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Table of Contents​

  • 1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................................7

    • 1.0 IPR Policy ...........................................................................................................................................7
    • 1.1 Terminology........................................................................................................................................7
    • 1.2 Normative References........................................................................................................................7
    • 1.3 Non-Normative References ................................................................................................................7
    • 1.4 Status..................................................................................................................................................7
  • 2 Overview (Non-Normative)...................................................................................................................8

    • 2.1 Objectives ...........................................................................................................................................8
    • 2.2 Descriptiveness: everything has a name............................................................................................8
    • 2.3 Rich data models: ontologies..............................................................................................................9
    • 2.4 Separation of data and metadata: editors vs. authors........................................................................9
  • 3 Scope of the language (Non-Normative)............................................................................................11

    • 3.1 Purpose.............................................................................................................................................11
    • 3.2 Document format ..............................................................................................................................11
    • 3.3 Model for data interchange and open access...................................................................................11
    • 3.4 Document-centric schema................................................................................................................12
    • 3.5 Metadata schema and ontology .......................................................................................................12
    • 3.6 Schema for citation and cross referencing of documents ................................................................13
  • 4 Design issues (Non-Normative) .........................................................................................................14

  • 4.1 Simple data model............................................................................................................................14

    • 4.1.1 Akoma Ntoso XML-Schema......................................................................................................14
    • 4.1.2 URI/IRI.......................................................................................................................................14
    • 4.1.3 FRBR.........................................................................................................................................14
    • 4.1.4 Ontology ....................................................................................................................................15
    • 4.1.5 Design patterns .........................................................................................................................15
    • 4.1.5.1 Categories in content model ..............................................................................................................15
    • 4.1.5.2 Patterns in schema design.................................................................................................................16
  • 4.2 Widest scope ....................................................................................................................................17

    • 4.2.1 Support for all the types of legal documents.............................................................................17
    • 4.2.2 Support for all the uses of legal documents..............................................................................19
    • 4.2.3 Support for all the actors dealing with legal documents............................................................19
    • 4.2.4 Support for all the processes affecting legal documents ..........................................................19
    • 4.2.5 Support for the characteristics of legal documents in all countries and jurisdictions ................19
    • 4.2.6 Support for all legal documents of the past and of the future ...................................................19
    • 4.2.7 Long term preservation .............................................................................................................20
    • 4.2.8 Self-explanation.........................................................................................................................20
    • 4.2.9 Self-containment .......................................................................................................................20
  • 4.3 Strong distinction between authors and editors................................................................................20

    • 4.3.1 The official form is the guarantee of the authorial intention ......................................................20
    • 4.3.2 Markup is an editorial process...................................................................................................20
    • 4.3.3 Naming is an editorial process ..................................................................................................21
    • 4.3.4 Metadata items are editorial additions ......................................................................................21
  • 4.4 Descriptive markup and prescriptive markup ...................................................................................21

  • 4.5 Content, Structure, Semantics, Presentation ...................................................................................22

  • 4.6 Ability to evolve.................................................................................................................................22

  • 4.7 Custom elements..............................................................................................................................22

  • 5 Basic Akoma Ntoso building blocks (Non-normative) ........................................................................24

    • 5.1 An introduction to document types ...................................................................................................24
    • 5.2 The basic structure of Akoma Ntoso XML resources .......................................................................26
    • 5.3 An introduction to generic elements .................................................................................................28
    • 5.4 An introduction to borrowed HTML elements ...................................................................................28
    • 5.5 An introduction to shared elements..................................................................................................30
    • 5.6 Attributes for managing the presentation..........................................................................................31
    • 5.7 Modifications and versioning ............................................................................................................32
    • 5.8 References........................................................................................................................................35
      • 5.8.1 The structure of references .......................................................................................................35
      • 5.8.2 Referring to precise concepts in the document.........................................................................35
      • 5.8.3 Referring to legal sources .........................................................................................................37
    • 5.9 Metadata...........................................................................................................................................38
      • 5.9.1 Identification ..............................................................................................................................39 5.9.1.1 Preservation.......................................................................................................................................43
      • 5.9.2 Publication.................................................................................................................................44
      • 5.9.3 Classification .............................................................................................................................45
      • 5.9.4 Lifecycle.....................................................................................................................................45
      • 5.9.5 Workflow....................................................................................................................................45
    • 5.10 Analytical metadata ........................................................................................................................46
      • 5.10.1 Analysis ...................................................................................................................................46
      • 5.10.2 activeModifications ..................................................................................................................46
      • 5.10.3 passiveModifications ...............................................................................................................49
      • 5.10.4 restrictions ...............................................................................................................................50
      • 5.10.5 judicial......................................................................................................................................51
      • 5.10.6 parliamentary...........................................................................................................................52
      • 5.10.7 mappings.................................................................................................................................53
      • 5.10.8 otherReferences......................................................................................................................53
      • 5.10.9 otherAnalysis...........................................................................................................................53
      • 5.10.10 TemporalData........................................................................................................................54
      • 5.10.11 Notes .....................................................................................................................................54
      • 5.10.12 Ontological references ..........................................................................................................55
        • 5.10.12.1 References.....................................................................................................................................55 5.10.13 Additional annotation.............................................................................................................56
        • 5.10.13.1 Proprietary .....................................................................................................................................56 5.10.13.2 Presentation...................................................................................................................................56
    • 5.11 Table...............................................................................................................................................58
    • 5.12 Akoma Ntoso alternative to represent a list....................................................................................61
    • 5.13 Akoma Ntoso alternative to represent a set of provisions ..............................................................63
    • 5.14 The element foreign........................................................................................................................64
  • 6 Akoma Ntoso document types (Non-Normative)................................................................................65

  • 6.1 Document types................................................................................................................................65

  • 6.2 Collection Structure ..........................................................................................................................65

  • 6.2.1 Composition of a collection structure ........................................................................................66

  • 6.2.2 Recursive Components in DocumentCollection........................................................................69

  • 6.2.3 Components and <componentRef> ..........................................................................................71

  • 6.3 Hierarchical Structure .......................................................................................................................71

  • 6.4 Debate Structure...............................................................................................................................74

  • 6.5 Amendment Structure.......................................................................................................................75

  • 6.6 Judgment Structure ..........................................................................................................................77

  • 6.7 Open Structure .................................................................................................................................78

  • 6.8 Portion Structure...............................................................................................................................79

  • 7 Levels of Compliance (Non-Normative) .............................................................................................85

  • 8 Conformance......................................................................................................................................87

  • Appendix A. Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................................88

  • Appendix B. Revision History......................................................................................................................89