Klaasiya Equality Act

The Act

Title 1: General provisions

1. The provisions of this Act exist to protect the dignity of every human being.
2. The provisions of this Act shall be interpreted naturally, and in cases of controversy, in the interest of every person granted equality rights under this Act, within the boundaries of reasonableness.
3. Enumeration of certain rights does not negate the existence of further and other rights.

Title 2: Equality rights

1. All human beings are born free and equal in rights.
2. All human beings shall enjoy equal treatment in the eyes of the law, of corporations, of institutions, and of other human beings.
3. All human beings shall enjoy the right of non-discrimination.
4. All human beings within Klaasiya shall enjoy the right of fair representation before a court of law.
   1. The aforementioned right applies to courts of law within and without the jurisdiction of Klaasiya.
   2. For trials and tribunals outside of Klaasiyan jurisdiction, any person who is party to the controversy residing in Klaaisya shall enjoy the right to invite the Government of Klaasiya to join them in such controversy. The Government of Klaasiya may not reject such invitation, except with the approval of the National Assembly and the Senate.
5. All persons residing in Klaasiya shall enjoy the right to own property, to live in liberty, and to freedom of speech, worship and marriage.
6. All persons residing in Klaasiya shall enjoy the right to public education and public healthcare, subject to the conditions, limitations, fees and rules established by law.
7. All persons residing in Klaasiya shall enjoy the right of control over their physical and mental body, subject to the right of the state to incarcerate a person on a basis of a crime for which they were lawfully convicted.
8. All persons convicted of a crime under Klaasiyan law shall enjoy the right to be eligible to be pardoned by the President, or to have their sentence reviewed by a court of law in the case of material changes to the crime for which they were convicted.
9. All persons residing in Klaasiya shall enjoy the right sue, to have their claim adjudicated before a court of law, and to be compensated for damage related to an awarded claim.
10. All persons residing in Klaasiya shall enjoy the right to innocent until proven guilty, to be eligible for election or appointment to any office under Klaasiya, and to be protected from abuse, threats and degradation in any form under any circumstance.

Title 3: Application of enumerated rights

1. Rights enumerated under this Act shall be infallible, except by an order of a court of law.
2. No punishment for any crime shall include the suspension of rights under this Act, except for incarceration by the state.

Legislative history

National Assembly

Committee process

At the third meeting of the National Assembly's 1st Session on 7 Blumuar 1695, the governing Free Juice and Bagels Party and Democratic Party pushed for a new committee to draft the Klaasiya Equality Act. Unlike the Klaasoft Funding and Prosperity Act committee, this time the motion to allocate seats to the political parties included the two minor parties, the Workers' Parties United and the Tapferite Supremacist Party. Following this compromise requested by the Nationalist & Humanist Party, the motion to establish the committee passed by a vote of 82-4.

The inclusion of the Tapferite Supremacist Party into the committe marked the first occasion in Klaasiyan history in which any of the other parties accepted the far-right supremacists' participation in the political process.

The Assembly Chair Glen Penhela appointed the committee's 8 members on 5 Dankember of the same year, commenting that "given that neither the government nor the opposition parties have a majority in the committee, all its members now have the moral responsibility to draft an equality act which reflects our values, principles and the Constitution".

Party	Committee member			Committee assignment
		Priina Ostaavka		Chair
Democratic Party		Nova Napred		Vice Chair
		Harry Griffaan		Member
Democratic Party		Victor Posledenn		Member
		Orah Drag		Member
		Vek Uspeh		Member
WPU		Theodor Llamaan		Member
Tapferite Supremacist Party		Viktor Falkner		Member