Empirically-grounded development of legal ontologies: a socio-legal perspective
Casanovas, Pompeu (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Dret i Tecnologia)
Casellas, Núria (Casellas Caralt) (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Dret i Tecnologia)
Vallbé, Joan-Josep (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Dret i Tecnologia)

Imprint:	Dordrecht Springer 2011
Abstract:	This paper shows the multiple relationships between empirical data and semantic content in the legal field. One of the well-known problems of ontology construction is the "knowledge acquisition bottleneck problem" pointed out by Edward Feigenbaum and others, many years ago. In the next generation of Semantic Web developments this problem has not been completely solved. It is our con-tention that an accurate description of the legal environment, and well-grounded previous sociological studies may help to face it in a more satisfactory way. This means adopting a user-centered approach for legal ontologies, in what we will call an "iterative and integrated pragmatic circle" involving legal theorists, socio-legal researchers, professional people (lawyers, magistrates, prosecutors…) and com-puter scientists. We put the example of how the ontology of IURISERVICE was built up.
Rights:	Tots els drets reservats.
Language:	Anglès
Series:	Law, governance and technology series ; 1
Document:	Capítol de llibre ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Legal ontologies
Published in:	Approaches to legal ontologies : theories, doamins, metholologies, 2011, p. 49-68, ISBN 9789400701199

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0120-5_3

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