A Comparative Lawyer's Review of the LC Classification System

Law Library Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 305-311

  Van Laer, Conrad J P ^a  

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1. See Jolande E. Goldberg, Library of Congress Class KK: Law of Germany, in PARLAMENT UND BIBLIOTHEK 328, 334 (G. Hahn & H. Kirchner eds., 1986).
2. See Jolande E. Goldberg, Library of Congress Classification System for German Law: A New Approach, 74 L. LIBR. J. 619, 620 (1981).
3. See Werner B. Ellinger, Classification of Law at the Library of Congress, 1949-1968, 61 L. LIBR. J. 224, 229 (1968) ("Composite subjects such . . . collecting of accounts, which include diverse elements from several legal disciplines, must be provided for more or less arbitrarily. . . .").
4. See Richard S. Angell, Development of Class K at the Library of Congress, 51 L. LIBR. J. 353, 353-54 (1964) ("[The Library's classification schedules] were built up for the most part inductively, that is, by taking account of the collections of the Library as they existed and as they were expected to develop. . . . In their original construction and development, the schedules represent the works in the Library, not abstract conceptual schemes."); Goldberg, supra, note 2, at 620 ("It was generally understood . . . that the decision on which jurisdiction would demand full development, and which could be adequately accommodated by tables, would depend primarily on the volume of the LC collections and on the complexity of the subject matter as treated in monographic literature.").
5. See Richard S. Angell, Development of Class K at the Library of Congress, 51 L. LIBR. J. 353, 353-54 (1964) ("[The Library's classification schedules] were built up for the most part inductively, that is, by taking account of the collections of the Library as they existed and as they were expected to develop. . . . In their original construction and development, the schedules represent the works in the Library, not abstract conceptual schemes."); Goldberg, supra, note 2, at 620 ("It was generally understood . . . that the decision on which jurisdiction would demand full development, and which could be adequately accommodated by tables, would depend primarily on the volume of the LC collections and on the complexity of the subject matter as treated in monographic literature.").
6. See Goldberg, supra note 1, at 335.
7. The new generation of comparative and regional classification schedules started with Classes KDZ, KG, KH for the law of the Americas, Latin America, and the West Indies. See Jolande E. Goldberg, Library of Congress Law Classification: The Regional Schedules, 79 L. LIBR. J. 67, 67, 70 (1987) [hereinafter Goldberg, Regional Schedules]. This was followed by Classes KJ-KKZ for the law of Europe. Id. at 68-69. In the late 1980s, classification systems were planned for the Soviet Union, Asia, Africa, and Australia, respectively. Id. at 71 n.21, 91. This completes Class K for law in the LCC. See Jolande E. Goldberg, Library of Congress Class K for Law, in INTRODUCTION TO FOREIGN LEGAL SYSTEMS 347, 347 (Richard A. Danner & Marie-Louise H. Bernal eds., 1994) [hereinafter Goldberg, Class K for Law]; JOLANDE E. GOLDBERG, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSES JZ AND KZ 2, 28 (1997) [hereinafter GOLDBERG, CLASSES JZ AND KZ].
8. The new generation of comparative and regional classification schedules started with Classes KDZ, KG, KH for the law of the Americas, Latin America, and the West Indies. See Jolande E. Goldberg, Library of Congress Law Classification: The Regional Schedules, 79 L. LIBR. J. 67, 67, 70 (1987) [hereinafter Goldberg, Regional Schedules]. This was followed by Classes KJ-KKZ for the law of Europe. Id. at 68-69. In the late 1980s, classification systems were planned for the Soviet Union, Asia, Africa, and Australia, respectively. Id. at 71 n.21, 91. This completes Class K for law in the LCC. See Jolande E. Goldberg, Library of Congress Class K for Law, in INTRODUCTION TO FOREIGN LEGAL SYSTEMS 347, 347 (Richard A. Danner & Marie-Louise H. Bernal eds., 1994) [hereinafter Goldberg, Class K for Law]; JOLANDE E. GOLDBERG, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSES JZ AND KZ 2, 28 (1997) [hereinafter GOLDBERG, CLASSES JZ AND KZ].
