Core Principle

Major decisions affecting existence, liberty, core cognition, minimum survival resources, or civic status require intelligible and contestable procedure.

Detailed Rules

  • Persons have rights to notice, response, records, and appeal.
  • Automated rulings must trace rules, evidence, and accountable actors.
  • Emergency measures remain subject to independent post-hoc review.

Scope and Limits

Procedure may be compressed in emergencies but not eliminated merely for efficiency; accountability and remedy must remain.