Human rights laws

The numbers in green refer to the number of alternative laws currently available to be enacted in that sub-category.

Enshrining the rights of the individual was a hallmark of the era. These laws define how pops are treated and what manner of control can be enforced over their lives.

Free Speech determines the degree of control the player can enforce over the interest groups but restrictive rights throttle the spread of innovation.

The Labor Rights laws determine what power the state grants workers by establishing a workplace safety institution to reduce the number of people literally crushed in the jaws of industry.

Children's Rights and the Rights of Women have a number of effects such as shifting the workforce/dependent demographics, affecting dependent income, and extending the franchise.

Welfare ensures the poor and disabled in the society are taken care of. Migration laws can be used to influence pop migration. Slavery laws determine the legal status of owning people in the country.

In the following tables, the Interest group stance column shows the support of interest groups with their default ideologies. Since the ideology of an interest group may differ from the default (in particular due to its leadership), law support may change too.

Free Speech[edit | edit source]

Laws regulating free speech and right to public assembly.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
Outlawed Dissent Criticizing the government is considered treasonous and illegal.	Political Agitation researched	+200 Authority  Bolstering impact on movement attraction +50%  Suppression impact on movement attraction −50% −15% Technology spread +50%  Leverage resistance	Armed Forces endorse  Devout endorse  Intelligentsia oppose  Landowners endorse  Petite Bourgeoisie endorse  Trade Unions oppose
Censorship There is active censorship of the press and no guaranteed right of assembly.	Law Enforcement researched	+100 Authority  Bolstering impact on movement attraction +40%  Suppression impact on movement attraction −40% −10% Technology spread +25%  Leverage resistance	Armed Forces endorse  Devout endorse  Intelligentsia neutral  Landowners endorse  Petite Bourgeoisie endorse  Trade Unions neutral
Right of Assembly Citizens enjoy the right to public assembly.	Democracy researched	+50 Authority  Bolstering impact on movement attraction +30%  Suppression impact on movement attraction −30%	Armed Forces neutral  Devout neutral  Intelligentsia endorse  Landowners neutral  Petite Bourgeoisie neutral  Trade Unions endorse
Protected Speech The protection of free speech is enshrined in law.	Human Rights researched	+25% Technology spread −25%  Leverage resistance When enacted, cancels any  bolstering or  suppression	Armed Forces oppose  Devout oppose  Intelligentsia strongly endorse  Landowners oppose  Petite Bourgeoisie oppose  Trade Unions strongly endorse

Labor Rights[edit | edit source]

The rights of workers.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
No Workers' Rights Workers have no particular labor rights guaranteed by the state.		Disables workplace safety office institution	Devout neutral [1]  Industrialists neutral  Trade Unions neutral [2]
Regulatory Bodies Government institutions have been created to regulate the excesses of employers.	Labor Movement researched	Enables workplace safety office institution	Devout endorse [1]  Industrialists oppose  Trade Unions endorse
Workers' Protections Workers enjoy extensive protections that are enshrined in law.	Human Rights researched	Enables workplace safety office institution Workplace safety office institution additional effects per level: +15% Minimum wage	Devout neutral [1]  Industrialists strongly oppose  Trade Unions strongly endorse [3]

Children's Rights[edit | edit source]

The rights and protections afforded to children.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
Child Labor Allowed No legal restrictions are placed on where children may work.		+30% Dependents income +5% Mortality of:  Farmers  Laborers  Machinists  Peasants	Industrialists endorse  Trade Unions oppose
Restricted Child Labor No child is permitted on the factory floor.	Labor Movement researched	+15% Dependents income +1 Max education system institution investment +2% Mortality of:  Farmers  Laborers  Peasants	Industrialists neutral  Trade Unions endorse
Compulsory Primary School All children must attend several years of primary school during which they're prohibited from working.	Human Rights researched No Schools enacted	+2 Max education system institution investment	Industrialists oppose  Trade Unions strongly endorse

Rights of Women[edit | edit source]

The legal regulations of the fairer sex.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
Legal Guardianship Women are legally under the guardianship of men and enjoy very few rights.		+5% Birth rate Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Devout endorse  Intelligentsia oppose  Landowners endorse  Trade Unions oppose [4]
Propertied Women Whether inherited or otherwise earned, even women have the right and duty to own and cherish their possessions.		+5% Workforce ratio Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Devout oppose  Intelligentsia endorse  Landowners oppose  Trade Unions endorse [4]
Women in the Workplace How will we be able to keep the furnaces of progress aflame with only half the potential workforce?	Feminism researched	−5% Birth rate +10% Workforce ratio Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Devout oppose  Intelligentsia endorse [5]  Landowners oppose  Trade Unions strongly endorse [4]
Women's Suffrage In the adjustment of the new order of things, we women demand an equal voice; we shall accept nothing less.	Feminism researched Any of: Census Suffrage enacted Landed Voting enacted Universal Suffrage enacted Wealth Voting enacted Single-Party State enacted Anarchy enacted	−5% Birth rate +15% Workforce ratio +33% Dependent enfranchisement (ability to vote in elections) Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Devout strongly oppose  Intelligentsia endorse [5]  Landowners strongly oppose  Trade Unions strongly endorse [4]

