Archive for October, 2007
the MetaLex examples from the examples section have been loaded into the repository and can be queried either through the SPARQL/SeRQL endpoint of Sesame, or through a web-interface.
Continue Reading October 22nd, 2007
MetaLex XML and the Legal Knowledge Interchange format (LKIF) are XML standard proposals dealing with two complementary aspects of electronic legislation: the documents themselves as a carrier, and an institutional reality they represent. A new paper gives an overview and update on the current status of both initiatives.
Continue Reading October 16th, 2007
There will be a Workshop on Legislative XML on december 15, 2007 in Leiden, the Netherlands, in conjunction with the JURIX conference.
Continue Reading October 14th, 2007
Following i.a. the UK and Ireland, the Dutch have decided to pull the plug on e-voting, making this an opportune moment to bring a special issue of The Bridge on voting technologies to the attention of the general audience.
Continue Reading October 2nd, 2007
The teaching materials used in the Legislative XML Summer School (LeX) European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Florence (Italy) are now available online.
Continue Reading October 2nd, 2007