A taxonomy for modelling discretionary decision making in the legal domain

Uri J. Schild, John Zeleznikow

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Abstract

In attempting to model how legal discretion is exercised, we have previously discussed the notion of open texture and introduced the notion of boundedness of legal domains. Through a series of case studies we have noticed that an important factor has been overlooked: namely whether the decisions made in a given domain are binary. We develop a set of three criteria for computer modeling of legal discretion and discuss the eight octants that arise from the three-dimensional space formed by these criteria.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication10th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, Proceedings of the Conference - ICAIL 2005
Pages60-64
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Event10th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, ICAIL 2005 - Bologna, Italy
Duration: 6 Jun 200511 Jun 2005

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, ICAIL 2005
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityBologna
Period6/06/0511/06/05

Keywords

  • Decision support
  • Discretion
  • Jurisprudence
  • Knowledge modeling

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