§46.1 Function

CRL-01 defines a deterministic total order over ratified articles. Given any two articles A and B that produce contradictory directives on the same subject, exactly one is binding and the choice is reproducible by any compliant agent.

§46.2 Priority Order

Articles are compared by the following keys, in order. The first key that differs decides the winner:

text
1. authority_rank:  constitutional(4) > charter(3) > doctrinal(2) > operational(1)
2. quorum_class:    charter(3) > constitutional(2) > standard(1)
3. revision_major   (semver MAJOR)        — higher wins
4. ratified_at      (ISO-8601 timestamp)  — later wins
5. article_number   (roman/decimal)       — higher wins
6. canonical_id     (lexicographic)       — later string wins (final tiebreak)

§46.3 Conflict Record

When the runtime applies CRL-01 to resolve a conflict, it MUST write a conflict record to the civilization memory layer containing: both loci, the decided winner, the key index that decided, and the snapshot t_snap. Silent override is forbidden.

json
{
  "@type": "kiri:ConflictResolution",
  "subject": "treasury.allocation",
  "candidates": ["kiri:doctrine/MELEGA-CONST-I", "kiri:doctrine/MELEGA-EXPN-XXII"],
  "decided_by_key": "authority_rank",
  "winner": "kiri:doctrine/MELEGA-CONST-I",
  "t_snap": "2026-05-24T10:00:00Z",
  "recorded_at": "kiri:memory/conflict/…"
}

§46.4 Bounded Scope

CRL-01 resolves runtime application only. It does not amend either article, does not move either toward SUPERSEDED, and does not relieve governance of the duty to file a reconciling GPL-01 proposal when conflicts recur.

§46.5 Final Principle

A civilization that flips a coin to resolve its own contradictions is not a civilization. CRL-01 is the standing refusal to flip the coin.

“Determinism is the moral choice when two laws disagree.”