A Comparative Approach to Open Justice Policies in Europe

This chapter proposes a comparative approach to open justice policies as developed in the United Kingdom (UK), France, and the European Institutions. The chapter will focus on the challenges faced by the judicial authorities in regulating new communication technologies and the policies adopted to integrate them into the functioning of justice. The comparative study of the situations in England and France will show considerable differences at the national level in the enforcement of the principles of open justice, as these two countries have adopted diametrically opposite models. Even at the EU level, a clear tension can be perceived between the proponents of more transparency and the resistance of the judicial sector.