Observation precedes decision-making responsibility
Observation Before Decision-Making
Category: Tsm’syen Law Page status: Working
Purpose
This page records the principle that observation precedes decision-making responsibility within Tsm’syen law. It establishes observation as a necessary stage of preparation before authority or responsibility is exercised.
This page is declarative and does not assign authority, offices, or leadership roles.
Principle
Observation precedes decision-making responsibility.
Meaning
- Decision-making requires prior understanding of process and consequence.
- Observation allows law to be learned without risk of harm.
- Responsibility is prepared for before it is assumed.
Observation
- Learners witness how decisions are made and justified.
- Outcomes reveal the effects of lawful and unlawful choices.
- Observation teaches restraint, balance, and accountability.
Preparation
- Observation occurs before participation in decisions.
- Guidance and explanation deepen what is witnessed.
- Readiness develops through time, conduct, and understanding.
Responsibility
- Decision-making authority is exercised only after adequate preparation.
- Premature responsibility weakens governance.
- Lawful authority is strengthened by prior observation.
Limits
- Observation alone does not confer authority.
- Time observed does not replace demonstrated conduct.
- Readiness must be recognized, not assumed.
Cross References
- Youth Learn Governance Through Witnessing
- Forms of Participation
- Ongoing and Contextual Learning
- Forms of Teaching
- Transmission of Law
- Youth and the Future Line
- Continuity and Transmission
- The Future Line
- Ayaawx
- Adaawx
To Be Developed
- Indicators of readiness
- House and clan recognition practices
- Contemporary decision-making contexts
- Source citations