Electronic process of law or Electronic lawsuit
is an up-to-date phenomenon, concerning the use of computer programs in courts and public departments in sue activities. It is a theme of worldwide scope.
In
Portugal
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, it is known as the concept of ''processo eletrônico''.
In India, known as ''Electronic Judicial Resource Management''.
In France, it is called ''Dématerialisation du processus judiciaire''.
It is a polissemic expression related to
interdisciplinarity between the
information technologies
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...
and branches of law that govern the lawsuits that take place in departments of
public administration
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; more specifically, the control, follow-up, searches and practices of
juridical acts helped by
computer system
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations ( computation) automatically. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs. These prog ...
s. Its universal definition can be found in various sources.
Internationally
Internationally, there is, in
Virginia
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State, the ''Records Managements System''.
In
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
, the ''Court Automation''.
In England, the ''Legal Case Management Software''
There are sources of compared legislation about the matter,
but it is certain that this phenomenon takes places in United States,
Europe
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and also in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
.
Meanings of the expression
In a wide sense,
it is the use of computers and specific software for the activities in process of law, relative to management, legislation or jurisdiction. In a strict sense,
it is a kind of management of the process of law in which media have the format of electronic files (text, pictures and audiovisual elements).
The Brazilian phenomenon
::(in Portuguese)
::(in english)
Public economy
The electronic process of law has been referred as recurrently as a necessary phenomenon to lower the costs of the public finances, dealing with direct mechanisms, as well as indirect ones like the consequences of the gains with accelerating the lawsuits. These waited cause-effect relation and the best form to achieve them are object of discussions in the
Public powers and in the
social networks
A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors. The social network perspective provides a set of methods for a ...
.
References
See also
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Lawsuit
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Judicial power
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
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Virtual world
A virtual world (also called a virtual space) is a computer-simulated environment which may be populated by many users who can create a personal avatar, and simultaneously and independently explore the virtual world, participate in its activities ...
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Audiovisual
Audiovisual (AV) is electronic media possessing both a sound and a visual component, such as slide-tape presentations, films, television programs, corporate conferencing, church services, and live theater productions.
Audiovisual service pr ...
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