Common Law

Common Laws are a group of basic rights that applies to 'everyone' in the United Empire of Earth.

They are including:
 * fundamental personal freedoms
 * safety standards for structures and products
 * health services
 * basic education (Equivalency)
 * access to an interplanetary trade and transport system
 * jump point and exploration management
 * a security force which fights crime and 'external alien threats'

History
The Common Laws are the result of the Common Law Initiative which was initiated by Senator Nomi Rao (Cestulus, Davien-System) in 2525-03-10.

After the formation of the United Planets of Earth (2523), a new form of governing had to be established, because now the Senate consisted of representatives of planets with varying political and legislative systems. To what extend the local government had to provide services, military protection and rights to its inhabitants, was a hard-fought debate until Nomi Rao started her Initiative.

She proposed a new law that all UPE-planets must adhear to. If passed, the law must guarantee basic rights and services for all citizens and civilians in UPE-claimed systems. After one year of negotiations and persuasion, Rao was able to overcome the initial resistance and the law passed in 2526.

The Common Law was later transfered in the imperial legal system and is still active to this day.

Trivia
Common Laws are IRL a group of laws which are created by judges, 'arising from the traditional and inherent authority of courts'. The rights which are fall under the UEE 'Common laws' are rather moral norms (human rights) and defining attributes of a state.