dariusz maślak - project manager, it department, appeal court in wrocław cepej plenary meeting, 10...
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e-ProtocolSystem of audio and video recording of
the hearing in the Polish courts
Dariusz Maślak - Project Manager, IT Department, Appeal Court in Wrocław
CEPEJ Plenary Meeting, 10 December 2015
Facts about e-ProtocolThe project was established on 29 April 2010 and was launched a year after.
e-Protocol is audio recorded or video recorded minutes taken by digital recorder.Currently e-Protocol applies to civil, commercial and misdemeanour procedure.
e-Protocol replaces written minutes and has the same legal significance as its written counterpart
According to law video recorded minutes can be taken in regional courts and district courts. In appeal courts only audio recordings can be taken.
Goals
1. To shorten court proceedings2. To reduce written record of hearings or court
proceedings3. To improve minutes accuracy4. To improve justice transparency5. To reduce the cost of court proceedings
Technical details e-Protocol consists of:• Audio video file• Mixed audio file• Multi-channel audio file• Public annotations• Private annotations• Shorten minutes• Metadata
e-Protocol is prepared by using digital recorder and the ReCourt recorder software
e-Protocol is digitally signed by a court clerk
• Courtroom:– trial recordings system,– sound system, – calling out the case participants,– videoconference system
• Central Videoconference• Recordings accessibility• Safe Electronic Signature• Recordings Storage and Management• Automatic Speech Recognition • Electronic protocol archive
Infrastructures
Common courtroom equipment1. Digital recorder2. Attached microphones3. Mobile microphones4. Widescreen LCD display5. Wide-angle camera6. Camera7. Two computers8. Document camera 9. Videoterminal10. Amplifier and speakers
Courtroom organization
1st zone: Jury bench
2nd zone: Reading stand
3rd zone: Plaintiff/Prosecutor
4th zone: Defendant
Present state and futurePresent state
• 2 267 of 4 500 courtrooms in 239 courts are covered by the system
• 1576 courtrooms are connected to videoconference infrastructure
• 14 300 trained users of the system
• Roll-out will continue until the end of 2018
• Central Recourt Management Services under construction
Future Works
• Electronic protocol archive system
• Automatic Speech Recognition
Number of recordings
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RECOURT SERVICES (RCS)
CJR CJR CJR CJR
ACCESS CONTROL
FAILURE MANAGEMENT AND
SERVICE
WORKFLOW STATISTICS AND REPORTING
TASK ACCOUNT RECORDINGS PLAYER
RECORDINGS TRANSFER
CLERK CLIENT JUDGE CLIENTJUDGE
ASSISTANT CLIENT
CJR
RECORDINGS MODIFICATION
CENTRAL ANNOTATION
RECORDINGS REPRODUCTION
INTEGRATION WITH EXTERNAL SYSTEMS
RECORDINGS REPOSITORY
Connections between courtrooms
Summary
Financial advantage Solution on central level Innovation of applied technology Interoperability Scalability Optimization of resources Reliability Safety
Thank you for your attention.Are there any questions?
Dariusz Maślak, Project Manager
Court of Appeal in WrocławMinistry of Justice, Poland
E-mail: [email protected].: +48 508 544 860 Fax.: +48 71 74 89 606