Videoconference in Criminal Proceedings – Between Ideal and Current Social Reality
Videoconference in Criminal Proceedings – Between Ideal and Current Social Reality

Summary/Abstract: The need to implement technology in the criminal process has become increasingly acute with the change in the paradigm in which human interaction is being thought at this time. The current social order, given the need for physical separation imposed by the medical reality, has prompted judicial bodies to adopt modern measures to prosecute criminal proceedings. Also, the fast pace at which the contemporary world is turning into an “information” one marks all areas of society. In this context, judicial proceedings cannot stay away from technology involvement. Although justice is done by the people and for the people, the use of technology is a reality of today, having the advantages of reducing the costs of judicial proceedings, speeding up, but also making it easier for the individual to have access to them. As a result, new information technologies determine the adaptation of the working methods of the “actors” of justice, but also mark a reconsideration of the ways of exercising the rights of parties involved in judicial proceeding. Also, the current social context, which often involves the need for a physical distance, has prompted judicial bodies to “modernise” the criminal process. An interesting and topical aspect concerns the use of videoconferencing in criminal proceedings. Videoconferencing has the advantage of facilitating distance hearings, thus avoiding unnecessary travel, reducing the costs of criminal proceedings, shortening deadlines and avoiding security issues. For these reasons, the use of videoconferencing has spread across the different justice systems in both domestic and international judicial cooperation procedures.

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