NO, PERO WHY?

Who can actually change it?

Tools



A strong request needs the right destination.



YOUR WORKING TEMPLATE

The exact rule or decision:

Who issued it:

Where it applies:

Who can interpret or change it:

Current primary source:

Question to ask before relying on it:



A FILLED EXAMPLE

Decision: proposed Common Room hours. Issuer: the bookshop owner. Scope: this room. Next question: who handles the schedule and what is the process for input? This is not yet a claim about a legal right.



BEFORE YOU SHARE

Have you confused a venue rule, a school policy and a law?



MAKE IT YOURS

Use the notes space below, copy the prompts into your own document, or download the worksheet. A voice note or paper version works too.



READING

Cornell Legal Information Institute: Authority and jurisdiction

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/mandatory_authority

This reference introduces a concept. The actual rule, jurisdiction, facts and current primary sources must be checked in each case.



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