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342 through 349 on types of law in different jurisdictions: Classification numbers are built up from five elements:
34, indicating law: PI3a
A digit indicating the type of law:
2 constitutional, administrative: PI3a (PI1); PI3a (PI2f)
3 military, defence: PI3a (PI5a)
Public property PI3a (N1 –EI1h)
public finance: PI3a (PI2a ↔rp)
Tax: PI3a (PI2a ←rp)
Trade: PI3a (EO4)
Commerce: PI3a (EI3)
Industrial law: PI3a (EO)
4 Labor law: PI3a (SO0)
Social service: PI3a (PI2a →rp SOC5)
Education: PI3a (PE)
Culture: PI3a (C)
5 Criminal law: PI3a (PC)
6 Private law: PI3a (I)
7 Civil procedure:
8 Miscellany PI3a ()
9 Comprehensive: PI3a or PI3a∑
Facet indicator 0: unnecessary in this classification
One or more digits indicating a subordinate subject: See below
Notation indicating the jurisdiction: add > N1yyy to end of notation
[Note: The order of these can be changed to give priority to place or type of law. It would be better to code all works the same but alter shelving priority?]
Dewey then provides a set of subdivisions that can be used for many entries:
01 Philosophy and theory: -- TF5 ; -- TT
0261 Treaties: PI3c (PI1 ↔rxgm PI1) [As above]
0262 Preliminary materials (bills, hearings, reports, eyewitness statements):
PI3b → PI3a or PI3b → PI3e [legal documents that inform laws or cases]
0263 Laws and regulations: PI3k ; PI2f →gc PI3k [Regulations are rules made by bureaucracies]
02632 Individual and collected laws: PI3a ; PI3a∑
02636 Administrative regulations: PI3k (PI2f)
02638 Guides to laws and regulations: PI3a – T4g; PI3k – T4g
0264 Cases: PI3e
02642 Reports: Class as preliminary materials above
02643 Court decisions: PI3e (PI2h)
02646 Decisions of regulatory agencies: PI3e (PI2f \ PI2k)
02648 Guides to cases: PI3e – T4g
0265 Advisory opinions of attorneys-general: PI3b (PI2a →ie)
0269 Courts and procedure: Add – PI3 to indicate rules of any body.
03 to 05 Standard subdivisions
06 Organizations and management: -- PI4 ; -- SO3
0601 International organizations: PI4a
07 and 08 Standard subdivisions
342 Constitutional and administrative law: PI3a (PI1); PI3a (PI2f)
342.023 Texts of constitutions: PI3a (PI1) – T4
342.024 Sources of: → PI3a (PI1)
342.024 2 Convention proceedings: →rt PI3a (PI1)
342.024 3 Enabling acts, proposals, memoranda: PI3b →ga PI3a (PI1)
Municipal charters: PI3a (→gc PI2e) [Laws creating municipal governments]
342.029 Constitutional history: PI3a (PI1) – TF1
342.029 2 History of conventions: (→rt PI3a (PI1)) – TF1
342.03 Revision and amendment of constitutions: →gc (PI3a (PI1))
342.032 Amendment procedure: (→gc (PI3a (PI1)) – PI3
342.035 Proposed and pending amendments: PI3e →gc (PI3a (PI1))
342.039 History of amendments: (→gc (PI3a (PI1)) – TF1
342.041 Powers and functions of government: PI2a →rs
342.041 2 Conduct of foreign policy: PI2a →ir (PI1 →rt PI1)
342.041 3 Jurisdiction over territory: PI2a →rs N1yyy [PI1 above]
Municipal annexation: PI2af →iv N1↑
342.041 8 Police powers: PI2a →rs PI5b
342.042 Levels of government: PI2ac through PI2af
Relations between levels: PI2ac ↔ PI2af etc.
Relations within levels: PI2ac ↔ PI2ac (perhaps with ∑) etc.
[Dewey classes particular types of relationship with the type]
342.044 Branches of government: PI2b, PI2c, PI2h
Relations between branches: PI2c ↔ PI2h etc.
