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*Failure to protect a Forerunner artifact is punishable by death.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', Epilogue</ref> | *Failure to protect a Forerunner artifact is punishable by death.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', Epilogue</ref> | ||
*The modifying of Covenant and [[Forerunner]] technology without permission from the Hierarchs is heresy and the persons responsible shall be executed publicly;<ref name="CH">''Halo: Contact Harvest'', Chapter 9</ref><ref name="TCP">''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', Chapter 19</ref> this may lead to genocidal war when such heresy is conducted on a large scale.<ref name="CH"/> | *The modifying of Covenant and [[Forerunner]] technology without permission from the Hierarchs is heresy and the persons responsible shall be executed publicly;<ref name="CH">''Halo: Contact Harvest'', Chapter 9</ref><ref name="TCP">''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', Chapter 19</ref> this may lead to genocidal war when such heresy is conducted on a large scale.<ref name="CH"/> | ||
*Wielding an unsecured weapon near a Hierarch is punishable by death | *Wielding an unsecured weapon near a Hierarch is punishable by death,<ref name="TCP"/> with the exception of [[Honor Guard]]s protecting them. | ||
*Sangheili and San'Shyuum are first class citizens above all other species.<ref>[[Bestiarum]] "The Sangheili are, simply put, technological and societal equals of the Prophets yet, for a significant period, found themselves as the dominant military muscle for the entire Covenant structure"</ref> | *Sangheili and San'Shyuum are first class citizens above all other species.<ref>[[Bestiarum]] "The Sangheili are, simply put, technological and societal equals of the Prophets yet, for a significant period, found themselves as the dominant military muscle for the entire Covenant structure"</ref> | ||
**Failure to obey an order, thus causing the endangerment of a [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]], is punishable by death.<ref>''Halo: The Flood'', Chapter 7</ref> | **Failure to obey an order, thus causing the endangerment of a [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]], is punishable by death.<ref>''Halo: The Flood'', Chapter 7</ref> | ||
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A strong legal system was used to keep the client species of the Covenant in line. Many strictures were established by the Hierarchs to underpin civil obedience, politics, economics and society.
Certain laws can be changed or overruled by the Hierarchs, as evident of the Great Schism stripping the Sangheili of all their rights.
Known laws
- Failure to protect a Forerunner artifact is punishable by death.[1]
- The modifying of Covenant and Forerunner technology without permission from the Hierarchs is heresy and the persons responsible shall be executed publicly;[2][3] this may lead to genocidal war when such heresy is conducted on a large scale.[2]
- Wielding an unsecured weapon near a Hierarch is punishable by death,[3] with the exception of Honor Guards protecting them.
- Sangheili and San'Shyuum are first class citizens above all other species.[4]
- A Kig-Yar not reporting non-violent contact with the enemy can result in castration.[7]
List of appearances
- Halo: The Flood (First appearance)
- Halo 2
- Halo: The Cole Protocol
- Halo: Contact Harvest
Sources
- ^ Halo: First Strike, Epilogue
- ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, Chapter 9
- ^ a b Halo: The Cole Protocol, Chapter 19
- ^ Bestiarum "The Sangheili are, simply put, technological and societal equals of the Prophets yet, for a significant period, found themselves as the dominant military muscle for the entire Covenant structure"
- ^ Halo: The Flood, Chapter 7
- ^ Conversations from the Universe
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, Chapter 24
