SHYSTER-MYCIN: A hybrid legal expert system

Thomas A. O'Callaghan; James Popple; Eric McCreath

doi:10.1145/1047788.1047814

SHYSTER-MYCIN: A hybrid legal expert system

Thomas A. O'Callaghan, James Popple, Eric McCreath

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Abstract

SHYSTER-MYCIN combines a case-based legal expert system (SHYSTER) with a rule-based expert system (MYCIN) to form a hybrid legal expert system. MYCIN's reporting has been improved for use with SHYSTER-MYCIN to provide more useful information about the system's conclusions.SHYSTER-MYCIN's output was tested against that of a group of lawyers, not expert in the test domain (Australian copyright law). This allowed the system's reasoning, rather than its depth of knowledge, to be tested. Testing indicates that SHYSTER-MYCIN's approach to the law - -using a rule-based system to reason with legislation and a case-based system to reason with cases - -is appropriate.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL-03)
Place of Publication	Edinburgh, Scotland
Publisher	ACM
Pages	103-104
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	1581137478, 9781581137477
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1047788.1047814
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2003
Event	9th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, ICAIL '03 - Scotland, United Kingdom Duration: 24 Jun 2003 → 28 Jun 2003

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Conference	9th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, ICAIL '03
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Scotland
Period	24/06/03 → 28/06/03

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O'Callaghan, TA, Popple, J & McCreath, E 2003, SHYSTER-MYCIN: A hybrid legal expert system. in Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL-03)., 1047814, Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, ACM, Edinburgh, Scotland, pp. 103-104, 9th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, ICAIL '03, Scotland, United Kingdom, 24/06/03. https://doi.org/10.1145/1047788.1047814

SHYSTER-MYCIN: A hybrid legal expert system. / O'Callaghan, Thomas A.; Popple, James; McCreath, Eric.
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL-03). Edinburgh, Scotland: ACM, 2003. p. 103-104 1047814 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law).

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