TheShadow Proclamation was, according to theTenth Doctor, the "Outer Space Police". (TV:The Stolen Earth) It was atreaty (PROSE:Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2007 reference book)"]) orFederation between various interplanetary races andempires, based upon mutually acceptedrules and treaties. (PROSE:Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2011 reference book)"])

Their responsibilities included upholdingGalactic Law, (COMIC:The Great Rain Robbery) although their jurisdiction may have been broader as they once planned to declare war "right across the universe" in response to thetheft of twenty seven planets. (TV:The Stolen Earth) In histhird, (AUDIO:Damascus)ninth, (TV:Rose) tenth, (TV:Fear Her)eleventh, (TV:The Eleventh Hour) andfourteenth incarnations, (TV:The Star Beast^[+]Loading...["The Star Beast (TV story)"])the Doctor called miscreants to account for themselves according to its dictates. They would also sometimes transfer criminals whom they had encountered on their travels over to them. (COMIC:The Great Rain Robbery)

They survivedthe Flux, as proven when theFourteenth Doctor invoked theirProtocol 15,P and6 during histrial ofthe Meep and theWrarth Warriors in2023. (TV:The Star Beast)

Location[[edit] |[edit source]]

TheShadow Proclamation was situated on threeasteroids, linked together by bridges, from which they planned their moves. (TV:The Stolen Earth)

Each asteroid had distinct towers on them lit up by bright aqua lighting, but at some point, the lighting was changed to a darker yellow lighting. (TV:The Magician's Apprentice)

Known regulations[[edit] |[edit source]]

The Shadow Proclamation had several conventions and treaties including 2366specific articles: (PROSE:I Am the Doctor)

Article 15 said thatmurder was not a rule ofwar. (PROSE:Diamond Dogs) There are also protocols 15P and 6 (The Star Beast)

Convention 15 dealt with the cessation of hostile actions in order to parley. (TV:Rose,PROSE:Peacemaker)

Article 27 allowed for the requisitioning of recording equipment. (AUDIO:The Bleeding Heart)

Article 29.8 banned the use and creation ofGelem warriors. (PROSE:Ghosts of India)

Article 57 prohibited the destruction of aLevel 5 planet if nolaw was broken. (TV:The Eleventh Hour,COMIC:Finders Keepers)

Clause 374 of the Shadow Proclamation stated that "theft of an artefact of great cultural value legitimises the use of lethal force to ensure the artefact's recovery". (PROSE:The Colour of Darkness)

According to Shadow Proclamation, "Any legitimatetrial form may be used in a Shadow Proclamation hearing". When the requested form of trial was impossible, form reverted to Shadow Proclamation standard. A maximum of two legal requests were allowed. Examples included trial by a jury of peers being a legal standard of 298 member planets and 39761 affiliated worlds and innocent until proven guilty a legal standard of 87 member planets and 12932 affiliated worlds. (PROSE:The Pictures of Emptiness)

It was illegal to seed a Level 5 planet. (TV:Partners in Crime)

It was against Galactic Law to "reap" any part of an ecosystem on a Level 5 planet, even theclouds, and violators could be handed over to the Shadow Proclamation. (COMIC:The Great Rain Robbery)

Section Zyan KZ-9 Sloathbeck: The rights to silence (in case of an iteragation or so, see dh2015s13e02)

One of its writs allowed for the seizure of alien technology when war was declared.

Activities[[edit] |[edit source]]

The Judoon employed by the Shadow Proclamation. (TV:The Stolen Earth^[+]Loading...["The Stolen Earth (TV story)"])

The Shadow Proclamation was known to employ theJudoon as theirpolice force. (TV:The Stolen Earth)Ogrons were used before the Judoon, but had to be replaced after their races' dealings with theDaleks. (COMIC:Fugitive)

The Shadow Proclamation had its ownreligiouscreed that included a solegod; (PROSE:The Visual Dictionary^[+]Loading...["The Visual Dictionary (2010 reference book)"]) in reference toDonna Noble'sfuture loss, anAlbino servant wished that God save her. (TV:The Stolen Earth^[+]Loading...["The Stolen Earth (TV story)"])

The Shadow Proclamation used green interdimensional crystals, for both capture and transport. (COMIC:Assimilation²)

The Shadow Proclamation attended the annualSpace-Time Police Officers' Ball on18 January along with thecrew of theTeselecta and theAtraxi, meeting toeat somevol-au-vents and sharestories of their greatestassets.31 January was thedeadline to submit intergalactictax returns to the Shadow Proclamation, which was enforced by crack squadrons of Judoonaccountants. (PROSE:Time Traveller's Diary)

