Free Legal Web Manifesto - UK

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= UK campaign and project to harmonize the provision of free legal information via the web

URL = http://legalweb.wordpress.com/manifesto/

Background at http://blog.okfn.org/2008/08/20/a-wikipedia-of-english-law/

Description

From the pre-amble:

"We already have a substantial free legal web, but it is not joined up. We have the resources and the technologies to join it up — now — for the benefit of lawyers and the community at large. Those of us who have an interest in access to the law and justice and the efficient provision of legal services have a duty to make this happen.

There has in the past 18 months been a sea change in Government’s attitude to the provision of Public Sector Information (PSI) and the encouragement of user-generated services supporting government. In particular, the independent Power of Information Review recommended changes that have been substantially accepted by Government, who, through the Power of Information Task Force are now committed to making this happen.

The time has come to build the Free Legal Web." (http://legalweb.wordpress.com/manifesto/)


More Information

  1. Open Government Data
  2. Context at the Open Knowledge Foundation: http://blog.okfn.org/2008/08/20/a-wikipedia-of-english-law/