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Reasons and precedent

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ICAIL '11: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2018358.2018363

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This paper describes a precise reason model of precedent, based on the general idea that a later court is constrained to reach a decision that is consistent with an earlier court's assessment of the balance of reasons. The account draws on recent work in legal theory as well as concepts developed within the field of artificial intelligence and law.

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ICAIL '11: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law

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DOI:10.1145/2018358

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