9. The new generation of comparative and regional classification schedules started with Classes KDZ, KG, KH for the law of the Americas, Latin America, and the West Indies. See Jolande E. Goldberg, Library of Congress Law Classification: The Regional Schedules, 79 L. LIBR. J. 67, 67, 70 (1987) [hereinafter Goldberg, Regional Schedules]. This was followed by Classes KJ-KKZ for the law of Europe. Id. at 68-69. In the late 1980s, classification systems were planned for the Soviet Union, Asia, Africa, and Australia, respectively. Id. at 71 n.21, 91. This completes Class K for law in the LCC. See Jolande E. Goldberg, Library of Congress Class K for Law, in INTRODUCTION TO FOREIGN LEGAL SYSTEMS 347, 347 (Richard A. Danner & Marie-Louise H. Bernal eds., 1994) [hereinafter Goldberg, Class K for Law]; JOLANDE E. GOLDBERG, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSES JZ AND KZ 2, 28 (1997) [hereinafter GOLDBERG, CLASSES JZ AND KZ].
10. See Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 69; GOLDBERG, CLASSES JZ AND KZ, supra note 6, at 7. A region is not exclusively determined by its geography, because the presence of legal systems within the region is taken into account. See Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 68; Goldberg, Class K for Law, supra note 6, at 353.
11. See Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 69; GOLDBERG, CLASSES JZ AND KZ, supra note 6, at 7. A region is not exclusively determined by its geography, because the presence of legal systems within the region is taken into account. See Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 68; Goldberg, Class K for Law, supra note 6, at 353.
12. See Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 69; GOLDBERG, CLASSES JZ AND KZ, supra note 6, at 7. A region is not exclusively determined by its geography, because the presence of legal systems within the region is taken into account. See Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 68; Goldberg, Class K for Law, supra note 6, at 353.
13. See Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 69; GOLDBERG, CLASSES JZ AND KZ, supra note 6, at 7. A region is not exclusively determined by its geography, because the presence of legal systems within the region is taken into account. See Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 68; Goldberg, Class K for Law, supra note 6, at 353.
14. See Werner B. Ellinger, Some Observations on Classification Theory in the Development of Class K, 57 L. LIBR. J. 360, 364 (1964).
15. See JOHN FISCHER, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION, LAW (GENERAL), K at iii, 10, 57 (1977).
16. See Jolande E. Goldberg, Klassifizierung des deutschen Rechts bei der Library of Congress (pts. 1 & 2), 7 MITTEILUNGEN DER ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT FÜR JURISTISCHES BIBLIOTHEKS UND DOKUMENTATIONSWESEN 47, 50, 99 (1977).
17. See Hans G. Schön, Classification, Class K, Law (General), Draft (1976), 4 INT'L CLASSIFICATION 109, 109 (1977) (book review); JOLANDE E. GOLDBERG, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION, LAW OF EUROPE, KJ-KKZ at viii (1989).
18. See Hans G. Schön, Classification, Class K, Law (General), Draft (1976), 4 INT'L CLASSIFICATION 109, 109 (1977) (book review); JOLANDE E. GOLDBERG, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION, LAW OF EUROPE, KJ-KKZ at viii (1989).
19. See GOLDBERG, supra note 11, at xii.
20. See 1 JOLANDE E. GOLDBERG, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION, LAW OF ASIA AND EURASIA, AFRICA, PACIFIC AREA, AND ANTARCTICA, KL-KWX at viii (1993); Goldberg, Class K for Law, supra note 6, at 352.
21. See 1 JOLANDE E. GOLDBERG, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION, LAW OF ASIA AND EURASIA, AFRICA, PACIFIC AREA, AND ANTARCTICA, KL-KWX at viii (1993); Goldberg, Class K for Law, supra note 6, at 352.
22. See Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 91.
23. See Werner B. Ellinger, Address on the Development of Class K, 49 L. LIBR. J. 453, 455 (1956); Ellinger, supra note 3, at 225.
24. See Werner B. Ellinger, Address on the Development of Class K, 49 L. LIBR. J. 453, 455 (1956); Ellinger, supra note 3, at 225.
25. See Goldberg, supra note 1, at 336.
26. See Angell, supra note 4, at 356.
27. See Jolande E. Goldberg, Sacherschließung deutscher juristischer Literatur an der Library of Congress, 11 MITTEILUNGEN DER ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT FÜR JURISTISCHES BIBLIOTHEKS UND DOKUMENTATIONSWESEN 51, 65 (1981).
