INTEROPERABILITY CHALLENGES IN CROSS-BORDER ELECTRONIC JUSTICE SYSTEMS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES
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electronic justice, interoperability, cross-border judicial cooperation, e-CODEX, European Investigation Order, legal frameworks, digital justiceAvstrakt
This article examines the critical interoperability challenges facing cross-border electronic justice systems, particularly within the European Union framework. As judicial cooperation intensifies in the digital age, various methodological approaches have emerged to address the technical, semantic, organizational, and legal barriers to effective transnational information exchange in criminal and civil proceedings. Through a comprehensive analysis of existing frameworks, including e-CODEX, the European Investigation Order (EIO), and emerging e-Evidence initiatives, this research identifies persistent obstacles to seamless judicial data exchange across jurisdictions. The comparative methodology reveals that interoperability challenges stem from four primary dimensions: technical infrastructure disparities, semantic inconsistencies in data standards, organizational fragmentation, and legal framework incompatibilities. The findings demonstrate that integrated methodological approaches combining technical standardization with legal harmonization offer the most promising path forward, while respecting the complexities of national sovereignty in judicial matters. This research contributes to the scholarly understanding of cross-border electronic justice by proposing a holistic interoperability framework that balances efficiency with fundamental rights protections in the evolving landscape of transnational justice cooperation.
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