European Cyberjustice Network

The European Cyberjustice Network (ECN) allows the exchange of good practices and helps to define future initiatives by the Council of Europe to support its member States in the digital transformation of their judiciary in line with Human Rights standards. The network supports the activities of the CEPEJ and its working groups (CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST et al.). The Network was inaugured on 16 November 2021.

The activities of the Network are steered by the CEPEJ Working group on Cyberjustice and Artificial Intelligence (CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST).

The European Cyberjustice Network contributes to the content of the CEPEJ Resource Center on Cyberjustice and Artificial Intelligence which provides concrete resources on Cyberjustice and gives an overview of the development, implementation and use of artificial intelligence tools in the judicial environment in Europe and beyond.

Role and Tasks :

The ECN’s role is:

to exchange information on good practices as well as challenges encountered in member States concerning cyberjustice and artificial intelligence in the judicial environment. It should monitor and exchange information on pilot and ongoing projects in member States;
to consult on matters falling within the scope of the mandate of CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST to provide up-to-date background and statistical information on the situation in member States;
to initiate proposals for new tools, actions and co-operation projects and new actions based on the needs identified by member States and the CEPEJ working groups;
to disseminate information and tools developed by the CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST and, where appropriate, to organise training sessions for the competent authorities in member states;
to support local initiatives to test the new CEPEJ tools in practice and inform the CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST on their results;
to provide a platform for bilateral and multilateral co-operation for the development of e-justice applications.

Members ,Observers and Partner institutions:

Members by country / institution (observers) of the European Cyberjustice network
The members of the European Cyberjustice network appear also in each country profile

Observers and Partner institutions :

Japan
Kazakhstan
Morocco
AEAJ Association of European Administrative Judges
CCBE Council of European Bars and Law Societies
EEEI – European Expertise and Expert Institute
EJTN – European Judicial Training Network
ENCJ – European Network of the Councils for the Judiciary
EUR – European Union of Rechtspfleger
FRA – European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
ICODR – International Council for Online Dispute Resolution
MEDEL – Magistrats Européens pour la Démocratie et les Libertés
OECD – Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Research Centre of European Private Law, Napoli, Italy
Scuola superiore della magistratura, Italy
The Cyberjustice Laboratory of Montreal
UIHJ International Union of Judicial Officers
University of Pisa, Italy

News

Back Online exchange between judiciaries of Mexico and Spain on digitalisation of justice organised by the European Cyberjustice Network

On 5^th of May, the CEPEJ European Cyberjustice Network organises an exchange of experiences at the occasion of the presentation of the Spanish “Draft Bill on Digital Efficiency measures of the public Justice Service” and the implementation of technological tools in judiciaries in Mexico.

The Spanish Ministry of Justice will present the key features of the draft bill on Digital Efficiency measures of the public Justice Service and lessons learned in the process which was supported through the Project “Promoting cyberjustice in Spain through change management” (phase II), funded by the European Union via the Structural Reform Support Programme and in cooperation with the European Commission's DG Structural Reform.

The NGO “México Evalúa” will present updated data on the technological tools that Mexican judiciaries have implemented and related good practices, challenges, opportunities and recommendations for judiciaries. Furthermore, possible ways to introduce technological innovations in judiciaries will be discussed.

Ms Maria Giuliana Civinini will take the opportunity of this exchange to present the current work of the CEPEJ working group on Cyberjustice and Artificial Intelligence, which she chairs. The ECN is a network of practitioners in cyberjustice and the ad-hoc seminar series offers the opportunity for informal exchange, discussion and mutual learning on demand.

Online 05 May 2022