	Lewd Conduct, Foreign Diplomacy Issues, and Escort. Will also insult your music taste for a small additional fee.
Aleister	Congressional Liason	Outer Space, Oceanic, and Hogwartsian Law. Vandal and Lurker Profiler. Licensed to practice guitar before the Supreme Court.
Iwillkillyou333	Bureau Investigator	Law Enforcement, Criminal Law, and Legalization of Extreme Punishment.
Mahmüscher	Janitor	Specialises in cleaning up the mess. Reads and Writes.
Hotadmin4u69	Defense Counselor (twice disbarred, thrice reinstated)	Unfair Labor Practices, Wage Discrimination, Unconstitutional Law, and Union Evisceration (Hoffaistic Law)
Lordarcadian	Lawyer / Public Defender	Filing frivolous lawsuits, Noob custody, Standards for motions to dismiss, Piracy agreements, Theoretical hearsay, and Evidence tampering law.
Banned User MetalHeadsRejoice	Expert Manager / Heavy Metalist	Comedic editing of the stupid and ridiculous; tip-top shape mongering.
NoNamesLeft	Attorney at Love	Loving, caressing, and fondling the law in downright unlawful ways.
Everyotherusernamewastaken	Creep in Trench-coat	Proofreading, executing bad jokes, selling LSD in the public toilets
Dr. Happytimes	Department Tail   - Client Advisor	Happiness General Practice, Journalism Advocate (JAG), Untruth Scrivener and Moral Bankruptcy Law.

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You can set the float option to your liking (the default is right). There is also some text in the middle that you can change to whatever you want.

{{User LD}}

UN:LEGAL Legal Department This user is a registered supporter of Uncyclopedian Martial Law. “Crede Quia Absurdum Est.” ~ Oscar Wilde

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UN:LEGAL Legal Department insert optional text here “Crede Quia Absurdum Est.” ~ Oscar Wilde

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The Uncyclopedia Legal Department says, 'Okay.'

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{{UBA2|The [[UN:LEGAL|Uncyclopedia Legal Department]]|says 'nah.'}}

The Uncyclopedia Legal Department says, 'Nah.'

Here is the basic advisory template to indicate a shitty article:

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A Note from the Uncyclopedia Legal Department

This article has the mens rea, but lacks the sufficient actus reus to be guilty of worth reading in its entirety.

If the defense wishes to make any arguments, please demonstrate evidence for habeas corpus on this article's talk page. Excess content will be purged de jure and re-submitted for perusal in about 2 weeks or so. (November 17, 2024)

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