regulationfrom

Regulationfrom is a term used in policy studies to describe an approach to regulatory design in which the set of regulatory obligations is derived directly from higher-level standards or parent regulations, rather than being created in isolation. The aim is to ensure consistency, reduce overlap, and simplify updates when the source standards change.

Although not a legally defined term in most jurisdictions, regulationfrom is discussed as a methodological practice in regulatory impact assessments, governance manuals, and compliance frameworks. Practitioners map obligations, performance criteria, and enforcement mechanisms from the parent standard to the relevant domains and actors.

Core principles include traceability of each obligation to its source, interoperability across sectors, scalability to accommodate new activities, transparency in mappings and justifications, and clear enforceability that preserves the authority of the origin standard while allowing contextual adaptation.

Applications appear in environmental regulation, data protection, health and safety, and financial supervision, where a central framework specifies broad objectives and concrete rules are regulationfrom-derived by sector or jurisdiction. For example, a national data privacy law might require sector-specific rules to be derived from general privacy principles such as purpose limitation and data minimization.

Critics argue it can harden rules, impede innovation, and obscure policy choices by importing the origin's compromises. Effective use requires mapping, governance, and regular reviews to ensure contextual relevance and legal enforceability.