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Judicial training European Small Claims in Sofia

Xandra Kramer gave a presentation and a workshop on the European Small Claims Procedure in Sofia, Bulgaria on 15 March 2024. This was part of a two-day pan-European legal seminar for court staff and bailiffs on Cross-border enforcement of civil-law claims, organised by the European Law Academy (ERA). Judges, court staff and bailiffs from 10 different Member States participated in the seminar, intended to increase knowledge of and practical training in key instruments of European civil procedure.

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Published: April 19, 2019

On Thursday 18 April, Stefan Philipsen (Montaigne Centre for the Rule of Law and Justice) and Erlis Themeli (Erasmus School of Law) organised an expert meeting on the use of artificial intelligence in the administration of justice in Utrecht. The aim of the meeting was to present some recent research results in the field of artificial intelligence in the judiciary.

In recent years, the possibilities of using artificial intelligence in the judiciary have been explicitly considered. This development is in line with a broader trend whereby the exercise of governmental authority is highly automated. When it comes to the imposition of tax assessments and the determination of social security, civil servants only intervene to a very limited extent. The judiciary is also experimenting with the use of artificial intelligence.

During the meeting, participants exchanged views on the opportunities and dangers of the use of artificial intelligence in the judiciary. Recent developments were mapped out, and some suggestions for future research were advanced. This meeting builds on an previous meeting organized in 2018 in Rotterdam, which was financed by the Erasmus Initiative Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity. Artificial Intelligence is one of the avenues that the digitization of justice is taking. This research falls within the ERC funded project Building EU Civil justice.