More legal questions (was:Re:Is the wizarding world a democracy?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 75544

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Trevor Peterson <laxer26 at y...> 
wrote:
 On that note, the WW is a democracy if the people elect the minister 
of magic or the wizengamot, otherwise no.  And in my humble opinion, 
even if the WW is a democracy technically, it is not a good one
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> laxer
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> Laura

Between this discussion and the one about the ownership of Grimmauld 
Place, it sounds like the next textbook JKR needs to write is a legal 
analysis of the WW.  There are lots of intriguing questions she could 
answer about wizards and their relationship to muggle law.  Are they 
bound by either civil or criminal law?  It doesn't seem that any 
criminal investigation was started after the deaths of the muggles 
Peter killed.  If the muggle police were searching for Sirius after 
his escape, what would they have done with him if they'd caught him?  
On the civil side, could a muggle inherit from a wizard or witch and 
vice-versa?  How exactly do meetings between the Prime Minister and 
the Minister of Magic happen?  Does the rest of the muggle government 
know about the Ministry?  If it's the Wizengamot that's the decision-
making body in the WW, how are members selected?  If it's an 
inherited position, what happens to the seat if the family dies out 
or doesn't want to serve?  And on and on.  

This makes my lawyer's soul happy, and I don't even practice!


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