# Positive Right to Continuity **Domain:** Digital Afterlife / Rights / Public Obligation **Doc Type:** Canonical Concept **Maturity:** Developed **Evidence / Concept Status:** Normative future right; not established general law ## Definition A **Positive Right to Continuity** is a claim that a recognized person or continuant is entitled not only to non-destruction but to affirmative preservation, maintenance, migration, compute, or other services necessary to continue existing. ## Continuity Significance It converts continuity from negative liberty into a service obligation with a duty bearer and budget. ## Existing Architecture / Evidence No government has yet recognized a general positive right to computational continuity. Utility, pension, archival, disability, and stewardship law supply structural analogues. ## Evidentiary Boundary / Red-Team Note The right should never be described as current law without a specific source. ## Related Ontology [[wiki/Continuity Service Obligation|Continuity Service Obligation]] · [[wiki/Positive Maintenance Duty|Positive Maintenance Duty]] · [[wiki/Continuity as Human Right|Continuity as Human Right]] · [[wiki/Negative-to-Positive Continuity Gap|Negative-to-Positive Continuity Gap]]