The first chapter «Theoretical and Methodological Foundations of the Justice System in the Digital Transformation» analyzes the status and identifies the directions of development of the digitalization of the justice system in Ukraine, reveals the methodology for studying the digitalization of the justice system in Ukraine, considers digital transformation as a modern comprehensive legal category, and clarifies the regulatory framework for the digitalization of the justice system in Ukraine.
The author suggests that the digitalization of the justice system in Ukraine should be understood as a comprehensive innovative process of transformation (technological modernization) of the justice system through the introduction of modern information and telecommunication technologies which ensure automation of court proceedings, electronic interaction between all participants to the process, as well as other public authorities and local self-government bodies with a view to improving the efficiency and accessibility of justice.
It is emphasized that the digital transformation of the justice system of Ukraine is a comprehensive legal category which covers systemic modernization and improvement of the e-justice functioning in accordance with modern digital trends through the introduction and development of the Unified Judicial Information and Telecommunication System; ensuring and improving the level of reliability, transparency and quality of communication between the court and participants of e-justice using information and communication technologies and other electronic means; optimization of court proceedings through the use of electronic document management, online meetings and electronic exchange of procedural documents; implementing comprehensive measures to ensure cybersecurity and protection of confidential information; increasing access to justice by simplifying the procedure for applying to court; ensuring transparency of the judicial system and minimizing corruption risks by automating processes, as well as improving mechanisms of electronic interaction between courts, litigants and other public authorities and local governments to improve the efficiency of the administration of justice.
The second chapter of the dissertation, «Essential and Content Characteristics of the Justice System in the Digital Transformation», reveals the essence of the judiciary's activities in the context of digital transformation, highlights the peculiarities of court services provided by means of information and telecommunication technologies, and analyzes the provision of the human right to judicial protection in the context of digital transformation.
It is indicated that the activities of the judiciary in the context of digital transformation are carried out with the use of information and communication technologies, electronic services and resources, and subsystems (modules) of the UJITS.
It is stated that the human right to judicial protection in the context of digital transformation is a guaranteed by the state to have real access to justice using various electronic services and information and telecommunication systems to protect one's rights and legitimate interests, which facilitates interaction between all participants in the judicial process and contributes to the efficiency and accessibility of justice.
The third chapter of the dissertation, «The State and Ways to Improve the Justice System in the Context of Digitalization: National Trends and Foreign Experience», is devoted to identifying the challenges and tasks specific to e-justice in Ukraine, analyzing the digital transformation of the justice system in the context of European realities, as well as identifying problems and finding ways to solve them aimed at improving the justice system in Ukraine in the context of the formation of an electronic state.
It has been found that the main challenges facing e-justice in Ukraine are:
1) the need for a comprehensive modernization of the UJITS, as the existing hardware and software solutions are largely outdated;
2) ensuring human-centered and service-oriented approaches to e-justice, which involves creating a system based on the interests and needs of users;
3) the need for proper regulatory regulation to ensure the prevalence of electronic court cases, the possibility of remote court hearings and extraterritorial consideration of cases, proper system communication with users and intellectual support for the implementation of the system;
4) fulfillment of obligations under the Ukraine Facility Plan, which provides for the full implementation of the modernized UJITS by the end of 2027;
5) introduction of artificial intelligence technologies in compliance with ethical principles and preservation of human control (primarily by judges) over the judicial decision-making process.
