Strasbourg, 2 June 2015
CEPEJ(2015)5
EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF JUSTICE
(CEPEJ)
SCHEME FOR EVALUATING JUDICIAL SYSTEMS IT questions 2014-2016 CYCLE |
Sources (designation of the service(s) having possibly assisted the national correspondent for filling questions 62 to 65)
Equipment rate(*) 100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA
Equipment policy coordinated at national level Yes No
Average speed to the internet in jurisdictions (*) (use the scale described in the explanatory note to answer this question)
Very high speed High speed Medium speed Low speed NA
Equipment rate(*) 100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA
Use policy coordinated at national level Yes No
Yes
If yes, is this service:
Outsourced
Internal to the jurisdictions (specialised non-judge staff)
Both of them
No
Comments (current developments, fields concerned, clarifications regarding the status or structuration of the maintenance services)
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information :
Equipment rate(*) |
Link with ECHR case law(*) |
Denomination(s)(*) of the database(s) |
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Unique centralised database for all matters (*) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9%) NA |
Yes No |
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If no, please fill in the questionnaire for the matter(s)(*) concerned : |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
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Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
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Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
|
Other (please, specify in comment to question 62) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Equipment rate(*) 100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA
Link to databases of case law Yes No NA
Denomination(*) of the database
Yes
Linkage with other European records of the same nature Yes No
Content directly available by computerised means for judges and/or prosecutors Yes No
Content directly available for purposes other than criminals (civil and administrative matters) Yes No
Authority delivering the access
No
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information:
Equipment rate(*) |
Denomination(s)(*) of the tool(s) |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
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Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
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Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
|
Other (please, specify in comment to question 62) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Equipment rate(*) 100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA
Equipment rate(*) 100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA
Equipment rate(*) 100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information:
Equipment rate(*) |
Centralised or interoperable database(*) |
Early warning signals (for active case management)(*) |
Denomination(s)(*) of the system(s) |
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Database for all matters(*) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
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If no, please fill in the questionnaire for the matter(s)(*) concerned: |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
|
Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
|
Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
|
Other (please, specify in comment to question 63) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
Equipment rate(*) |
Data consolidated at national level |
Service available online(*) |
Denomination(s)(*) of the tool(s) |
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Land registry |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
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Business registry |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
|
Other (please, specify in comment to question 63) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information:
Equipment rate(*) |
Data consolidated at national level |
Denomination(s)(*) of the system(s) |
|
Unique statistical tool for all matters(*) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% NA |
Yes No |
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If no, please fill in the questionnaire for the matter(s)(*) concerned: |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
|
Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
|
Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
|
Other (please, specify in comment to question 63) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No
Equipment rate(*) |
Data consolidated at national level |
System communicating with other ministries (*) (financial among others) |
Denomination(s)(*) of the tool(s) |
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Budgetary and financial management of courts(*) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
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Justice expenses management (*) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
|
Other (please specify in comment to question 63) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
Equipment rate(*) 100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA
Data used for a monitoring at ☐national level ☐ local level
Equipment rate(*) 100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA
Websites at national and/or local level(s)
☐ Website gathering national information
☐ Specific website for each jurisdiction
Please specify the percentage of courts providing this service100% 50-99% 10-49%0-9%NA
No website (NAP)
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information:
Equipment rate(*) |
Submission of cases in paper form remains mandatory |
Specific legislative framework authorising the submission of a case(*) |
Denomination(s)(*) of the software(s) dealing with online submission of cases |
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Single electronic access point for all matters(*) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
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If no, please fill in the questionnaire for the matter(s)(*) concerned: |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
|
Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
|
Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
|
Other (please, specify in comment to question 64) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information:
Equipment rate(*) 100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% NA
Formalisation of the request in paper form remains mandatoryYes No
Specific legislative framework(*) regarding requests for granting legal aid by electronic means Yes No
Denomination(*) of the software dealing with online requests
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information:
Equipment rate(*) |
Summon in paper form remains mandatory |
Consent of the user to be notified by electronic means(*) |
Terms and conditions (if other please specify in comments) |
Specific legislative framework(*) |
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Summon possible for all matters(*) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
☐SMS ☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes Non |
If no, please fill in the questionnaire for the matters(*) concerned: |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
☐SMS ☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
☐SMS ☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
☐SMS ☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Other (please, specify in comment to question 64) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
☐SMS ☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information:
Equipment rate(*) |
Monitoring linked to the case management system (Q63.1) |
Monitoring including the publication of an online decision (*) |
Denomination(*) of the software used for the online monitoring |
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Possibility for all matters(*) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
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If no, please fill in the questionnaire for the matter(s)(*) concerned: |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
|
Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
|
Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
|
Other (please, specify in comment to question 64) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No |
Yes No |
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following informations:
Equipment rate(*) |
Trial phases concerned(*) |
Terms and conditions(*) (if there are different according to the trial phases or if other, please specify in comments) |
Specific legal framework(*) |
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Communication possible for all matters(*) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% NA |
☐ Submission of a case to a court ☐ Phases preparatories to a hearing ☐ Schedule of hearings and/or appeals management ☐ Transmission of courts decisions |
☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
If no, please fill in the questionnaire for the matters(*) concerned: |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Submission of a case to a court ☐ Phases preparatories to a hearing ☐ Schedule of hearings and/or appeals management ☐ Transmission of courts decisions |
☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Submission of a case to a court ☐ Phases preparatories to a hearing ☐ Schedule of hearings and/or appeals management ☐ Transmission of courts decisions |
☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Submission of a case to a court ☐ Phases preparatories to a hearing ☐ Schedule of hearings and/or appeals management ☐ Transmission of courts decisions |
☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Other (please, specify in comments to question 64) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Submission of a case to a court ☐ Phases preparatories to a hearing ☐ Schedule of hearings and/or appeals management ☐ Transmission of courts decisions |
☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
If “other”, please specify any useful comment regarding this section.
