MetaLex XML and the Legal Knowledge Interchange Format

Electronic government invariably involves XML and electronic law: legislation is as essential to public administration as the ball is to a ball game. This paper gives an overview of two XML standard proposals dealing with two complementary aspects of electronic legislation the documents themselves as a carrier. and all institutional reality they represent - in a coherent way: Metal.,ex XML and the Legal Knowledge Interchange format (LKIF). MetaLex XML is well on its way to becoming formal and de facto standard for Legislation in XML. LKIF is yet to be submitted as a proposed standard. LKIF includes solve: interesting innovations from an Al & Law perspective.