History[[edit] |[edit source]]

Earlier history[[edit] |[edit source]]

By one historical account, the Shadow Proclamation arose as a means of policing and regulating the manyempires and interstellar dominions that arose inMutter's Spiral. While some races refused to recognise or sign up to its mandates, the Shadow Proclamation went on to have considerable influence. (PROSE:The Whoniverse) The Proclamation had nearly forty thousand worlds under their jurisdiction.The Doctor maintained a frosty relationship with the Shadow Proclamation, theTime Lord viewing law a fragile concept while the Proclamation themselves viewed the Doctor as a reminder ofthe time when the Time Lords had dictated law in the universe. (PROSE:The Paradox Moon)

WhenBubastion was tricked into murdering an innocent man in ancientEgypt, he was sealed in the body of acat for failing to protect humanity, as per the Shadow Proclamation. TheTenth Doctor suggested reciting certain parts of the Proclamation would give him power over Bubastion. (COMIC:Agent Provocateur)

On discovering that aliens were at work in1st centuryPompeii, the Tenth Doctor demanded that the alien identify its place of origin and species designation "according to the universal ratification of the Shadow Proclamation". (TV:The Fires of Pompeii)

In theVictorian era, inLondon,Orestes Milton was executed by the Proclamation for war crimes, after being thwarted by theTwelfth Doctor,Clara Oswald and thePaternoster Gang. (PROSE:Silhouette)

The Shadow Proclamation "promise[d]" to shut down theGentlemen of the Dice but did not act as they operated just inside Galactic law, forcing the Doctor to intervene personally to saveHenry Gordon Jago andGeorge Litefoot. (AUDIO:The Jago & Litefoot Revival)

In1963, theCybock Imperium raided the Shadow Proclamation vault-world ofJanizzar, stealing theTime-Gun of Rassilon. (COMIC:Gangland)

In1984, the Shadow Proclamation approved theKin's right to own the Earth after they purchased every property on its surface. (PROSE:Nothing O'Clock)

21st century[[edit] |[edit source]]

In2000, afterthe Mondegreens were turned to stone by their ownphonic blast, the Tenth Doctor contacted the Shadow Proclamation to pick them up. (COMIC:We Will Rock You)

TheNinth Doctor invokedConvention 15 when he requested parlay with theNestene Consciousness during itsinvasion of Earth inMarch2005. (TV:Rose)

In2006Rose Tyler made mention ofArticle 15 of the Shadow Proclamation while attempting to threaten theSycorax Leader during theirinvasion of Earth. (TV:The Christmas Invasion)

In2008 theEleventh Doctor invoked theArticle 57 of the Shadow Proclamation when he communicated with theAtraxi and ordered them to return to Earth after they decided the destruction of planetEarth in order to killPrisoner Zero. (TV:The Eleventh Hour)

According to the Tenth Doctor, the breeding ofAdipose children on Earth in the2000s^{[nb 1]} was a violation of galactic law since the "seeding" ofLevel 5 planets was prohibited.Miss Foster, the being in charge of the breeding program, was concerned that the Doctor had alerted the Shadow Proclamation to her activities. (TV:Partners in Crime) TheAdiposian First Family, who were behind the breeding program, were later arrested and their children were taken into the custody of the Proclamation. (WC:Monster File: Adipose)

The Tenth Doctor andDonna Noble visited the Shadow Proclamation to alert them to the Earth's disappearance. The Proclamation was already aware of its disappearance along with 24 of the26 other worlds. TheShadow Architect, according to the Strictures of the Shadow Proclamation, had to seize the Doctor's transport and technology because she wanted him to lead a battle across the universe. The Shadow Architect commanded the Doctor "by the Holy Writ of the Shadow Proclamation" to stop from leaving the planet. (TV:The Stolen Earth)

The Tenth Doctor brought theCran Movement, a race who had tried to steal Earth's clouds, to be imprisoned by the Shadow Proclamation. (COMIC:The Great Rain Robbery)

WhenSarah Jane Smith was transported to theKrulius' home planet, she left a signal behind her with thesonic lipstick.Mr Smith was able to contact the Shadow Proclamation with their co-ordinates, and a team of Judoon were dispatched to apprehend the Krulius (COMIC:Monster Hunt)

In2012, the Tenth Doctor told abeing inhabitingChloe Webber that "(he) request(ed) parley in accordance with the Shadow Proclamation." He asked the being to identify itself. (TV:Fear Her)

