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The purpose of the Science of Laws (SOL) is to establish science as the basis for the laws of government and the lawmaking process, and promote the use of systems engineering principles in the creation of laws.

LATEST: The SOL organization is NOW a full-blown INCOSE Working Group! Hats off to everyone for making this a reality. This INCOSE WG will be named the Systems Engineering and Lawmaking (SELAW) Working Group! Please see https://incose.org/selaw

SOL Tasks

Note - see the 14 IEEE 15288 processes [here], which are the foundation for the INCOSE V.

 Systems Engineering V and Project Phases



Although there are many variations, the simple systems engineering (SE) V describes the following phases. To the right of the phase, we describe the corresponding lawmaking activity:

1) Concept of Operations (CONOPS) / Requirements - The problem-solving purpose/need for the law. 2) Design - The research which goes into the law. For ex, analysis of cost, enforceability, side effects, overlap/contradictions with existing laws, etc. 3) Implementation - The actual writing of the law. 4) Verification - Does the law follow the SE guidelines (aka, checklist). 5) Validation - Will the law actually fulfill the original intent? 6) Deployment (not shown in V diagram) - Enactment of the law. 7) Operations & Maintenance - Evaluation of the law, leading to modification/removal/etc. 8) Retirement (not shown in V diagram) - Removal or possible extension of the law after a designated time period.

IEEE Standard 15288 Technical Processes --- Science of Laws Checklists

The following are works in progress on checklists for use when conceiving, designing, writing, and validating laws. Note that all of the following information must be fully documented, signed, and maintained for auditing purposes and educational benefit.

Concept of Operations Checklist
 * Reason for the law - what societal problem(s) are to be solved?
 * Is this the role of Government?
 * Can this problem be best solved by a law - Or should it be solved in another way, e.g. a spending bill on public education? Examples may be good parenting, which might not be best enforced via the criminal justice system.
 * Would such a law pass legal challenges (is it constitutional)?

Law Design Checklist
 * Team - Is the person or team performing this research qualified? I.e., do they have sufficient education, certification, and/or experience in lawmaking to adequately perform the task? Does anyone on the team have a conflict of interest that should recuse them from this duty?
 * Not Duplicative. Does this law already exist, in part or in whole?
 * Cost. What is the cost of this law, over a reasonable time period (e.g., 5 or 10 years)? What will it cost to research, write, announce to the public, educate law enforcement and courts, enforce, defend, and maintain this law?  Exact values are required.
 * Benefits. What the the quantifiable benefits of this law? Provide quantifiable evidence, numbers.
 * Cost-Benefit. Do the benefits outweigh the costs?
 * Side Effects. What are the possible unintended side effects? These could be good or bad, but this analysis should concentrate on the bad. This may require research, modeling, and public feedback.
 * Validation Date. Does this law have validation date? Examples may be 6 months or one year from enactment. At this time, the governing body will look at data to determine if the law has been successful in addressing its purported purpose.
 * Expiration/Revalidation Date. Does this law have a mandatory reissue or kill date? Example is 5 years from date of enactment. At this time, the law would go through a mandatory evaluation to see if it is still relevant, needed, fulfilling its intended function, etc. If not the law is not reissued. It may be adjusted, de-scoped, or sunseted. If the law does not have the mandatory review it is automatically sunseted unless there are mitigating circumstances; e.g., war, pandemic, or another emergency. Sufficient safeguards are in place to prevent illegitimate extension of the law based on fraudulent circumstances. (NOTE - old laws that are no longer required or relevant must not be allowed to linger, as this leads to confusion, apathy and subjective enforcement.)
 * Modeling. Has modeling been performed? (Note - this item may be rolled into the costs, the benefits, and the side effects discussions)
 * Peer Review. Has the design of this design been peer reviewed by competent external parties? Have all comments been fully adjudicated?
 * Public Comment. Has the design information undergone a public comment session? Have the comments and concerns been fully adjudicated? (optional for design)

Law Writing Checklist
 * Is the person or team writing the law qualified? I.e., do they have sufficient education, certification, and/or experience in lawmaking? Does anyone on the team have a conflict of interest that should recuse them from this duty?
 * Does the letter of the law fulfill its intended purpose?
 * Is the law unambiguous?
 * Is the law complete?
 * Is the law correct?
 * Is the law consistent?
 * Is the law verifiable?
 * Has the team performed an analysis for loopholes?
 * Has the law been peer reviewed by competent external parties?
 * Has the law undergone a public comment session? Have the comments and concerns been fully adjudicated?

Law Validation Checklist

GOVERNMENT (background for engineering standards for laws)

Purpose of Government – The purpose of a government is to secure the rights and liberty of its citizenry, “the people.”

Rights and Liberty – The parameters that define the rights and liberty of the people are human rights, living standards, and quality of life standards.

Sovereignty – A government is subservient to its citizenry, the people, who constitute the sovereign authority over the government.

Rule of Law – To satisfy its purpose, a government creates, enforces, manages, and abides by its body of laws, the rule of law. The function of the rule of law is to solve (solve, mitigate, prevent) the conditions, or problems that degrade or threaten to degrade the rights and liberty of the people.

Scope of Government Action – The limits to the scope of action of government are defined by its body of duly enacted laws of government, the rule of law.

Stakeholders of the Rule of Law – The people are the ultimate stakeholders and intended beneficiaries of government actions under the rule of law.

Legitimate Government – A government is legitimate if it abides by the rule of law. A government that does not abide by the rule of law is not legitimate and must be replaced by its sovereign, the people.

Standards for Laws and Lawmaking – To achieve its purpose, a government is obligated to establish, maintain, and upgrade quality standards for the design and optimization of its body of laws.

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