Adaawx record the history of law in practice
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Adaawx as Records of Law in Practice
Status: Working Category: Tsm’syen Laws and Legal Orders
Statement
Adaawx record the history of law in practice.
Meaning
Adaawx are authoritative records of how Ayaawx has been applied over time. They preserve lawful outcomes, responsibilities, corrections, and consequences as they were witnessed and remembered.
Adaawx do not merely recount events; they document law as it was lived and enforced.
Legal Function
Adaawx serve to:
- Record how authority was exercised
- Preserve precedent and lawful resolution
- Identify responsibilities attached to names, crests, and houses
- Remember violations and their correction
- Maintain continuity across generations
Relationship to Ayaawx
- Ayaawx provides the framework of law.
- Adaawx record the application of that framework.
- Together, they prevent arbitrary interpretation and loss of legal memory.
Use in Interpretation
Lawful interpretation relies on Adaawx to:
- Ground decisions in precedent
- Compare present situations to past outcomes
- Maintain balance and restraint
- Prevent invention of new law through opinion
What Adaawx Are Not
- Adaawx are not symbolic myths.
- Adaawx are not personal narratives.
- Adaawx are not optional references.
- Adaawx are not subject to revision for convenience.
Legal Effect
Where Adaawx are ignored, law loses continuity. Where Adaawx are respected, authority remains legitimate and accountable.