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==Known laws== | ==Known laws== | ||
*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''</ref><ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', Chapter 19, ''page 145''</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.<ref name="TCP"/> | |||
*Failure to obey an order, thus causing the endangerment of a [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]], is punishable by death.<ref>''Halo: The Flood''</ref> | |||
*A [[Kig-Yar]] not reporting non-violent contact with the enemy can result in castration.<ref name="TCP"/> | |||
*Failure to protect a Forerunner artifact is punishable by death.<ref>''Halo: First Strike''</ref> | |||
*Murder of a [[Sangheili]] near a holy site is punishable by death.<ref>''[[Conversations from the Universe#Grunt Conversation|Conversations from the Universe]]''</ref> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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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.
Known laws
- The modifying of Covenant and Forerunner technology without permission from the Hierarchs is heresy and the persons responsible shall be executed publicly;[1][2] this may lead to genocidal war when such heresy is conducted on a large scale.[1]
- Wielding an unsecured weapon near a Hierarch is punishable by death.[2]
- Failure to obey an order, thus causing the endangerment of a Prophet, is punishable by death.[3]
- A Kig-Yar not reporting non-violent contact with the enemy can result in castration.[2]
- Failure to protect a Forerunner artifact is punishable by death.[4]
- Murder of a Sangheili near a holy site is punishable by death.[5]
List of appearances
- Halo: The Flood (First appearance)
- Halo: The Cole Protocol
- Halo 2
- Halo: Contact Harvest
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest
- ^ a b c Halo: The Cole Protocol, Chapter 19, page 145
- ^ Halo: The Flood
- ^ Halo: First Strike
- ^ Conversations from the Universe
