For some links to US cases citing Wikipedia, and discussing whether
and when to cite Wikipedia, see my essay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Final_exam_for_wikilawyers#Question_2
For a short article on a Chilean case, see
http://www.greenbag.org/v11n2/v11n2_hendrick.pdf
Regards,
Newyork
The Philippines' Supreme Court has, on some occasions, cited Wikipedia
articles in their decisions to provide supplementary background
information. Here's one example---and one that was written as early as 2005!
http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2005/jan2005/155282.htm
(the citation is on
Szymon Grabarczuk (Tar Lócesilion) - made a study how many times Wikipedia
was cited in Polish courts, by browsing public database of courts'
decissions:
https://depot.ceon.pl/handle/123456789/2232
He counted (till 2012) 223 such cases :-)
Some uses of Wikipedia by the courts are quite controver
To the best of my knowledge, the US Supreme Court has yet to cite
Wikipedia, but US Federal appeals courts have done so. Also, a state
supreme court cited Wikipedia prominently in a decision about insurance
coverage:
http://abbottlawfirm.com/blog/2012/08/16/utah-supreme-court-cites-wikipedia-in-pub
If the link doesn't work...
http://sctj.tfjfa.gob.mx/SCJI/html/2015/junio/acuerdos/G-25-2015_VII-J-SS-191_865-09-EPI-01-1-YOTROS2-1752-14-PL-10-01.pdf
2015-06-16 18:39 GMT-05:00 Salvador A :
> Hi folks!
>
> This month one mexican federal court generated an interesting case law
> related to use
Hi folks!
This month one mexican federal court generated an interesting case law
related to use of Wikipedia as source of knowledge on trials, specially in
law resolutions. The tribunal that solved this was the "Tribunal Federal de
Justicia Fiscal y Administrativa". This court is not the supreme c
