Layer 5 — The Human Authority Layer

Human review has to be proven

A human-in-the-loop step is not enough. The system must know whether the reviewer had current authority to make that decision at that time for that action. Layer 5 verifies human authority before a review, override, or resolution can stand.

This separates meaningful oversight from checkbox review. A person clicked approve is not the same as an authorized person made a governed decision.

• Human review without authority is theatre.
• Authority is time-bound and context-bound.
• The review receipt anchors the human decision to the escalation receipt.