And not just why isn't there something that links legislative citations together, but why isn't there something that can tell laypeople what is current legislation and what isn't? In the UK, we have numerous acts of the same name but different years. If I find some information about a slightly obscure issue of concern - say, a website that's ten years old - it might cite an act of a particular year - and I then look up the details of that legislation, I can see it, but I've no idea if or how it currently applies, it it's been superseded by newer legislation etc; it might even just be a list of 'edits' to previous legislation that aren't easily researched by someone without a formal understanding of law.
The common response to this has usually been "that's why you need s [jurist]", but I take issue with the idea that the legislation that applies equally to us should only be understood by those equipped with the means to make sense of it.
The common response to this has usually been "that's why you need s [jurist]", but I take issue with the idea that the legislation that applies equally to us should only be understood by those equipped with the means to make sense of it.