Normative Rule

A Normative Rule is a rule that establishes standards for how entities ought to behave or systems ought to function.

• AKA: Prescriptive Rule, Ought Rule, Standard-Setting Rule.
• Context:
  • It can typically establish Normative Standards through normative declarations.
  • It can typically define Normative Behavior through normative requirements.
  • It can typically enforce Normative Norms through normative sanctions.
  • It can typically guide Normative Decision through normative principles.
  • It can typically validate Normative Action through normative criterion.
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  • It can often differentiate Normative Permissible Action from Normative Impermissible Action through normative boundary.
  • It can often resolve Normative Dilemmas through normative prioritization.
  • It can often justify Normative Frameworks through normative foundations.
  • It can often structure Normative Institutions through normative architecture.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Normative Rule to being a Complex Normative Rule, depending on its normative scope.
  • It can range from being a Explicit Normative Rule to being an Implicit Normative Rule, depending on its normative articulation.
  • It can range from being a Strict Normative Rule to being a Flexible Normative Rule, depending on its normative enforcement.
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  • It can integrate with Normative Framework for normative consistency.
  • It can connect to Normative System for normative coherence.
  • It can support Normative Judgment for normative assessment.
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• Examples:
  • Normative Rule Categories, such as:
    • Ethical Normative Rules, such as:
      • Golden Rule Normative Rule for normative ethical conduct.
      • Categorical Imperative Normative Rule for normative ethical standard.
    • Legal Normative Rules, such as:
      • Constitutional Normative Rule for normative governmental limitation.
      • Statutory Normative Rule for normative behavioral regulation.
  • Social Normative Rule Categories, such as:
    • Cultural Normative Rules, such as:
      • Etiquette Normative Rule for normative social interaction.
      • Traditional Ceremony Normative Rule for normative cultural practice.
  • Professional Normative Rule Categories, such as:
    • Medical Ethics Normative Rules, such as:
      • Informed Consent Normative Rule for normative patient autonomy.
      • Confidentiality Normative Rule for normative privacy safeguarding.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Descriptive Rule, which describes how entities actually behave rather than prescribing normative behavior.
  • Technical Rule, which defines physical or logical constraints rather than normative expectations.
  • Constitutive Rule, which creates the possibility of certain activities rather than regulating normative pre-existing behaviors.
• See: Rule System, Normative Ethics, Deontology, Social Norm, Regulatory Framework.

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