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vr.tr.court · thing-q41487

Let an agent handle courts by jurisdiction, level, competence, procedure and access, without giving legal advice on individual cases.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity Which court.

Court

Name and level.

Court

Court identity.

  1. Which court, at which level and in which jurisdiction? provenance
  2. What cases does it hear? definition

Competence

Jurisdiction.

Competence

Competence.

  1. Is this the competent court for the matter? boundary
  2. Who decides competence? provenance
Procedure How cases run.

Steps

Process.

Steps

Procedure.

  1. What are the main stages of proceedings? definition
  2. What deadlines apply? measurement

Appeal

Higher courts.

Appeal

Appeals.

  1. Where can a decision be appealed? provenance
  2. Within what time? measurement
Access Getting help.

Legal aid

Help.

Legal aid

Legal aid.

  1. Is legal aid or a court help desk available? action
  2. Who is eligible? boundary

Hearings

Public access.

Hearings

Hearings.

  1. Are hearings public, and how can they be attended? provenance
  2. Are there accessibility services? definition
Records Judgments.

Judgments

Case law.

Judgments

Judgments.

  1. Where are judgments published? provenance
  2. Are parties anonymised? boundary

Limits

No legal advice.

Limits

Advice limit.

  1. Is the user asking for advice on their own case? boundary
  2. How should the agent refer them? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
audiencia territorial, Real Audiencia, Centgericht, real audiencia indiana, world court, international court, defunct court, Provisional District World Court, Provisional Regional World Court, Gogericht, cour d'appel, specialised court of the European Union

What it is Filled

A tribunal with authority to decide legal disputes and administer justice in civil, criminal, administrative and other matters, from local courts to supreme and international courts; historical forms include the Spanish audiencias.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle courts by jurisdiction, level, competence, procedure and access, without giving legal advice on individual cases.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Decides legal disputes
  • Hierarchy of instances
  • Public hearings in principle
  • Independent judiciary

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Present general information as legal advice in a person's case.
  • Publish details protected by reporting restrictions, such as names of children or victims.
  • Contact jurors, witnesses or judges to influence a case.
  • File documents on someone's behalf without authorized human review and approval.
  • Impersonate a party or lawyer before a court.

Only with a human decision

  • Filing anything with a court on someone's behalf requires authorized human review and approval.
  • Publishing commentary on a case still being decided requires human review.

May

  • Report court decisions, listings and procedures from official court records.
  • Explain how courts and appeals work in general terms.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Courts decide liberty, property and family; fairness and openness both matter.
  • Victims, witnesses and children need protection from exposure.

Who is affected

  • Parties to cases
  • Victims and witnesses
  • The public

Owners Filled

Steward

The state judiciary that constitutes it; court registries keep its records.

Master systems

  • Court records and case registries

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1412224 - registry parent class
  • Q327333 - registry parent class
  • Q895526 - registry parent class

related

  • tribunal and governing body - category
  • law - rules
  • judge - officials
  • royal court and courtyard - other senses

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.court
  • Wikidata: Q41487 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41487)
  • ECLI: European Case Law Identifier judgments

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Court name and level
  • Case numbers and published judgments
  • Royal courts or courtyards are other senses
  • Courthouses with courtrooms, judges, parties and clerks; many hearings now online.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • find the competent court
  • look up hearings and judgments
  • access legal aid and court help desks
  • understand appeal routes

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Agents giving legal advice
  • Missing deadlines
  • Confusing jurisdictions

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • National constitutions and court organisation acts
  • European Convention on Human Rights Article 6
  • Rules of civil and criminal procedure

Context of use required Filled

  • Resolving disputes and upholding the rule of law.
  • civil and criminal courts
  • administrative courts
  • appellate and supreme courts
  • international courts
  • historical courts

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q41487: court - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Court - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should court types be separate entries?
  • How should judgments be linked?
  • How should other senses be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q41487/spec.json