lawfitnessgebaseerde
Lawfitnessgebaseerde is a neologism describing a policy and legal design approach in which laws and regulations are built and assessed according to fitness criteria—primarily the capacity of institutions, professionals, and citizens to comply with and enforce them, as well as the likely effectiveness of the rules in real-world settings.
The term combines English "law" and "fitness" with the Dutch suffix "-gebaseerde" meaning "based." It emerged in
The approach emphasizes evidence-based regulation, proportionality, adaptability to changing conditions, and accountability. Fitness indicators may include
In practice, lawfitnessgebaseerde can influence regulatory design across domains such as environmental, health, and financial regulation;
Critics point to challenges in measuring fitness, potential biases in indicators, privacy concerns, and the risk