JURIX 2000

Call for Papers
Call for Demonstrations



           Thirteenth Annual International Conference on
               Legal Knowledge-Based Systems



                      December 14-15, 2000


                        Twente University
                     Enschede, the Netherlands




Papers (and demonstrations, see below) are invited on research on
information technology for the legal domain, and in particular on legal
knowledge systems. Typical topics are:

o the study of (artificial) legal reasoning and inference, e.g.
  - case based reasoning
  - deontic or normative reasoning
  - model based legal reasoning
o representation of legal knowledge in intelligent systems
  (e.g. logics, ontologies)
o knowledge systems that support:
  - legal decision making,
  - legal drafting
  - legal knowledge discovery,
  - legal teaching
o storage and retrieval of legal information
o application of machine learning in law
o legal theoretical foundations for legal knowledge systems
o verification and validation of legal knowledge systems
o knowledge acquisition for legal knowledge systems
o methodology for constructing legal knowledge systems

Important dates (all 2000):

   submission of abstract:      1 August (optional)
   submission of paper:         1 October
   notification of acceptance: 21 October
   final paper:                10 November

Papers should not exceed 5000 words. Electronic submission is prefered, in
Postscript or, preferrably, in PDF format:

   jurix2000@lri.jur.uva.nl

Hardcopies of papers (4 copies) should be sent to the Program Chair:

   Prof.dr. Joost Breuker, JURIX-2000
   University of Amsterdam
   Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
   P.O. Box 1030,
   1000 BA Amsterdam, the Netherlands
   e-mail: breuker@lri.jur.uva.nl

Program Committee:

    Joost Breuker (University of Amsterdam, chair)
    Trevor Bench-Capon (University of Liverpool)
    Daniele Bourchier (Universite de Paris)
    Ronald Leenes (University of Twente)
    Lambert Royakkers (Eindhoven University)
    Jean Salantin (LIRMM, University of Montpellier-II)
    Radboud Winkels (University of Amsterdam)



Besides papers, also demonstrations of systems are solicited.
Authors must submit an abstract of maximum 500 words describing their system
before 15 October. Hardware, software, network and electronic requirements
should be indicated in a separate letter.


The JURIX conferences are held under the auspices of the Dutch Foundation
for Legal Knowledge Systems, JURIX 1), and is hosted by the faculty of
Public Administration and Public Policy, Twente University, the Netherlands

Organization Committee

    Ronald Leenes (University of Twente)
    Janine van der Woude (University of Twente)
    Pieter Jellema (University of Twente)

Conference information can be obtained from:

   JURIX 2000 conference secretariat
   Janine van der Woude
   University of Twente
   Faculty of Public Administration and Public Policy
   PO box 217
   7500 AE Enschede
   The Netherlands
   tel: +31 53 4893270
   fax: +31 53 4894734
   mailto:jurix2000@bsk090024.bsk.utwente.nl or
   mailto:r.e.leenes@bsk.utwente.nl

   Conference website:  http://www.jurix.nl/jurix2000.html
   (On this website the proceedings (papers) of all previous JURIX
    conferences are available.)





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1) JURIX is a forum for research on information technology, and in
particular the development and appliciaton of Artificial Intelligence in the
legal domain.  Since 1988, JURIX has organized the annual international
conferences with the same name, JURIX.