SmartLaw: adapting “classic” expert system techniques for the legal research domain

Authors:
Carole D. Hafner;Virginia J. Wise
Affiliations:
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Venue:
ICAIL '93 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Artificial intelligence and law
Year:
1993

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Abstract

This report describes research in progress on the development of a computer expert system (SmartLaw) for giving advice on legal research problems. Legal research exhibits many of the characteristics of a suitable domain for expert system development; however, it also poses unique challenges for knowledge-based system design. To meet these challenges, we use a four-level knowledge structure of research STRATEGIES, GOALS, RESOURCES and PLANS, with three processing components: a rule-based backward-chaining reasoning component, a database component, and a hypertext component. This paper explains our evolving model of legal research knowledge and describes the architecture and implementation of a working prototype of the SmartLaw system.