scholarly journals Pilot Testing of an Information Extraction (IE) Prototype for Legal Research

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Brenda Scholtz ◽  
Thashen Padayachy ◽  
Oluwande Adewoyin
Keyword(s):  
Information Extraction ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Pilot Testing ◽  
Legal Case ◽  
Attribute Information

This article presents findings from pilot testing of elements of an information extraction (IE) prototype designed to assist legal researchers in engaging with case law databases. The prototype that was piloted seeks to extract, from legal case documents, relevant and accurate information on cases referred to (CRTs) in the source cases. Testing of CRT extraction from 50 source cases resulted in only 38% (n = 19) of the extractions providing an accurate number of CRTs. In respect of the prototype’s extraction of CRT attributes (case title, date, journal, and action), none of the 50 extractions produced fully accurate attribute information. The article outlines the prototype, the pilot testing process, and the test findings, and then concludes with a discussion of where the prototype needs to be improved.

Reliable and accurate information extraction from surface electromyographic signals

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Reza Marateb ◽  
Mislav Jordanic ◽  
Monica Rojas-Martínez ◽  
Joan Francesc Alonso ◽  
Leidy Yanet Serna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Extraction ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Electromyographic Signals

scholarly journals E-conveyancing: a consideration of its risks and rewards

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Lucy Cradduck
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Legal Risk ◽  
Academic Literature

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine current Australian e-conveyancing processes to identify its rewards and the risks requiring specific attention in order to protect consumers and ensure ongoing trust in the system. Design/methodology/approach Doctrinal legal research engaging with statutory and precedential case law; related policy documents and governmental agreements; academic and other related writings; news materials and Property Exchange of Australia documentation. Findings E-conveyancing rewards have received greater understanding than the inherent risks, which needs to be corrected by educating users and consumers. Originality/value The research adds to the academic literature in this emerging area of legal risk.

Extended School Year: Legal Issues and Implications

1993 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Jane K. Rapport ◽  
Stephen B. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Case Law ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Extended School Year ◽  
School Year ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Goals And Objectives

Much of the research and material published on the extended school year (ESY) to date has failed to provide comprehensive and accurate information on determining eligibility and the need for ESY services for children with disabilities. Eligibility for ESY can be based on several criteria, including individual need, nature and severity of the disability, educational benefit, regression and recoupment, self-sufficiency and independence, and failing to meet short-term goals and objectives. An examination of the ESY case law history reveals that it is difficult to determine “judicially manageable standards” for the various categories of eligibility. Therefore, decisions regarding ESY are based on an assimilation of criteria, particularly when considering ESY for children with severe disabilities. This article provides a thorough (exhaustive) review of the legal issues, including statutory and case law, and practical guidelines that will assist educators in their efforts to comply with federal statutes.

scholarly journals Compensation for harm caused by nuclear installations: what’s the damage?

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-35
Author(s):  
Robert Lee ◽  
Radek Stech
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Personal Injury ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Property Damage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to explain the changes to the liability regime for nuclear installations before reviewing the traditional heads of damage under the 1965 Act. It argues that while there is some welcome clarification of what amounts to an “occurrence” in the purposes of the 1965 Act, disappointingly, little has been done to clarify how concepts of personal injury and property damage under the Act sit alongside traditional tort notions leaving the law highly dependent on earlier, but not always consistent, case law. The paper then goes on to consider the impact of the new categories of compensation, introduced by the Order, evaluating the extent to which these draw upon EU law structures for environmental impairment liability. Again, it questions whether this approach will achieve sufficient clarity and certainty. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a desk-based legal research. Findings This study is a discussion of statutory material and case law. Originality/value This paper is a first in-depth treatment of changes to liability principles in the Nuclear Installations Act 1965.

Research on Web Intelligent Information Extraction Method

2014 ◽  
Vol 539 ◽  
pp. 464-468
Author(s):  
Zhi Min Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Extraction ◽  
Extraction Method ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Web Page ◽  
Page Segmentation ◽  
Segmentation Technique ◽  
Ontology Extraction ◽  
Intelligent Information

The paper introduces segmentation ideas in the pretreatment process of web page. By page segmentation technique to extract the accurate information in the extract region, the region was processed to extract according to the rules of ontology extraction , and ultimately get the information you need. Through experiments on two real datasets and compare with related work, experimental results show that this method can achieve good extraction results.

