Digitalization of Civil Justice in Ukraine

Abstract

Technology development has greatly expanded the use of information technology not only in all spheres of life but also in the field of justice. The top priority of Ukraine is the desire to build a development-oriented information society. The introduction of information and communication technologies into the modern court procedure requires both sound scientific understanding and effective legislative regulation. At present, however, the scientific development of these issues remains insufficient, which in turn slows down the reform of domestic procedural legislation. The purpose of the paper is to identify the features of implementation of the e-justice system in the Ukrainian judiciary. The introduction of electronic order for payment proceedings in civil justice is a step towards modernization of national procedural legislation, an attempt to introduce elements of the standards of a uniform European civil procedural law, albeit insufficiently systematic, appropriate, and consistent with the current legislation. The purpose of the introduction of e-justice should be to ensure the accessibility of justice, to improve the quality of the work of the courts and save considerable public money. In particular, access to justice will be ensured through the exchange of electronic documents between all parties to the trial, the reduction of court costs for postal items and the production of paper documents, the ability to hear the case in videoconference mode. Implementation of the Electronic Judiciary Project is one of the directions of improving the efficiency of justice in Ukraine