Legal & Political Pathways Overview
Freeze–Vote–Rebuild is a process framework, but it must still pass through legal and political constraints in multiple jurisdictions.
This section maps the kinds of approvals, instruments, and legal design choices that typically determine whether the framework is implementable. This is not legal advice; it is a structured way to identify constraints and design around them.
Objectives
- Identify the legal instruments likely required for each phase.
- Make domestic approvals explicit (so commitments are credible).
- Structure agreements modularly to reduce veto points and enable updates.
- Clarify justice/accountability options as constrained choices.
- Reduce the risk that legal ambiguity becomes an escalation trigger.
What This Section Covers
- Domestic Approvals Gate: How internal legal/constitutional steps affect sequencing.
- International Legal Considerations: Possible pathways for mandates, monitoring, and recognition.
- Justice & Accountability Options: How accountability interacts with negotiations and incentives.
- Treaty Structure & Annexes: How to draft modular agreements that can be audited and updated.
The Core Design Idea: Legality as a Gate
Legal steps are treated as part of verification-first gating:
- Some commitments should not activate until domestic approvals are completed.
- Some incentives cannot be offered until legal authority exists.
- Some actions must be reversible if legal conditions fail.
(See: Domestic Approvals Gate)
How to Read This Section
- If you need implementability and sequencing:
- If you need mandate/mission design questions:
- If you need accountability tradeoffs:
- If you are drafting instruments:
