DIGITAL REGULATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN COURT IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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Abstract (English):
The People’s Republic of China is the global leader in terms of community code of digital technologies and artificial intelligence. The article describes the current digital regulation of legal proceedings in China. The analysis involved The Rules for Online Proceedings of People’s Courts (2021) and The Rules for the Online Operation of People’s Courts (2022) issued by the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China. These documents strengthen the principles of justice, efficiency, security, and equality for all citizens who use digital technologies as part of court proceedings. These regulatory acts protect documents published on smart court platforms: for the first time in world practice, these documents acquire gratum preasumptione if created with the help of blockchain technologies. Digital technologies and artificial intelligence serve as effective tools of supervision that control the professional activities of judges: in China, such supervision is believed to increase public confidence in the judiciary. The consolidation of ethical principles for the use of digital innovations is a key priority of the judicial system in the People’s Republic of China.

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People’s Republic of China, legal regulation, legal and ethical principles, judicial proceedings, smart court, artificial intelligence, blockchain
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