As the (in) famous definition states:'An ontology is an explicit specification of a
conceptualization'. However, an ontology is also a philosophical theory of existence, a …

In this paper we describe a legal core ontology that is part of the Legal Knowledge
Interchange Format: a knowledge representation formalism that enables the translation of …

This paper introduces the MetaLex Document Server (MDS), an ongoing project to improve
access to legal sources (regulations, court rulings) by means of a generic legal XML syntax …

Semantic drift is an active field of research, aiming to identify and measure changes in
ontologies across versions in time, closely related to several fields such as ontology …

One of the most salient tasks in law is legal assessment, and concerns the problem of
determining whether some case is allowed or disallowed given an appropriate body of legal …

Semantic drift is an active field of research, aiming to identify and measure changes in
ontologies across time and versions, closely related to ontology evolution. However …

Ontology is mainly used to capture “the knowledge semantics”. As knowledge is continually
evolving over time, an ontology should evolve accordingly. Its previous states/versions …

This paper introduces a design pattern that allows for the OWL 2 DL representation of
concepts central to social reality: roles. The work presented here is motivated by …

Ontology is the chief technology to model domain knowledge and fix its heterogeneity.
Knowledge evolution is unavoidable in all fields, and ontology should reflect such an …

Regulations affect every aspect of our lives. Compliance with the regulations impacts
citizens and businesses similarly: they have to find their rights and obligations in the …