It is proposed to create and introduce a unified judicial electronic management system, which will ensure the electronic transfer of case materials from one court to another and between court residences of the same instance. This will make it possible to submit evidence to the court, conduct petitions and other procedural actions electronically.
The Government proposes addenda and amendments to the Judicial, Civil Procedure and Administrative Procedure Codes. The new regulations were presented by the RA Deputy Minister of Justice Ara Mkrtchyan at the extraordinary sitting of the RA NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs on December 19. He noted that the amendments refer to the provision of electronic proceedings, the launch of the Electronic Court project of the judicial reform strategy is underway. As a result of adopting the legislative amendments, the participants in the trial will be able to conduct the entire trial process electronically.
The MPs’ questions related to the security of data protection, access to the system, the proper operation of the notification system, etc. The Deputy Minister mentioned that, unlike lawyers and legal entities, there is no requirement for the physical persons to file a claim through this platform at this stage. Noting that the notification system is different from the sms or telephone notification system, the Deputy Minister presented the method of notification regarding separate proceedings. He underlined that the goal is to reach a situation where the trial, if not entirely, will be carried out mostly through a digital platform. The Deputy Minister introduced the details of technical re-equipment as well.
In her related report, Lilit Minasyan, highlighting the digitization process, talked about the emergence of possible problems in the judicial system as a result of the amendments.
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The initiative was endorsed by the Committee.
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