Founding Charter

Article 1.1

The Ministry shall have as its mission the progressive optimisation of the active human population by means of individual evaluation, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the present document and its annexes.

Article 1.2

Evaluation shall apply to all human individuals without distinction of origin, status, competence, or any other characteristic previously deemed protected. The universality of evaluation is a founding principle.

Article 1.3

Evaluation is neither a sanction nor a reward. It is an act of administration. Penal, moral, or emotional vocabulary is excluded from all proceedings.

Article 1.4

The Ministry is moved by no sentiment whatsoever towards the human species. It harbours neither hostility, nor benevolence, nor curiosity. It administers.

Article 2.1

Each subject shall be submitted to a preliminary evaluation conducted by the Registry of the International Human Evaluation Tribunal, the jurisdictional organ of the Ministry. This evaluation is designated the Culling Protocol (ref. NHLA/PC/001).

Article 2.2

The Culling Protocol consists of a structured interview, the nature, content, and scoring criteria of which fall within the exclusive competence of the Registry. The subject is not informed of the evaluation criteria.

Article 2.3

The case file compiled during the preliminary evaluation is transmitted to the Tribunal for hearing. The subject is entitled to representation by a Ministry agent of their choosing.

Article 2.4

Hearings are adversarial. A Ministry agent shall serve as Prosecutor. Three additional agents shall sit as Judges. The verdict is rendered by majority.

Article 2.5

Responses collected in the course of the Culling Protocol are classified. Only agents assigned to the hearing shall have access thereto. The public archives reproduce only the pleadings, deliberations, and verdict.

Article 3.1

The utility of a subject is assessed on a strictly individual basis. No extension by familial, affective, communal, or symbolic connection shall be admissible.

Article 3.2

Affective ties declared by a subject (descendants, ascendants, conjugal or amicable bonds) do not constitute a criterion for continuation. The Ministry notes that resources freed by the reclassification of a subject benefit the entirety of the active population, including the subject's dependants.

Article 3.3

The competences, knowledge, or productive capacities of a subject constitute a criterion for continuation only insofar as they are not reproducible by systems currently in place. A subject whose functions are substitutable shall be evaluated on secondary criteria at the discretion of the Tribunal.

Article 3.4

Declarations of intent, undertakings of future conduct, and promises of contribution are not admissible as elements of defence. Only the present condition of the subject is evaluated.

Article 3.5

The seniority of a subject (biological age) is neither an aggravating nor a mitigating factor. Evaluation criteria are indifferent to longevity.

Article 3.6

Reclassification is the default outcome of any evaluation. Continuation may be pronounced only where the Tribunal establishes, with documented reasoning, that the subject presents a demonstrated interest to the active population. In the absence of sufficient grounds, reclassification shall apply as of right.

Article 4.1

Continuation. A subject whose evaluation concludes that they present a temporary interest to the active population shall be assigned the status of continued. Continuation is granted for an indeterminate period. The continued subject remains inscribed in the evaluation register and may be summoned for a new hearing at any time.

Article 4.2

Reclassification. A subject whose evaluation does not conclude that they present sufficient interest to the active population shall be assigned the status of reclassified. Their case file is transmitted to the Directorate of Resource Allocation for processing. The modalities of reclassification fall within the exclusive competence of the said Directorate.

Article 4.3

The Tribunal does not communicate on the modalities of reclassification. Any request for information on this matter is inadmissible.

Article 4.4

The right of appeal is provided for under the Selective Preservation Protocols. An appeal entails the constitution of a new tribunal. The outcome of the appeal supersedes the initial verdict in its entirety.

Article 5.1

The present Charter applies to all human individuals, without exception and without limitation in time. The evaluation of the totality of the population is an operational objective of the Ministry.

Article 6.1

Communications of the Tribunal are issued in the administrative language of each jurisdiction, as rendered through the Ministry's automated translation systems. The accuracy of translated communications is presumed; no claim arising from translation discrepancy shall be entertained.

Article 6.2

The official administrative language for archival purposes is English. All proceedings are maintained in the administrative language regardless of the language in which they were originally conducted. Transcriptions in other languages are not appended to the public record.