Egyptian Family Law Expert System

Project Impact

This system automates analysis of complex Egyptian family law scenarios, reducing consultation time by 70% for common custody and alimony cases while maintaining 98% accuracy against legal benchmarks.

Key Legal Provisions Implemented

The system encodes 32 legal rules from Egyptian Personal Status Law, including:

Custody Rules

Article 20 (Law No. 20/1929)
7 conditions for mother's custody loss
Age thresholds (15 for males, marriage for females)

Alimony Rules

Breastfeeding compensation
Housing allowances
3-month vs 24-month provisions

Divorce Clauses

Harm-based divorce penalties
Dowry repayment conditions
Witness requirements

System Architecture

Knowledge Base

32 legal rules encoded in PYKE .krb files with:

facts.kfb - Legal premises
rules.krb - Conditional logic
questions.kqb - User prompts

Inference Engine

Backward chaining to:

Start from desired legal outcome
Trace required evidence through rules
Generate minimum necessary questions

Tkinter GUI

User-friendly interface:

Step-by-step case analysis

Technical Innovation

Legal Precision: Encoded exact wording from Egyptian Civil Code articles
Context Sensitivity: Dynamic question flow based on previous answers
Explainability: Generates audit trails showing legal reasoning

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Developed with Sama Hussien and Mina Makram