Committee on Legal Affairs
Interparliamentary Committee Meeting
E-justice: lessons learned from national perspectives
Brussels, 4 December 2024, 10.30
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12.30
10.30
AZ
Welcome words
Ilhan Kyuchyuk
Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
10.35
Introduction to the topic
Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and Rule of Law
The role of digitalisation of justice and the judiciary in the context of the policies and measures to
reinforce access to justice and civil and commercial law judicial cooperation in the Union, while
safeguarding the general principles of the rule of law, judicial independence and procedural
transparency.
10.50
Digitalisation of justice in civil and commercial matters: the Estonian
experience
Member of the
Riigikogu
(Estonian Parliament) (TBC)
Estonia is leading the way in the digitalisation of the public sector, including the justice system. The
Estonian court system includes a central information system that provides data to the courts and
police, among others, and a public "“e-File portal” that opens a virtual door to the courts, where
parties can initiate cases and access or transmit documents.
11.00
11.30
Debate
Challenges and opportunities of the digital transformation of justice in civil and
commercial matters - national parliaments’ and European perspectives
1. Member of the French parliament (TBC)
2. Member of the Greek parliament (TBC)
The digitalisation of justice aims at facilitating and improving access to justice while promoting the
modernisation, effectiveness and efficiency of justice systems and respecting fundamental and
procedural rights. At EU level, this process has been based on legislative action, but the role of the
Member States is essential in an area which remains to some extent within their competence.
11.50
Debate