https://github.com/alea-institute/folio
FOLIO: Federated Open Legal Information Ontology
https://github.com/alea-institute/folio
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FOLIO: Federated Open Legal Information Ontology
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/alea-institute/folio
- Owner: alea-institute
- License: other
- Created: 2024-08-23T16:33:38.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-13T15:31:26.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-13T16:29:03.212Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: folio, knowledge-graph, legal, ontology, owl, soli
- Homepage: https://openlegalstandard.org/
- Size: 7.52 MB
- Stars: 18
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# FOLIO - The Federated Open Legal Information Ontology
[](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
## Overview
[FOLIO (Federated Open Legal Information Ontology)](https://openlegalstandard.org) is an open, CC-BY licensed standard designed to represent universal elements of legal data. It improves communication and data interoperability across the legal industry by providing a comprehensive ontology and taxonomy for legal concepts.
## Repository Contents
- `FOLIO.owl`: The primary OWL (Web Ontology Language) file containing the FOLIO ontology
- `documentation/` (coming soon): Detailed documentation on FOLIO concepts and usage
- `examples/` (coming soon): Sample implementations and use cases
## Key Features
- **Comprehensive**: Over 18,000 standardized concepts covering a wide range of legal terms
- **Unique Identifiers**: Every concept has a unique IRI (Internationalized Resource Identifier)
- **Multilingual Support**: Translations for the ten most common languages
- **Open Development**: Collaboratively developed by legal professionals, technologists, and domain experts
## Getting Started
1. Clone this repository:
```
git clone https://github.com/alea-institute/folio.git
```
2. Explore the `FOLIO.owl` file using an ontology editor like Protégé or WebProtégé
3. Refer to the documentation for implementation guidelines
## Use Cases
FOLIO can be applied in various legal technology scenarios, including:
- Contract Management
- Case Management
- Generative AI for legal applications
- Legal research and analytics
- Regulatory compliance
## Implementation
1. **Explore**: Review our documentation, tutorials, and examples
2. **Integrate**: Use the FOLIO OWL data or API in your systems and services
3. **Collaborate**: Share your experiences and contribute to improving the standard
## Contributing
We welcome contributions from the legal and technology communities. Please see our [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)(coming soon) file for guidelines on how to participate in FOLIO's development.
## Community and Support
- [FOLIO Forum](https://discourse.openlegalstandard.org)
- [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/alea-institute/folio/issues)
- [FOLIO Blog](https://openlegalstandard.org/blog)
## License
The data in this repository is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License][cc-by].
Any source is licensed under the MIT license.
[Prior versions of a related project](https://github.com/sali-legal/LMSS) were available under an MIT license. The list of all original contributors can be reviewed there.
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For more information, visit [openlegalstandard.org](https://openlegalstandard.org).