This paper presents an execution-bound governance architecture for autonomous and intelligent systems that enforces lawful authority as a runtime invariant. Rather than relying on post-execution oversight, the architecture renders unauthorized actions structurally impossible and produces independently verifiable evidentiary artifacts. The framework is grounded in constitutional law, evidentiary standards, and regulatory regimes across the United States and the European Union, and is designed to remain resilient under degraded conditions and cryptographic transition.
Mark T. Menard (Fri,) studied this question.