`Regimes`¶

class authorityspoke.jurisdictions.Regime(jurisdictions=<factory>)¶

A legal system consisting of multiple jurisdictions.

Currently used for retrieving Enactment text. May be modified for retrieving Courts and Opinions.

get_code(selector)¶

Find a Code in the Regime from a selector.

set_code(code)¶

Add to the collection of Codes enacted in this Regime.

Create the appropriate Jurisdiction object for the Code, if it’s not already linked to the Regime.

`Jurisdictions`¶

class authorityspoke.jurisdictions.Jurisdiction(codes=<factory>, courts=<factory>)¶

A geopolitical entity with the power to enact legislation.

Has Courts to interpret and apply legislation.

Parameters

id – the Jurisdiction’s identifier in USLM or, failing that, in Citation Style Language.
codes (Dict[str, Code]) – a list of Codes enacted by the Jurisdiction.
courts (Dict[str, Court]) – a list of Courts operated by the Jurisdiction.

get_code(uri)¶

Find a Code under a key corresponding to uri.

If the initial form of uri isn’t found, truncates parts from the right side of the uri until a match is found or nothing is left.

Parameters: uri (str) – identifier for legislative text in the USLM format (or possibly pseudo-USLM for non-USC sources)
Return type: Optional[Code]
Returns: the Code for the uri