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Full ID Law database structure  Title:
OVERVIEW
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Overview

 

The ID Law database is structured as follows. On the top level are countries, including – if relevant – supranational law-making bodies (such as the EU), and for countries with a federal legal system, containing two country entries, one for the federal and one for the state level (cf. section ).

The next two levels concern the categorisation of ID-related laws, some of them subdivided in subcategories (see section ).

The fourth level then gives the content of the laws, if available extended with the full-text of the law or legal provision(s), in an original language and/or in an English translation. Added to the content is a title, the date of entry or change, contributor initials, and a link to the disclaimer. Together, the fourth level thus represents the ‘real’ contents of each record that will be shown on the webpage (see section ).  

The structure therefore is as follows: 

Level 

Attribute Label 

Definition 

Value 

1 

Country 

Name of the country (supranational body), if relevant extended with the attribute ‘federal’ or ‘states’ 

Text 

2 

Legal category 

Main category of ID-related legal area 

Text 

3 

Legal subcategory 

Subcategory of ID-related legal area, if relevant 

Text 

4 

Title 

indicates country and (sub)category; this is the text that shows up in search queries 

Text 

4 

Summary 

Summary of the law or legal provision(s) 

Text 

4 

Full-text original 

Full-text of the law or legal provision(s) in (one of) the original language(s), if available 

Text 

4 

Full-text translation 

Translation of the law or legal provision(s) in English, if available 

Text 

4 

Date of contribution 

Date(s) of the (last change of the) entry  

Date 

4 

Contributor 

Initials of the contributor(s) 

Text 

4 

Disclaimer 

Link to disclaimer 

Hyperlink 

 

 

 

 

 

Hierarchically, the structure looks as follows: 

 

 

An example of a record is the following: 

Level 

Attribute Label 

Example 

Value 

1 

Country 

Netherlands 

Text 

2 

Legal category 

C. Identification duties 

Text 

3 

Legal subcategory 

C1. Show ID – criminal law 

Text 

4 

Title 

Netherlands / C1. Obligations to Show ID 

Text 

4 

Summary 

The Compulsory Identification Act of 1993 designated several specific situations in which people have to show an ID, such as when riding in public transport without a valid ticket. On 1 January 2005, however, the law has been extended into a general obligation to show an ID to any police officer or supervisory official. The obligation holds for all people of 14 years and older.

In the parliamentary documents, it was explained that the obligation to show an ID holds in situations in which the officer requires an ID as being necessary to fulfil his appointed duty.

Text 

4 

Full-text original 

Wet op de identificatieplicht 

Wet van 9 december 1993, tot aanwijzing van documenten dienende ter vaststelling van de identiteit van personen alsmede aanwijzing van enige gevallen waarin de identiteit van personen aan de hand van deze documenten kan worden vastgesteldArtikel 2

Text 

4 

Full-text translation 

— 

Text 

4 

Date of contribution 

14 Mar 05 

Date 

4 

Contributor 

BJK 

Text 

4 

Disclaimer 

disclaimer 

Hyperlink 

 

 

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