The LOIS project encompasses the construction of a large, multilingual WordNet for cross-lingual information retrieval in the legal domain. In this article, we set out how a hybrid approach, featuring lexically and legally grounded conceptual representations, can fit the cross-lingual information retrieval needs of both legal professionals and laymen. With respect to the legally grounded part of this WordNet, we focus on the automatic extraction of legal definitions from European directives.
Some large and public ontologies, such as Wordnet, have also been used to build legal information systems that can fit the cross-lingual information retrieval needs of both legal professionals and nonprofessionals REF .
Cross-lingual legal information retrieval using a WordNet architecture
ICAIL '05
Computer Science