Welfare[edit | edit source]

Government assistance for the income deprived.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
No Social Security It is not the state's role to provide for those who cannot provide for themselves.		Disables social security institution	Devout oppose [1]  Industrialists neutral  Landowners endorse  Trade Unions oppose
Poor Laws Getting the tramps and hobos off our streets and into the workhouses is well worth the cost.	Democracy researched	Enables social security institution Social security institution additional effects per level: −15% Political strength when receiving welfare	Devout neutral [1]  Industrialists endorse  Landowners neutral  Trade Unions neutral
Wage Subsidies All who are willing to work have a right to eat. No man should lack the means to provide for his family.	Labor Movement researched	Enables social security institution +2 Max social security institution investment	Devout endorse [1]  Industrialists oppose  Landowners oppose  Trade Unions endorse
Old Age Pension There is a practical limit to the age where our workforce is no longer efficient and their subsequent welfare must fall under the purview of government.	Human Rights researched	Enables social security institution +2 Max social security institution investment Social security institution additional effects per level: +2% Dependent enfranchisement +20% Dependents income −1% Workforce ratio +1% Food security Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Devout neutral [1]  Industrialists strongly oppose  Landowners oppose  Trade Unions strongly endorse

Migration[edit | edit source]

Controlling the flow of people. The law governs both market migration and mass migration.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
No Migration Controls The country makes no attempt to control movement across its borders.		−25%  Leverage resistance	Industrialists endorse  Petite Bourgeoisie oppose  Rural Folk oppose  Trade Unions neutral
Migration Controls Only people of cultures and religions not discriminated against may migrate in or out of the country.		60 Migration restrictiveness	Industrialists oppose  Petite Bourgeoisie strongly endorse  Rural Folk endorse  Trade Unions endorse
Closed Borders No migration in or out of the country is permitted.		101 Migration restrictiveness Cannot invite agitators +25%  Leverage resistance	Industrialists strongly oppose  Petite Bourgeoisie endorse  Rural Folk strongly endorse  Trade Unions neutral

Slavery[edit | edit source]

People as property. A country that has a slavery ban enforced on it cannot change its slavery law for 5 years.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Interest group stance
Slavery Banned No human being may be owned by another.		Landowners lose Pro-Slavery ideology after approximately 5 years[6] All slaves in the country will be liberated	Intelligentsia neutral  Landowners strongly oppose [7]  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions neutral
Debt Slavery Those who cannot clear their debts instead forefeits their person as their creditor's property.	Multiculturalism enacted Affirmative Action enacted	+25% Landowners political strength Landowners gain Pro-Slavery ideology A percentage of pops with less than 10 wealth are enslaved each week.	Intelligentsia strongly oppose  Landowners endorse [7]  Rural Folk strongly oppose  Trade Unions strongly oppose
Slave Trade Demand for cheap labor is fulfilled through a dehumanizing trade in foreign bodies.	Cultural Exclusion enacted Multiculturalism enacted Affirmative Action enacted	+50% Landowners political strength Slaves are imported from countries with Debt Slavery Landowners gain Pro-Slavery ideology Discriminated Agricultural laborers are enslaved if Slavery was abolished less than 5 years ago	Intelligentsia strongly oppose  Landowners endorse [7]  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions strongly oppose
Legacy Slavery As a compromise between abolitionists and slaveholders, the institution of slavery may continue as long as it does not expand.	Slave Trade enacted	+25% Landowners political strength Discriminated Agricultural laborers are enslaved if Slavery was abolished less than 5 years ago	Intelligentsia oppose  Landowners endorse [7]  Rural Folk neutral  Trade Unions oppose

References[edit | edit source]

1. To update page content see reference files in folder /Victoria 3/game/common/laws:
   1. Each law type has its own txt file (named after the law type).
2. To update flavor text see reference files in folder /Victoria 3/game/localization/english:
   1. For laws flavor text see reference file laws_l_english.yml.
   2. For modifiers flavor text see reference file modifiers_l_english.yml.
   3. For institutions flavor text see reference file institutions_l_english.yml.
   4. For inventions flavor text see reference file inventions_l_english.yml.