The Assembly of the Republic (AR) approved this Thursday (29), in general terms and by consensus, the law on the electronic processing of judicial proceedings, a document that aims to eliminate legal loopholes in the electronic processing of judicial proceedings.

According to the government, the aim of the instrument is to mitigate constraints arising from procedural delays, excessive use of consumables, difficult access to justice for citizens, as well as difficulties in carrying out judicial procedures, conservation, security, authenticity, consultation, retrieval and archiving of documents.

Speaking during the presentation of the proposal, the Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Helena Kida, explained that the Electronic Transactions Law, approved by the AR in November 2016, has been used to process some documents but does not cover other sectors of the state.

"The specific nature of judicial activity, and the need for a greater guarantee of the protection of fundamental rights, require an additional detailed and autonomous legal regime, without prejudice to the obvious recourse to the established legal framework," said Kida, quoted by the AIM.

The need to safeguard the fundamental guarantees of citizens requires the approval by law of a regulatory instrument for the electronic processing of judicial proceedings, including the establishment of an appropriate support tool for its operationalization.

For Helena Kida, "this bill will also materialize the government's commitment reflected in its Five-Year Plan 2020-2024, strategic object 3, of pillar 2, which is to ensure the proper functioning of the administration of justice system".