Paper Type
Short
Paper Number
1609
Description
The increasing complexity of IT-related laws and regulations pushes IS research to better integrate compliance into IS design processes. One key issue is the presence of often multiple legal provisions relevant to the same artifact. This generates tensions that can only be resolved through legal reasoning. Building on design science research and interdisciplinary literature, we explore features of a holistic design process based on legal reasoning to support legal compliance. We focus on the early stages of the design process - i.e., problem identification and definition of the objectives - and introduce two novel design activities: (1) analyzing the nature of requirements and (2) identifying and defining design trade-offs. Thereby, we develop a preliminary guideline to engage with legal experts. Our emerging method eases the transition into the design phase by putting legal reasoning before the definition of design objectives.
Recommended Citation
Hoess, Alexandra; Pocher, Nadia; Roth, Tamara H.; and Fridgen, Gilbert, "Towards a Design Science Research Process for Legal Compliance by Design" (2024). PACIS 2024 Proceedings. 3.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2024/track04_dessci/track04_dessci/3
Towards a Design Science Research Process for Legal Compliance by Design
The increasing complexity of IT-related laws and regulations pushes IS research to better integrate compliance into IS design processes. One key issue is the presence of often multiple legal provisions relevant to the same artifact. This generates tensions that can only be resolved through legal reasoning. Building on design science research and interdisciplinary literature, we explore features of a holistic design process based on legal reasoning to support legal compliance. We focus on the early stages of the design process - i.e., problem identification and definition of the objectives - and introduce two novel design activities: (1) analyzing the nature of requirements and (2) identifying and defining design trade-offs. Thereby, we develop a preliminary guideline to engage with legal experts. Our emerging method eases the transition into the design phase by putting legal reasoning before the definition of design objectives.
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