The First European Ethical Charter on the use of artificial intelligence in judicial systems has adopted by the Council of Europe
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) of the Council of Europe has adopted the first European text setting out ethical principles relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in judicial systems.
The Charter provides a framework of principles that can guide policy makers, legislators and justice professionals when they grapple with the rapid development of AI in national judicial processes.
Find on the Council of Europe website the complete information on artificial intelligence (AI) with in particular:
L’interview with Georg Stawa, President of the CEPEJ about the European Ethical Charter on the use of artificial intelligence in judicial systems
L’interview with Stéphane Leyenberger, Executive Secretary of the CEPEJ:
Practical examples of IA implemented in some countries of the European union Européenne such that:
- Austria: Georg STAWA, President of the CEPEJ and Head of Department for Strategy, Organizational Consulting and Information Management, Federal Ministry for Constitution, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice, Austria
How is Austria approaching AI integration into judicial policies?
- England and Wales: Rohan GROVE, Deputy Director, Customer Directorate, Head of Insight and User Research, Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service, United Kingdom
AI, machine learning and the administration of justice in England and Wales: prospects, opportunities, challenges
- France: Éloi BUAT-MENARD, Judge, Deputy Director, Directorate of Documentation, studies, reports, international relations and communication, Court of Cassation, France
The so-called “predictive justice” applications in civil and criminal matters : assumptions, risks, expectations – reflections underway in France
- Latvia: Jānis RUSKA, E-Case Development Project Leader, Court Administration of Latvia, Jānis RUSKA, E-Case Development Project Leader, Court Administration of Latvia and Dainis SLIŠĀNS, Justice for Growth project coordinator at Court Administration of Latvia
State of art: Where are we, where do we want to go?
- Pays-Bas: Bart SCHELLEKENS, L.M, Senior adviser/researcher Law & IT, Conseil de la magistrature, Pays-Bas
Challenges and opportunities of AI in the judicial system. Reflections from the Netherlands -
Online dispute resolution:
Great Britain, the Netherlands and Latvia are examples of countries that have already implemented or are about to implement these types of more or less automated solutions*. For cross-border claims, the European Union has set up, by means of Regulation n°524/2013, a common framework available on the Internet (European small claims).
* See the online dispute resolution available in the UK
