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Protecting The Information Privacy Of Litigants During Remote Trials Before Uae Courts, Moustafa Kandeel

AAU Journal of Business and Law مجلة جامعة العين للأعمال والقانون

This paper analyzes the increasing trend of courts in various countries towards using technology in litigation. Consequently, it is now reasonable to say that there is an integrated legal regulation of a remote trial. The paper stresses that the remote trial system applied before the UAE courts requires the use of court-specific systems and programs to process the personal data of litigants, defendants, victims, and witnesses as well as the data of the subject matter of the dispute. Therefore, this paper highlights the importance of applying information security rules during remote trials and taking all necessary precautions to protect data …