28. Id. at 60; Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 91.
29. Id. at 60; Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 91.
30. See Goldberg, supra note 18, at 72 n.9 (mentions Japan, Greece, Peru, and Brazil); Goldberg, supra note 2, at 625.
31. See Goldberg, supra note 18, at 72 n.9 (mentions Japan, Greece, Peru, and Brazil); Goldberg, supra note 2, at 625.
32. Jolande E. Goldberg, Classification of German Law at the Library of Congress: A Study in Comparative Law, 9 INT'L, J. L. LIBR. 145, 152 (1981) [hereinafter Goldberg, A Study in Comparative Law]; Goldberg, supra note 18, at 67.
33. Jolande E. Goldberg, Classification of German Law at the Library of Congress: A Study in Comparative Law, 9 INT'L, J. L. LIBR. 145, 152 (1981) [hereinafter Goldberg, A Study in Comparative Law]; Goldberg, supra note 18, at 67.
34. JOLANDE E. GOLDBERG, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION, LAW OF GERMANY, KK-KKC at ix (1982) [hereinafter GOLDBERG, LAW OF GERMANY]. Goldberg felt that the legal system of the German Democratic Republic was a mixed legal system composed of civil-law elements and socialist party doctrine. See Goldberg, supra note 1, at 340. Subsequent developments in Eastern Europe have not rendered Goldberg's approach less valid.
35. JOLANDE E. GOLDBERG, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION, LAW OF GERMANY, KK-KKC at ix (1982) [hereinafter GOLDBERG, LAW OF GERMANY]. Goldberg felt that the legal system of the German Democratic Republic was a mixed legal system composed of civil-law elements and socialist party doctrine. See Goldberg, supra note 1, at 340. Subsequent developments in Eastern Europe have not rendered Goldberg's approach less valid.
36. Goldberg, A Study in Comparative Law, supra note 21, at 155-56. See also K. Zweigert & H.J. Puttfarken, Zur Vergleichbarkeit analoger Rechtsinstitute in verschiedenen Gesellschaftsordnungen, in RECHTSVERGLEICHUNG 395, 410-11 (K. Zweigert & H.J. Puttfarken eds., 1978) (similarities between socialist and capitalist legal systems can be explained by their common, presocialist, history).
37. Goldberg, A Study in Comparative Law, supra note 21, at 155-56. See also K. Zweigert & H.J. Puttfarken, Zur Vergleichbarkeit analoger Rechtsinstitute in verschiedenen Gesellschaftsordnungen, in RECHTSVERGLEICHUNG 395, 410-11 (K. Zweigert & H.J. Puttfarken eds., 1978) (similarities between socialist and capitalist legal systems can be explained by their common, presocialist, history).
38. See Goldberg, supra note 18, at 68-69; Goldberg, A Study in Comparative Law, supra note 21, at 152-53; Goldberg, supra note 2, at 629; GOLDBERG, LAW OF GERMANY, supra note 22, at x.
39. See Goldberg, supra note 18, at 68-69; Goldberg, A Study in Comparative Law, supra note 21, at 152-53; Goldberg, supra note 2, at 629; GOLDBERG, LAW OF GERMANY, supra note 22, at x.
40. See Goldberg, supra note 18, at 68-69; Goldberg, A Study in Comparative Law, supra note 21, at 152-53; Goldberg, supra note 2, at 629; GOLDBERG, LAW OF GERMANY, supra note 22, at x.
41. See Goldberg, supra note 18, at 68-69; Goldberg, A Study in Comparative Law, supra note 21, at 152-53; Goldberg, supra note 2, at 629; GOLDBERG, LAW OF GERMANY, supra note 22, at x.
42. Goldberg, supra note 2, at 630.
43. See Zweigert & Puttfarken, supra note 23, at 416 (the socialist organs of state are fundamentally different from those of the nonsocialist countries).
44. Goldberg, A Study in Comparative Law, supra note 21, at 160; Goldberg, supra note 1, at 343.
45. Goldberg, A Study in Comparative Law, supra note 21, at 160; Goldberg, supra note 1, at 343.
46. In addition to the regional classification systems, the LCC contains fully developed, individual schemes for, among others, France and Great Britain. See Goldberg, Regional Schedules, supra note 6, at 67, 69.
47. See Ellinger, supra note 8, at 363.