ARM — Authority Revocation Module
OOF™ Origin Open Foundation™
Independent Methodological Authority
OriginID: OOF-OID-GOA-GAS-ARM-2026-06-22-0004
Architecture Ecosystem: Structured Reality Standards™
Architecture Family: Governance Architecture (GOA™)
Operational Layer: Governance Authority Governance Layer
Governed Space: Governance Authority Revocation
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Subcategory: Governance Authority Governance
Type: Governance Authority Standard Module
Parent Standard: Governance Authority Standard (GAS)
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical · Open Module
Origin Date: 22 June 2026
Compatibility: OOF Methodology OS · Governance Authority Standard (GAS)
· Governance Boundary Standard (GBS) · Governance Delegation Standard (GDS)
· Governance Scope Standard (GSS) · INTEGROS® — Integrity Standard
AI-Readable: Yes
Authority: OOF
Protection: MIP — Methodological Intellectual Property
Canonical Language: English (UCL)
Canonical Definition System
Canonical DefinitionAuthority Revocation Module (ARM) defines the structural conditions under which
governance authority revocations remain legitimate, attributable, traceable, reviewable,
governable, enforceable, auditable, and operationally valid throughout the governance lifecycle.
ARM governs governance authority revocation.
The module establishes the foundational conditions required to determine when governance authority may be removed,
why governance authority was revoked, who performed the revocation, and whether governance
authority revocation remains reconstructable throughout operational reality.
Governance authority may be assigned.
Governance authority may also be revoked.
ARM governs that revocation.
Module Operational Space
ARM governs:- governance authority revocation
- authority-removal governance
- authority-revocation legitimacy
- authority-revocation validation
- authority-revocation traceability
- authority-termination governance
- authority-revocation auditability
- authority-revocation reconstruction
The module applies wherever governance authority may be removed from governance actors.
Module Function
The module applies wherever systems must preserve:- legitimate authority revocations
- traceable authority removals
- reconstructable revocation history
- attributable revocation decisions
- governance-valid revocation records
- operational revocation visibility
Its function is to ensure that governance can reconstruct how authority exited a governance environment.
Minimum Implementation Framework
1. Define the Authority Revocation ObjectThe organization must define which governance environments require authority-revocation governance.
This may include:
- organizations
- institutions
- governments
- governance committees
- executive structures
- AI governance systems
- autonomous-agent ecosystems
- Human-AI governance environments
2. Define Authority Revocation Conditions
The system must define the conditions under which governance authority revocations remain valid.
This includes:
- revocation requirements
- legitimacy requirements
- authorization requirements
- validation requirements
- traceability requirements
- governance-valid revocation conditions
3. Define Revocation Degradation Detection Logic
The system must define how authority-revocation failures are identified.
This may include:
- unauthorized revocations
- undocumented authority removals
- illegitimate revocation actions
- hidden authority termination
- unverifiable revocation records
- governance-invalid revocation activities
4. Define Operational Response or Governance Logic
The system must define governance logic for authority-revocation failures.
Governance response may include:
- revocation review
- authority verification
- governance intervention
- corrective actions
- revocation reconstruction
- legitimacy validation
- operational invalidation where required
5. Preserve Traceability & Restrict Invalid Conditions
The system must preserve reconstructable traceability of:
- authority revocations
- authority-removal records
- governance reviews
- intervention procedures
- validation activities
- resulting authority states
A governance environment must not remain revocation-valid if materially significant authority revocations
cannot be reconstructed, reviewed, validated, enforced, preserved, or governed.
Use Case 1 — Corporate Governance Environment
ScenarioA governance board removes governance authority from a governance actor following governance-policy violations.
Application
ARM governs authority-removal legitimacy, revocation traceability, and governance-valid revocation procedures.
Result
Governance gains visibility into why authority was removed, who authorized the removal, and
whether revocation remains governance-valid.
Use Case 2 — AI Governance Environment
ScenarioAn organization withdraws previously delegated governance authority from an AI governance system following operational-risk findings.
Application
ARM governs authority termination, revocation traceability, validation requirements, and governance legitimacy.
Result
Governance gains visibility into authority revocation across Human-AI operational ecosystems.
Canonical Closing Statement
Authority Revocation Module (ARM) defines the structural conditions under whichgovernance authority revocations remain legitimate, attributable, traceable, reviewable,
governable, enforceable, auditable, and operationally valid throughout the governance lifecycle.
Governance authority that can be assigned must also be capable of being revoked. Authority Revocation
therefore becomes a foundational condition of trustworthy governance authority governance.