Interpretation of Tsm’syen law belongs to the Tsm’syen
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Interpretation of Tsm’syen Law Belongs to the Tsm’syen
Category: Governance Principles Page status: Working
Statement
Interpretation of Tsm’syen law belongs to the Tsm’syen.
Purpose
To affirm that authority to determine meaning rests with the Nation that carries the law.
Explanation
Law emerges from land, history, relationship, and lived responsibility.
Those who inherit and maintain these relationships hold interpretive authority.
Others may observe or learn, but they do not possess jurisdiction over meaning.
Function
This principle keeps decision-making power within the Nation.
It prevents displacement of authority by external institutions or individuals.
What This Prevents
- transfer of jurisdiction
- expert replacement of community knowledge
- external validation becoming requirement
- loss of responsibility through delegation
Relationship to Learning
Non-members may study or be taught. Learning does not convert into authority.
Result
Meaning remains accountable to the people who live the law.