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From: M.Nigri@cs.ucl.ac.uk (MeyerE. Nigri)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.neural-nets
Subject: Re: Neural Network applications to Law
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Date: 18 Apr 91 12:17:58 GMT
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Mr Mahmod:

In reply to your message of 11 April 1991.
I am using my husbands e-mail to "try" to give you a small hint which I
think may help. I am a Phd student at the Department of Commercial Law at
Queen Mary College and I am working in the area of Computer Law
specifically computer crime. Sometimes, I come across other subjects within
the area and one of this was an article on neural network and law.

I am not sure if you are looking for technical advice in neural network
application to law and I must say that this is not my area of research.
I found an article in Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal, Vol 16,
1990, which might interest your friend. The title is The Role of Neural
Networks in the Law Machine Development, by David R. Warner, Jr.

A Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Law will be held on June 25-28
1991 in Oxford and the Society for Computers and Law may be able to give
you more details. As far as I know, which is little, there are two PhD
thesis so far, in the area of expert systems and law. One is by Richard
Susskind, and the other is by David Bainbridge (The Basis, Development and
Potential of a Computer System to Assist with the Sentencing of Offenders).

As I said I am not able to help you with technical or specific questions to
this matter but I hope your friend finds what he is looking for.

Regards

Deborah Fisch Nigri
Queen Mary and Westfield College