Abstract
This paper explores the question of whether or not the law is a computable number in the sense described by Alan Turing in his 1937 paper ‘On computable numbers with an application to the Entscheidungsproblem.’ Drawing upon the legal, social, and political context of Alan Turing’s own involvement with the law following his arrest in 1952 for the criminal offence of gross indecency, the article explores the parameters of computability within the law and analyses the applicability of Turing’s computability thesis within the context of legal decision-making
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-203 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Artificial Intelligence and Law |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 13 May 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01 Jun 2017 |
Keywords
- Criminal law
- Decision making
- Homosexuality
- Legal certainty
- Machine learning
- Statutory interpretation