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After having described relevance and information retrieval in general and legal context, as well as reviewing previous work in the field as well as designing and evaluating a better relevance ranking method, are we done? No, we’ve only just started! … Läs mer →

Finally, this is the heart and soul of this thesis (even if it’s only a few pages). A system designed for better legal relevance ranking is described and evaluated. Although primitive, being based only on simple known link analysis algorithms, … Läs mer →

There have been many attempts to improve relevance judgments in legal information retrieval systems, with many approaches. This chapter describes some of these, to better understand the context in which the prototype system described in the next chapter appears. Download … Läs mer →

Relevance can be interpreted in many ways, from subjective to objective. Which interpretations are built into traditional information retrieval systems, and what properties does these manifestations of relevance have? The use of IR for legal information has a long history. … Läs mer →

In order to define a better relevance ranking method, we need to delve deep into what relevance really is, and what aspects of it we can measure in an information retrieval system. We also examine what relevance means in a … Läs mer →

The first chapter sets the scene by describing the basis for information retrieval systems, legal information and how it is used, as well as the motivation for improving the former so that we can use the latter better. It also … Läs mer →

My graduate thesis, somewhat loftily titled ”Towards a theory of jurisprudential relevance ranking - Using link analysis on EU case law” has been submitted to and approved by my supervisor. It has taken far too long time since I first started … Läs mer →