Class LegalTermCalculator

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.law.LegalTermCalculator

public final class LegalTermCalculator
extends Object

Provides utility methods for calculating legal terms, deadlines, and statutes of limitations.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static LocalDate	calculateStatuteOfLimitations(LocalDate startDate, int years)	Calculates the expiry date for a legal action based on a start date and a duration in years.
static boolean	isTimeBarred(LocalDate actionDate, LocalDate expiryDate)	Checks if a legal action taken on a specific date is time-barred according to an expiry date.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

calculateStatuteOfLimitations

public static LocalDate calculateStatuteOfLimitations(LocalDate startDate,
 int years)

Calculates the expiry date for a legal action based on a start date and a duration in years.

Parameters:

startDate - the date the limitation period begins

years - the number of years in the limitation period

Returns:

the expiry date, or null if startDate is null

isTimeBarred

public static boolean isTimeBarred(LocalDate actionDate,
 LocalDate expiryDate)

Checks if a legal action taken on a specific date is time-barred according to an expiry date.

Parameters:

actionDate - the date the action was taken

expiryDate - the expiry date of the limitation period

Returns:

true if the action is after the expiry date, false otherwise