Tracking the Development of Intelligent Court System in China
Keywords:
Intelligent Court, Internet Courts, Online Dispute Resolution, Judicial SystemAbstract
With the revolution of information and cyber technology, different institutions of the Chinese government have initiated a series of online platforms under the umbrella of e-government that make use of information technology to carry out administrative functions and make sure disclosure of information to the public. Information technologies have also brought a revolution in the Chinese Judicial system as a result of the enhanced efforts of the Chinese Government, the Communist party and the Supreme People’s Court for the informatization of the Chinese Judiciary. These attempts have turned the direction of Judicial Reforms towards the openness of judicial system where the people’s courts have been developing innovative mechanisms to open the procedures and the judicial information by utilizing the information technologies. Chinese Authorities have been striving to develop internet based smart judicial system keeping in view the development of technologies in the recent years. However the development of intelligent court system brings a lot of challenges which require careful consideration in order to rule out the potential adverse effects of the online judicial system. This paper focuses on the current state of judicial openness through the development of ‘Intelligent Court System’ in China.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10347802
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