Beta Laws

The Beta Laws are those laws that have been enacted to establish the standards for the execution of military duty, security of the Coalition and the humanitarian treatment of war. It extensively defines the basic, wartime rights of prisoners (civil and military); established protections for the wounded; and established protections for the civilians in and around a war zone. It also defines the duties of the military, its conduct and what actions are legal and illegal under its purview.

Laws

 * β979: The wholesale destruction of planetary bodies and/or planetary surfaces in non-strategic bombardment is forbidden when a planetary is designated as homeworld (ancestral, religious, primary population center) by combatants. Only a 7/8th vote by the Council, with approval of the Commander and Chief can this law be voided.
 * β986: A commanding officer must relieve him/herself of command if the mission at hand leaves them emotionally compromised.
 * β992: Concerning insubordination in terms of disobeying a direct order from the flagship. Possible punishment - letters of censure.
 * β1555: Knowingly firing at a medic, medical facility or medical ship is consider a war crime.
 * β1572: Under martial law the death penalty, death of personality, and even spacing can be administered to crimes that under normal law would not receive such harsh punishment.
 * β1671: Any ship will be detained and it's crew arrested for attempting to leave the designated boundaries of a solar system under emergency martial law of the Coalition military. Deadly force may be enacted to keep a ship from leaving if it means the protection of local populations, the Coalition at large or if said ship could be carrying dangerous persons or cargo involved in the aforementioned situation.