The concept and types of digital technologies used in the administrative and jurisdictional process

• Published in: Административное и муниципальное право no. 1; pp. 67 - 78
• Main Author: Kulikova, Yana Alekseevna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2025
• ISSN: 2454-0595; 2454-0595
• DOI: 10.7256/2454-0595.2025.1.73088

The article is devoted to the study of the problem of defining the concept and classification of types of digital technologies used in the administrative and jurisdictional process in the Russian Federation. The author emphasizes that the Russian legislation currently lack a single and generally accepted definition of digital technologies, which makes it difficult to apply them in practice. This creates legal gaps that affect the effectiveness of administrative and jurisdictional activities, reducing transparency and speed of case review. It is noted that there is no consensus in the scientific research environment, where different scientists propose different approaches to the interpretation of this concept, which leads to disagreements in theoretical understanding. This makes it difficult to develop unified legal solutions aimed at the effective use of digital technologies in the legal field. A set of scientific cognition methods was used. General scientific, private scientific, as well as special methods of cognition were used. Observation, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, as well as the system method and the method of structural analysis were used main methods of research. The problem of technological lag in the administrative and jurisdictional process has been identified, which negatively affects its effectiveness and relevance. The types of digital technologies that are currently used in one way or another in the administrative and jurisdictional process, including the use of digital evidence and the automation of many stages of case review, are studied. The draft laws on digitalization of proceedings in cases of administrative offenses, their impact on judicial practice and law enforcement are analyzed. The research methodology includes an analysis of legal norms and existing judicial practice on the use of digital evidence. The author concludes that one of the primary ways to solve current problems should be the inclusion of key concepts related to electronic evidence in the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, as well as a uniform regulatory definition of the place of electronic evidence in the evidentiary process, which will increase the effectiveness of law enforcement and improve the observance of citizens' rights.