Tracking the evolution of case law with main path analysis
Understanding case law evolution contributes to the comprehension of legal principles, the identification of trends in judicial reasoning, and testing consistency between judgments. Automation of the analysis has the potential to make it easier to keep up with relevant case law. While legal network analysis typically focuses on identifying precedents, it has largely overlooked tracking historical developments in judicial reasoning. This study applies Main Path Analysis (MPA) to legal citation ne
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Published: 1 July 2026
Source: Artificial Intelligence and Law
Category: Research
Topics: Regulation · Privacy · Jobs & economy
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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ethics.ai (1 July 2026), “Tracking the evolution of case law with main path analysis,” evidence record 2001, https://ethics.ai/record/2001 (originally published by Artificial Intelligence and Law).
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