diff --git a/src/BuildingBlocks/Security/Authorization/AuthorizationService.cs b/src/BuildingBlocks/Security/Authorization/AuthorizationService.cs
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+namespace OpenHealthOS.Security.Authorization;
+
+using OpenHealthOS.Contracts.Authorization;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides application-facing authorization by delegating evaluation
+/// to an authorization evaluator.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AuthorizationService : IAuthorizationService
+{
+    private readonly IAuthorizationEvaluator _evaluator;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the
+    /// <see cref="AuthorizationService"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="evaluator">
+    /// The authorization evaluator used to evaluate requests.
+    /// </param>
+    public AuthorizationService(IAuthorizationEvaluator evaluator)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(evaluator);
+
+        _evaluator = evaluator;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Evaluates whether the specified authorization context is allowed.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="context">
+    /// The authorization context to evaluate.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// The authorization decision returned by the evaluator.
+    /// </returns>
+    public AuthorizationDecision Authorize(
+        AuthorizationContextDto context)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(context);
+
+        return _evaluator.Evaluate(context);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/BuildingBlocks/Security/Authorization/IAuthorizationService.cs b/src/BuildingBlocks/Security/Authorization/IAuthorizationService.cs
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+namespace OpenHealthOS.Security.Authorization;
+
+using OpenHealthOS.Contracts.Authorization;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides the application-facing authorization service.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IAuthorizationService
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Evaluates whether the specified authorization context is allowed.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="context">
+    /// The authorization context to evaluate.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// The authorization decision.
+    /// </returns>
+    AuthorizationDecision Authorize(AuthorizationContextDto context);
+}
diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/Authorization/AuthorizationServiceTests.cs b/tests/UnitTests/Authorization/AuthorizationServiceTests.cs
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+namespace OpenHealthOS.UnitTests.Authorization;
+
+using OpenHealthOS.Contracts.Authorization;
+using OpenHealthOS.Contracts.Identity;
+using OpenHealthOS.Security.Authorization;
+using Xunit;
+
+public sealed class AuthorizationServiceTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Authorize_ShouldReturnAllow_WhenEvaluatorAllows()
+    {
+        var evaluator = new StubAuthorizationEvaluator(
+            AuthorizationDecision.Allow);
+
+        var service = new AuthorizationService(evaluator);
+
+        var result = service.Authorize(CreateContext());
+
+        Assert.Equal(
+            AuthorizationDecision.Allow,
+            result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Authorize_ShouldReturnDeny_WhenEvaluatorDenies()
+    {
+        var evaluator = new StubAuthorizationEvaluator(
+            AuthorizationDecision.Deny);
+
+        var service = new AuthorizationService(evaluator);
+
+        var result = service.Authorize(CreateContext());
+
+        Assert.Equal(
+            AuthorizationDecision.Deny,
+            result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_ShouldThrow_WhenEvaluatorIsNull()
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(
+            () => new AuthorizationService(null!));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Authorize_ShouldThrow_WhenContextIsNull()
+    {
+        var evaluator = new StubAuthorizationEvaluator(
+            AuthorizationDecision.Allow);
+
+        var service = new AuthorizationService(evaluator);
+
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(
+            () => service.Authorize(null!));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Authorize_ShouldDelegateToEvaluator()
+    {
+        var evaluator = new StubAuthorizationEvaluator(
+            AuthorizationDecision.Allow);
+
+        var service = new AuthorizationService(evaluator);
+
+        var context = CreateContext();
+
+        service.Authorize(context);
+
+        Assert.Same(context, evaluator.LastContext);
+    }
+
+    private static AuthorizationContextDto CreateContext()
+    {
+        return new AuthorizationContextDto
+        {
+            Identity = new IdentityContextDto
+            {
+                SubjectId = "test-user",
+                PrincipalType = PrincipalType.User,
+                Scopes = ["patient.read"],
+            },
+            Permission = new Permission("patient.read"),
+            ResourceType = "Patient",
+        };
+    }
+
+    private sealed class StubAuthorizationEvaluator
+        : IAuthorizationEvaluator
+    {
+        private readonly AuthorizationDecision _decision;
+
+        public StubAuthorizationEvaluator(
+            AuthorizationDecision decision)
+        {
+            _decision = decision;
+        }
+
+        public AuthorizationContextDto? LastContext { get; private set; }
+
+        public AuthorizationDecision Evaluate(
+            AuthorizationContextDto context)
+        {
+            LastContext = context;
+
+            return _decision;
+        }
+    }
+}