Chen, Daniel L.
(2018)
Machine learning and the rule of law.
TSE Working Paper, n. 18-975, Toulouse
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Abstract
Predictive judicial analytics holds the promise of increasing the fairness of law. Much empirical work observes inconsistencies in judicial behavior. By predicting judicial decisions—with more or less accuracy depending on judicial attributes or case characteristics—machine learning offers an approach to detecting when judges most likely to allow extralegal biases to influence their decision making. In particular, low predictive accuracy may identify cases of judicial “indifference,” where case characteristics (interacting with judicial attributes) do no strongly dispose a judge in favor of one or another outcome. In such cases, biases may hold greater sway, implicating the fairness of the legal system.
Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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Language: | English |
Date: | December 2018 |
Place of Publication: | Toulouse |
Subjects: | B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE |
Divisions: | TSE-R (Toulouse) |
Institution: | Université Toulouse Capitole |
Site: | UT1 |
Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2018 11:14 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jul 2023 12:10 |
OAI Identifier: | oai:tse-fr.eu:33149 |
URI: | https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/28400 |