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Each of the Imperium's worlds have their own government, laws, and their own local police forces to enforce those laws. The Arbites concern themselves only with the enforcement of the Imperial law, the broader laws to which the entire Imperium is subject.
Utterly dedicated and without mercy, the Arbites are feared throughout the [[galaxy]], for they are the agents of a harsh law, where failure and incompetence are crimes, and the only punishment is death. Arbites are empowered to act as judge, jury and executioner - citizens have no rights, only members of the Priesthood of Terra or the [[Inquisition]] could claim anything so elaborate as a trial.<sup>1</sup>
==Organizational Organisational structure==
The Adeptus Arbites maintains a presence on almost every Imperial world, headquartered in fortified precinct courthouses. The courthouses are equipped to be self-sufficient and to support a complete Arbites army. They consist of armouries, dungeons, barracks, firing ranges, scriptories, archives, warehouses, kitchens, gymnasia and garages. Courthouses are sometimes a world's only connection with the rest of the Imperium. Heading the Adeptus Arbites precincts are the Marshals of Court.<sup>2, 3</sup>
The Arbites are internally divided into two subgroups; [[Judge]]s, who deal with legal matters and the application of ten thousand years of case law and its precedents, and [[Arbitrator]]s who perform the work necessary to apprehend and punish those who break the Emperor's laws.
Senior Arbites fulfill fulfil both roles, with Judges getting their hands dirty, and Arbitrators learning to preside over lengthy court trials.
There are numerous ranks and roles within each such as Verispex technicians who provide forensic evidence in a crime scene, and Chasteners whose job involves the interrogation of prisoners.
==Adeptus Arbites in Warhammer 40,000==
The Adeptus Arbites are one of the original components of the [[Warhammer 40,000 ]] universe (although undoubtedly inspired by Judge Dredd). In the [[Ordo Malleus]]/[[Grey Knights]] army list in ''[[Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness]]'' Arbites squads could be used as an auxiliary force. In the basic Codex army lists included with second edition, taken as allies from the "Imperial Agents" army list, they could be used as part of [[Space Marine]] and [[Imperial Guard]] armies. In Third Edition the Adeptus Arbites had an official army list (Citadel Journal 29). In Fourth Edition they appear only in Witch Hunter armies, represented by Inquisition [[Storm Trooper]]s using the option of replacing their [[Hellgun]]s with [[shotgun]]s.
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