Peculiarities of using information technologies through the prism of the principles of civil proceedings

Olena Marycheva; Vitalii Kucher; Tetyana Kurylo; Roman Demkiv; Nataliia Grabar

doi:10.34069/AI/2021.44.08.21

Olena Marycheva Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7204-9925
Vitalii Kucher Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0877-5735
Tetyana Kurylo Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0039-5121
Roman Demkiv Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3867-7968
Nataliia Grabar Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5533-6765

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2021.44.08.21

Keywords: electronic proceedings, civil proceedings, «Electronic court», information technologies, principles of civil proceedings.

Abstract

The aim of the study is to reveal the features of the use of information technology in civil proceedings in terms of compliance with its basic principles, because the digitalization of judiciary through the implementation of modern IT technologies in Ukraine is one of the most effective ways to improve the level and quality of administration, of justice, fulfillment of its tasks. Fair, impartial and timely consideration and resolution of civil cases is impossible without adherence to its principles, which are key guidelines in the formation of procedural law.

The study was conducted using general and special methods of scientific knowledge: comparative, historical and legal, formal-logical, dialectical, system-structural.

After analyzing current and future legislation, doctrinal approaches, best practices of foreign countries, the authors revealed the benefits of implementing information technology in civil proceedings and their impact on the realization of such principles as: rule of law, equality of all participants before the law and court, publicity and openness of the trial, reasonable time for consideration of the case by court, adversarial parties.

On the basis of the conducted research generalizations and conclusions regarding the state and prospects of application of information technologies in civil proceedings through a prism of its principles are made.

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Author Biographies

Olena Marycheva, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine.

Postgraduate student of the Civil Law Disciplines Department, Institute of Law, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine.

Vitalii Kucher, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine.

Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Head of the Theory of Law, Constitutional and Private Law Department, Institute of Specialist Training for National Police Units, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine.

Tetyana Kurylo, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine.

Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Professor of the Theory of Law, Constitutional and Private Law Department, Institute of Specialist Training for National Police Units, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine.

Roman Demkiv, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine.

Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Theory of Law, Constitutional and Private Law Department, Institute of Specialist Training for National Police Units, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine.

Nataliia Grabar, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine.

Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Civil Law Disciplines Department, Institute of Law, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine.

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