E-JUSTICE AS A TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PRINCIPLE OF TRANSPARENCY IN THE WORK OF ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS

Abstract

The article examines electronic justice as an instrument for implementing the principle of transparency in the activities of administrative courts of Ukraine amid the digital transformation of public governance. Based on the analysis of the constitutional foundations of the publicity of judicial proceedings, the provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges,” regulations governing the operation of the Unified Judicial Information and Telecommunication System and the “Electronic Court” subsystem, as well as European e-justice standards, the study clarifies the content and functions of the transparency principle in administrative adjudication.

The article highlights the potential of electronic tools—electronic document management, automated case allocation, the participant’s electronic cabinet, remote participation in hearings, and open access to judicial decisions—to ensure openness, accountability, predictability, and traceability of judicial activity. At the same time, it emphasizes the limitations and risks associated with digital inequality among participants, the opacity of automated decision-making algorithms, cybersecurity threats, and the challenges of maintaining a balance between openness and the protection of personal data.

It is concluded that without the conceptual consolidation of transparency as a sectoral principle of administrative procedure, the codification of the legal regime of electronic justice, and the institutionalization of transparency monitoring, electronic services remain a fragmented component of justice modernization. The article proposes directions for improving the national model of electronic justice, taking into account European standards of openness and ethical benchmarks for the use of digital technologies in judicial systems.