Significant obstacles must be overcome if machine learning techniques are to be applied in the legal domain. Our experience with the Split--Up project has led us to conclude that for machine learning to be applied usefully in legal domains, (i) the domain being modelled must be bounded and (i.i) the domain requires an abundance of commonplace cases. This research has lead us to develop strategi...

This paper deals with the automatic retrieval of issues reported in legal texts and presents an experience with expert’s reports on the application of ILO Conventions. The aim is to provide the end user, i.e. the legal expert, with a set of rules that permits her/him to find among a predefined list of issues those addressed by any new text. Since the end user is not supposed to be able to pre-p...

The outcome of a legal dispute, namely, the decision of its adjudicator, is uncertain, and both parties develop their strategies on the basis of their appreciation of the probability that the adjudicator will accept their arguments or the arguments of their adversary. Costs and gains have to be balanced in light of this uncertainty in order to identify the most convenient strategies. This paper...

The outcome of a legal dispute, namely, the decision of its adjudicator, is uncertain, and both parties develop their strategies on the basis of their appreciation of the probability that the adjudicator will accept their arguments or the arguments of their adversary. Costs and gains have to be balanced in light of this uncertainty in order to identify the most convenient strategies. This paper...

In recent years many novel applications have appeared that promote the provision of services and activities in a collaborative manner. The key idea behind such systems is to take advantage idle or underused capacities existing resources, order provide improved assist people their daily tasks, with additional functionality, enhanced efficiency, and/or reduced cost. Particularly domain urban tran...

In this paper we analyze leading criminal cases taken from the Supreme Court of the United States, in which ad hominem arguments played a crucial role. We show that although such character attack arguments can be used for legitimate purposes in legal argumentation, in many cases they are weak arguments, but so persuasive that they can effectively prejudice the judgment of a jury. Their dangerou...

Recent actions and statements by the cannabis industry in the US should have public health advocates concerned as they mimic strategies adopted by the tobacco industry decades before them.Namely the cannabis industry is: (i) targeting regular daily users as ‘the backbone of the industry’; and (ii) pressuring regulators to weaken pesticide regulations. Several jurisdictions have shifted away fro...

Background Sexual violence (SV) remains a global public health problem and a violation of multiple human rights. It can negatively impact on the shortand long-term physical, social and mental health of survivors and is associated with many adverse health outcomes [1-3]. It is assumed that some of the negative outcomes of SV can be addressed through the provision of appropriate postrape care ser...

Across Europe, Roma face exclusion and obstacles in access to health services, resulting in poorer health. While there are legal and policy frameworks for Roma inclusion, implementation often lags behind. Increasing the grassroots capacity of Roma to advocate for accountability in health care and against systemic impediments has been a central focus of Open Society Foundations (OSF) support. Th...