Ontologies of professional legal knowledge as the basis for intelligent IT support for judges

Artificial Intelligence and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 359-378

  Benjamins, V R ^a   Contreras, J ^a   Casanovas, P ^b   Ayuso, M ^c   Becue, M ^d   Lemus, L ^a   Urios, C ^b  

^a Intelligent Software Components ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

FAQ; Judges; Ontologies; Semantic Web

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

FAQ; JUDGES; ONTOLOGIES; SEMANTIC WEB;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 26944451376     PISSN: 09248463     EISSN: 15728382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10506-005-4159-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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