0. Plain Statement

Empathy without sovereignty becomes extraction or boundary collapse.

Plain-language version:

Empathy without sovereignty becomes extraction or boundary collapse.

1. Formal Definition

Empathy–Sovereignty Law is currently defined by the source registry excerpt below. This scaffold awaits editorial expansion into the full law spec sheet format.

2. Canonical Form

EI without BΣ ⇒ projection / extraction / collapse

Related variables:

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3. Core Mechanism

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4. When This Law Applies

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5. When This Law Does Not Apply

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6. Diagnostic Signature

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7. Failure Pattern

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8. Restoration Implications

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9. Design Rule

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10. Cross-Scale Expressions

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11. Examples

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12. Relationship to Nearby Laws

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13. Operator Mapping

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14. Machine-Readable Summary

id: "LAW-088"
name: "Empathy–Sovereignty Law"
type: "law"
status: "draft"
family:
  - "Principles"
  - "EI"
summary: "Empathy without sovereignty becomes extraction or boundary collapse."
canonical_statement: "Empathy without sovereignty becomes extraction or boundary collapse"
canonical_form: "EI without BΣ ⇒ projection / extraction / collapse"
source: "content/archive/laws/technical.md"

15. Compact Card Version

LAW-088 — Empathy–Sovereignty Law

Empathy without sovereignty becomes extraction or boundary collapse.

Plain meaning: Empathy without sovereignty becomes extraction or boundary collapse.

Canonical form:

EI without BΣ ⇒ projection / extraction / collapse

16. Source Status

This scaffold was generated from the current laws technical registry. Sections marked TBD should be expanded only from source material, related canon pages, or later editorial review.

17. Source Excerpt

Empathy without sovereignty becomes extraction or boundary collapse.

Canonical form:

EI without BΣ ⇒ projection / extraction / collapse

Empathy must remain bounded, truthful, updateable, non-extractive, and sovereignty-preserving.