Adaawx guide interpretation across generations
Adaawx and Intergenerational Interpretation
Status: Working Category: Tsm’syen Laws and Legal Orders
Statement
Adaawx guide interpretation across generations.
Meaning
Adaawx preserve how law has been understood, applied, and corrected over time. They allow interpretation to remain consistent across generations, even as circumstances change.
Through Adaawx, law does not reset with each generation, nor does authority expire with individuals.
Intergenerational Function
Adaawx guide interpretation by:
- Carrying precedent beyond living memory
- Linking present questions to past resolutions
- Preventing fragmentation of legal understanding
- Ensuring continuity of responsibility and consequence
Relationship to Elders
- Elders recall and contextualize Adaawx.
- Adaawx themselves carry authority independent of any one person.
- Interpretation remains anchored even as elders pass and new elders emerge.
Protection Against Drift
Without Adaawx:
- Law becomes personal and unstable
- Interpretation shifts with power or convenience
- Responsibilities can be forgotten or denied
With Adaawx:
- Law remains coherent across time
- Authority remains accountable
- Change occurs without erasure of obligation
Legal Effect
Interpretation guided by Adaawx maintains legitimacy across generations. Interpretation that ignores Adaawx breaks continuity and invites dispute.