The impact of informatization on law enforcement and family relations
Keywords:
information technology, digitalization, artificial intelligence, digital object, law enforcement, justice, effectiveness and accessibility of judicial protection, family legal relations, parental rights, legal capacity of minorsAbstract
This article examines the prospects for law enforcement, and particularly legal proceedings, in the context of accelerating informatization and digitalization. It analyzes the opinions of several authors who explore the digitalization of civil transactions and the potential transformation of the legal profession. In recent years, the introduction of artificial intelligence (hereinafter referred to as AI) into the administration of justice and the possibility of replacing human judges with AI have become increasingly discussed. This article supports the views of those authors who draw attention to the ethical issues that arise both in legal consultations and in the administration of justice, and who argue that it is unrealistic to completely replace not only judges but also lawyers with AI alone. Furthermore, the need for further development of the informatization of law enforcement in general and procedural activities is substantiated. The Republic of Kazakhstan's experience in applying the latest information technologies in civil proceedings is presented. Attention is drawn to systemic shortcomings and the lag in legal regulation of information processes. First and foremost, it is necessary to legislatively enshrine the legal status of AI and the accompanying rights. Based on a prediction by science fiction writer Ray Douglas Bradbury, it is shown that even the most intelligent information systems cannot operate effectively without human intervention. Concerns are also expressed regarding the transformation of family relationships as information and digitalization advance, particularly with regard to raising children. However, information technology and children's and adolescents' mastery of its capabilities facilitate their exercise of the right to appeal to the courts.