The article is devoted to the prospects of using artificial intelligence in the implementation of legal proceedings. The author reveals the reasons for turning to the study of the use of artificial intelligence in court proceedings, among which the main place is occupied by the quantitative pressure of cases under the production of judges; the need to study not only such prospects, but the dangers and risks that may arise when using artificial intelligence in court proceedings is justified. The author concludes that it is necessary to form principles-priorities for the use of artificial intelligence in legal proceedings, among which he highlighted the priority of human values; the priority of reviewing court decisions made by artificial intelligence, man; the priority of the opinion of participants in the proceedings regarding the form of legal proceedings used.

21st century has seen the emergence of digital skills as a crucial ability with profound effects on employment, education, and social relationships, among other facets of life. The best talents to teach are the subject of study by those who establish educational policies. The goal of this study is to examine the relationship between information and communication technology competency (ICTC) and digital abilities. It focuses on which of the digital skills sub-dimensions has a greater impact on ICTC and how this impact varies by country, age, and gender. This study employed a quantitative research design to evaluate the association between ICTC and various digital skills. The sample group consisted of 620 university students from Russia and Kazakhstan. Digital skills were measured using a scale adapted for the Russian context, while ICTC scale was first adapted for the Russian context following language validity steps. The study also conducted path analysis to determine the impact of ICTC on digital skill dimensions and multigroup path analysis to assess effects according to different independent variables. The study found that certain dimensions of digital skills, specifically “use of digital tools”, “communication of digital content”, and “creation of digital content”, significantly influence ICTC. However, “management of digital content”, “digital security”, and “digital empathy” dimensions did not show a significant effect. The impact of these dimensions varied significantly across different demographic groups, suggesting that digital skills and ICTC development may differ among these groups. The findings highlight the need for tailored strategies to develop and promote digital skills and ICTC, considering these demographic differences.

The presented work touches on problematic issues of digitalization of justice. Such technologies are gradually beginning to be actively used by the courts of the Russian Federation, which is becoming a new reality. However, such a reality holds both promising prospects and certain dangers, which requires the legislator to take a heralded approach to their implementation, especially in criminal proceedings. The author of the work notes the need for the introduction of digital technologies to preserve the civilizational values of judicial proceedings, so as not to return to deterministic ideas in the administration of justice.

The article examines the new institute of criminal procedure law in Japan, which provides for the possibility of reaching a certain agreement between the defense and the prosecution. Conciliation procedures have become a fairly common legislative practice in many States, which should be considered as a global trend.