The staff of the Office of the High Inspector of Justice, including inspectors, assistant inspectors, cabinet members and administrative staff, participated in a one-day training on the use of information technology in the justice system, as well as its role in the activity of courts and prosecution offices. The training was carried out with the support of the CEPEJ (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) and (SEJ IV) project of the European Union.
On behalf of the High Inspector of Justice, the Secretary General, Ms. Dëshira Pasko, in her welcoming speech at the opening of the training, expressed her gratitude for the continuous support of the Council of Europe and the European Commission’s project on the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ), which has been assisting the Office of the High Inspector of Justice in the process of strengthening institutional capacities in the field of inspection, disciplinary investigation, ethics and independence of magistrates for years. Ms. Pasko emphasized that this training is of particular importance for familiarization with the CEPEJ guidelines, as well as with good practices and the limits of the use of artificial intelligence in the judicial system.
On behalf of the SEJ IV, project manager Ms. Laurela Muça, said that “This training, initiated by the HIJ, precedes the increasing use of IT and artificial intelligence and at the same time also addresses the ethical issues of their use in the judiciary.”
CEPEJ expert Mr. Marek Swierczynski first presented the general framework of the use of information technology in the justice system, its role in the activity of courts and prosecutors, as well as the applications of artificial intelligence in judicial systems.
The training also focused on ethics and artificial intelligence in the justice system, transparency, accountability and traceability in the use of artificial intelligence, as well as preserving the independence of the judiciary and the decision-making role of the judge when using artificial intelligence tools.
In the session on best practices and international standards, the HIJ staff was introduced to the standards and instruments of the Council of Europe, the CEPEJ European Ethical Charter on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Judicial Systems and Their Environment, as well as the Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence by Courts.
In the closing session, the discussions focused on the ethical and professional implications of the use of artificial intelligence tools in the partial drafting of a judicial decision.
