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Akoma Ntoso as a standard for the lifecycle and the transparency of legal and legislative documents  10th International "Law via the Internet" Conference, Durban, South Africa 26 - 27 November 2009   prof. Fabio Vitali Department of Computer Science University of Bologna  prof. Monica Palmirani CIRSFID Interdepartmental Centre of ICT & Law
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AKOMA NTOSO ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
AKOMA NTOSO ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Learning to swim: the structure of documents
Managing the structure of the document - 1 ,[object Object],[object Object],<?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;utf-8&quot;?> <akomaNtoso>   <act  contains = &quot;originalVersion&quot; >   <meta>  …  </meta>   <preface>  …  </preface>   <preamble> …   </preamble>   <body>  ….  </body> <conclusions> … </conclusions> </act> </akomaNtoso>
Managing the structure of the document - 2 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],<preamble  id = &quot;preamble&quot; >   <p> An Act of Parliament to amend the Retirement Benefits Act, 1997   <eol   /> ENACTED by the Parliament of Kenya, as follows: - </p>   </preamble>   <body>   <section  id = &quot;sec1&quot; >   <num> 1. </num>   <heading> Short title. </heading>   <clause  id = &quot;art1-cla1&quot; >   <content> <p> This Act may be cited as the Retirement Benefits (Amendment) Act, 2003. </p> </content>   </clause>   </section>
Swimming in the pool: the semantics of content fragments
Managing the semantics of the text ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],<section  id = &quot;art2&quot; > <num> 2. </num> <heading> Amendment of  <ref   href = &quot;/ke/act/1997-08-22/3/eng/main#art2&quot; > section 2 of No 3 of 1997 </ref></heading> <clause  id = &quot;art2-cla1&quot; > <content> <p> The Retirement Benefits Act, 1997, is amended - </p> <list  id = &quot;art2-cla1-lst1&quot; > <item  id = &quot;art2-cla1-itma&quot; ><num> (a) </num> <p> by deleting the definition of &quot;financial year&quot; and  <mod  id = &quot;mod6&quot; ><ref  id = &quot;ref2&quot; href = &quot;/ke/act/1997-08-22/3/eng/main&quot; > substituting </ref>  therefore the following new definition - &quot; <quotedText  id = &quot;mod6-qtd1&quot; > financial year&quot; - <eol   />  (a) in relation to the Authority, has the meaning assigned to it in section 19' <eol   /> (b) in relation to a scheme, means such accounting period as may be prescribed in the scheme rules; </quotedText> </mod></p>
Swimming: organizing the content in XML ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Swimming: organizing the content in XML ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Swimming: organizing the content in XML ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
First dives: basic metadata
Basic metadata ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],<publication  date = &quot;2003-09-04&quot;  name = &quot;Government Gazette 25437&quot;  showAs = &quot;Government Gazette # 25437&quot;   />
Scuba diving: FRBR
FRBR: the problems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The FRBR model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],W E E M M I I W E E M M I I
Using FRBR ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Things we get for free from FRBR ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Deeper and deeper: TLC
Top Level Classes (TLC) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],<references  source = &quot;FV&quot; >   <TLCRole  href = &quot;/ontology/role/political/MES&quot;  id = &quot;MES&quot;   showAs = &quot;Minister for Education and Sports&quot;   />   <TLCPerson  href = &quot;/ontology/person/ken/MP/gha.John.Gidisu&quot;  id = &quot;per07&quot;   shortForm = &quot;Mr. J.K. Gidisu&quot;  showAs = &quot;Mr. Joe Kwashie Gidisu&quot; />   <TLCPerson  href = &quot;/ontology/person/ken/MP/gha.John.OsafoMaafo&quot;   id = &quot;per08&quot;   shortForm = &quot;Mr. Osafo-Maafo&quot;  showAs = &quot;Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo&quot; />   </references>  … <debate>   <question   by = &quot;per07&quot;  to = &quot;MES&quot; >   <from> Mr. J.K. Gidisu </from>   <p> asked the Minister for Education and Sports the organic relations between … </p>   </question>   <answer   by = &quot;per08&quot;  as = &quot;MES&quot;   >   <from> Mr. Osafo-Maafo </from>   <p> Mr. Speaker, …  </p </answer>
Advantages of Top Level Classes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
In the deep sea: consolidation, workflow and lifecycle
Consolidation, workflow and lifecycle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],<lifecycle  source = &quot;#cirfid&quot; >   <event  id = &quot;e1&quot;  date = &quot;1997-08-22&quot;  source = &quot;#ro1&quot;  type = &quot;generation&quot;   />   <event  id = &quot;e2&quot;  date = &quot;2003-12-19&quot;  source = &quot;#am1&quot;  type = &quot;amendment&quot;   /> </lifecycle> <references  source = &quot;#cirfid&quot; >   <original  id = &quot;ra1&quot;  href = &quot;/ke/act/1997-08-22/3/eng/main&quot;  showAs = &quot;Retirement Benefits Act&quot;   />   <passiveRef  id = &quot;am1&quot;  href = &quot;/ke/act/2003-12-10/8/eng/main&quot;  showAs = &quot;Amending Act&quot;   /> </references>
Classification in judgments
Co nclusions: Benefits and fishes
Benefits of the adoption of Akoma Ntoso ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
BungeniEditor- open source  Open Office markup editor
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