Artificial intelligence and digitalisation of judicial cooperation: the main provisions in recent EU Legislation

• Autores: Katerina Entcheva, Ioana Mazilescu
• Localización: Eucrim: the European Criminal Law Associations' fórum, ISSN 1862-6947, Nº. 3, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Digitalisation of Justice), págs. 202-205
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly being used by justice professionals to improve the speed and the efficiency of legal proceedings and to alleviate administrative burdens. Digital and AI tools may be a game changer in enhancing the quality of justice and allowing justice professionals to concentrate on more substantive tasks. Digitalisation and the use of AI in justice bring about significant benefits but can also present certain risks, thus requiring a clear regulatory framework. The last few years have brought about a considerable number of new rules agreed at EU level that cover different aspects of the digital developments experienced by our society and economy.

    This article presents the main elements of two of these acts: the AI Act and the Regulation on digitalisation of judicial cooperation, focusing on the aspects with the most relevance for the justice sector. It explains which AI practices are prohibited and the approach to regulating AI systems. It then presents the digital technology tools that will underpin cross-border cooperation between judicial authorities in the EU and will help citizens to access courts more easily and conveniently in cross-border disputes. In a nutshell, the article explains the regulatory framework and the expected benefits of digitalising judicial cooperation and access to justice. The next steps related to these laws are also briefly explained, and the authors conclude that further digitalisation in the justice field is to be expected.