Adaptation of Judicial Systems to the Global Pandemic - a Short and Long-term Impact of COVID-19 on Judicial Systems

Matić Bošković, Marina and Novaković, Marko (2021) Adaptation of Judicial Systems to the Global Pandemic - a Short and Long-term Impact of COVID-19 on Judicial Systems. John Marshall Law Journal, XIV (2). pp. 188-201. ISSN 0147-3689

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Abstract

Since the first months of 2020, Europe and the world are facing a pandemic, and COVID-19 has posed unprecedented challenges to the functioning of judiciaries. Courts and prosecution services are working with limited capacities to ensure uninterrupted delivery of justice while maintaining social distancing. In order to enable the functioning of the courts, some countries, where the level of information technology development allowed, introduced modalities of online hearings and/or use of other modern technologies during proceedings, such as electronic filing. Some countries, like Serbia, introduced ICT tools to organize hearings. The promotion of alternative dispute resolution and court settlement was also a tool used in some of the countries. The authors will present different steps and solutions judiciaries throughout Europe took in order to tackle the social distancing requirements and other issues presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Apart from the immediate responses, the authors will analyze and elaborate on the way COVID-19 could shape the judiciary in the longer term.

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