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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LAW
An International Journal
Artificial Intelligence and Law, a new journal to be published quarterly
by Kluwer Academic Publishers, is soliciting research contributions in the
following areas:
A. Theoretical or empirical studies in artificial intelligence,
cognitive psychology, jurisprudence, linguistics, or philosophy
which address the development of formal or computational models
of legal knowledge, reasoning, and decision making.
B. In-depth studies of innovative artificial intelligence systems
that are being used in the legal domain.
C. Studies which address the ethical and social implications of
the field of Artificial Intelligence and Law.
In addition to original research contributions, the journal will include
a Book Review section, and a series of Technology Reports describing
existing and emerging products, applications, and technologies. The first
issue will appear in late 1991 or early 1992.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Computational models of legal reasoning and decision making
* Jurisprudential theories of legal reasoning
* Specialized logics for law
* Psychological and linguistic studies
* Legal expert systems
* Intelligent document processing
* Intelligent computer-assisted instructional systems
* Evaluation and auditing techniques for legal AI systems
* Systemic problems in the construction and delivery of legal AI systems
* Impact of AI on the law and legal institutions.
* Ethical Issues
Manuscripts in English may be submitted to the Editors. All articles submitted
will be fully refereed by experts in the subject of the article. Guidelines for
Authors may be obtained by contacting the Editors:
Donald H. Berman Carole D. Hafner
School of Law College of Computer Science
Northeastern University Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115 Boston, MA 02115
Tel: 617-437-3346
FAX: 617-437-8793
Internet: berman@corwin.ccs.northeastern.edu
Publishers may submit copies of books directly to the Book Review Editor:
Anne v.d.L. Gardner
286 Selby Lane
Atherton, CA 94027
Internet: gardner@neon.stanford.edu
EDITORIAL BOARD
Layman E. Allen A. A. Martino
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Istituto per la Documentazione
MI, U.S.A. Guiridica, Florence, Italy
Kevin D. Ashley L. Thorne McCarty
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ,
PA, U.S.A. U.S.A.
Helene Bauer-Bernet Anya Oskamp
University of Brussels, Belgium Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
Trevor Bench-Capon
University of Liverpool, England, U.K. Enrico Pattaro
CIRFID, Bologna, Italy
Jon Bing
Norwegian Research Center for Computers Edwina L. Rissland,
and Law, Oslo, Norway University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
MA, U.S.A.
Thomas F. Gordon
German National Research Center for Marek J. Sergot
Computer Science (GMD), Sankt Imperial College, London, England, U.K.
Augustin, F.R. Germany
J. C. Smith
Frithjof Haft University of British Columbia,
University of Tubingen, F.R. Germany Vancouver, BC, Canada
Andrew J. I. Jones Alan L. Tyree
University of Oslo, Norway University of Sydney, Australia
Robert A. Kowalski Hajime Yoshino
Imperial College, London, England, U.K. Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo, JAPAN
Ejan Mackaay
University of Montreal, Canada
TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENTS
Marc Lauritsen Richard E. Susskind
Harvard Law School, Cambridge MA, Masons, London, ENGLAND, U.K.
U.S.A.