Electronic Evidence in Administrative Proceedings

Prueba Electrónica en Procedimientos Administrativos

• Viktoriia V. Samonova University of Customs and Finance, Dnipro, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2569-3742

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4073.41

Keywords: administrative proceedings, administrative court, electronic evidence, electronic documents, digital law

Abstract

The study established the role of electronic evidence in the system of administrative procedures in Ukraine and in the member states of the Council of Europe. Direct observation, comparison and analysis of the content of the documents were used. The key results of the study were the peculiarities identified from the use of electronic evidence in administrative procedures among the 47 member states of the Council of Europe; established sources of creation, origin of electronic evidence to be used in administrative procedures; the resolute attitude of the European Court of Human Rights and the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe towards electronic evidence in administrative proceedings. Unlike paper documents, electronic documents require special attention to their review, search and involvement in the case. It is concluded that the study of electronic evidence should be approached from the point of view of the knowledge and skills of specialists, experts and interpreters who have the appropriate license and experience. The prospects for further investigations are establishing the importance of law enforcement agencies in the field of cybersecurity in ensuring the integrity of electronic evidence used in administrative proceedings.

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