Justice

Judicial authority rests with the following in Terre d'Ange:

a) Local Magistrate b) Duchy Magistrate c) Provincial Magistrate d) Court of Assizes

If at any time a person feels wronged by the local judiciary, they can plead to have their case heard by the Crown. It is the Crown's decision to either hear the case or not. The case can be delegated to the Dauphin/Dauphine if they had reached their age of majority. All decisions by the crown are final.

The only exception to this is severe crimes in which a guilty verdict against a noble would result in execution. Such cases are heard by Parliament, and voted on. The only recourse from this verdict is to plead clemency to the Crown to commute the sentence to a less severe punishment. Such was done in the case of Marc and Bernadette Trevalion in Kushiel's Dart, whose sentences of execution for treason were commuted to Exile.

The Crown also has the power to pardon convicted criminals of their crime.