Front matter & original TOC
Akoma Ntoso Version 2.0. Part 2: Specifications of AKN 3.1
1 Scope
The scope of this document is present the specification of the schema XSD of Akoma Ntoso in its new version. The schema is the only mandatory and binding artefact. This is also a documentation generated with oXygen tool to be fully consistent with the technical XSD.
2 Document Conventions
2.1 Key Words
4 Introduction
The evolution of the Akoma Ntoso vocabulary from 2017 (version 3.0) to 2025 (version 3.1) reflects a process of incremental refinement and expansion aimed at improving the modeling capacity of legal and parliamentary documents. While the 2017 release already provided a stable and widely adopted framework for legislative and judicial texts, the 2025 release introduces a set of new elements, attributes, and structural models designed to broaden coverage and improve interoperability with external standards such as HTML. The changes do not alter the overall architecture of Akoma Ntoso but extend it by adding new semantic containers, improving metadata granularity, refining content models, and supporting a wider variety of document traditions and practices. Hereafter we present the main modifications to the XSD Schema of Akoma Ntoso 2017 (version 3.0) and version 3.1 (2025).
5 Specifications
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Main schema akomantoso30.xsd
| Namespace | http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0 |
Imported schema xml.xsd
| Namespace | http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace |
6 Safety, Security, and Data Protection Considerations
None.
7 Conformance
This chapter defines Akoma Ntoso conformance clauses.
Annex A License, Document Status and Notices
(This annex forms an integral part of this Specification.)
Annex B References
(This annex forms an integral part of this Specification.) This section contains the normative and informative references that are used in this document. Normative references are specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) and Informative references are either specific or non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the reference document (including any amendments) applies. While any hyperlinks included in this section were valid at the time of publication, OASIS cannot guarantee their long term validity.
Annex C History of the Document
| Revision | Date | Editor | Changes Made |
Appendix 1 Acknowledgments
The following individuals have participated in the creation of this specification and are gratefully acknowledged:
Appendix 2 Changes From Previous Version
(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Specification and is informational.)