Workshop on Argumentation and AI and Law

What do we Know and Where should we Go?

Part 1: Tools for AI and Law Argumentation: Part 2: Argumentation with Legal Cases

W2 of the International Conference on AI and Law Workshops

Casa Dell'Aviatore,Viale dell Universita, 20, Rome,
Monday June 10th, 2013

Format

This workshop will comprise two sessions, intended to take the opportunity to bring together both established and young researchers to take stock of what has been achieved and to suggest possible future research directions for two important areas of AI and Law. The workshop will not be a mini conference with presentations but will be structured as a genuine working meeting designed to fulfil these purposes.

Each half-day session will be divided into two halves. The first will explore the state of the art, starting with a talk summarising some relevant achievements, followed by a commentary indicating areas of consensus, areas of controversy and other aspects not covered by the opening talk. These two talks will be followed by an open, facilitated, discussion in which the participants can express their own views on the topic.

The second half will explore how the current foundations may be built upon. This will open with a panel session in which four panellists will briefly put forward their positions. This will be followed by an open discussion in which these positions may be explored, questioned and extended. The discussion will conclude with a summary, identifying open questions.

A Handout for the workshop giving the Programme, Papers and a Selected Reading List is now available.

Timetable:

9.00-9.15: Introduction to the Workshop: Trevor Bench-Capon

 

Session 1: Tools for Legal Argumentation

1a: Tools for Legal Argumentation: What do we know?

 

9.15- 9.45 Tools for Legal Argumentation: Current State of the Art: Speaker: Thomas F. Gordon, Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communications Systems (FOKUS), Berlin Slides

9.45-10.00 Commentary: Henry Prakken, Univerisities of Utrecht and Groningen

10.00-10.45 Discussion: Facilitator To Be Announced

10.45-11.00 Summary

 

11.00-11.30 Coffee Break

 

1.b: Tools for Legal Argumentation: Where should we go?

 

11.30-12.15: Panel Session: Tools for Legal Argumentation: What Issues should we be Addressing? 

Chair: Vern R Walker, Hofstra University

Panellists:  Chris Reed, University of Dundee; Anne Gardner, Independent Scholar; Marc Lauritsen, Capstone Practice Systems.  Position Papers. Additional Material for Marc Lauritsen

12.15-12.45 Open Discussion: Tools for Legal Argumentation: A Research Agenda

12.45-13.00 Summary

 

13.00-14.00 Lunch

 

Session 2: Legal Argumentation Using Cases 

2a: Legal Argumentation Using Cases: What do we know?

 

14.00- 14.30 Legal Argumentation Using Cases: Current State of the Art. Speaker: Trevor Bench-Capon, University of Liverpool Slides

14.30-14.45 Commentary: Kevin Ashley, University of Pittsburgh

14.45-15.30 Discussion: Facilitator To Be Announced

15.30-15.45 Summary

 

15.45-16.15 Coffee Break

 

2.b: Legal Argumentation Using Cases: Where should we go?

 

16.15-17.00: Panel Session: Legal Argumentation Using Cases: What Issues Should We Be Addressing?

Chair: Edwina Rissland, University of Amherst

Panellists: Matthias Grabmair, University of Pittsburgh; Padmaja Sasidharan, King’s College, London; Josh Blackman, South Texas College of Law Position Papers.

 

17.00-17.30 Open Discussion: Legal Argumentation Using Cases: A Research Agenda

17.30-17.45 Summary

 

17.45-18.00 Workshop Close

 

A Selected Bibliography of Arguing with Cases in AI and Law

Inquiries

All inquiries to Trevor Bench-Capon tbc@csc.liv.ac.uk

Organisation

Workshop Chair: Trevor Bench-Capon, University of Liverpool

Committee:

Kevin Ashley, University of Pittsburgh

Katie Atkinson, University of Liverpool

Floris Bex, University of Groningen

Tom Gordon , Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communications Systems (FOKUS), Berlin

Henry Prakken, Universities of Utrecht and Groningen

Giovanni Sartor, European University Institute, Florence

Bart Verheij, University of Groningen

Verne Walker, Hofstra University

Doug Walton, University of Windsor