Current Problems of Digital Justice in the BRICS Countries

The research goal of this article is to identify the existing problems of implementing digital legal proceedings in the BRICS countries. It is proved that the most serious obstacles to achieving this goal are: (1) The lack of legislative regulation of the use of digital technologies for all civil proceedings; (2) The lack of technical equipment of courts throughout the territory of these countries; (3) The lack of coordinated work of judicial digital platforms or the lack of the ability to carry out certain procedural actions on it; (4) The unsatisfactory attitude of citizens to digital justice; (5) The low standard of living of the majority of the population of these countries. It is concluded that the development of digital justice occurs differently in these countries, and despite the identified problems, some of them have achieved great success. The current situation around the world related to coronavirus infection has played an impetus in some countries for the active integration of modern technologies, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and others, into the civil process. Digital technologies used in the process of protecting rights and legitimate interests have proven their effectiveness, but only within individual countries. It is proved that the ongoing changes in the judicial process radically change the approaches to the administration of justice. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.