On Computable Numbers with An Application to the AlanTuringproblem

Catrin Huws; James Finnis

doi:10.1007/s10506-017-9200-2

On Computable Numbers with An Application to the AlanTuringproblem

Catrin Huws
, James Finnis

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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
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	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10506-017-9200-2
Publication status	Published - 01 Jun 2017

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Criminal law
Decision making
Homosexuality
Legal certainty
Machine learning
Statutory interpretation

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