Ethics Committee

Ethics Committee

of the Union Justice Department and the Assembly

A group of scholars and social scientists conducting ethical research and measure the cultural impact of laws and Assembly decissions on the individal member societies.

They also try to predict  such impact prior to voting on particular or controversial issues. While the Ethics Committee has no voting power and has no Alcove (right to speak as a group) but their findings and recommendations are part of the List. Their findings can be accessed on GalNet.

Individuals or the Reps of a member society may ask for an Ethics Committee report and present it to the Assembly to affect changes or  "Exceptions" to Acts (Federal Law)

The Nilfeheim Exception is the result of such a report. What seems good and makes sense to one society is not always good and makes sense to another.

Since around 4000,  Issues that reach the Assembly and have the poential of becoming a Union wide binding act, are usually accompanies by an Ethics Committee Impact Evaluation.