edges: Data on links between documents in the acquis communautaire

In jfjelstul/evoeu: The Evolution of European Union Law (EvoEU) Database

Data on links between documents in the acquis communautaire

Description

This dataset includes on observation per edges in the network of European Union legal documents. An edge is a connection between two documents, created by the newer of the two documents. The dataset tracks the following types of connections: "cites all or part of" (most types of documents), "changes text in clause of" (secondary laws), "replaces clause of" (secondary laws), "adds text to clause of" (secondary laws), "inserts new clause in" (secondary laws), "repeals all or part of" (secondary laws), "has legal basis in" (secondary laws), "interprets all or part of" (references for a preliminary ruling), "answers question referred by" (references for a preliminary ruling), "determines compliance with" (actions for failure to fulfill obligations), "upholds all or part of" (case law), "overturns all or part of" (case law), and "transposes all or part of" (national implementing measures).

Usage

edges

Format

A data frame with 9 variables:

key_id

numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each observation. Indicates the default sorting order.

outgoing_celex

string. The CELEX number of the outgoing document (the document that creates the edge).

outgoing_node_type_id

numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies the type of the outgoing node.

outgoing_node_type

string. The type of the outgoing node (the document that creates the edge). Possible values include: Treaty articles, Directives, Regulations. Decisions, Court of Justice judgments, Advocate general opinions, General Court judgments, National implementing measures, and National court decisions.

edge_type_id

numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies the type of the edge.

edge_type

string. The type of the edge. Possible values include: Cites all or part of, Changes text in clause of, Replaces clause of, Adds text to clause of, Inserts new clause in, Repeals all or part of, Has legal basis in, Interprets all or part of, Answers question referred by, Determines compliance with, Upholds all or part of, Overturns all or part of, andTransposes all or part of.

incoming_celex

string. The CELEX number of the incoming document (the document that the edge leads to).

incoming_node_type_id

numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies the type of the incoming node.

incoming_node_type

string. The type of the incoming node (the document that the edge leads to). Possible values include: Treaty articles, Directives, Regulations. Decisions, Court of Justice judgments, Advocate general opinions, General Court judgments, National implementing measures, and National court decisions.

jfjelstul/evoeu documentation built on Jan. 29, 2024, 10:30 p.m.