Technologies immersives et justice : enseignements de Cyberjustice Europe 2025
Cyberjustice Europe 2025: Virtual and Augmented Reality in Justice
On December 3, 2025, Cyberjustice Europe 2025 was held at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and institutions to discuss the uses and challenges of virtual and augmented reality in justice.
Co-organised by the Cyberjustice Laboratory (Université de Montréal), the Robert Badinter Institute, and the Council of Europe, the conference aimed to provide a multidisciplinary and critical perspective on immersive technologies, their current applications in justice systems, and the societal, legal, and ethical questions they raise.
A rich and multidisciplinary programme
The conference featured a diverse programme combining:
- Opening and closing plenary sessions;
- Parallel thematic workshops;
- A young researchers’ panel;
- Hands-on immersive demonstrations.
These sessions addressed a wide range of topics, including training in virtual courtrooms, immersive reconstructions in criminal justice, court familiarisation for victims and witnesses, and the broader implications of immersive environments for judicial practices.
Conference recap video
To document and extend these discussions, a video recap of Cyberjustice Europe 2025 has been produced, bringing together key moments from the conference as well as interviews with speakers involved in the design and study of immersive justice tools.
The video features contributions from:
- Francine Ryan, Open Justice Centre (The Open University), on training in virtual courtrooms;
- David Brutin, Aix-Marseille University, on the iCRIME project and immersive technologies in criminal justice;
- Aislin McAleer, Victim Support Scotland, on using VR to help court users prepare for judicial proceedings;
- Harold Épineuse, Deputy Director of the Robert Badinter Institute, on the objectives and organisation of the conference.
🎥 Watch the full conference recap below:
Continuing the reflection: immersive justice research at the Cyberjustice Laboratory
The reflections shared during Cyberjustice Europe 2025 strongly resonate with the ongoing work carried out at the Cyberjustice Laboratory. In particular, they echo research conducted within the VIRAJ project, which focuses on the responsible design, evaluation, and experimentation of immersive environments in judicial contexts.
Through its research activities, the Laboratory seeks to critically assess how immersive technologies can support justice systems, while ensuring that their deployment remains aligned with fundamental rights, procedural fairness, and democratic values.
Cyberjustice Europe 2025 offered an important space for dialogue between law, technology, and society, and reaffirmed the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration when exploring the future of justice.
This content has been updated on 01/08/2026 at 5 h 25 min.