The law as a dynamic interconnected system of states of affairs: A legal top ontology

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1043-1077

  Hage, Jaap ^a   Verheij, Bart ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0348133095     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1999.0297     Document Type: Article

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