JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM Present and Future Judge Byunghie

JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - Present and Future - Judge Byunghie Oh JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM 1

Table of Contents I. Introduction v Meaning & Merits II. Present Judicial E-System v Judicial Process v Judiciary Members v Public E-Service III. Future Perspective v E-Filing v E-Courtroom v Virtual/Cyber Court JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM 2

1. Judicial E-System – meaning & purpose efiling Internet portal site of the Court for public access to Justice Electronic Platform for filing & service of documents within the litigation process - paperless process eportal erecord Management of electronically converted paper documents eservice center Offering e-service to the public without visiting the court ECourtroom equipped with electronic devices for effective oral proceedings & evidence presentation ecourtroo m eadministrati on Electronic approval, knowledge management, etc. JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM 3

2. Merits of Judicial E-System Increasing Efficiency in Judicial Process • Proper case management • Avoiding the delay of cases • Effective distribution of the available resources Improving Public Access to Justice • Easy access to case information, legal information Enhancing Judiciary Members’ Communication • Activating communications through groupware and knowledge management • Enhancing communications between the court & the public • Exchanging know-how, experiences, etc. JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM 4

II. Present Judicial E-System 1. Judicial Process Ø Setup of digital Data Base of Judicial decisions Ø Development of “JUSTICE” system • “JUSTICE” = Integrated trial support e-system for judges • Web-based case management system • Schedule management, information search, decisions writing, etc. Ø Establishment of model e-courtroom • Video witness system, digital presenter, network system, etc. Ø E-filing system of demanding procedure for payment order JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM 5

II. Present Judicial E-System 2. Judiciary Members Courtnet & Knowledge management Ø‘ 2000 Intranet groupware developed Ø‘ 2005 Renewed for knowledge management Ø‘ 2008 Knowledge management launched • On-line communities, bulletin boards Courtnet communities JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM 6

II. Present Judicial E-System 3. Public e-service Supreme court homepage Court auction homepage Real estate e-registration E-demanding procedure JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM 7

III. FUTURE PERSPECTIVE 1. E-filing Electronic platform for filing & service of documents, for paperless electronic process Printer Delivery by mail or in person Filing a complaint with paper Transmit electronic document directly to court’s computer Litigant Send back acknowledgement & new case number to litigant’s computer Court staff Court Stamped document file JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM Documents electronically approved, extract data automatically and transfer to case management system Filing a complaint with e-filing 8

III. FUTURE PERSPECTIVE 2. E-Courtroom Functions Model e-courtroom Ø Effective support of oral proceedings & various evidence presentation Screen, digital presenter, beam projector Ø Setup of in-court network access system Computers, network system Ø Digital recording of audio & video Cameras, recording system Ø Real-time reporting of ongoing trial Automatic speech recognition and transcription system? JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM 9

III. FUTURE PERSPECTIVE 3. Virtual/Cyber Court As technology advances, new and better ways of doing business will become apparent. Laser/holographic 3 D displays , Palm-top supercomputers –> Virtual Reality Ø Virtual courts, Virtual judges possible? Virtual courtroom is not a physical location but rather is the interchange of high quality audio, video, text, and graphical information among trial participants. Ø Inconsistency with existing legal system matters Ø Ethical problems Public/Private access to personal information Personal privacy, Personal identification Data security and data tampering, Alteration of outcome by hacking, viruses…. Data reliability /stability JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM 10

III. FUTURE PERSPECTIVE Conclusion üPreparation for the future üBasic individual rights and freedom üTechnology is just a means to an end JUDICIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM 11

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