From Gavel to Grid: Reimagining Civil Justice in the Digital Era

Abstract

Civil justice systems across the world stand at the threshold of an unprecedented and significant transformation in our time. The progressive integration of digital technologies into judicial institutions has accelerated into a structural shift of considerable proportions, reshaping not only the administrative architecture of courts but also the processes through which rights are adjudicated and disputes are resolved. What began as a transition from paper-based dockets to electronic filing portals, from manual administration to digital case management systems, and from in-person hearings to video-conferenced court sessions, has evolved into something far more consequential: the prospect of artificial intelligence (AI) assuming an active role within the judicial process itself…