Treaty of Armens (Sheliak Treaty)

The Treaty of Armens text appears on-screen as the legal basis for the Sheliak demand, converting a sensor blip into an enforceable claim and reframing the technical problem into a diplomatic, juridical emergency.

The Treaty of Armens appears on the viewscreen as the textual basis for the Sheliak's demand, giving the ultimatum legal weight and reframing the encounter from mere hostility to a formal enforcement of interstellar contract law.

The Sheliak Treaty is invoked implicitly through debate about territorial rights; it functions as the legal lever that shortens deadlines and forces Picard's decision to act under constraint.

The Sheliak Treaty functions as a legal constraint referenced during debate; it frames the diplomatic risk of removing colonists from territory claimed by the Sheliak and presses Picard to weigh law against rescue imperatives.

The Treaty of Armens functions as the Sheliak's legal justification: referenced verbally to deny negotiation and to demand removal. It operates as the narrative lever that converts a sensor problem into an enforceable, time-bound crisis.

The Treaty of Armens functions as the Sheliak's authority: its clauses are cited to justify eviction of humans and to refuse negotiation. The treaty's legalism transforms the technical problem into an unyielding diplomatic deadline.

The Treaty of Armens functions as the central tactical instrument in this beat: Picard orders it retrieved from incoming transmissions so the crew can comb its language for legal loopholes and delay tactics. It transforms from an instrument of Sheliak dominance into a potential weapon of procedural resistance.

The Treaty of Armens is the pivot of the exchange: Picard orders it retrieved so the crew can comb through its language for exploitable formalism. Troi cites its immense length, turning the treaty from abstract leverage into a daunting analytic challenge that defines the bridge's next actions.