scholarly journals The Legal Status of Appraisal of Materials Guarantee for Bancruptcy Process of Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Anne Rusiana ◽  
Jamal Wiwoho ◽  
Adi Sulistiyono
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Legal Certainty ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
Legal Case ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Law ◽  
Legal Discovery ◽  
As If

This research studies the legal status of a material guarantee for the bankruptcy process of Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to find out the legal status of whether the material guarantee that has been declared bankrupt by the appraisal because of not fulfill of repayment of the debtor to the creditor can be transferred on non-bankruptcy status? Moreover, what is the creditor's execution rights to the debtor's material guarantee? This research uses a normative legal research method, namely: legal research that is done with the purpose of discovering the principles and philosophical base (dogma or doctrine) of positive law, and the research of legal discovery efforts in concreto that is suitable to be implemented to solve a particular legal case. The result of this research is that material guarantees that have been determined as Bankruptcy cannot be transferred to their status when they are sold with a non-bankrupt status before a written decision by the judge justified the status. This shows obedience to the principles of legality and legal certainty, that selling the bankrupt assets with the status of (non-bankrupt assets) cannot be justified according to the law. If the curator still continues to sell the bankrupt assets, that process is illegal, including the execution of the selling according to the law. When it was being declared of bankrupt the total value of the material guarantee is assessed by the appraisal to be sufficient for paying all debts to the creditor, then it became the guarantee of repayment of the debtor, but if the value of the material guarantee valued by the appraisal is smaller than the debt, then there must be a reassessment in order to make justice for debtors and creditors. Mortgage-holding creditors, fiduciary guarantees, mortgage rights, mortgages, or other collateral rights, can execute their rights as if Bankruptcy did not occur, but there are several receivables that must be matched before executing their separatist rights.

scholarly journals The Significance of Central Bank of Malaysia Act to Islamic Banking

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 158-180
Author(s):  
Aishath Muneeza
Keyword(s):  
Central Bank ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Advisory Council ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
To Come

Malaysia is considered as the cranium of Islamic banking. The purpose of this paper is to find out the significance of Central Bank of Malaysia Act (CBMA) to Islamic banking by analysing the relevant provisions of CBMA and the reported case law in Malaysia in this regard. This is a legal research where the provisions of this Act relevant to Islamic banking is reviewed and assessed in the light of reported case law. It is found that there is a need for the legislature to come up with the specific directions or practice notes in which Shariah issues of the case could be differentiated from factual issues/legal issues. It is hoped that the outcome of this paper will assist those jurisdictions aspiring to have a sophisticated legal framework for Islamic banking to comprehend the significance of having statutory provisions to establish the apex Shariah Advisory Council at the Central Bank level.

scholarly journals Improving the credibility of empirical legal research: practical suggestions for researchers, journals, and law schools

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Chin ◽  
Alexander Carl DeHaven ◽  
Tobias Heycke ◽  
Alex O. Holcombe ◽  
David Thomas Mellor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Incentive Systems ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Legal Studies

Fields closely related to empirical legal research are enhancing their methods to improve the credibility of their findings. This includes making data, analysis code, and other materials openly available, and preregistering studies. Empirical legal research appears to be lagging behind other fields. This may be due, in part, to a lack of meta-research and guidance on empirical legal studies. The authors seek to fill that gap by evaluating some indicators of credibility in empirical legal research, including a review of guidelines at legal journals. They then provide both general recommendations for researchers, and more specific recommendations aimed at three commonly used empirical legal methods: case law analysis, surveys, and qualitative studies. They end with suggestions for policies and incentive systems that may be implemented by journals and law schools.

scholarly journals Mechanisms of property compensation to victims of crimes: experience of foreign countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Gleb Panfilov
Keyword(s):  
Case Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Foreign Law ◽  
The Subject

The subject of this research is the analysis of mechanisms of compensation for property damages causes by commission of a crime that are implemented in foreign legal systems. The object of this research is the texts of normative legal acts, case law materials from a number of European and Asian countries, as well as legal research on the topic. Familiarization with foreign experience of compensation for crime damages can present interest for Russian researchers, and serve as the basis for developing substantiated empirical recommendations on improvements to the system of current Russian legislation. The author determined a number of common development trends of the mechanisms of compensation of damages to the victims of crimes in foreign law. Among these trends are the recognition of the need to strengthen protection of the rights of victims; creation of several alternative mechanisms of compensation for criminal damages, with the choice left to the actual victim; creation of public compensation funds, intended to ensure reparation of the violated rights of citizens in cases where crime was unsolved or property of the criminal was insufficient to fully compensate damages incurred by the victim.

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