Errors may be corrected through lawful process.
Errors May Be Corrected Through Lawful Process Category: Tsm’syen Law Page status: Working
Principle
Errors may be corrected through lawful process.
Meaning
Recording, transcription, translation, or interpretation may contain mistakes. Recognition of fallibility allows correction while maintaining respect for authority and source.
Function
Lawful correction preserves accuracy, credibility, and continuity. It ensures the record better reflects witnessed understanding, precedent, and proper context.
Requirements
Corrections should be transparent. Where appropriate, they should reference the reason for change, the source relied upon, and who confirmed the revision.
Limits
Correction is not alteration of law. It may clarify or repair mistakes in recording, but it cannot be used to invent, erase, or appropriate authority.
Implications
Refusing to correct known error weakens trust in the record. Proper correction strengthens legitimacy.