Sierra Lyricalia wrote:OOC: I remain convinced the category is inappropriate. The main thrust of grafs 1-2 is to guarantee plaintiff rights at law against private companies, which is the exact opposite of Advancement of Industry. The presence of the AoE "Tort Reform" within that category doesn't magically render all legislation regarding torts suddenly appropriate for Advancement of Industry. Unless you can show why this resolution is a more beneficial market intervention for private companies than the status quo in which nations may (say) prohibit all civil suits against large employers, or do nothing at all, this simply is not AoI.
Ooc: it reduces the need for regulation and advances the legal industry considerably. Bigger lawsuits = larger possible profit margins = industry expansion. One direct and one indirect advancement of industry.
After all, we apply this kind of analysis to Free Trade by allowing minor regulation to ultimately benefit the markets. This ultimately benefits industry by removing the need for a large amount of worker protection legislation. Such a literal reading of Categories would essentially eradicate several, and I am confident that, much like the International Aid subcategory of Health was treated, a less than purely literal interpretation will be acceptable.
Or, I'm wrong and GenSec will have to reconsider the legal standing of the recent Patent legislation as any similar resolutions that fit incompletely but satisfactorily into a category.