ELECTRONIC JUSTICE IN UKRAINE: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

The scientific article is devoted to a topical topic — problems and prospects for improving the functioning of the judiciary. The purpose of writing a scientific article is to outline the main problems related to electronic justice and to determine the prospects for further improvement of the functioning of this system. The article highlights the advantages of the electronic justice system, the current state of legal regulation, outlines problematic ways of functioning of electronic justice. Attention is drawn to the fact that the implementation of electronic justice requires the solution of many legal, organizational, material and technical problems, but the first steps are quite fruitful, because it is thanks to the capabilities of the electronic justice system in our country that the right of citizens to access the court is ensured. It is noted that the implementation of the electronic justice system determines the issue of protection of relevant resources. The issue of the introduction of «electronic cases» that would allow judicial proceedings to be carried out not only in paper but also in electronic form requires a legislative solution in the procedural codes. Prospective directions for improvement of electronic justice are highlighted. Further ways to improve electronic justice are proposed, namely: making changes and additions to laws and procedural codes in order to improve the state of legal regulation of electronic justice; further technical and software improvement of the electronic justice system; informational work with the judiciary to spread awareness about the electronic justice system, its advantages and features; creation of new structures that should provide software and technical support for the electronic justice system, develop, improve and implement relevant technologies; development of a mechanism for reformatting courts on the electronic judicial system. It is concluded that thanks to the system of electronic justice, a person is guaranteed the right of access to the court, the speed of consideration of cases by the courts, the improvement of the quality of court decisions, the saving of time for the judicial consideration of the case and the saving of court costs. The use of electronic justice should be recognized as one of the priority areas of reform and development of the administration of justice in Ukraine, improvement of justice in the resolution of legal conflicts.