The No Violations Doctrine

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Authors: Amos Maley
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Abstract

This paper establishes the No Violations Doctrine, which states that admissibility constraints cannot be violated even temporarily, partially, or “for practical purposes.” Any breach—however brief, localized, or instrumental—constitutes a terminal loss of standing rather than a tolerable deviation within an otherwise valid framework. The argument is strictly eliminative and necessity-based, introducing no enforcement mechanisms, exception handling, or mitigation strategies. By ruling out violation-tolerant reasoning entirely, the paper closes a foundational class of scientific, philosophical, and governance approaches that attempt to treat constraint violations as manageable errors instead of identity-destroying failures.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Philosophical Ethics and Theory Political Philosophy and Ethics Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
8 February 2026