In2023, the Fourteenth Doctor invoked Shadow Proclamation Protocols 15, P and 6 in an impromptu trial to determine the intentions of theWrarth Warriors in their hunt forBeep the Meep. (TV:The Star Beast)

Later history[[edit] |[edit source]]

The Shadow Proclamation still existed by the year3764, when theNinth Doctor expected that they would "sort out" the "mess" caused when theJinglatheen plot to take control of theRaxas Alliance by slaughtering unsuspectingRaxacoricofallapatorians was exposed. (COMIC:Doctormania)

In the57th century the Shadow Proclamation had recently bought Earth from its owner and made it independent again. (AUDIO:The End)

Undated events[[edit] |[edit source]]

The Shadow Proclamation at the time of Colony Sarff's visit. (TV:The Magician's Apprentice^[+]Loading...["The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)"])

TheEighth Doctor worked with the Shadow Proclamation'sTenth Justice Fleet to warn travellers away fromOrriv to keepthe Network isolated there. (AUDIO:Echoes of Extinction)

OnGalen, the Ninth Doctor invokedArticle 27 to requisitionAdriana Jarsdel's recording equipment, including her cyber-augmented assistant, who'd recorded an event the Doctor wished to review. (AUDIO:The Bleeding Heart)

Following an incident in which the Tenth Doctor interfered with "afixed point in time", specifically events surrounding a film studio inLos Angeles after he saved the life of someone who had been fated to die, (COMIC:Silver Scream) the Shadow Proclamation apprehended the Doctor and put him on trial. An enemy of the Doctor's,Lucas Finch, served as the prosecutor. The Shadow Architect found the Doctor guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment. After it was revealed that the trial was a set up, the Doctor was freed, and the actions of the OgronBrarshak in protecting the Shadow Architect allowed theOgrons to join the Shadow Proclamation as apolice force. (COMIC:Fugitive)

The Shadow Proclamation shut down theRigel 77 prison centre with troops because of its violent nature. (PROSE:The Undertaker's Gift)

TheChugra were trapped in thetime vortex for crimes against temporal physics. (COMIC:Funny Phone Call!)

TheYeamorg Warriors were collected by the Shadow Proclamation for breach ofArticle 57. (COMIC:Finders Keepers)

TheEleventh Doctor brought analien to the Shadow Proclamation for trial. (COMIC:Night Light)

The Shadow Proclamation went onto mauve alert during the Dalek offensive following theirvictory over the Doctor atMedrüth. (AUDIO:Daleks Victorious)

During a case ofsuicide moons, theShadow Architect ordered aJudoon to deploy theunder-regiment in twosectors whenColony Sarff visited the Proclamation on orders fromDavros, in their search for theTwelfth Doctor, but was made to leave as nobody knew where he was. (TV:The Magician's Apprentice)

The Twelfth Doctor told the media to shut downBetterblast PR for setting anAndromedan Feline Gigantoform loose on innocent people. (COMIC:Time and PR in Space)

In aDecember, sometime after humanity had joined the Shadow Proclamation, theparadox moon appeared above the Proclamation's headquarters. Six hours later, theThirteenth Doctor arrived and managed to shut down the moon. (PROSE:The Paradox Moon)

Other references[[edit] |[edit source]]

After his encounter withStarfleet, theTenth Doctor suggested toRiver Song that he should convince the Shadow Proclamation to do something like it. (GAME:A Trek to Skaro^[+]Loading...["A Trek to Skaro (episode)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] |[edit source]]

Russell T Davies' sketch for his original concept of the Shadow Proclamation scene (REF:The Writer's Tale)

• In the original script forThe Stolen Earth, the Shadow Proclamation was supposed to consist of many different species of aliens, including:
  • Raxacoricofallapatorians with a child. This child was originally conceived asMargaret following her regression to an egg (TV:Boom Town) Her line was recorded and archived for future use.^[1]
  • BabyAdipose and very big adult one (imagined byRussell T Davies as being about fifteen feet tall)
  • Scholars of the University of Rago Rago 56 Rago or members of the same species
  • Krillitane
  • Vespiform
  • Hath
  • Gelth
  • Cybermen
  • Sycorax
  • Alonso Frame, aStovian, working for the Shadow Proclamation as a Shadow Soldier
  • Isolus
  • Graske
  • Kroton
  • Hoix
  • Chelonian-like species
  • Two-headed race (Aplans?)

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