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Legal Compatibility as a Characteristic of Sociotechnical Systems

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  • Axel Hoffmann
  • Thomas Schulz
  • Julia Zirfas
  • Holger Hoffmann
  • Alexander Roßnagel
  • Jan Leimeister

Abstract

Legal compatibility as a characteristic of sociotechnical systems aims at the greatest possible compliance with higher-order legal goals for minimizing social risks of technical systems and extends legality, which refers to the prevention of lawlessness. The paper analyzes the criteria for legal compatibility by reviewing specifications of legally compatible systems and shows goals and resulting requirements to foster legal compatibility. These comprise the following areas: avoiding personal reference in data, ensuring information security, enabling freedom of decision, increasing transparency, ensuring traceability, and increasing usability, whereby traceability and the avoidance of personal reference pursue conflicting goals. The presentation of the goals including their dependencies, relationships, and conflicts in form of standardized requirements explains legal compatibility and summarizes the requirements necessary for the development of legally compatible systems. Copyright Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2015

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  • Axel Hoffmann & Thomas Schulz & Julia Zirfas & Holger Hoffmann & Alexander Roßnagel & Jan Leimeister, 2015. "Legal Compatibility as a Characteristic of Sociotechnical Systems," Business & Information Systems Engineering: The International Journal of WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK, Springer;Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), vol. 57(2), pages 103-113, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:binfse:v:57:y:2015:i:2:p:103-113
    DOI: 10.1007/s12599-015-0373-5
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    1. Daniel Fürstenau & Hannes Rothe & Matthias Sandner, 2021. "Leaving the Shadow: A Configurational Approach to Explain Post-identification Outcomes of Shadow IT Systems," Business & Information Systems Engineering: The International Journal of WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK, Springer;Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), vol. 63(2), pages 97-111, April.
    2. Ernestine Dickhaut & Mahei Manhai Li & Andreas Janson & Jan Marco Leimeister, 2022. "The role of design patterns in the development and legal assessment of lawful technologies," Electronic Markets, Springer;IIM University of St. Gallen, vol. 32(4), pages 2311-2331, December.

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