Category: Judicial Behavior

  • QNL #4: Dutch Case Law Brief, November 16 – December 30, 2015

    QNL #4: Dutch Case Law Brief, November 16 – December 30, 2015

    As some time has passed since I posted the last QNL, in this QNL I will analyze the last six weeks of Dutch jurisprudence, from November, 16 to December, 30. Besides the weekly statistics, I will zoom in on the utility of the website’s categorization (uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl) of cases for corporate finance lawyers. In particular, I use a Latent […]

  • QNL #2: Dutch Case Law Brief, October 26 – November 1, 2015

    QNL #2: Dutch Case Law Brief, October 26 – November 1, 2015

    In this QNL, I assess rulings issued by Dutch legal institutions published on www.rechtspraak.nl during the last week of October 2015 using Python‘s natural language processing, data analysis and machine learning packages. Number of cases by institution  Between October 26 to November 1, 2015, a total of 262 new court rulings were published (list), according to a request via the […]

  • QNL #1: Dutch Case Law Brief, October 12-18, 2015

    QNL #1: Dutch Case Law Brief, October 12-18, 2015

    In this post, I want to share with you the results of a program involving natural language processing and machine learning tools. The aim of the program is to provide insights into Dutch case law developments on a weekly basis, using case law published on www.rechtspraak.nl. As the program is still in beta, feel free to comment or make suggestions. […]