Authority Before Action

A procedural inquiry into the resolution of authority at decision-time.

This site presents an academic body of work concerned with a single procedural boundary: whether authority is resolved at the moment immediately before action.

The inquiry is descriptive and evidence-first. It does not evaluate outcomes, prescribe behaviour, or provide operational guidance. Its focus is the timing of authority and the legal effect of that timing on whether action may lawfully proceed.

What this work addresses

• Authority as a condition that must be resolved at decision-time.
• Action as requiring lawful permission prior to execution.
• Restraint as a lawful state when pre-requisites are not evidenced.

What this work does not do

• It does not propose policy, governance, or institutional design.
• It does not provide implementation steps, advice, or recommendations.
• It does not make performance, compliance, or outcome claims.

All legal meaning is governed by authoritative textual artefacts recorded in the SHA-256 Registry (append-only). Rendered views are explanatory only.