Electronic justice in arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction: a comparative analysis

the introduction of information technologies in legal proceedings is one of the priority areas for the development of the Russian judicial system. Digitalization allows for more efficient and transparent handling of cases, simplifies the process of filing documents, and provides greater access to justice for citizens and organizations. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for remote participation in court proceedings and accelerated the development of electronic services. In this article, the authors conduct a comparative analysis of the electronic justice systems in the arbitration courts and general jurisdiction courts of the Russian Federation to identify the challenges that need to be addressed in order to further improve and develop the digital transformation of Russian legal proceedings. The authors have examined the theoretical and practical aspects of the implementation of e-justice in courts of various jurisdictions at the level of the electronic systems on which their activities are based. Special attention is paid to a comparative analysis of the systems "My Arbitrator" and GAS "Justice" in terms of legal regulation and technical capabilities that they provide to the parties in a legal dispute, namely the submission of electronic documents, participation in online meetings, familiarization with the case materials, and others. Based on the analysis of the existing experience of electronic justice, the authors draw conclusions about the need to harmonize approaches and provide a number of recommendations for the unification of systems.

e-justice, arbitration courts, general jurisdiction courts, My Arbitrator service, GAS Pravosudie, information technologies, legislation, improvement, simplified legal proceedings, guarantees of rights