VII.   Law

A Controversy is a form of public dispute against at least two (2) opposing sides concerning one (1) or more matters of presumption. Any matter for adjudication before a court is by definition a controversy.

The word controversy comes from the Latin controversia meaning "dispute, argument or debate".

The resolution of a Controversy is through the acceptance or rejection of the various presumptions of all parties through acceptable form of argument and debate by administrative procedure until the evidence weighs in favor or against the presumptions of one (1) party.

The party that first brings the Controversy is called the Accuser, from the Latin accuso meaning "to rebuke, criticize, claim fault or pursue through legal process".

The party that is called to answer a Controversy is called the Accused or Reus or Re from the Latin reus meaning "the accused, defendant, guarantor, debtor or one responsible".

There are only three (3) forms of Controversy being Civil, Criminal and Instructional:

(i) Civil Controversy is a form of public dispute against at least two opposing sides concerning one or more matters of presumption where the Government is not the Accuser; and

(ii) Criminal Controversy is a form of public dispute against at least two opposing sides concerning one or more matters of presumption where the Government is the Accuser; and

(iii) Instructional Controversy is a form of public dispute against at least two opposing sides concerning one or more matters of presumption of law and no compensation is sought other than pertaining to one or more issues of law.

The party that first brings the Controversy retains all liability until the matter is resolved either for or against their presumptions. In matters involving a Controversy concerning a financial sum, the losing party of the argument normally is responsible for payment.