Research on Online Asynchronous Trial Mode

Online asynchronous trial mode, as a new trial mode developed in the Internet era, refers to a process where judges, plaintiffs, defendants, and other litigation participants log into the internet court's online litigation platform within a prescribed period but at times of their own choosing, completing the litigation asynchronously. Academics for online asynchronous trial of this emerging thing attitude mixed. The author argues that directly applying the online asynchronous trial mode to judicial practice without in-depth justification inevitably creates a jurisprudential conflict with traditional trial procedures; however, we cannot reject it solely because such conflict exists. This paper begins by reviewing the concept and characteristics of online asynchronous trials, then analyzes the current risks associated with online asynchronous trial mode, and finally proposes a path for improving online asynchronous trial mode based on the aforementioned risks.