342.05 Legislative branch: PI2b
Lobbying: PI4 →rt PI2b [as far above]
342.052 Duties, functions, powers: PI2b →c
342.053 Basis of representation: [From far above:]
328.334 Basis of representation:
Election districts: N1f \ (PI2g → I)
Gerrymandering: →gt (PI2g →I (N1f))(QF9) [as above]
Proportional representation: (PI2g → I) (N1c)
342.055 Membership: (PI2g → I) – PI3 [rules for election, as far above]
342.057 Organization and procedure: PI2b – PI3
342.06 Executive branch of government: PI2c
Administrative law: PI3a (PI2f) [quite different thing]
342.062 Chief and deputy-chief executives: I →rs PI2c
Impeachment: (I →rs PI2c) ←gmie
War and Emergency powers: (PI2c →rs) (PI1 ↔rxgm PI1)
342.062 8 Martial law: PI2a (PI2g) →rs (PI5a) [Democracy exercises military power]
342.064 Executive departments (ministries) and agencies: PI2f ()
342.066 Administrative procedure: PI2f – PI3 [as above]
342.066 2 Government records: PI2f – T8d
Privacy of: PI2f– T8d – QI3
Right to: (PI2f – T8d) – TF5ac
342.066 4 Administrative courts, regulatory agencies: PI2d \ PI2f ; PI2f \ PI2k
342.066 7 Ombudsmen: PI2d →ie PI2f
342.068 Officials and employees: SO0 > PI2f
Impeachment: →gmie (SO0 > PI2f)
Civil service: SO0∑ > PI2f
342.068 4 Employee rights and discipline: (SO0 > PI2f) – TF5ac ; →rs SO0 > PI2f
342.068 6 Conditions of employment: (SO0 > PI2f) – PI3
342.07 Election law: PI3a (PI2g)
342.072 Voting rights and qualification for voting: ( I → PI2g) – TF5ac ; →ie ((I → PI2g) – TF5ac)
342.075 Voting procedures: PI2g – PI3
342.078 Campaign practices (including finance): PI4g →rt PI2g ; PI4g →rp PI2g [as far above] so laws are PI3a (PI4g →rt PI2g) or →rp
342.08 Jurisdiction over persons: PI2a →rs I
Census law: PI2a →rs TM0b (I∑)
342.082 Entrance to and exit from national domain: PI2a →rs HG1
342.083 Citizenship and nationality: PI2a →rs (I ^ PI1)
Jurisdiction over stateless persons: PI2a →rs (I ^ PI1∑)
Rights of stateless people to asylum: TF5ac (GM4) \ (I ^ PI1∑)
342.084 Abortion: PI2a →rs (I or PI1 →ga HF0) [abortion as far above]
342.085 Rights of individuals: TF5ac (I) [different from human rights TF5ac (G)]
Rights of military personnel: TF5ac (SO0 > TF5a)
Rights of foetuses: TF5ac (SA1)
Civil rights: TF5ac (SE)
342.085 2 Religious activities: TF5ac (CR) [As freedom of religion above]
342.085 3 Freedom of speech: TF5ac (→rt)
Freedom of the press: TF5ac (GA6a) [Right to read and write]
342.085 4 Political activity: TF5ac (P)
Civil disobedience: TF5ac (PI3 ←rs I or SG) (civil disobedience coded above]
Right of assembly: TF5ac (I∑ →rt PI1) [as far above]
342.085 8 Right to privacy: TF5ac (→rt) [Right to not talk]
342.087 Rights of social groups: TF5ac (S)
Affirmative action: PI2a →gcgm (ED (S))
342.087 2 of indigenous groups: TF5ac (SExxx)
342.087 3 of ethnic groups: TF5ac (SE)
342.087 7 of age groups: TF5ac (SA)
342.087 72 young people: TF5ac (SA6)
342.087 74 late adulthood TF5ac (SA10) [seniors]
342.087 8 women TF5ac (SG1)
Abortion rights: TF5ac (SG1 →rs SA0)
342.088 Government liability: (for abuse of power): PI2a – PC4
342.09 Local government: PI2af
342.1 Socio-economic regions: (like poor countries) N1 ^ EO(QC8) [why is this here?]
342.2 Regional intergovernmental organizations: PI4 (PI1) > N1yyy
342.3 to .9 subdivides basic 342 by jurisdiction: We can subdivide all by adding >N1yyy
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