Today in the LegalDocML TC we discussed the fragment syntax in the Akoma Ntoso URI. Fragment definition see
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986 There are two problems: a) fragment type document: Grant uses fragment type document <fragment> for fragmenting the US CODE in different physical files but logically belonging to the same unique work and expression (positive law titles are work). The problems: a.1.) how to nominate the manifestation level of the <fragment> file? <fragment> exist only at manifestation level For this reason the fragment work, expression, manifestation are the follow: /akn/us/act/uscode/title9/ is the work /akn/us/act/uscode/title9/eng@2014-01-10/ is the expression /akn/us/act/uscode/title9/eng@2014-01-10/main.akn#chp_3 is the manifestation a.2.) Section 301 belongs to this file. A reference to sec_301 in the XML file is in this format: /akn/us/act/uscode/title9/eng@2014-01-10/main.akn#chp_3__sec_301 however the fragment part of the URI chp_3__sec_301 can be lost in the HTTP protocol For this reason Grant convert it in: <a href="www.usc.grantresolver.gov/akn/us/act/uscode/title9/eng@2014-01-10/main.akn~chp_3__sec_301"> for not lost the fragment part (chp_3__sec_301). When the resolver receives this URI
www.usc.grantresolver.gov/akn/us/act/uscode/title9/eng@2014-01-10/main.akn~chp_3__sec_301, it understands which physical <fragment> file to dereference using the chp_3__sec_301 The problem is that: if the reference comes from external legal sources written in native Akoma Ntoso syntax
www.usc.grantresolver.gov/akn/us/act/uscode/title9/eng@2014-01-10/main.akn#chp_3__sec_301 the resolver has not change to understand the chp_3__sec_301 part because it is retained by the client and not transmitted to the server. b) Veronique has similar problem but at work level. External source reference like the follow:
www.europeanParliamentResolver.eu/eu/act/456/2014-10-20/main#art_45 "art_45" doesn't arrive to the resolver server. Proposal: to use ~ for expressing fragments inside of the AKN URI.
www.europeanParliamentResolver.eu/eu/act/456/2014-10-20/main~art_45 www.usc.grantresolver.gov/akn/us/act/uscode/title9/eng@2014-01-10/main.akn~chp_3__sec_301 mp -- =================================== Associate professor of Legal Informatics School of Law Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna C.I.R.S.F.I.D.
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