The ADJD discusses the “Future of criminal courts and smart sentencing in light of legislation and principles of the UAE Judiciary and international best practices”

The ADJD discusses the “Future of criminal courts and smart sentencing in light of legislation and principles of the UAE Judiciary and international best practices”

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) remotely organised an international roundtable discussion entitled “Foreseeing the Future of Criminal Courts, Smart Sentencing and the Discretionary Power of the Criminal Court in Assessing the Penalty and the Role of the Public Prosecution in Light of Legislation and Principles of the UAE Judiciary and International Best Practices”, in cooperation with the Arab Centre for Legal and Judicial Research (CARJJ), - Council of Arab Justice Ministers, with the participation of several members of the judiciary, Legal consultants and international experts.

In his opening speech, Counsellor Ali Al Shaer Al Dhaheri, Director of the Judicial Inspection at the ADJD, pointed out that the judicial system in Abu Dhabi has achieved a leading position in the process of digital transformation of litigation procedures, while at the same time proving its effectiveness in maintaining the quality of judicial services provided to meet all court users' needs, without infringing on the legal controls of the litigation process, and in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, to ensure customer happiness by providing smart and innovative legal and judicial