Class Jurisdiction

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.law.Jurisdiction

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Commented, ComprehensiveIdentification, Identified<Identification>, Named

public class Jurisdiction
extends Object
implements ComprehensiveIdentification

Represents a legal jurisdiction, defined by its name, territory, and set of applicable statutes. Jurisdictions can be hierarchical (e.g., a state jurisdiction within a federal jurisdiction). Modernized to implement ComprehensiveIdentification and support dynamic traits and consistent identity.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Jurisdiction(String name, Place territory)
Jurisdiction(String name, Place territory, Jurisdiction parentJurisdiction)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addStatute(Statute statute)
boolean	equals(Object o)
Identification	getId()	Returns the unique identifier of this entity.
Jurisdiction	getParentJurisdiction()
Set<Statute>	getStatutes()
Place	getTerritory()
Map<String,Object>	getTraits()	Returns the traits map for this entity.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isApplicable(Statute statute)	Checks if a statute is applicable in this jurisdiction (including inherited).
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface Commented

getComments, getTrait, setComments

Methods inherited from interface ComprehensiveIdentification

getName, getTrait, setName, setTrait

Constructor Details

Jurisdiction

public Jurisdiction(String name,
 Place territory)

Jurisdiction

public Jurisdiction(String name,
 Place territory,
 Jurisdiction parentJurisdiction)

Method Details

getId

public Identification getId()

Description copied from interface: Identified

Returns the unique identifier of this entity.

Specified by:

getId in interface Identified<Identification>

Returns:

the identifier

getTraits

public Map<String,Object> getTraits()

Description copied from interface: ComprehensiveIdentification

Returns the traits map for this entity.

Specified by:

getTraits in interface Commented

Specified by:

getTraits in interface ComprehensiveIdentification

Returns:

the traits map

getTerritory

public Place getTerritory()

getParentJurisdiction

public Jurisdiction getParentJurisdiction()

addStatute

public void addStatute(Statute statute)

getStatutes

public Set<Statute> getStatutes()

isApplicable

public boolean isApplicable(Statute statute)

Checks if a statute is applicable in this jurisdiction (including inherited).

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object