1. 1 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search Identifiers, Metadata and Document Structures: Essential Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search Paris, 11-12-2008 Marc van Opijnen, sr. adviser legal informatics Council for the Judiciary, the Netherlands mvanopijnen@rechtspraak.nl

2. 2 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search Topics Problems with searching and citing Some theory on identifiers and citations The Dutch experience European Case Law Identifier Metadata Document structures

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17. 17 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search How to cite? European Court of Justice, 14-10-2004, C-299/02, European Court reports 2004, Page I-09761, Celex-nr 62002J0299, CASELEX:EU:2004:8, BAILII: [2004] EUECJ C-299/02, VLEX-17284540, NJ 2005, 421, a.s.o.

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24. 24 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search Some theory Work: a distinct intellectual or artistic creation Expression: the intellectual or artistic realization of a work Manifestation: the physical embodiment of an expression of a work Item: a single exemplar of a manifestation

25. 25 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search The problem Identifiers are on expression level, vendor and medium specific Attributes not usable as an identifier Long citations needed expression AB p. 93-99 expression KL 320 expression DH p.482 work expression BB 4701 no identifier

26. 26 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search Solution in the Netherlands 1.Identifier at the work level 2.Building a register 3.Putting the index on line 4.Public private standardization

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28. 28 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search European Case Law Identifier ECLI: on the work level Recognizable Not opaque: country, court, year Readable No substitution of national number, but including it ECLI:country code:court code:year:number

29. 29 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search Building ECLI Italy, Corte Costituzionale 322/2008 – ECLI:IT:CC:2008:322 Netherlands, LJN BC8581 (Hoge Raad, 01-04-2008) – ECLI:NL:HR:2008:BC8581 Belgium, Raad van State/Conseil dÉtat, 185.273, 09-07-2008 – ECLI:BE:RSCE:2008:185273 Finland, KKO:2008:97 – ECLI:FI:KKO:2008:97

30. 30 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search Prerequisites A national court designated identifier (work level) A freely accessible index

31. 31 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search Metadata Various metadata added Development of a European metadata model – Work - expression Standards, e.g. Dublin Core Extensible In the ECLI-repository?

32. 32 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search Document structures Advanced searches and display Automated analysis of cases Interconnect information in judgments Adaptation of production process? CEN/Metalex: www.metalex.eu

33. 33 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search Conclusion Many different initiatives, diversity has to be cherished Some standardization could give a lot of added value – Identifier – Metadata – Document structures

34. 34 11-12-2008Ingredients for Inter-European Case Law Search … thank you