diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
index 9959d71bfff..9a45b5404ee 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
@@ -411,6 +411,13 @@ var/list/ai_verbs_default = list(
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/Topic(href, href_list)
+	if(href_list["view_laws"] && isobserver(usr))
+		var/mob/observer/ghost/G = usr
+		var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
+		if(T)
+			G.forceMove(T)
+		laws.show_laws(G)
+		return
 	if(usr != src)
 		return
 	if(..())
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/laws.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/laws.dm
index 2fe7d68e0d5..f9d44685b5a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/laws.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/laws.dm
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 	src.show_laws()
 
 /mob/living/silicon/proc/deadchat_lawchange()
-	var/list/the_laws = laws.get_law_list(include_zeroth = TRUE)
-	var/lawtext = the_laws.Join("<br/>")
-	deadchat_broadcast("'s <b>laws were changed.</b> <a href='byond://?src=[REF(src)]&dead=1&printlawtext=[url_encode(lawtext)]'>View</a>", span_name("[src]"), follow_target=src, message_type=DEADCHAT_LAWCHANGE)
+	deadchat_broadcast("'s <b>laws were changed.</b> <a href='byond://?src=[REF(src)];dead=1;view_laws=1'>View</a>", span_name("[src]"), follow_target=src, message_type=DEADCHAT_LAWCHANGE)
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/show_laws(everyone = 0)
 	var/who