LJD Week 2021 | Improving Racial Equity and the Rule of Law through Digital Justice Systems - World Bank Group
Examples of what digital justice systems can achieve. An effective legal system isn’t just good for those that deal with courts, but for everyone. Digital justice systems improve access to justice, which has a direct impact on racial equity, and by strengthening the rule of law, support countries to achieve SDG 16 goals.
Take for example South Africa and Kenya. Thomson Reuters supported trials of a digital justice system with the Kenyan Court of Appeals, and in South Africa is delivering digital justice across the civil justice sector.
Their systems allow the creation and presentation of a fully digital hearing file including multi-media evidence; collaboration tools for enhanced pre-trial preparation and ease to use presentation tools for hybrid and virtual hearings. Judges are increasingly at the forefront of these modernization efforts. Their efforts are driving digital access to court proceedings and making court processes more negotiable and understandable. In Canada First Nations members are using digital justice to pursue aboriginal land rights claims against the government. Digital justice systems are empowering more people, especially disadvantaged populations, improving racial equity and access to justice.
Different initiatives in digital justice. From body worn cameras to digital courtroom systems, digitization has the potential to improve transparency, accountability and auditability. The panel will consider the merits of different initiatives and the barriers to adoption in different societies
Hurdles to adoption. Not everyone has reliable internet access or devices which are critical to be fully participatory in these new court systems. Equally many countries are held back by budgets, social factors and immature IT systems. The panel will consider the barriers and what if anything international organizations can do to support change.
source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2021/10/24/improving-transparency-equity-and-the-rule-of-law-through-digital-justice-systems
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