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Digitalising Courts in Asia

Exploring the Mechanics of Judicial Transformations

Author: Julia Wellhausen and Siddharth Peter de Souza   Series: Access to Justice in a Changing World

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Can the digitalisation of courts be more people centric?

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Can the digitalisation of courts be more people centric?

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Across Asia, courts are taking a variety of approaches to digital transformations. This book documents the diversity and complexity of the ways in which judiciaries are seeing the promise, as well as the perils, of digital transformations.

Through in-depth case studies, the book brings together contributions from those with experience in the administration of technology in courts itself to those who are actively finding ways to develop technology as a tool for adjudication. It also includes reflections from those who are challenging the effects of technology in terms of court processes and arguing for the need for care and caution to ensure digital justice. The pieces take the form of institutional, policy, empirical studies that each analyse the non-linearity of digital transformations. In doing so, they offer practical pathways, as well as critical reflections, which bridge theory and practice, and highlight the uniqueness of Asia as a location for innovation, as well as critical reflection around the digital transformations of courts.

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Critic Reviews

Debates about using technology in the legal domain are often abstract and decontextualized. This volume brings together jurists from diverse jurisdictions to reflect on how technology is reshaping the realities and discourses of legal practice in Asia. It will be a valuable resource for those seeking a grounded understanding of the promises and pains of enlisting technology to enhance the administration of justice.--Benjamin Chen, The University of Hong Kong
This book is a welcome addition to the body of literature on the digital transformation of the public sector in Asia. Its authors offer deep dives into the processes and implications of digitalising justice, providing an important array of practices and perspectives from the Majority World.--Jun-E Tan, Khazanah Research Institute

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About the Author

Siddharth Peter de Souza is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, University of Warwick, UK, and Founder of Justice Adda, a law and design social venture in India. Julia Wellhausen is a civil and criminal law judge (appointed in 2005 and 2010) and (first) public prosecutor (appointed in 2008 and 2017) by the Bavarian Minister of Justice.

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Product Details

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Published
30th June 2025
Pages
276
ISBN
9781399547611

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