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tHE onLInE tRIAL AIMs to Host
An EntIRE PRosECUtIon, fRoM
tHE InItIAL BRIEf UntIL REsoLUtIon
Evidence: Any evidence for an Online Trial shall be electronically fi led and However, although there are many advantages to the Online Trial, due to its
must be considered as valid as any other physical evidence. novelty, there are also disadvantages. It may carry several risks because the
system as a whole has not developed to the same degree as the technology.
Justice Online System: Th is system allows the registration, control,
processing and notifi cation of the entire procedure. It also facilitates
Particular problems could arise with evidence, as parties could submit
integration of every trial record.
altered or forged documents, claiming that they are the originals. Th e Justice
Online System could likewise experience problems, including hacking,
Filing: Th e initial brief and trial briefs can be electronically submitted at any
which would result in possible modifi cations, alterations, destruction or loss
time within a business day.
of information from the offi cial fi les.
Notifi cations: Th e FCTAA will send personal acknowledgements by email
In cases of this kind, the decree establishes, as a protection measure, that the
and these should be considered ‘legal’ as soon as registered by the FCTAA’s
prosecution of the corresponding trial will continue through the traditional
electronic system.
system until its resolution.
Th e Online Trial aims to host an entire prosecution, from the initial brief until
Identifi cation in Online Trials is another important issue since, currently, a
resolution. As this trial is carried out on the Internet, it will save time and
person's signature is the main means of identifi cation. Although the decree
resources, as procedural fi lings can be made at anytime and from anywhere.
establishes the “advanced electronic signature” as well as the “digital signature”
as valid identifi cations, to date, the defi nitions given to those terms are not
Th e Online Trial should considerably reduce trial length from two years
clear enough for their application in such online trials.
to about six months. It will also allow the parties to review the offi cial fi le
electronically instead of going directly to the FCTAA. In addition, it will Perhaps the most immediate concern, however, will be system failures that
promote budget savings by replacing paper with digital media, which could prevent the fi ling of briefs in due time. Th erefore, at least in the beginning,
undoubtedly benefi ts the parties and the FCTAA. it will be best to submit these during normal court working hours.
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