THE EARTH PARTY

The Law of the Earth

Table of Contents

Every chapter and section of the Law

The Law of the Earth / Table of Contents

The Law has two published layers. The core holds the basic mechanics of how the Law works. The mantle holds the clear lists of rights and protections that follow from it. Choose any chapter, or any section within it. Each opens in the storybook.

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The Core

  1. Core Axiom: Benign Sovereignty

    The innermost principle, from which all the others follow

  2. Legitimate Force

    When the boundary of the lawful may be defended

    1. The Legitimacy of Force
    2. What Force Is
    3. A Legitimate Will
    4. Defense
    5. Proportionality
    6. The Right and Duty of Defense
    7. The Threshold Questions
    8. Tracing Force to Its Origin
    9. Force Must Be Rational
    10. Emergencies
  3. Rationality

    How an argument stands, and how it falls

    1. What Rationality Is
    2. How an Argument Stands
    3. How an Argument Falls
    4. The Protocols of Reason
    5. Every Argument Must Be Answered
    6. Arbitration
    7. The Parties and the Rational Flow Chart
    8. The Three Phases
    9. The Hot Seat
    10. How to Win
    11. Decorum
    12. What Does Not Equal Correct
    13. Empathy and Common Sense

The Mantle

  1. Title 1: Human Rights

    All human rights are derived from one

    1. The Single Root
    2. The Bill of Human Rights (1 to 7)
    3. The Bill of Human Rights (8 to 14)
    4. The Bill of Human Rights (15 to 21)
    5. Who Human Rights Apply To
    6. When Rights Conflict
    7. Property
    8. Using Property
    9. Contraband
    10. Intellectual Property
    11. Dwelling
    12. Contracts
    13. Sexual Consent
    14. Marriage
    15. Raising Children
    16. Personhood
  2. Title 2: Animal Rights

    Rights come from the capacity to feel

    1. The Origin of Animal Rights
    2. Specific Rights
    3. The Compassionate Imperative
    4. The Three Criteria
    5. On Eating Animals
    6. Unlawful Uses of Animals
    7. Raising and Keeping Animals
    8. Research on Animals
    9. Companion Animals
  3. Title 3: Ecology

    A planet is a host; a civilization is a guest

    1. The Planet Is an Organism
    2. The Prime Directive
    3. Human Survival Necessity
    4. The Land Council
    5. The Land Council Protocol
    6. The Vote
    7. Soft Rules
    8. Hard Rules
    9. Hard Rules, continued
    10. Land Rights
    11. Presence and Foraging
    12. Hunting and Stewardship
    13. Agriculture
    14. Territorialization
    15. Construction
    16. Transportation
    17. Natural Resources
    18. Waste and Restoration
  4. Title 4: Upholdment

    Conversation first, force last, healing always

    1. Who May Uphold the Law
    2. The Five Degrees
    3. Degree 1: Preemptive Reminding
    4. Degree 2: Investigative Reminding
    5. Degree 3: Active Deprogramming
    6. Degree 4: On-Site Detention
    7. Degree 5: Sequestration
    8. Restitution
    9. Who the Law Applies To
    10. Chains of Command
    11. No Excuses
    12. No Hiding Behind Organizations
    13. Resisting False Claims of Authority
  5. Grace

    No punishment, and no one beyond return

    1. Why There Is No Punishment
    2. Vengeance Is Unlawful
    3. What Truly Reforms
    4. The Meaning of Justice
    5. Execution and Sentencing Prohibited
    6. Forgiveness Through Sanity
    7. The Conditions for Release
    8. Review of Custody
    9. The Great Jubilee
    10. Custody and Debt
    11. Going Forward