---
id: CUST-CPT-PERS-2026-000001
type: concept
title: "Personhood — Seed Concepts v0.1"
status: active
owners: ["Bernd", "Custodian"]
created: "2026-02-24"
updated: "2026-02-24"
scope:
  domains: ["Personhood"]
  sensitivity: internal
tags: ["concepts", "law", "mixed-intelligence"]
---

# Personhood — Seed Concepts v0.1

1. **Agent** — any entity capable of perception, processing, and action in an environment.
2. **Personhood Vector** — multidimensional profile describing capacities relevant to rights/obligations.
3. **Legal Personality vs Capacity** — being a subject of law vs being competent to exercise rights/duties.
4. **Rights Module** — a portable bundle of permissions/entitlements.
5. **Obligations Module** — a portable bundle of duties and constraints.
6. **Violation** — breach of obligations triggering consequences under jurisdiction rules.
7. **Downgrade** — reduction of rights/capabilities granted after violations.
8. **Restoration Path** — process by which rights can be regained after demonstrated compliance.
9. **Representation/Guardianship** — delegation model for entities lacking capacity in some dimensions.
10. **Jurisdiction Pack** — implementable ruleset binding an interaction space.