Digitalization of criminal proceedings in Russia and on the international stage

Digitalización de los procesos penales en Rusia y en el escenario internacional

• Tatyana Kimovna Ryabinina Southwest State University, Kursk, Russia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-0879
• Daria Olegovna Chistilina Southwest State University, Kursk, Russia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0115-8876

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4179.32

Keywords: criminal proceedings, artificial intelligence, judge, decision-making, digitalization

Abstract

The article considers the application of artificial intelligence systems in criminal proceedings. In jurisprudence, it is possible to use information technologies through the introduction of electronic document management and remote holding of court sessions. However, the question of automating decision making remains open, especially in the field of criminal procedure. The purpose of the present study was to identify the positive and negative features of artificial intelligence systems operating in the criminal practice of various countries and to consider the possibility of introducing such systems into the Russian criminal process, taking into account their compliance with their purpose and principles. The methodology included a systematic method of scientific cognition, a comparative legal method and a formal logical method, etc. During the research, the regulatory and legal framework of different countries was studied, which makes it possible to apply artificial intelligence systems in criminal proceedings, as well as to assess the work of foreign and Russian researchers in this field. It is concluded that the  implementation of such principles as: the independence of judges and the adversarial nature of the parties in criminal proceedings are difficult in a legal framework dominated by artificial intelligence.

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