Towards a computational account of persuasion in law

  • Authors:
  • Katie Greenwood;Trevor Bench Capon;Peter McBurney

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK;University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK;University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

  • Venue:
  • ICAIL '03 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Artificial intelligence and law
  • Year:
  • 2003

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

In this paper we attempt to give an account of reasoning with legal cases contextualised within a general theory of persuasion in practical reasoning. We begin by presenting our general theory, concentrating on the variety of ways in which a particular position can be attacked. We then apply our theory to the legal domain, illustrating our approach by a case study based on the well known CATO system. From this we conclude that it is possible to see reasoning with legal cases as a particular instantiation of our general theory. We identify some points of interest for discussion, and conclude by stating our intended directions for future work.