Interpretation is part of education and preparation
Core Principle
Interpretation is part of education and preparation.
Meaning
In Tsm’syen law, interpretation is not only for resolving disputes. It is a way of preparing people to act lawfully before decisions are required.
Interpretation teaches how to think, not what to decide.
General Principles
- Preparation before action: Interpretation helps people understand obligations in advance.
- Education through context: Law is taught by explaining history, relationship, and consequence.
- Capacity-building: Interpretation strengthens judgment and responsibility.
- Non-directive guidance: Elders guide understanding without dictating outcomes.
- Continuity of law: Interpretation ensures Ayaawx remains intelligible across generations.
Lawful role of interpretation
Interpretation may be used to:
- explain how Ayaawx applies in different situations
- prepare youth and future leaders for responsibility
- clarify risks, duties, and limits before action
- pass on precedent through Adaawx
- strengthen lawful decision-making
Limits
- Interpretation does not authorize action.
- Education does not remove accountability.
- Preparation does not replace lived responsibility.
- Interpretation remains bounded by Ayaawx and trust.
Modern context
This principle supports:
- lawful leadership development
- governance training rooted in tradition
- resistance to purely technical or bureaucratic law
- intergenerational continuity of responsibility