Скачать или смотреть Justice in a Pandemic: Vol. 2 - Towards Online Courts

In response to the lockdown, the Judiciary has adapted to enabling the hearing of urgent matters through video conferencing. But by conservative estimates, the lockdown and impact of the pandemic is going to last for at least another 6 months. As providers of 'essential services', the Courts will have to resume a full-time caseload in the near future.

Building on initiatives like the e-courts, the courts today have the opportunity to migrate to being digital courts. Beyond video-conferencing and online hearings, this is an opportunity to put in place mechanisms for online payments, judge support (templates for judgements, judge specific workflow management) document management, transcription, notifications for hearing and written submissions as the primary mode for case presentation with oral hearings extended as an exception.

And if done right, this could help reduce pendency and make access to justice more equitable, efficient, and affordable for citizens.