E-Justice in Hungary With Special Regard to Administrative-Court Cases

ABSTRACT The development of information-technology forces players to innovate in all areas of life, and this is no different in the Hungarian public-administration and judicial sector. How this will affect the judiciary and transform the work of lawyers and clients is currently a big question, and several reform ideas have emerged at the international level. The present study cannot undertake to collect these ideas, its basic objective is to explore the extent to which digitalization has permeated the operation of the Hungarian public administration and courts, focusing on the judicial review of administrative decisions in which digital tools were used in the making of official decisions.

KEYWORDS E-Justice in Hungary - Digitalisation in administrative court cases - Digitalisation in administrative proceedings - Limited system of precedents in Hungary

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction. – Reform of Hungarian civil and administration-court cases. – 2. E-government in Hungary. – 3. Digitalisation in Hungarian Courts. – 4. Artificial intelligence in the Hungarian justice system. – 5. The latest challenge to the Hungarian judiciary: the limited system of precedents. – 6. Final remarks