On Some of the Theoretical and Practical Problems Accompanying Remote Hearings in the Light of a Fair Civil Trial Cover Image

O niektórych teoretycznych i praktycznych dylematach rozpraw zdalnych w świetle standardów rzetelnego procesu cywilnego
On Some of the Theoretical and Practical Problems Accompanying Remote Hearings in the Light of a Fair Civil Trial

Author(s): Tadeusz Wiśniewski
Subject(s): Civil Law, Health and medicine and law, Sociology of Law, Court case
Published by: Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
Keywords: remote hearings; court communication; civil trial structure;

Summary/Abstract: It is quite paradoxical that such a negative social phenomenon as the ever-present threat of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its mutations has contributed to the exceptional acceleration of the widespread adoption of the institution of remote hearings in the area of civil trials in our country. Traditional hearings are no longer the only possible format of public hearing in the form of a trial. We are now witnessing a new quality in the way in which civil cases are heard. Most importantly, the nature of the court’s communication with the parties and other participants of such proceedings has changed significantly in the broad sense due to the remote nature of the hearings. At present, the venue where a court gets to hear the parties to proceedings is not only the courtroom in a court building, but also cyberspace. Thus, the landscape and the structure of civil trials have changed considerably.

  • Issue Year: 15/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 34-57
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish