Modern information technologies in the civil process of foreign states and the Republic of Belarus: comparative legal analysis

  • Vladimir P. Skobelev Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

A comparative legal study is conducted on the topic of modern information technologies use in the civil process of foreign states and the Republic of Belarus in such areas as informing interested parties and the public about the procedure for resolving disputes, information support for the activities of courts, organising paperwork and resolving other issues, organisational issues, filing claims (other statements) in courts, distributing cases between judges, notifying participants in legal proceedings, judicial proof, etc. As a result, it was concluded that in terms of the level and depth of implementation of modern information technologies, domestic civil legal proceedings are in no way inferior to its foreign counterparts, although there is a certain potential for its improvement in this direction.

Author Biography

Vladimir P. Skobelev, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (law), docent; deputy dean for academic affairs and educational innovations and associate professor at the department of civil procedure and labour law, faculty of law

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Published
2024-05-03
Keywords: civil process, information technology, automated information system, website, electronic service, electronic document, SMS message, sound recording, video recording, e-mail, videoconferencing, artificial intelligence
How to Cite
Skobelev, V. P. (2024). Modern information technologies in the civil process of foreign states and the Republic of Belarus: comparative legal analysis. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Law, 1, 59-75. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/law/article/view/5807
Issue
No 1 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Law
Section
Civil Law and Civil Procedure