That law is kind of an abstract algorithm that automatically applies to every case based on some general parameters is a misconception that I have seen quite a

That law is kind of an abstract algorithm that automatically applies to every case based on some general parameters is a misconception that I have seen quite a lot around here. Maybe the habit to think in abstract patterns doesn't really combine well with messy real-world phenomena like case law? Related: "Trial by Machine" http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2743800 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2743800