E-justice and information technologies in civil procedure

Abstract

The opening ceremony and the scientific discussion of legal issues at the Symposium took place in the Hall of the Board of Trustees of Kazan University on 29 September 2017. The participants and invited guests discussed the most urgent issues of civil procedural law in connection with information technologies, the introduction of robotics into the legal profession and its work processes, and the opportunities – and the associated challenges – afforded by artificial intelligence in the practice of law. The use of information technologies in the framework of civil procedure has given rise to spirited discussion, as legal technology and the increasing prevalence of e-justice has become an integral part of modern law practice and judicial administration. All of the participant’s speeches focused on issues of the exchange of information in electronic form between and among litigants. Symposium participants discussed not only the problems associated with e-justice, but also the benefits that it brings about in the routine work of lawyers, as well as “best practices” in using electronic technologies.