Court Proceedings and Artificial Intelligence - New Horizons

At the beginning of the XXI century, as never before, the topic of artificial intelligence has been in the focus of scientific interest. This is due to the galloping pace of information technology and digitalization that the judiciary and law must inevitably follow. Artificial intelligence is a new challenge for court proceedings. This is because using artificial intelligence tools in court proceedings is expected to improve access to justice, increase the speed of court proceedings, and reduce the costs of conducting them. The subject of this paper’s analysis is the various applications of artificial intelligence through which the court procedure can potentially be automated. These are the following applications: an application for the search for the best evidence, an application for the summary analysis of previously made court decisions, an application for the electronic management of court proceedings, a lawyer - robot application, a judge - robot application, an application for the simultaneous resolution of several repetitive actions (lawsuits), an application for simulating court decisions with algorithms, an application for tracking a person while serving a sentence (compass system), an application for examining cases of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and others. By analyzing the applications of artificial intelligence in court proceedings, the authors of this paper want to point out the advantages and weaknesses in the use of artificial intelligence in them. Undeniably, the benefits of artificial intelligence can be used to streamline and reduce the costs of court proceedings without violating any basic human rights or information security breach.