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Legal information system, authentic publication and the process of law making

Legal information system, authentic publication and the process of law making. Principles. Automation of law making: E-Recht Publication: Legal information system (RIS) Authentic publication: Function of RIS. Automation of making federal laws. Electronic editing of documents

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Legal information system, authentic publication and the process of law making

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  1. Legal information system, authentic publication and the process of law making

  2. Principles • Automation of law making: E-Recht • Publication: Legal information system (RIS) • Authentic publication: Function of RIS

  3. Automation of making federal laws • Electronic editing of documents • Electronic workflow system between all stakeholders • Output for authentic publication in the Internet

  4. Electronic editing of documents • Goal: look and feel of a "Bundesgesetzblatt" • Generation of documents with WinWord • Templates • Style sheets • Macros for automatic layout • Conversion to XML for transport • Editing of documents with WinWord(conversion back from XML and to XML again) • Technical filter for conformance with XML syntax

  5. Output to RIS Ministry generateslegislative text 7 1 Public examination of drafts 2 BKA gets decision 6 5 3 Parliament gets bill of the government & puts decision Transfer to thecouncil of ministers 4 BKA generatesand publishesbill of the government Legislative workflow electroniclaw making

  6. eJustice D7.2 Example: Workflow "Bundesgesetz" http://rechtsinformatik.jura.uni-sb.de/ejustice/lexecute/start.html

  7. What is RIS? • Data base for legal texts of Austria • Means for the promulgation of federal law ("Bundesgesetzblätter") • Operated by BKA • Free of charge • www.ris.bka.gv.at

  8. Which legal texts? • European law • Current/old versions of federal law • Selected laws in English • Legal drafts • Decisions of high courts • Tribunals and Commissions (e.g. Independent Senate for Asylum) • Instructions of the ministries • Current/old versions of the law of the 9 Austrian provinces • Law of some communities

  9. Input to RIS • XML from E-Recht • In RIS documents are signed • MOA (Modules for Online-Applications) • MOA-SS: Signs documents • MOA-SP: Verifies the signature • From some other 30 sources (Europe, provinces, communities) • Challenge: some 30 applications • Challenge: XML? • Upload with HTTP, FTP or by storage media

  10. Output from RIS • Web interface • Internet to the public, Intranet to civil servants • Output formats for most documents • HTML • XML • DOC • RTF • PDF

  11. RIS statistics 2005 • Internet73.000.000 hits / year6.000.000 hits /month • Intranet31.700.000 hits / year2.640.000 hits /month • Total104.700.000 hits / year8.640.000 hits /month

  12. Thank you for your attentionharald.hoffmann@metadat.com

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