Perhaps something other than the Library of Congress topics, which must be
grounded in the 19th century, ought to be used for the basic categories.
Surely, there are more thought out categories.
Please, not headings like "limitations of actions"!
Alan Sugarman
HyperLaw
On Sat, 26 Feb 1994, Jim Milles wrote:
> Let me make a clarification: the "legal taxonomy for the
> layperson" really consists only of the 16 or so major topics; the
> subheadings are merely LC subject headings, included only to show
> the scope of the major headings. In the final version, the
> subheadings will be replaced by a short narrative description of
> the topic, in paragraph form, with hypertext links to the
> relevant legal sources, pathfinders, and other material. The
> "archaic" legal language in the subheadings will not appear in
> the final form.
>
> Jim Milles
> Head of Computer Services
> Saint Louis University Law Library
> millesjg@sluvca.slu.edu
>
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