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Automated construction of legal arguments
Author(s) -
Golshani F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of intelligent systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.291
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1098-111X
pISSN - 0884-8173
DOI - 10.1002/int.4550060605
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , computer science , state (computer science) , jurisdiction , epistemology , expert system , engineering ethics , law , artificial intelligence , political science , programming language , engineering , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry
Unlike ordinary expert systems, an automated legal reasoning system does not aim to provide an answer. Its objective should be to provide, for any given case, a well‐constructed argument (or preferably several of them) rather than a definitive answer. In this article, some major issues in the design and development of automated legal reasoning systems are discussed. A prototype implementation of an Automated Legal Argument Constructor (ALAC)is presented. This prototype contains a federal act. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction ACT (UCCJA), and by examining the evidence, both supporting and disproving, suggests the strongest argument. the article focuses on the foundations on which ALAC was constructed. Our intention is to provide an assessment of the state of the art; however, in some cases, we offer suggestions for new directions.