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person1990s-present

Henry Prakken

Disciplines:
deontic logic
artificial intelligence
deontic logic/legal reasoning

Summary

Dutch computer scientist and logician who has worked on formal models of argumentation, defeasible reasoning, and the logic of legal argumentation.

Core Contribution

Developed formal models of argumentation that capture the defeasible, dialectical character of legal reasoning; contributed to the ASPIC+ framework for structured argumentation.

Notable Works & Achievements

Logical Tools for Modelling Legal Argument

Coherence and Flexibility in a Code for Criminal Procedure

Historical Influences

John Pollock Dung Phan Minh

Intellectual Lineage

Artificial Intelligence Legal Logic

Contemporaries & Peers

Giovanni SartorTrevor Bench-Capon

Minds Influenced

AI and Law Research

Intellectual Posterity

Argumentation Frameworks

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