Vlex Legal Document Structure
Legal document with full text, metadata, and citations
Type: object
Properties: 0
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vLexLegalDocument is a JSON Structure definition published by vLex.
Meta-schema:
JSON Structure
{
"name": "vLexLegalDocument",
"description": "Legal document with full text, metadata, and citations",
"type": "object",
"fields": [
{"name": "id", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "vLex document ID"},
{"name": "title", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Document title"},
{"name": "document_type", "type": "string (enum)", "required": true, "description": "case_law|statute|regulation|secondary_source|contract"},
{"name": "jurisdiction", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "ISO jurisdiction code"},
{"name": "date", "type": "string (date)", "required": false, "description": "Publication/decision date"},
{"name": "language", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "BCP-47 language code"},
{"name": "full_text", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Full document text"},
{"name": "metadata", "type": "object", "required": false, "description": "Court, parties, docket, etc."},
{"name": "citations", "type": "array<Citation>", "required": false, "description": "Legal citations"},
{"name": "url", "type": "string (URI)", "required": false, "description": "Link on vlex.com"}
]
}