Virtual Hearings and Technological Evidence
These two themes focus on the integration of technology into our current legal systems. States from both civil law and common law legal traditions have over the centuries developed the models of justice that we have inherited today. These models revolve around the development of a set of judicial rights and procedural guarantees that ensure the right to a fair trial, access to courts and, more recently, the freedom to choose from varied mechanisms of alternative dispute resolution.
The themes of "Virtual hearings and technological evidence" aim to advance the discussion on justice and access to justice for litigants through technological means. Thus, technological evidence saves resources and accelerates the production of evidence. Virtual hearings have made it possible to deal with the Covid-19 situation and are proving to be an effective means of dispensing justice by avoiding unnecessary delays and costs.
On the other hand, the innovations that have been introduced in an accelerated manner in recent months in order to address the current pandemic raise questions about the importance of the physical courts as a stable anchor, the physical presence of litigants and witnesses, as well as the administration of evidence by technological means. The content that is proposed by the laboratory through the themes 5 and 6 of its online activity program will examine these issues through web conferences and live interviews.
To watch or rewatch our activities
Web-conference, 3 december 2020 : Enjeux de justice virtuelle : Communication non verbale et crédibilité des témoins
Rebroadcast available here !
Web-conference, June 5, 2020 : Assermentation par des moyens technologiques
Rebroadcast available here !
Web-conference, June 8, 2020 : Retour d’expérience sur la tenue des audiences virtuelles en temps de pandémie
Rebroadcast available here !
Web-conference, June 10, 2020 : The Trial as the Means for Justice: Technological Challenges in Pandemic Times (And for the Future)
Rebroadcast available here !
Web-conference, June 11 : Non-conformité de la visio-conférence devant la Chambre de l'Instruction en matière criminelle
Rebroadcast available here !
Summer school 2020 : Audiences virtuelles et publicité des débats - Webdiscussion avec Pierre Trudel et Nicolas Vermeys
Rebroadcasting available here !
Content linked to the theme
1 - Canadian Perspective
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COVID-19 and Electronic contracting - blog post
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Electronic Signatures in the COVID-Age - blog post
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Appellate courts' response to COVID-19 - blog post
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Les méandres de l'appareil (...) en télétravail - newspaper article
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Hold the Phone - newspaper article
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Trial by Zoom - newspaper article
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Best Practices for Remote Hearings - report
2 - International outlook
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What Carries Over ? - newspaper article
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Virtual court hearing could continue past pandemic... - newspaper article
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The courts and the pandemic: the role and limits of technology - newspaper article
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Virtual Courts - Can It Replace Open Court Hearings ? - newspaper article
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On a testé : l'acte notarié digital - newspaper article
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Virtual hearings in the Federal Courts of Australia: The show must go on - newspaper article
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Resistance To The Idea Of Virtual Courts Is Misplaced - newspaper article
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Protecting Confidential Information (...) Litigation - newspaper article
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Pourquoi c'est une erreur de généraliser les audiences par visioconférence - newspaper article
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Could Zoom jury trials become (...) pandemic - newspaper article
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Pets, kids and dance music: the perils of virtual courts - newspaper article
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Covid-19 shutdown shows virtual courts work better - newspaper article
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Remote Courts - blog post
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It Is Time To Make Virtual Trials A Reality - blog post
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Best Practices for Remote Hearings - practical guide
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Convention preuves de 1970 - practical guide
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Electronic evidence in civil and administrative proceedings - practical guide
This content has been updated on 12/17/2020 at 9 h 09 min.