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Tag Archives: Law as a Complex System
Katz & Bommarito – Slides from Introductory Tutorial in Network Analysis and Law @ Jurix 2011 Meeting (University of Vienna – Faculty of Law)
Network Analysis and Law: Introductory Tutorial @ Jurix 2011 Meeting View more presentations from Daniel Katz
Benoît B. Mandelbrot: Fractals in Science, Engineering and Finance (Roughness and Beauty) [via MIT World]
Many of you are aware of my obsession (here) (here) (here) with fractals, power law distributions, etc. and their role in understanding a variety of phenomena. In this spirit, I recently came across this video on MIT World from the … Continue reading
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Why I Am Interested in (Obsessed with) Analogy [ Gruter Institute Conference 2011 ]
Analogical Reasoning in Law, Psychology, Markets and AI View more presentations from Daniel Katz
SEAL 12 @ Loyola Los Angeles Law
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How Long is the Coastline of the Law: Additional Thoughts on the Fractal Nature of Legal Systems
Do legal systems have physical properties? Considered in the aggregate, do the distinctions upon distinctions developed by common law judges self-organize in a manner that can be said to have definable physical property (at least at a broad level of abstraction)? … Continue reading
Law as a Complex Adaptive System: An Updated Reading List / Syllabus
As a new semester is here at Michigan CSCS, I have made several revisions to the content of our global reading list for the Computational Legal Studies Working Group. The content of this interdisciplinary reading list features work from economics, physics, … Continue reading
Measuring the Complexity of the Law : The United States Code
Understanding the sources of complexity in legal systems is a matter long considered by legal commentators. In tackling the question, scholars have applied various approaches including descriptive, theoretical and, in some cases, empirical analysis. The list is long but would certainly … Continue reading
Law as a Complex Adaptive System Syllabus -Updated Version 04.24.10
For the past year, Mike and I have been running an undergraduate independent study course entitled Law as a Complex System? Well, it is the end of the academic year here at Michigan and we thought it would be a … Continue reading
SEAL 11 @ William & Mary Law School
This weekend we participated in the Society for Evolutionary Analysis in Law (SEAL) annual meeting at William & Mary Law School. For those not already familiar, SEAL is devoted to the integration of the life sciences and social sciences into … Continue reading
Hustle and Flow: A Social Network Analysis of the American Federal Judiciary [Repost from 3/25]
Together with Derek Stafford from the University of Michigan Department of Political Science, Hustle and Flow: A Social Network Analysis of the American Federal Judiciary represents our initial foray into Computational Legal Studies. The full paper contains a number of interesting visualizations … Continue reading
Reading List – Law as a Complex System {Updated Version 10.16.09}
Several months ago, I put together this syllabus for use in a hypothetical seminar course entitled Law as a Complex System. I hoped to revise this reading list / syllabus and have now done so …. While this revised version might contain … Continue reading
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Law as a Seamless Web … Poster for WIN Conference @ NYU Stern
As we mentioned in previous posts, Seadragon is a really cool product. Please note load times may vary depending upon your specific machine configuration as well as the strength of your internet connection. For those not familiar with how to operate it … Continue reading
