FEDERAL ATTORNEY

• Founding Date: 2632 (under the administration of Supreme Councilor Aisha Patel)
• Headquarters: Federal Attorney Building, NW Civic Ring Road 2, New Kourou
• Jurisdiction: All reservations of the Federal Confederation
• Oversight: Operates under the Common Constitution, the Civil Code, and the Criminal Code

The Federal Attorney is the chief legal representative of the Federal Confederation. The office prosecutes criminal cases, represents the state in civil and constitutional disputes, and advises the Federal Council on legal matters. Together with the Federal Court and the Federal Sheriff, the Federal Attorney forms the triad of institutions that safeguard law and order in the Gamma Age.

The Federal Attorney was established during the Communard reforms after the Great War. Previously, prosecutions had been handled by scattered local officials in each reservation, leading to inconsistencies and factional bias. The office of the Federal Attorney unified this function, ensuring all prosecutions were conducted under standardized federal law.

The first Federal Attorney was appointed under the new Peace Treaty system, with candidates filtered through GAIA. This ensured impartiality and adherence to the Annual Plan. From the outset, the Attorney’s office became central to enforcing the Peace Treaty and the Criminal Code, prosecuting cases that threatened stability.

By the mid-Gamma Age, the office had become a symbol of rationality and fairness, but also of centralized control. Its reliance on GAIA for case evaluation and on the Federal Compulsory Attorney Law Office for mandatory defense embedded the Federal Attorney deeply within the Communard legal system.

• Criminal Prosecution: Lead all prosecutions in the Federal Court, working with the Federal Sheriff to investigate and present cases.
• Civil Representation: Represent the Confederation in disputes with citizens, organizations, and Native Tribes.
• Constitutional Oversight: Review proposed laws and government actions for constitutional alignment.
• Government Counsel: Provide legal advice to the Federal Council and state agencies.
• Policy Development: Shape legal policy and reforms in collaboration with GAIA and the Federal Council.
• Public Interest: Ensure that prosecutions and rulings serve the collective welfare of the Confederation.

• Mandatory Defense: All defendants are represented by Compulsory Attorneys to ensure trials remain balanced.
• Checks and Balances: The Federal Attorney prosecutes, while Compulsory Attorneys defend, ensuring fairness within the adversarial system.
• Central Oversight: Compulsory Attorneys operate under the FCALO in the Federal Council Building, ensuring resource efficiency and ideological alignment.

The Federal Attorney relies on GAIA for decision-support in preparing cases:

• Case Analysis: Identifies precedents, statutes, and comparable rulings.
• Prosecution Support: Generates sentencing recommendations based on the Criminal Code and prior rulings.
• Risk Assessment: Evaluates offender likelihood of recidivism and broader societal risks.
• Transparency: Archives GAIA recommendations on Shellac Records to provide accountability.

Final prosecution strategy, however, remains the responsibility of the Federal Attorney and their staff.

• Centralization of Prosecution: Replaced decentralized Beta Age officials with a unified prosecutorial office.
• Integration with GAIA: Standardized case preparation and sentencing recommendations through AI.
• Symbol of Communard Justice: Seen by supporters as fairness and rationality, but by critics as state control over legal independence.
• Mandatory Adversarial Balance: Reliance on the FCALO ensures balance but limits citizens’ choice of legal defense.

The Federal Attorney’s office is a fertile setting for political and legal intrigue. PCs may encounter it when sent by the Federal Sheriff to assist in prosecutions or to investigate corruption:

• The Vanished Evidence: A key file disappears from the Attorney’s archive on the eve of trial. PCs must retrieve it before the prosecution collapses.
• The Prosecutor’s Secret: A high-ranking prosecutor is accused of colluding with the Individualists. PCs must determine whether it’s true or part of a smear campaign.

• Gamma Age
• Federal Confederation
• Federal Attorney Building
• Federal Court
• Federal Sheriff
• Federal Compulsory Attorney Law Office
• Civil Code
• Criminal Code
• Common Constitution
• GAIA System
• ExoHuman Legal System in the Gamma Age