Audio recording in Polish courts

-a lesson from E-Court

Audio recording in Polish courts

-a lesson from E-Court

Thessaloniki

October 24th , 2008

Thessaloniki

October 24th , 2008

e- Court2001-2003

e- Court2001-2003

IST PROJECTIST PROJECTInformation society technologies PROGRAMMEInformation society technologies PROGRAMMECommission of the European CommunitiesCommission of the European CommunitiesDIRECTORATE GENERAL XIIDIRECTORATE GENERAL XII

The first e-courtroom in the countryThe first e-courtroom in the country

The speed of court proceedings and quality of records

The speed of court proceedings and quality of records

• Manual handwriting v. A/V record

• Elimination of dictation

• Accuracy of minutes

• Manual handwriting v. A/V record

• Elimination of dictation

• Accuracy of minutes

E-Court prototypeE-Court prototype

• An added-value information (multimedia and multilingual trial documents)

• Possibility to remotly retrieve information about public trials, verdicts etc.

• An added-value information (multimedia and multilingual trial documents)

• Possibility to remotly retrieve information about public trials, verdicts etc.

Facilitation on work with court documents

Criminal procedure reformCriminal procedure reform

• Since July 1, 2003 Polish criminal procedure allows using audio and video recording instead of written records. A verbatim transcript of the record must be attached and kept in the case file. The parties are entitled to obtain a transcript, as well as a copy of the record (that means a tape or CD).

• Since July 1, 2003 Polish criminal procedure allows using audio and video recording instead of written records. A verbatim transcript of the record must be attached and kept in the case file. The parties are entitled to obtain a transcript, as well as a copy of the record (that means a tape or CD).

Challenge: transcriptionChallenge: transcription

• A need to facilitate work with audio A need to facilitate work with audio recording without transcription recording without transcription

• Transcription must be produced by a team Transcription must be produced by a team of transcribersof transcribers

• Alternative methods of transcription should Alternative methods of transcription should be applied be applied

Managing teamwork transcriptionManaging teamwork transcription

• Enabling simultanious work Enabling simultanious work

• Protection of confidentialityProtection of confidentiality

Challenge: storageChallenge: storage

• Elimination of CD jugglery is a mustElimination of CD jugglery is a must

• A jukebox solution must be developedA jukebox solution must be developed

Challenge: remote accessChallenge: remote access

• Without providing parties with a remote access to audio recording their due process rights could be violated

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