Automated detection and resolution of legal cross references: Approach and a study of Luxembourg's legislation

Morayo Adedjouma, Mehrdad Sabetzadeh, Lionel C. Briand

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Abstract

When elaborating compliance requirements, analysts need to follow the cross references in the underlying legal texts and consider the additional information in the cited provisions. To enable easier navigation and handling of cross references, automation is necessary for recognizing the natural language patterns used in cross reference expressions (cross reference detection), and for interpreting these expressions and linking them to the target provisions (cross reference resolution). In this paper, we propose a solution for automated detection and resolution of legal cross references. We ground our work on Luxembourg's legislative texts, both for studying the natural language patterns in cross reference expressions and for evaluating the accuracy and scalability of our solution.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE 22nd International Requirements Engineering Conference, RE 2014 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages63-72
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781479930333
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Sep 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 IEEE 22nd International Requirements Engineering Conference, RE 2014 - Karlskrona, Sweden
Duration: 25 Aug 201429 Aug 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE 22nd International Requirements Engineering Conference, RE 2014 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE 22nd International Requirements Engineering Conference, RE 2014
Country/TerritorySweden
CityKarlskrona
Period25/08/1429/08/14

Keywords

  • Cross References
  • Legal Compliance
  • Legal Texts

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