Keywords
Electronic court
Digital transformation
Vietnam
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Abstract
Nowadays, building electronic court is a global trend in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the need to tackle court delays. The Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought great opportunities for countries to introduce digital transformation into the judicial sector. In recent years, Vietnam has also made significant efforts to strengthen its judicial reform and build electronic court to meet the demand of the digital era; however, the result is modest. This article aims to review and evaluate the recent developments in building electronic court in Vietnam, identify shortcomings and challenges that need to be overcome. From there, the article makes recommendations for Vietnam to achieve greater success in building electronic courts and keep up with other countries.
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