RFC-027: IHL-Aligned Governance — Protected Persons and Humanitarian Context — 11. Uncertainty and the Precautionary Principle

AIGP Specification › RFC-027: IHL-Aligned Governance — Protected Persons and Humanitarian Context › 11. Uncertainty and the Precautionary Principle

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11. Uncertainty and the Precautionary Principle

11.1 The Fog of War Problem

In real conflict, status determination is often uncertain. AP I Art. 50(1): “In case of doubt whether a person is a civilian, that person shall be considered to be a civilian.”

11.2 Classification Certainty

{
  "data_subjects": [
    {
      "subject_id": "anon-hash-123",
      "classification": "CIVILIAN",
      "classification_certainty": 0.7,
      "doubt_resolution": "PROTECTED"
    }
  ]
}

Certainty	Governance Behavior
≥ 0.95	Classification accepted as-is
0.5 – 0.95	Accepted but flagged for human review
< 0.5	Default to PROTECTED (precautionary principle)

11.3 Non-Configurable Default

doubt_defaults_to_protected = true  // CANNOT be set to false in IHL context

Implements AP I Art. 50(1) as a technical control. No override possible.

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