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The Rulemapping method
Traditional approaches to digitization quickly reach their limits when applied to legal frameworks. Linear legal texts must first be interpreted, then programmed, and adapted again with every amendment — a complex process marked by media disruptions and long implementation cycles.
Rulemapping, developed by Prof. Dr. Stephan Breidenbach and supported by the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND), addresses this challenge at its core. The method transforms legal norms into structured, visual decision models — so-called Rulemaps. These models represent the complete if-then logic of a law, including conditions, consequences, exceptions, and references.
By making the legal reasoning architecture — the subsumption — explicit, verifiable, and machine-executable, Rulemapping enables law to become operational logic. The result is a digital legal model that is explainable, traceable, and directly applicable — the foundation for trustworthy automation and reasoning AI.
Rethinking legislation
How can legislation and its implementation evolve for an increasingly digital world? With Rulemapping, laws can be conceived not only as text but also as visual logic models — drafted, tested, and refined in parallel.
This approach, already in use at the Federal Ministry of Justice, creates for the first time a fully integrated digital pathway from legislative design to administrative execution.
Because Rulemapping relies on configurations instead of coding, it offers a no-code, user-friendly and interface-compatible way to design and apply digital legislation.
From visualisation to application
Rulemapping is more than a method – it is a platform strategy. With the Rulemap Builder, digital twins of norms are created, and can be deployed via the Rulemapping Automation Platform. Whether for form validation, case decisions, or workflow management – every process runs rule-based, transparent, and scalable.
Rulemapping Academy
The Rulemapping Academy teaches the methodological foundation and practical application of Law as Code.Professionals and legislative experts learn how to model norms independently and translate them into digital applications – step by step, from logic to implementation.
