SYLLABUS: THE CIRCLE (Cycle 1) DRAFT

 

📜 SYLLABUS: THE CIRCLE (Cycle 1)

"Ignorance of the Law is no defense."

Instructor: Magistrate Kati Evans Location: The Circle (Rotating Locations) Duration: 13 Weeks Cycle Status: [ACTIVE]


🛡️ COURSE OBJECTIVE

To provide every Citizen, Resident, and Slave of Teletus with a working knowledge of the City Laws. Through lectures, plays, poetry, and debate, we ensure that the laws of the Ubar are understood by all, regardless of literacy or caste.

🕰️ WEEKLY SCHEDULE

  • Day 1: The Lecture (Core Legal Concepts)

  • Day 2: The Player's Stage (Dramatic Reenactment)

  • Day 3: The Poet's Corner (Reflections on the Law)

  • Day 4: The Storyteller (Case Studies & History)

  • Day 5: The Open Forum (Q&A and Interactive Scenarios)


📚 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

PHASE I: THE FOUNDATIONS

Who rules us, and who are we?

  • Week 1: Authority & The Home Stone

    • Focus: The Ubar, The High Council, and the Definition of Treason (Law 1.4).

  • Week 2: Status & Entry

    • Focus: The difference between Citizens, Residents, and Visitors. The Laws of the Gate (Law 1.5).

  • Week 3: The Caste System

    • Focus: The Mandate (Law 2.1), Changing Castes, and the danger of Outlawry.

  • Week 4: Duty & The Household

    • Focus: Taxes (Law 1.10), The Head of Household (Law 1.7), and Inheritance.

PHASE II: SOCIETY & DECORUM

How to act, how to dress, and how to remain Free.

  • Week 5: Free Women

    • Focus: Robes of Concealment (Law 3.2), Veils, and Public Conduct.

  • Week 6: The Trap

    • Focus: "Slave-Like Behavior" (Law 3.3) and Enslavement through Debt (Law 1.8.2).

PHASE III: COMMERCE

The Laws of Coin and Trade.

  • Week 7: Merchant Law I

    • Focus: Business Licenses (Law 5.3), Standard Weights, and Fraud.

  • Week 8: Merchant Law II

    • Focus: Contracts, Slaves in Business (Law 5.8), and Animal Laws (Law 5.9).

PHASE IV: CRIME & JUSTICE

The consequences of breaking the Code.

  • Week 9: Criminal Law I

    • Focus: Theft, Assault, Arson, and Physical Punishments (Ear Notching/Amputation).

  • Week 10: Criminal Law II

    • Focus: Warrants (Law 4.5), The Trial Process, and Perjury.

PHASE V: SERVITUDE

The Laws governing Property.

  • Week 11: Slavery Law (Ownership)

    • Focus: Property Status, Registration Papers, and The Kennels (Law 6.5).

  • Week 12: Slavery Law (Conduct)

    • Focus: The Three Death Rules (Weapons, Lying, Striking) and Manumission.

PHASE VI: CONCLUSION

  • Week 13: The Grand Review

    • Focus: Slavers, Forbidden Weapons, and Final Certification.


🎓 CERTIFICATION

Citizens who attend the majority of the cycle or pass the Magistrate's Challenge in Week 13 will be awarded the Seal of the Enlightened Citizen to display in their homes.

Signed, Kati Evans Magistrate of Teletus

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