Giorgi SVIANADZE
Ph.D. (Public Administration), Lecturer (Georgian Technical University), Georgia
ORCID iD: orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-4272
g.svianadze@yahoo.com
UDC 347.91
DOI: 10.31733/2786-491X-2022-1-214-230
Keywords: Remote Justice Model, Model Effectiveness Evaluation, Public Opinion, Law Theory, Management Theory, Decision Making
Abstract. The paper discusses the effectiveness of the electronic (remote) justice model in Georgia. For this aim, public opinion has been examined taking into account the pros and cons and perspectives of remote justice. Despite the “speed and cheapnessˮ, the efficiency of a fair trial has been revealed to be low: existing videoconferencing technology affects the objectivity of the parties’ assessment of evidence and arguments, the formation of a judge’s internal belief in decision-making, and so on. A discussion proposal on a new model of remote administration of justice has been developed.
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