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Law and Natural Language Processing
Last Updated Date:   18 November 2024


5 Units,  Semester 2

Course Description:
The recent developments in natural language processing (NLP) methods and the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot tools invite us to question their possible use in various domains, including the legal domain. "Law and Natural Language Processing" introduces students to the fundamentals and emerging paradigms of text analysis, machine learning and NLP with a focus on the unique interdisciplinary issues that arise in the application of these methods to the analysis of legal textual data. Students will utilize NLP methods to examine legal textual data with enough theory to help with intuition-building. Basic knowledge of Python programming is expected.

Course Convenor: Mr Ilya Akdemir

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4530V / LL5530V / LL6530V / LLJ5530V

Contact Hours: 3-hr weekly seminar

Workload: 3 hours

Mode of Assessment: Class Participation - 15%; Essay (on 4 readings) - 40% & Research Project - 45% [Due: Monday, 14 April 2025 (12pm)]

Preclusions: LL4530/LL5530/LL6530/LLJ5530 Law and Natural Language Processing

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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