Legal Researcher — Requirements

1. Research

• Work through a question in steps (plan → search → read → answer), shown to the user as it happens.
• Produce a structured answer — a direct response, the legal basis with citations, important nuances, and a list of sources — not free-form text.
• Handle both simple questions and complex, multi-part or comparative research.

2. Citations

• Every point is backed by a citation: the source publication and the page it came from.
• Citations are shown alongside the answer, and opening one displays the original document with the relevant passage highlighted and a link back to the catalogue.

3. Reports

• Produce a structured research report the user can keep and export (e.g. as a Word document).
• Keep an accessible list of all sources used.

4. Channels

• Available on the web and inside the Mobile App.
• Open to the public for research; administrative features behind sign-in.

5. Bilingual

• Accept questions in Arabic or English and respond in the same language; quote Arabic legal text in Arabic, using official terminology.

6. Guardrails

• Never fabricate legal text — always search the library first and cite what it finds.
• Distinguish current law from superseded versions; recommend consulting an expert when an interpretation is uncertain.
• Positioned as research, not legal advice or predicting case outcomes.