Interpretation relies on precedent, balance, and restraint
Principles of Lawful Interpretation
Status: Working Category: Tsm’syen Laws and Legal Orders
Statement
Interpretation relies on precedent, balance, and restraint.
Meaning
Lawful interpretation is not an act of personal judgment or authority. It is a disciplined process grounded in what has already been recognized, what maintains balance, and what avoids excess.
Core Principles
Precedent
- Interpretation refers to Adaawx, prior decisions, and witnessed outcomes.
- Past lawful resolutions guide present understanding.
- Continuity prevents arbitrary change and protects legal integrity.
Balance
- Interpretation seeks harmony between houses, clans, people, land, and beings.
- No single interest overrides collective responsibility.
- Balance guards against domination, favoritism, and isolation of power.
Restraint
- Not all authority must be exercised.
- Lawful actors recognize limits and pause where clarity is lacking.
- Restraint prevents misuse of role, crest, or position.
What Interpretation Is Not
- Interpretation is not rule-making.
- Interpretation is not personal opinion.
- Interpretation is not political strategy.
- Interpretation is not justification after the fact.
Legal Effect
Interpretation that follows precedent, balance, and restraint preserves legitimacy. Interpretation that abandons these principles undermines trust and invites correction.