[Air-L] JURIX 2018 Preconference Workshop: Technical, Legal and Ethical Implications of Improved Access to Legal Information Using Supercomputing Technology

[Shefali Virkar]

*Apologies for multiple postings.*


*Examining the Technical, Legal and Ethical Implications of Improved Access
to Legal Information Using Supercomputing Technology: The ManyLaws Project*



**This workshop is collocated within JURIX 2018, The 31st International
Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems, December 12–14, 2018
in Groningen, The Netherlands**



Legal information is an asset for decision making not only by EU
institutions but also by member states, local administrations, businesses
and citizens. Accurate, target-orientated, and timely information could
enhance the digitisation of decision-making processes. Data such as
legislation acts, bills, case laws, resolutions and decisions, published in
each Member States’ language, as well as administration and
citizen-generated content is increasingly embedded in large amounts of
textual data available on the Internet. The vision of the ManyLaws project
is thus to produce semantically annotated Big Legal Open Data, easily
searchable and exploitable based on text mining tools and algorithms
offered through proper visualization techniques.



This workshop will provide a forum for scholars and practitioners from
different backgrounds to discuss the factors that can contribute to the
effective delivery of the new services proposed by ManyLaws; thereby
engaging participants in an interactive exploration of the legal and
ethical implications associated with the application of advanced computing
technologies to the acquisition, storage, and processing of legal
information.



*Format of the Workshop:* The workshop will be divided into two sessions,
each comprising of three interrelated activities: 1) Introductory short
presentations by the organisers 2) Group breakout sessions focusing on key
issues, and 3) Interactive discussions to generate conclusions. Ideas and
insights generated through discussions during this workshop will be
recorded by the organisers and shared with workshop participants and the
general public at a future date.



*Participation:* Register for full JURIX 2018 conference (
http://jurix2018.ai.rug.nl/registration.php) or for JURIX 2018 Workshops.
Please note that this is an interactive workshop, and that there will be no
paper presentations. Please register your interest with workshop organisers
prior to the conference.



*Time/Date of the Workshop:* 09.00 AM CET, 12th December 2018

*Duration:* Half day, morning session

*Location:* Room 5, Het Kasteel, Groningen (NL)



*Workshop Organisers:*

Dr. Shefali Virkar, Danube University Krems, Austria

Ms. Anna-Sophie Novak, Danube University Krems, Austria

Dr. Charalampos Alexopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece

Prof. Yannis Charalabidis, University of the Aegean, Greece

Mr. Mikhalis Loutsaris, University of the Aegean, Greece





*Contact person(s):* Shefali Virkar (*shefali.virkar at donau-uni.ac.at*);
Anna-Sophie Novak (*anna-sophie.novak at donau-uni.ac.at*)