The Rolle of Electronic Legal Information Systems in Improving the Quality of Work and Legal and Judicial Services

Abstract

As many countries have worked to improve the performance of the work of various legal bodies, whether official or unofficial, thanks to the transformation from traditional systems—which have been applied for a long time—to electronic systems, this study examined the impact of the information technology revolution on improving the quality of legal and judicial services provided by the justice sector to those dealing with various justice agencies. The study showed that the transition from the traditional judicial system to the remote judicial system contributed to increasing the productivity of the courts, raising their efficiency, and reducing corruption. The study also demonstrated how countries' efforts to create electronic versions of their laws and court rulings made it easier for judges, lawyers, and legal researchers to access these documents and rulings. This was evident in the standard of court rulings, legal research, memoranda, and pleadings in court. The study concluded that the creation of legal information systems and the widespread use of them improved the efficiency of judicial and legal services offered to different clients interacting with the justice systems in those countries, as well as having a positive effect on the workflow of judges, lawyers, and legal researchers. It is therefore the duty of the various active institutions in countries (formal and informal) to work toward encouraging the adoption of such systems in accordance with controls that provide security and protection against hacking and tampering with the information included in those systems. Additionally, the adoption of secure legal information systems has become an indispensable need and necessity to satisfy the needs of various workers in the justice sector.