A system of electronic filing for the development of court systems and court management

• Main Author: Palis, Lynn Margarita O.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2011
• Subjects: Electronic filing of court documents—Philippines; Electronic filing systems; Business Administration, Management, and Operations; Courts
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/6120; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_masteral/article/13019/viewcontent/CDTG004958_P.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper tackles the applicability of the Electronic Filing (“E-filing”) system in the Philippine Judiciary. For this paper, the author looked at the current state of the Judiciary and looked as to how the E-filing system could solve some its problems. It looked at the experience of e-filing in other countries and how they solved issues regarding e-filing. Afterwards, it went to the Philippine setting and looked at the cost benefit analysis of having an e-filing system vis-à-vis a paper-based filing system. It looked at the current management information system of the courts as well as the perception of an e-filing system with lawyers. It then looked at the current technology in other government agencies which use e-filing system for their own services. It then looks at the feasibility of adopting such technology with the court’s own e-filing system. Lastly, it proposed amendments to the Rules of Court in order to lay legal foundation for such system and it recommended the e-filing system’s implementation