Argumentation mining

Abstract  Argumentation mining aims to automatically detect, classify and structure argumentation in text. Therefore, argumentation
mining is an important part of a complete argumentation analyisis, i.e. understanding the content of serial [...]

A model of juridical acts: part 2: the operation of juridical acts

Abstract  This paper aims at providing an account of juridical acts that forms a suitable starting point for the creation of computational
systems that deal with juridical acts. The paper is divided into two parts. This second part of the [...]



A model of juridical acts: part 1: the world of law

Abstract  This paper aims at providing an account of juridical acts that forms a suitable starting point for the creation of computational
systems that deal with juridical acts. The paper is divided into two parts. Because juridical acts [...]

Network-based filtering for large email collections in E-Discovery

Abstract  The information overload in E-Discovery proceedings makes reviewing expensive and it increases the risk of failure to produce
results on time and consistently. New interactive techniques have been introduced to increase reviewer [...]

The use of legal software by non-lawyers and the perils of unauthorised practice of law charges in the United States: a review of Jayson Reynoso decision

Abstract  This paper critically reviews the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit In re:
Jayson Reynoso: Frankfort Digital Services et al., v. Sara L. Kistler, United States Trustee et al. (2007) 447 F.3d [...]



Afterword: data, knowledge, and e-discovery

Abstract  Research in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Law has maintained an emphasis on knowledge representation and formal reasoning
during a period when statistical, data-driven approaches have ascended to dominance within AI as a [...]

Similarity, precedent and argument from analogy

Abstract  In this paper, it is shown (1) that there are two schemes for argument from analogy that seem to be competitors but are not,
(2) how one of them is based on a distinctive type of similarity premise, (3) how to analyze the notion [...]

E-Discovery revisited: the need for artificial intelligence beyond information retrieval

Abstract  In this work, we provide a broad overview of the distinct stages of E-Discovery. We portray them as an interconnected, often
complex workflow process, while relating them to the general Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). [...]

Automation of legal sensemaking in e-discovery

Abstract  Retrieval of relevant unstructured information from the ever-increasing textual communications of individuals and businesses
has become a major barrier to effective litigation/defense, mergers/acquisitions, and regulatory [...]

Norm-system revision: theory and application

Abstract  This paper generalises classical revision theory of the AGM brand to sets of norms. This is achieved substituting input/output
logic for classical logic and tracking the changes. Operations of derogation and amendment—analogues [...]