I recently mentioned a new project at the African Legal Information Institute to create civic engagement software that enables citizens to gloss statutes and cases. But why? I’ve explained the necessity of a feedback loop for law on the African Legal Information Institute blog.
social wrapper for law
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A social wrapper for law
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012Kerry Anderson of the African Legal Information Institute has written about a new project AfricanLII is working on a fascinating new project, the creation of an interface that enables people to do more than simply access primary legal information (statutes, cases) but to comment on it. There are profound possibilities for how laws are made and implemented. Read about a social wrapper for law.
