ARTICLE · 14 DECEMBER 2020

Online Courts – Covid-19, Austria And The Recent Changes In The Practice Of Using Video-Conferencing Technology

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COVID-19, Austria and the recent changes in the practice of using video-conferencing technology to advance the remote functioning of a justice system

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow, governmental and judicial bodies have been forced to consider new measures to attend to public health directions and offer new pathways towards remote connectivity. Seeking to uphold the necessary safeguards to contain the risk of rising infection rates, while ensuring parties are granted access to fair hearings and upholding principles of immediacy and orality, new legal provisions have been introduced in a number of jurisdictions to clarify and facilitate the operation of litigation practices.

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Online Courts – Covid-19, Austria And The Recent Changes In The Practice Of Using Video-Conferencing Technology

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