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'''<big><tt>lex</tt></big>''' is a type of [[Uniform Resource Name]] (URN), that allows accurate identification of [[law]]s and other legal norms.
'''<big><tt>lex</tt></big>''' is a type of [[Uniform Resource Name]] (URN), that allows accurate identification of [[law]]s and other legal norms.


[[Brazil]]<ref>http://projeto.lexml.gov.br/documentacao/resumo-em-ingles</ref> and [[Italy]]<ref>http://www.normeinrete.it/</ref> ([[Civil law (legal system)|Civil law]] countries) already do an official use of the ''URN LEX standard draft v0.3<ref name="rfc">http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-spinosa-urn-lex-03</ref>, as a ''namespace'' for sources of law.
[[Brazil]]<ref>http://projeto.lexml.gov.br/documentacao/resumo-em-ingles</ref> and [[Italy]]<ref>http://www.normattiva.it/</ref> ([[Civil law (legal system)|Civil law]] countries) already do an official use of the ''URN LEX standard draft v0.3<ref name="rfc">http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-spinosa-urn-lex-03</ref>, as a ''namespace'' for sources of law.


== Syntax ==
== Syntax ==

Revision as of 20:34, 23 September 2011

lex is a type of Uniform Resource Name (URN), that allows accurate identification of laws and other legal norms.

Brazil[1] and Italy[2] (Civil law countries) already do an official use of the URN LEX standard draft v0.3[3], as a namespace for sources of law.

Syntax

The identifier has a hierarchical structure as follows:[3]

"urn:lex:"<NSS>

where NSS is the Namespace Specific String composed as follows:

<NSS>::=<jurisdiction>":"<local-name>

where:

<jurisdiction> is the part providing the identification of the jurisdiction, generally corresponding to the country where the source of law is issued.
<local-name> is the uniform name of the source of law in the country or jurisdiction where it is issued; its internal structure is common to the already adopted schemas.

Examples of sources of law identifyed by lex URNs:

urn:lex:it:stato:legge:2003-09-21;456 (Italian act) 
urn:lex:fr:etat:lois:2004-12-06;321 (French act)
urn:lex:es:estado:ley:2002-07-12;123 (Spanish act)
urn:lex:ch;glarus:regiere:erlass:2007-10-15;963 (Glarus Swiss Canton decree)
urn:lex:eu:council:directive:2010-03-09;2010-19-UE (EU Council Directive)
urn:lex:us:federal.supreme.court:decision:1963-03-18;372.us.335 (US FSC decision)

Concrete examples

References