A REVIEW OF THE EFFICIENCY OF JUSTICE AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE 2022 – 2025 CEPEJ ACTION PLAN: “DIGITALISATION FOR A BETTER JUSTICE”

Abstract

CEPEJ (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the 20th anniversary of its work adopted the Action plan for the period 2022-2025 named “Digitalisation for a better justice”. Digitalisation has been playing an increasingly important role in the justice system in recent years, but its significance erupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since digitalization is our present but even more our future, CEPEJ rightfully decided to focus its Action plan on this aspect of the judiciary. The author will review all aspects of the CEPEJ action plan, but the focus will remain on the efficiency of justice. One of the main conclusions is that the digitalisation of justice is an absolute necessity and all stakeholders should put it among their priorities (in a similar manner as CEPEJ did) but the process of digitalization should be conducted diligently and with proper assessment of its effects. Otherwise, digitalization might have the opposite effect in many areas of society, even leading to the denial of justice.