On the Indispensability of the Establishment of Laws of Contract
The backbone of all societies is the contract, when two or more parties enter into an accord to accomplish a mutually beneficial task. Such documents are vital to the building of strong economies, and from strong economies come prosperity, might and virtue.
To ensure that such contracts are abided by, the Cabinet must use it’s authority to stand behind such documents and give additional weight to their legitimacy. The Council of Nexus could accomplish this vital task in many ways.
First, the Council could issue a mandate making all contracts issued between Member-Citizens legally binding by the Articles of Constitution, making any breaker of contract subject not only to the terms of said contract, but in violation of the Articles. This is an across-the-board measure that makes every contract between Member-Citizens a serious affair, extending beyond the bounds of two more discrete parties, but to the community as a whole. There are advantages and disadvantages to this, which must be weighed when discussing this legislation.
Alternatively, contracts could be given the weight of Cabinet authority on a case-by-case basis. The Cabinet could, as a service allowed by Article IX Section C, notarize contracts for a negligible fee. This notarization would make making the breaker of contract subject not only to the terms of said contract, but in violation of the Articles.
Other methods could be devised to ensure this vital function of society is incorporated into the guiding principles of the Council. All should be considered in turn and the best method should be inducted into the law as soon as possible.