Artif Intell Law (2013) 21:485–519
DOI 10.1007/s10506-013-9145-z

Published online: 30 November 2013
Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013

Abstract
Regulations affect every aspect of our lives. Compliance with the regulations impacts citizens and businesses similarly: they have to find their rights and obligations in the complex legal environment. The situation is more complex when languages and time versions of regulations should be considered. To propose a solution to these demands, we present a semantic enrichment approach which aims at (1) decreasing the ambiguousness of legal texts, (2) increasing the probability of
finding the relevant legal materials, and (3) utilizing the application of legal reasoners. Our approach is also implemented both as a service for citizens and businesses and as a modeling environment for legal drafters. To evaluate the usefulness of the approach, a case study was carried out in a large organization and applied to corporate regulations and Hungarian laws. The results suggest this approach can support the previous aims.

Keywords
Legal xml ,  Ontology, SWRL, Rdf,  Semantic enrichment, Linked data

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Authors

Ákos Szőke

András Förhécz

Gábor Körösi

György Strausz