1 For example, only in 1975 (!) application of dictating machines for law court protocoling was sanctioned by law (stated December, 20th, 1974, BGB1 I, 3651) in the Federal Repubic of Germany.Google Scholar

2 This phenomenon was described by Julius von Kirchmann in his famous lecture given at the Juristische Gesellschaft Berlin … “Die Wertlosigkeit der Jurisprudenz als Wissenschaft” (Nachdruck Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1966, 46 p.) mit bissiger Ironie beschrieben: “Dies eben ist das Klägliche der Jurisprudenz, daß sie die Politik von sich aussondert, daß sie damit sich selbst für unfähig erklärt, den Stoff, den Gang der neuen Bildungen zu beherrschen oder auch nur zu leiten … Das Fundament zu legen, den neuen Bau kräftig in die Höhe zu führen, das können Juristen nicht. Wohl aber, wenn der Bau fertig ist, wenn die Säulen ihn tragen, dann kommen sie wie die Raben zu Tausenden und nisten in allen Winkeln und messen die Grenzen und Dimensionen bis auf Zoll und Linie und übermalen und überschnörkeln den edlen Bau, daß Fürst und Volk kaum noch ihrer Taten Werk darin erkennen.” (p. 45).Google Scholar

3 Occasionally also called law cybernetics; in foreign countries known as legal informatics, informatique juridique, informatica giuridica. The matter concerns less applied informatics than a special science of information (see Laisiepen, Klaus; Lutterbeck, Ernst; Meyer-Uhlenried, Karl-Heinrich: Grundlagen der praktischen Information und Dokumentation. Eine Einführung. Munich-Pullach and Berlin; Verlag Dokumentation 1972. DGD-Schriftenreihe Band 1, p. 64).Google Scholar

4 See Steinmüller, Wilhelm (ed.): ADV und Recht. Einführung in die Rechts-Informatik und das Recht der Informationsverarbeitung. 2. Aufl. Berlin: J. Schweitzer Verlag 1975. Juristische Arbeitsblätter, JA Sonderheft 6, p. 1 ff.Google Scholar

5 See basic to this Projektgruppe BMJ/GMD/C-E-I-R: Das Juristische Informationssystem – Analyse, Planung, Vorschläge, hg. vom Bundesministerium der Justiz, Karlsruhe 1972.Google Scholar

6 Out of necessity for its own field, documentation pleads comprehensively and convincing: Geiger, Hansjörg und Schneider, Jochen: Notwendigkeit einer Literaturdokumentation zur Rechtsinformatik, in: DSWR 1973, No. 16, p. 21ff, No. 17, p. 60 ff, No. 18, p. 91 ff.Google Scholar

7 See Schubert, Wolfgang; Steinmüller, Wilhelm: JUDAC – Recht, Datenverarbeitung, Kybernetik – Internationale Bibligraphie. Munich: Verlag C. H. Beck 1971, 300 p.Google Scholar

8 At any rate, the first, even though made “by hand” international bibliography on legal informatics.Google Scholar

9 So far the following volumes were published:Google Scholar

REDOK 1973 (literature from 1973)Google Scholar

REDOK I–IV 1974 (quarterly editions of literature from 1974)Google Scholar

REDOK 1974 (annual edition from 1974)Google Scholar

REDOK I–IV 1975 (quarterly editions of literature from 1975)Google Scholar

REDOK 1975 (annual edition from 1975).Google Scholar

10 Because of the cooperation at the international bibliography (see chapter 3) publication of REDOK was discontinued in the meantime. It is planned, however, to bring the present material into the federal uniform juridical information system JURIS.Google Scholar

11 I-50127 Firenze, Via Panciatichi, 56/16.Google Scholar

12 The Istituto is equipped with a data processing centre of its own, which is directed by a research worker; moreover the personnel comprises three program analysts and two operators. Hardware: an IBM 360/20, an IBM 2741 terminal, an IBM 029 card punch and an IBM 129 card punch. A leased telephone line connects with the University of Pisa data processing centre (CNUCE) which is equipped with an IBM 370/67, an IBM 370/158 and an IBM 370/168.Google Scholar

13 The following numbers were published:Google Scholar

Vol. 1 (1972) No. 1 (January–March 1972)Google Scholar

Vol. 1 (1972) No. 2 (April–June 1972)Google Scholar

Vol. 1 (1972) No. 3/4 (July–December 1972)Google Scholar

Vol. 2 (1973 (No. 1/2 (January–June 1973)Google Scholar

Vol. 2 (1973) No. 3/4 (July–Dezember 1973).Google Scholar

14 F-75006 Paris, 54 Boulevard Raspail.Google Scholar

15 published in 1974.Google Scholar

16 published in 1975.Google Scholar

17 DOSIR is, because of its cooperation with the international project, financed by the “Institut für Dokumentationswesen” (IDW), Frankfurt.Google Scholar

18 Casa Editrice Felice Le Monnier, Via Scipione Ammirato 100, I–50136 Firenze.Google Scholar

19 According to the publishing house a complete subscription of “Informatica e diritto” shall cost 48 Dollars abroad. Subscription of only the essay number (studi e ricerche) shall cost 19 Dollars, subscription of only the international bibliography shall cost 36 Dollars anually.Google Scholar

20 Number 1: January–March 1975 (published in July 1975)Google Scholar

Number 2: April–June 1975 (published in November 1975).Google Scholar

21 In the meantime the international bibliography will be published with the short title “BID” (from the Italien: Bibligrafica d'Informatica e Diritto).Google Scholar