An experimental case-based reasoning mechanism for construction mediation

Chinese mediation mechanism has long been relied to resolve every kind of disputes from Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BC). Contemporary Taiwanese legal system inherits this invaluable culture and introduces foreign laws into its legal system. Since dispute board (DB) and the way to enforce its decisions has been widely discussed recently, this article treasures this opportunity to evaluate current mediation statutes in Taiwan and the trend of DB after reviewing relevant methodologies and systems for mediation result and reasoning. Based on available mediation and/or litigation cases, this study attempts to use case-based reasoning (CBR) methodology to predict the possible outcome of a mediation case by finding the similarity between current case and historical cases. The predicted outcome can serve as a reference for making decisions in future mediation process. Finally, some unique features in using such methodology for prediction of mediation decisions are also discussed.