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Trident Ploughshares legal wiki website

This is a collaborative and interactive web site, dedicated to discussions on legal topics by and for peace campaigners. Anyone can join in the discussions by EditingAny of the web pages online: see links below for more info on taking part (or you can simply browse the pages like any other website). The website was created by TridentPloughshares (TP).

Contents of site

In order to limit SpamAttacks on the front page of the site, this page is locked and can only be edited by the SiteAdmin. The guts of the site should all be found in one of the linked pages in this list (all of which are editable).

TakingPart?

Discussions about this site and instructions for taking part and editing the pages

LegalDefences

Notes on general legal defences to criminal charges, including defences based on InternationalLaw

CriminalCharges?

Notes on some particular charges and possible defences

NonPayment?

What happens if you refuse to pay fines and possible responses

PolicePowers?

Miscellaneous notes on police powers and procedures

CourtProcedures?

Various notes on procedures in courts in England/Wales? and Scotland

CivilActions?

Defending actions for nonpayment of tax, injunctions, etc

LegalInformation?

Useful background notes on legal language and other legal subtleties

BookMarks

Useful links to relevant websites

OtherInfo?

related discussions and non-legal information etc

Full list of existing pages on the website:

• LocalWiki:action=index
• Further indexes available on the LinksDatabase page

For regular users

Here are a few pages that will be particularly useful for regular visitors to the site, though they can be used by first-timers too of course!

RecentChanges

view list of pages edited within the last few days or weeks

EditingPages

notes on how to edit the pages are given here, although regular wiki-users may prefer to jump straight to the TextFormattingRules, there is also a SandBox to practise your edits in

TechnicalInformation

notes on the software behind the site (UseMod) and measures being taken to thwart SpamAttacks (spammers are welcome to visit the NorthPonds area)

LoginFeature

to retrieve your saved UserPreferences settings, you can login to the website at LocalWiki:action=login (you do not have to login in order to use the whole site)

SystemInfo

this page accesses system commands for viewing lists of pages, maintaining the site and other matters

HouseKeeping

users who can undertake to check the site regularly and make improvements to the layout, rearrange cluttered pages or cope with occasional SpamAttacks are very welcome

FeedbackAndComments

please leave any general feedback about the website as a whole, or any queries, on this page.

Footnotes

This is possibly the FirstEver WikiWebSite dedicated to legal discussion for defendants. It is inspired partly by discussions at TridentPloughshares camps and actions, and partly by similar sites in the FreeSoftware world. Here are a few links to related sites:

• Trident Ploughshares (main website): http://www.tridentploughshares.org/
• TP legal support (England & Wales): http://www.andrewgray.uklinux.net/legalsupport/
• The original wiki web site: Wiki:WikiWikiWeb

Lastly, a reminder to spammers to visit the NorthPonds site!