Basis is also explanation: Interpretable Legal Judgment Reasoning prompted by multi-source knowledge

Shangyuan Li, Shiman Zhao, Zhuoran Zhang, Zihao Fang, Wei Chen, Tengjiao Wang

Abstract: Highlights•Integrated multi-source knowledge for interpretable legal judgment prediction.•Enhanced reasoning and explanations for cases through judgment basis extraction.•Developed chain prompts to enhance factual logic reasoning and align pre-trained model with task.•Improved judgment prediction by distinguishing similar legal concepts during encoding.•Boosted judgment accuracy and interpretability for long-tail and confusing cases.