Information Technology and Lawyers Advanced Technology in the Legal Domain, from Challenges to Daily Routine /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lodder, Arno R. (Editor), Oskamp, Anja (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Artificial intelligence.; Application software.; Law.; Law > Philosophy.; Computer Science.; Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities.; Law, general.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.

The area of Information Technology & Lawyers is a fascinating one. Both from a practical and an academic perspective the opportunities of applying Information Technology to law are tremendous. At the same time, however, lawyers are amongst the most conservative professionals, and traditional lat...

Table of Contents:

• INTRODUCTION: LAW, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• CASE-BASED REASONING
• ARGUMENTATION
• KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY FROM LEGAL DATABASES—USING NEURAL NETWORKS AND DATA MINING TO BUILD LEGAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
• IMPROVING ACCESS TO LEGAL INFORMATION: HOW DRAFTING SYSTEMS HELP
• INTERNET, WWW, AND BEYOND
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE REAL LEGAL WORKPLACE.