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metadata
license: cc-by-nc-4.0
task_categories:
  - text-classification
  - text-generation
language:
  - zh
tags:
  - legal
size_categories:
  - 10K<n<100K
configs:
  - config_name: default
    data_files:
      - split: train
        path:
          - AppealCase/AppealCase.json

AppealCase: A Dataset and Benchmark for Civil Case Appeal Scenarios

⚖️ Introduction

The AppealCase dataset is the first large-scale resource specifically designed to support LegalAI research in appellate judgment scenarios. While prior work in LegalAI has focused heavily on one-shot trials, the appellate procedure—critical to ensuring fairness and correcting judicial errors—remains largely underexplored.

To bridge this gap, we construct 10,000 pairs of matched first-instance and second-instance civil cases from China Judgments Online, covering 91 causes of action. We also design a structured annotation schema and define new tasks tailored to the appellate context.

🔗 GitHub Link Available here

📰 News

  • [2025/05/23] 🎉 We have released our arXiv paper and the accompanying dataset!

📂 Dataset

  • Cases: 10,000 matched pairs of first-instance and second-instance judgments
  • Coverage: 91 civil causes of action
  • Labeling: Annotated with judgment reversal, reasons for reversal, claims, legal provisions and new information
  • Format: JSON structured format, easy to load and parse
  • License: CC BY-NC 4.0

📚 Citation

@article{huang2025appealcase,
  title={{AppealCase}: A dataset and benchmark for civil case appeal scenarios},
  author={Huang, Yuting and Guo, Meitong and Wu, Yiquan and Li, Ang and Liu, Xiaozhong and Yin, Keting and Sun, Changlong and Wu, Fei and Kuang, Kun},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.16514},
  year={2025}
}