What are the software engineering standards? Laws, norms and regulations concerning software configuration, management, usage, distribution, quality et al. internationally accepted.

What organs authorize particular standards, issuing new ones and reforming existent ones? The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and The American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Where can legislation concerning software engineering standards be found online? Numerous websites present abstracts for standards in order for to decide whether they are relevant or not for you, complete or subject-oriented legislation being available for download on quite a number of websites upon online purchasing.