Judges as IT Users: The Iuriservice Example

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Author(s): Marta Poblet (ICREA Researcher at the UAB Institute of Law and Technology, Spain), Joan-Josep Vallbé (UAB Institute of Law and Technology, Spain), Núria Casellas (UAB Institute of Law and Technology, Spain)and Pompeu Casanovas (UAB Institute of Law and Technology, Spain)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 19
Source title: E-Justice: Using Information Communication Technologies in the Court System
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Agustí Cerrillo i Martínez (Open University of Catalonia, Spain)and Pere Fabra i Abat (Open University of Catalonia, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-998-4.ch003

Keywords: Electronic Government / Government & Law / Information Science Reference

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Judicial culture generally refers to the set of values, cognitive skills, and practical knowledge of members of the judiciary. In this chapter, we present a research project whose main object is to identify, organize, model, and use practical knowledge produced by judges in judicial settings. To do so, we describe the steps followed to develop Iuriservice, a Web-based system intended to provide the Spanish judiciary with a tool to facilitate knowledge management in daily judicial practice. Iuriservice is a Web-based application that retrieves answers to questions raised by incoming judges in the Spanish judicial domain. This system provides these newly recruited judges with access to frequently asked questions (FAQ) through a natural language interface. The impact and limits of the implementation of Iuriservice in the larger context of the court system will also be considered. Finally, we will conclude by situating the Iuriservice example in the context of recent trends in judicial reform.

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