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