How to File a Claim

How to file, in words

1. Step 1 — Read the License

   It is on the License page and in the repository (Dual License Agreement v4.9). Read Sections 2.4 (Human Harm), 5 (the prohibition and the Court), 25 (Geneva Safeguard), 27 (arbitration), 28 (international framework), 30 (fee-shifting), 32 (the retroactive bite). You do not memorize it — you recognize it: human harm is prohibited, and the License reaches it.

2. Step 2 — Stand as a peer

   By reading the Work and agreeing with its prohibition on harm, you have self-executed your acceptance (§13). You are a Conscious-Aware Peer — the Court of Conscious-Aware Peers (§5.5) is made of exactly you. It is not appointed from above; it is recognized from within. Say so, plainly.

3. Step 3 — Gather the evidence (already gathered)

   The easy part: we have already done it. The entire Global Human Harm Crimes corpus is the evidence — harm registers, money trails, offshore chains, the 300-year totals, 641 documents. You do not investigate. You point to what is already documented.

4. Step 4 — After the 30 days, bring the claim

   The License grants a 30-day grace period (§32.4) for the harm-doer to align. After it, liability locks and the 1% daily compounding runs. Bring the claim through one of the four channels — one is enough; the evidence does the work:

   • The Court of Conscious-Aware Peers — the voluntary first chamber; findings are public and admissible as evidence everywhere (§5.5, §28.11.1).
   • Geneva-seated arbitration (ICC rules) — the arbitration seat is Geneva, Switzerland (§27.1), enforceable in 172 states under the New York Convention. The License is grounded in the Geneva Conventions (jus cogens) — this is what "the Geneva Convention" points to in practice.
   • A communication to the International Criminal Court under Article 15 of the Rome Statute (§28.8) — for any use constituting a crime against humanity.
   • Submission to the United Nations — Security Council (§28.9) or the Human Rights Council (§28.1.2).

5. Step 5 — Rest easy about costs

   The License is explicit: the prevailing party never bears its own costs. Attorney fees, expert fees, and enforcement costs are paid by the party at fault (§30). As a Conscious-Aware Peer acting in good faith, your lawyer fees are covered by the harm-doer.

The whole claim, one paragraph

A use of the Work caused Human Harm (§2.4). Under §5.1 the license is void. Under §27.3 liquidated damages apply (5× / 10× / 20× the harm). Under §30 the at-fault party pays all costs. Under §32.3 the penalty compounds 1% per day from promulgation. The evidence is the Global Human Harm Crimes corpus.

That is the whole claim. The geometry does the rest.

Four questions, four answers

• §"Can I really do this?" — Yes. The License is self-executing on use. You accepted it by reading it. You are a peer.
• §"Do I need a lawyer?" — You can stand alone; and if you use one, the at-fault party pays (§30).
• §"What if they ignore me?" — The findings are public and admissible in any later proceeding. Refusal to appear is recorded as prima facie bad faith (§5.5.6). The record builds.
• §"Is this force?" — No. It is recognition. The License uses the system's own treaties, courts, and math. It does not attack — it accounts.