Technological Innovations in Judicial Evidence and Principles of Civil Procedural Law

The article points out the difficulties associated with defining the concept of “innovation” in science and its consolidation in Russian legislation, provides a classification of innovations, and considers technological innovations in connection with their impact on the evidentiary activity of entities. The approach to electronic evidence as regulated by procedural law means of proof in electronic form (written, material evidence, audio and video recordings), and not individual types of evidence, is substantiated. The absence of any specifics in the study of evidence in electronic form and the effect of the principle of immediacy is indicated. Attention is drawn to the need to apply this principle when working with electronic evidence. Examples explain in which cases securing electronic evidence is not required. The article considers technological innovations designed to simplify the possibilities of securing electronic evidence, as well as allowing reliable recording of evidence without resorting to a notary or court. These innovations are assessed positively due to their focus on guaranteeing the accessibility of justice, the principle of objective truth, and strengthening the competitive principles.