Shandong local court promotes “Digital Judge Software” under controversy – Nanfang Web

From Nanfang Web, translated by CDT:

Shandong Zibo city middle court recently promoted a “Digital Judge Software” to be used throughout Shandong province. Since 2003 this software has been used on a trial basis by Zibo city middle court.

Many experts and judges support the software, saying it will promote transparency in the Chinese legal system and prevent corruption. It’s possible that every Chinese citizen could install this software in their home computer, then find a judgment accordingly. It is said the software could even calculate the length of the sentence. [Full Text in Chinese]

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