WIZENGAMOT

WIZENGAMOT
The Wizengamot functions as a combination of court and parliament. It is made up of around fifty members. Aside from the judges and the Head Warlock, there is a Court Scribe that records the proceedings while the Wizengamot is in session. The Minister for Magic, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister, and Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement have been known to attend significant trials and hearings. This division is made up several different roles ranging from entry level positions to the honoured position of Wizengamot.

SPOILER!!: Duties carried out

This division is responsible for:

• Creating, passing, declining, repealing legislation that affect the British wizarding world.
• Trying cases and passing out the suitable punishment in cases of crimes. (note: small scale crimes that require a day or two in prison are handled and sentences passed by the Hit Wizards. Wizengamot deal with the heavier crimes that carry sentences in Azkaban for long periods of time).
• Dealing with matters that will affect a wizard's ability to continue using magic (i.e infractions that result in wand snapping and a ban from further magic).
• Prosecutors will be responsible for bringing evidence against the accused in such a manner that there is no room for reasonable doubt. The following are considered circumstantial evidence and must be backed by other forms of evidence:
  • Testimony of ghosts and other spirits.
  • Testimony extracted under Veritaserum.
  • Information gained via divination or the Sight.
  • Information gained via Legilimency.
  • Extracted memories.
  • Information gained through the use of a Time-Turner.

Advancement within this department is entirely possible. Those holding an entry level position within this Department or those seeking some form of advancement must take on further studies. The criteria is as below:

SPOILER!!: Additional Studies required

PROSECUTION:

YEAR 1:

• Common Wizarding Law
• Magical Criminal Profiling
• Magical Criminology
• Magical Jurisprudence
• History of Legislation

YEAR 2:

• Advanced Wizarding Law
• Magical Law and Legislation
• Muggle-Wizard relations
• Wizarding rights
• Ethics

YEAR 3:

• Practical application in a court setting under the advice of a prosecutor
• Advanced Wizarding Rights
• Advanced Ethics
• Advanced Magical Criminology

YEAR 4:

• Internship

WIZENGAMOT
This is at the discretion of the Minister for Magic. Minister Prosecutors, Legislators and Jurisprudence may file a petition to be added to the board once a position opens up. Experience, aptitude, conduct, psych eval results and background will all be put under consideration when a decision is to be made.

SPOILER!!: Additional Studies required