To: Guild Master Nozaki Ichimoto
From: Tawa Katana Imperial Office of Council and Legal Affairs
Honored Guild Master,
I think you need a course to brush up on the topic of Law, Kusari law in particular. A Advisory Judgment is requested by the government, when it wishes to find out whether actions it will take are legal under Kusari law. This was not a trial, the GMG were not kept out, this was the Executive of House Kusari, asking the Judiciary of House Kusari, it's opinion on the legality of it's plan of action. The Court gave an advisory ruling that it found the actions of the Government to be within Kusari law. This was not a trial, and the sides were not represented, it's scope is limited to advising the Council of the Rising Suns on what actions are legal and what are not.
One last point, your argument between the words 'through" and "to," I just have to point out that it is impossible to go through Kusari without going to Kusari, as is pointed out by the Court, the classification of "Territory" includes all space and stations within the area, if a ship is in that area, it is clearly going to that area, even if it is to eventually move to somewhere else. As an attorney for the Council of the Rising Suns, I find no legal backing for your claim that ships moving through Kusari territory, and not moving to Kusari territory, even if it is not their final destination.
One last legal point of note. The Honshu system, and all of it, is sovereign territory of Kusari, and the Kusari government may impose whatever restrictions it finds appropriate on trade in that System.
The GMG is more than welcome to explore it's legal options, that is up to you, and I am sure your office of legal affairs is more than capable of filing the needed briefs, but the legal process is long and costly, and it is my opinion, as well as that of the Emperor that the most expedient and effective way of dealing with this issue would be through a negotiated settlement. So once again, I will repeat the Emperors request that the GMG return to the negotiating table with the Kusari government.
As always, I am here to answer any legal questions you may have, but I would ask you to direct any political questions to the Council of the Rising Suns itself.