Ontology-Informed Design of Legal Visualisations
摘要
Legal regulations governing digital infrastructures and data spaces, such as the European Health Data Space (EHDS), are becoming increasingly complex and difficult to interpret, particularly for non-experts in law, including citizens and small and medium-sized enterprises. To address this challenge, we propose a method for visualising legal regulations that integrates legal ontology with legal design techniques. The method proceeds through three main stages: an ontology-informed reading of regulatory text supported by large language models (LLMs); the pre-processing of ontological constructs into structured tables enriched with explanations and examples; and the rendering of interactive concept maps using visualisation tools such as Kumu. In order to show the feasibility of the approach, we demonstrate the method using the EHDS as a case. The approach not only supports legal understanding but also contributes to the broader goal of trustworthy digital governance.