One task in legal decision making is to decide about the facts of a case on the basis of the available evidence. This task is not always easy 1 ; often the evidence in a case points in different directions, for example, when witnesses contradict each other. Determining what exactly can be concluded from the evidence is also not an easy or trivial task. For instance, when an accused’s footprints...

This abstract presents RAWE, a Web editor for helping the legal knowledge engineer marking up legal document’s using the Akoma Ntoso [2][13] XML standard, and also to model legal rules using a logic formalism and convert them into LegalRuleML [1][11]. The main goal of the RAWE Web editor is to provide a tool capable of managing in an integrated way the legal source text and the legal rules. It ...

Tanzania has a law governing the admissibility of electronic evidence. This brought several changes. It provides for manner in which evidence may be admitted. also prescribes requirements determining authenticity But seems to incomplete and wrong some instances. obscures procedure laying foundation before its admission into Moreover, it ignores role digital professionals handling Furthermore, r...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the criminal justice system. One of promising applications AI in this field gathering and processing evidence to investigate prosecute crime. Despite its great potential, also generates novel challenges requirements European law landscape. This study aims contribute burgeoning body work on justice, elaborating upon an issue that has not recei...

Legal leverage is broadly defined as the use of legal authority to promote treatment adherence. It is widely utilized withinmental health courts, drug courts, mandated outpatient treatment programs, and other intervention strategies for individuals with mental illness or chemical dependency who have contact with the criminal justice system. Nonetheless, the ethics of using legal authority to pr...