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AA
A governance paradigm in which enforceable constraints are embedded within organisational systems such that certain classes of failure are structurally prevented rather than retrospectively detected. By treating authority, discretion, and commitment as design objects, architectural assurance re-locates a portion of governance effort from oversight to system design.
Instead of reviewing every high-value transaction after the fact, an architecture-dominant design embeds approval thresholds directly into the transaction system. Transactions above a defined threshold cannot proceed without system-enforced multi-party authorisation—regardless of individual intent or policy awareness.
Section III: Architectural Assurance as a Distinct Governance Paradigm