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Electronic Court Management System Litigation Document Management Platform. E-Court System. In 2006 the UN ICTY introduced an electronic Court Management system (Litigation document management platform) to handles all aspects of electronic evidence discovery and presentation in the Court.
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Electronic Court Management System Litigation Document Management Platform ICT4JUSTICE
E-Court System In 2006 the UN ICTY introduced an electronic Court Management system (Litigation document management platform) to handles all aspects of electronic evidence discovery and presentation in the Court. ICT4JUSTICE
System Characteristics • Web-based technology that handles all aspects of electronic evidence discovery and presentation helping the ICTY the Registry, litigation support professionals and IT managers manage hundreds of cases and thousands of documents. • Scalable technology easy to deploy, configure and modify • Multi-tiered security ensures that case files and data are accessible only by authorized parties ICT4JUSTICE
System Architecture E-Court Server Local Client Web Server Internet VPN Security server Transcript Server Remote Web Client ICT4JUSTICE
Network Architecture ICT4JUSTICE
Courtrooms Hardware Architecture ICT4JUSTICE
Remote Testimony • Secure point to point remote witness testimony from our field offices through satellite links • Dedicated hardware encrypters and satellite modems on both ends ICT4JUSTICE
ISDN Remote testimony • ISDN point to point remote witness testimony • Encrypted and non encrypted video conferencing and testimony. ICT4JUSTICE
Identify Documents Organized logically by source Image Load to the E-Court System Ongoing Analysis Analysis Issues Lists Chronologies Notes Transcripts Collaboration Sharing Data Calendar News Groups Productions TRIAL Presentation of evidence and admitting exhibits E-Court Case live cycle ICT4JUSTICE
E-Court Documents Currently ICTY uses 4 types of documents: • Prosecution documents • Defence Documents • InCourt Documents • Temporary Documents ICT4JUSTICE
Document Access The access to documents is very flexible and can be done using: • Level Access (Folders on the filesystem) • List Access (Logical Folders) • Search Access/Saved Search Access • Issue Access/Notes/Chronologies ICT4JUSTICE
E-Court Advantage (I) • Flexible and easy access to trial materials • Flexible configuration of cases and access layers • Effective presentation of evidence inside the courtrooms • Easy dissemination of voluminous Trial info ICT4JUSTICE
E-Court Advantage (II) • Annotation of Transcripts • Real time exhibits annotations • Quick access to information using advanced search and Reports • Remote Access to Trial material • High level of security ICT4JUSTICE
E-Court Disadvantage • Culture change for judges/lawyers to work in an electronic environment • Complex software to manage and maintain • Complex hardware infrastructure that require professional IT personnel • High cost of software, Hardware and maintenance ICT4JUSTICE