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Ceylon LawMate: Designing an AI -Powered Assistant for Sri Lanka’s Justice System

M.J Charmie RanodyaDepartment of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing, SLIIT, Colombo, Sri LankaAnuki De SilvaDepartment of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing, SLIIT, Colombo, Sri LankaRuchira BandaraDepartment of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing, SLIIT, Colombo, Sri LankaNuwan KodagodaComputer Science and Software Engineering, Faculty of Computing, SLIIT, Colombo, Sri LankaKavinga Yapa AbeywardenaComputer Systems Engineering, Faculty of Computing, SLIIT, Colombo, Sri LankaNaganathan SelvakkumaranSchool of Law, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Vol 7 No 6 (2023): Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2023 | Pages: 153-158

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 24-06-2023

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Abstract

The justice framework is a fundamental aspect of any society. In Sri Lanka, the justice framework faces various impediments that ruin its adequacy, counting a long excess of cases, long court procedures, and constraints on the general public to access legal data. As a result, there's an expanding interest in the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the effectiveness and adequacy of the justice framework. The objective of this research paper is to present Ceylon LawMate, an AI-powered framework outlined specifically for Sri Lanka's justice framework. This solution is planned to supply lawful data to the common open, help legal counselors in lawful inquiries, and offer assistance to judges in decision-making. The design and improvement of this research were challenging due to the special aspects of Sri Lanka's legal framework and the constrained accessibility to data. However, there are still noteworthy impediments to overcome, such as issues related to information quality and the lack of accessibility to information. The proposed solution provides to a fundamental step towards progressing the effectiveness and adequacy of Sri Lanka's justice framework.

Keywords

Legal Tech, AI for justice, Sri Lanka, Legal Assistant, AI in legal system


Citation of this Article

M.J Charmie Ranodya, Anuki De Silva, Ruchira Bandara, Nuwan Kodagoda, Kavinga Yapa Abeywardena, Naganathan Selvakkumaran, “Ceylon LawMate: Designing an AI -Powered Assistant for Sri Lanka’s Justice System” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 6, pp 153-158, June 2023. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2023.706024

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