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This chapter aims to collocate Akoma Ntoso into the historical scenario of the legal XML schemas and to define the pillars of the Akoma Ntoso architecture. Second goal is to present the basic elements of Akoma Ntoso XML standard and how it can be used for marking up a legal document respecting a clear subdivision between the semantic layer of the knowledge embedded into the document.
This chapter was carried out with the following authors’ contributions: M. Palmirani paragraphs 6.1, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.5.5, 6.5.6, 6.5.7, 6.5.8, 6.5, 6.9, 6.6; F. Vitali paragraphs 6.2.4, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.4.
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Notes
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“Akoma Ntoso” in the language of the Akan people of West Africa is the symbol that represents understanding and agreement, “linked hearts”.
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Uniform Resource Indentifier. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986
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Bota, C., T. Dorsey, M. Palmirani, and G. Sartor. 2007. Legislative Drafting Guidelines for Africa, UNDESA Report. http://ldg.apkn.org/
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World e-Parliament Report 2010, page 100, chapter 5.
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LikeEnAct or FORMEX .
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As NormeInRete or Lexdania [9].
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Palmirani, M., Vitali, F. (2011). Akoma-Ntoso for Legal Documents. In: Sartor, G., Palmirani, M., Francesconi, E., Biasiotti, M. (eds) Legislative XML for the Semantic Web. Law, Governance and Technology Series, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1887-6_6
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