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Towards an open and decentralized case law curation ecosystem

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  • Eleni Panagou
  • Manolis Vavalis

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Case law is the term that refers to reports of past court decisions. It is considered an essential source of law, vital for legal professionals. Existing case law services are currently centralized, with an entity having complete control over the data and often charging fees for its access and other adding value services. This paper attempts to leverage the potential of blockchain technology in order to develop a public and decentralized platform that allows the submission of court decisions in a decentralized database and employs a network of curators who offer their validation, classification, and evaluation. Specifically, we design, analyze and implement AnyCase, a proof-of-concept prototype system on the Ethereum platform. We focus on the establishment of a sybil-resistant voting protocol used for reaching agreement and the development of a tokenized economy that incentivizes participation. Our preliminary analysis indicates that, besides being decentralized, AnyCase has the potential to compete with existing centralized systems in several other aspects.

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  • Eleni Panagou & Manolis Vavalis, 2020. "Towards an open and decentralized case law curation ecosystem," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(10), pages 1-30, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0240041
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240041
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