My Word Against Yours
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Rokugani law is largely based upon the testimony of the person with the highest status rather than other methods of determining innocence and guilt. The word of a samurai holds more weight than that of a commoner, so if commoner witnesses insist that a samurai committed a crime but the samurai denies it, the law is on the samurai’s side. Samurai tasked with investigating legal disputes often find justice impeded by the law itself, and must act cleverly to see that the presiding lord comes to the “just” conclusion.
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Core Rulebook · Chapter 3: Skills › Scholar Skill Group › Scholar Skills › Medicine · p. 154 p. 157
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Rokugani law is largely based upon the testimony of the person with the highest status rather than other methods of determining innocence and guilt. The word of a samurai holds more weight than that of a commoner, so if commoner witnesses insist that a samurai committed a crime but the samurai denies it, the law is on the samurai’s side. Samurai tasked with investigating legal disputes often find justice impeded by the law itself, and must act cleverly to see that the presiding lord comes to the “just” conclusion.