Levels of Reasoning With Legal Cases
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چکیده
In this paper we discuss how different levels of reasoning can occur in legal cases. We build upon our recent work in which we have reconstructed the reasoning of the majority and dissenting opinions for a particular case through the use of Belief-DesireIntention (BDI) agents to replicate the contrasting views involved in the actual decision. This reconstruction has shown how the reasoning involved can be separated into three distinct levels: factual and normative levels and a level connecting the two, with conclusions at one level forming premises at the next. We further discuss the properties and significance of each of these levels and illustrate them with short examples and also include a discussion of the role of precedents within these levels of reasoning.
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