Abstract
The two different categories of legal Al system are described, and legal analysis systems are chosen as objects of study. So-called judgment machines are discussed, but it is decided that research in legal Al systems would be. best carried-out in the area of legal expert systems. The process of legal reasoning is briefly examined, and two difforent methods of legal knowledge representation are discussed (rule-based systems and case-based systems).
It is argued that a rule-based approach to legal expert systems is jna.ppropriate given the requirements of lawyers and the nature of legal reasoning about cases. A new approach is described, incorporating both rule-based and case-based knowledge representation. It is claimed that such an approach can form the basis of an effective and useful legal expert system.
It is argued that a rule-based approach to legal expert systems is jna.ppropriate given the requirements of lawyers and the nature of legal reasoning about cases. A new approach is described, incorporating both rule-based and case-based knowledge representation. It is claimed that such an approach can form the basis of an effective and useful legal expert system.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Advances in Computing and Information: Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing and Information (ICCI-90) |
| Editors | Selim G. Akl, Frank Fiala, Waldemar W. Koczkodaj |
| Place of Publication | Niagara Falls, Canada |
| Publisher | Canadian Scholars' Press, Toronto |
| Pages | 348-351 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0~921627~70~X |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 1990 |
| Event | International Conference on Computing and Information - Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, Canada Duration: 23 May 1990 → 26 May 1990 |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Computing and Information |
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| Abbreviated title | ICCI'90 |
| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Niagara Falls |
| Period | 23/05/90 → 26/05/90 |