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SOME JURISPRUDENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING.

The article discusses the controversy related to the use of computers and electronic data processing by lawyers in the U.S. It is stated that lawyers fear technology because they believe that logic, which is the basic tool of technology, demands a very high price. Another reason for fear is that the...

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Published in:Law & Contemporary Problems Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 53 - 71
Main Author: DICKERSON, REED
Format: Article
Published: Duke University Winter1963
Subjects:
Lawyers
Electronic data processing
Computers
Technology
Fear
Mathematical logic
Standardization
Logic
Legal terminology
United States
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Summary:The article discusses the controversy related to the use of computers and electronic data processing by lawyers in the U.S. It is stated that lawyers fear technology because they believe that logic, which is the basic tool of technology, demands a very high price. Another reason for fear is that the use of symbolic logic, mathematics, or electronic computers in law may require the lawyer or judge to forfeit his professional judgment. On the other hand, it is stated that computerization will help to bring about further standardization of legal concepts and legal terminology.