Equipment rate(*) |
Deeds concerned(*) |
Terms and conditions(*) (if there are different according to the deeds or if other, please specify in comments) |
Specific legal framework(*) |
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Enforcement agents (as defined in Q169 et seq.) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Communications between enforcement agents and users: ☐ Summon to a court ☐ Notification of decisions ☐ Debt collection ☐Other |
☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Notaries (as defined in Q192 et seq.) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Communications between notaries and users: ☐ In civil proceeding ☐ In matter of legal advice ☐ To authenticate deeds/certificates ☐ Other |
☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Experts (as defined in Q202 et seq.) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Communications between experts and courts: ☐ To exchange evidences/bill of costs, etc. ☐ For the monitoring of expertises and timeframes reminder ☐ Other |
☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Judicial police services |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Communications between the police services and the prosecuting authorities: ☐ To transmit instructions from the public prosecution to the investigators ☐ To communicate to the public prosecution, proceedings data for which the investigation is over ☐ Other |
☐ Specific computer application(*) ☐ Other |
Yes No |
If “other”, please specify any useful comment regarding this section.
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information:
Equipment rate(*) |
Deeds concerned (if other, please specify in comments) |
Signature remaining mandatory on a paper original |
Specific legal framework(*) |
|
Signature possible for all matters(*) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% NA |
☐ Conclusions exchanged between lawyers aimed at a court(*) ☐ Judicial administration deeds (summons issued by the court for example) ☐ Decisions of other jurisdictions ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Yes No |
If no, please fill in the questionnaire for the matter(s)(*) concerned: |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Conclusions exchanged between lawyers aimed at a court(*) ☐ Judicial administration deeds (summons issued by the court for example) ☐ Decisions of other jurisdictions ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Yes No |
Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Conclusions exchanged between lawyers aimed at a court(*) ☐ Judicial administration deeds (summons issued by the court for example) ☐ Decisions of other jurisdictions ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Yes No |
Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Conclusions exchanged between lawyers aimed at a court(*) ☐ Judicial administration deeds (summons issued by the court for example) ☐ Decisions of other jurisdictions ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Yes No |
Other (please specify in comment to question 64) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Conclusions exchanged between lawyers aimed at a court(*) ☐ Judicial administration deeds (summons issued by the court for example) ☐ Decisions of other jurisdictions ☐ Other |
Yes No |
Yes No |
If “other”, please specify any useful comment regarding this section.
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information:
Equipment rate(*) |
Type of litigation concerned |
Denomination(s) of the tool(s) |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
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Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
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Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
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Other (please, specify in comments to question 62) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information and describe in comments of this section the cases of actual use of videoconferencing and the expected benefits (for example, the use of this device to reduce the number of detainees’ transfers to the court):
Equipment rate(*) |
Proceeding phase(*) |
Specific legislative framework(*) |
|
Videoconferencing in all matters(*) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% NA |
☐ Prior to the submission of a case to the court or to the hearing ☐ During the hearing ☐ After the hearing |
Yes No |
If no, please fill in the questionnaire for the matters(*) concerned: |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Prior to the submission of a case to the court or to the hearing ☐ During the hearing ☐ After the hearing |
Yes No |
Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Prior to the submission of a case to the court or to the hearing ☐ During the hearing ☐ After the hearing |
Yes No |
Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Prior to the submission of a case to the court or to the hearing ☐ During the hearing ☐ After the hearing |
Yes No |
Other (please specify in comments to question 64) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
☐ Prior to the submission of a case to the court or to the hearing ☐ During the hearing ☐ After the hearing |
Yes No |
Yes No
If yes, please specify the following information:
Equipment rate(*) |
Type of recording |
Specific legislative framework(*) |
|
Recording in all matters |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% NA |
Sound Video |
Yes No |
If no, please fill in the questionnaire for the matter(s)(*) concerned: |
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Civil and/or commercial |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Sound Video |
Yes No |
Criminal |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Sound Video |
Yes No |
Administrative |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Sound Video |
Yes No |
Other (please specify in comments to question 64) |
100% 50-99% 10-49%1-9% 0% (NAP) NA |
Sound Video |
Yes No |
Legal framework to use video recording as pieces of evidence Yes No NA
Yes
If yes, does it consist of:
administrative, technical and scientific staff only
mixed teams composed of judicial staff (judges/prosecutors/court clerks) and administrative/technical/scientific staff
Other (please specify in comment)
No
Comments (please specify, in case of a negative answer, if there are other modernisation approaches that have been implemented)
Management mainly provided by an IT department with the help of professionals in the field (judges, prosecutors, court clerks, etc.)
Management mainly provided by professionals in the field (judges, prosecutors, court clerks, etc.) with the help of an internal IT department or a service provider
Other alternatives (service provider only – specify in comment)
NA
Comments (including other alternatives)
Yes
No
Comments (please, specify projects that have experienced national developments)
Yes
No
Comments (please, specify for example if stock decreases, timeframe reductions, etc. have been observed directly linked with one of the components of the information system)
Yes
No
Comments (please specify in particular if national frameworks of information security exist)
Yes
No
If yes, please specify among others:
- if there are authorities specifically responsible for protection of personal data
- the extent of rights granted to citizens in the specific framework of software used by courts
- if there are controls or limitations by law regarding the sharing of databases managed by courts with other administrations (police, etc.)