Tag: Classifications
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Schiller Classification
Schiller Classification The Schiller classification system is a locally-developed system for classifying foreign, comparative, pre-literate, ancient, medieval, and religious law materials. A call number in the Schiller classification system is comprised of an abbreviation to designate a legal system, followed by a number indicating the specific subject area within the system. Topical Divisions in the…
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Hicks Classification System
Hicks Classification System The Hicks Classification System is a locally developed classification system used, in some libraries, for early primary source material, such as statutes and reports, in American and British law. The Hicks scheme or system is used, in general, in law libraries (mainly, in the Yale law library, where the scheme was created),…
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Hicks Classification System
Hicks Classification System The Hicks Classification System is a locally developed classification system used, in some libraries, for early primary source material, such as statutes and reports, in American and British law. The Hicks scheme or system is used, in general, in law libraries (mainly, in the Yale law library, where the scheme was created),…
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Theory of Sources of Law
Theory of Sources of Law Classification of the Theory of Sources of Law There is literary warrant for theory of sources of law, though it is difficult to determine just how much literary warrant, because there are so many works on sources of law that are collections of source documents, not theory of sources. One…
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Theory of Sources of Law
Theory of Sources of Law Classification of the Theory of Sources of Law There is literary warrant for theory of sources of law, though it is difficult to determine just how much literary warrant, because there are so many works on sources of law that are collections of source documents, not theory of sources. One…
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Juristic Acts
Juristic Acts Classification There is literary warrant for juristic acts. Among the places to look for works about this subject matters are the works with the following Library of Congress Classification (LCC) K numbers: KK1047 (Law of Germany – Civil law. Bürgerliches Recht – Concepts and principles. Allgemeiner Teil – Legal transactions. Rechtsgeschäfte – General)…
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Juristic Acts
Juristic Acts Classification There is literary warrant for juristic acts. Among the places to look for works about this subject matters are the works with the following Library of Congress Classification (LCC) K numbers: KK1047 (Law of Germany – Civil law. Bürgerliches Recht – Concepts and principles. Allgemeiner Teil – Legal transactions. Rechtsgeschäfte – General)…
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Branches of Law
Branches of Law Contents Branches of law covers and includes comprehensive works on specific subjects of law. Philosophy and theory of Law Special topics of philosophy and theory of law This topic covers the following: Origin of Law Sources of Law Nature of Law Limits of law Rule of law Legal reasoning Justice and injustice…
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Subject Heading
Subject Heading Syntax in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Subject Heading Syntax in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Subject Heading Syntax may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. Subject headings […]
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Dewey Decimal Classification
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system is one of the world’s most widely used library classification system; but not in law libraries. The four-volume print last edition includes thousands of updates added to the system over the past seven years. The electronic version, WebDewey, enhances the print updates with online updated…
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Classification of Law Materials
Classification of Law Materials General Genre/form The Library of Congress (LC) added, in 2015, the much-anticipated “general genre/form terms” to the Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT), and they are live in the authority file. The project to develop these general genre/form terms was a partnership between LC’s Policy and…
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International Law Classification
International Law Classification International Law Classification in the Library of Congress While the traditional “public international law” materials class in KZ, or occasionally in a “regional” schedule, materials on how public international law impacts national, local, or regional legal systems class with the subject, outside of KZ. Before going further, it’s important to note the…