Santo Domingo.-The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), magistrate Luis Henry Molina Peña, affirmed this Thursday that the Regulations for the application of Law number 339-22 that enables the Use of Digital Media in the Power of attorney It is a source of pride and progress for the country, because through it the regulatory framework for the modernization of this state power is created.
Judge Molina Peña made his statement during the act of publication of the Regulation, where he announced the entry into force of the electronic signature for all jurisdictional documents of the Judicial Power will be carried out from the next 48 hours.
During the act, Molina Peña explained that by incorporating technology, the levels of transparency before the public are improved by providing real-time information on the management of the courts.
With the application of this Regulation, the practical possibility of carrying forward a culture that has been tied to the transformation of the justice system in its deepest sense in which it places people at the center of the actions of justice begins.
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“This Regulation that we are publishing today must become the main tool of the justice system from now on. Thanks to its application, Dominican society will have the conditions for an up-to-date justice service, capable of guaranteeing the dignity of people,” Molina Peña stated.
“Give life and context to cardinal principles such as speed, efficiency, effectiveness, optionality, standardization of services provided; Getting the text to support the commitment established by the Law on the Use of Digital Media in concrete elements is the raison d’être of this legal piece, ”he added.
The proposal for the Law on the Use of Digital Media in the Judiciary was prepared by the Legislative Agenda Commission of the Plenary of the SCJ, made up of, in addition to Molina Peña, the magistrates, Francisco Antonio Jerez, Manuel Alexis Read, Justiniano Montero Montero , Rafael Vásquez Goico, Napoleón Estévez Lavandier, Nancy Salcedo Fernández and Vanesa Acosta Peralta.
The Regulation was agreed upon through a process of public consultations and socialized within the Judiciary; while externally, jurists, deans and directors of Law Schools were consulted, as well as more than 1,500 representatives of the Dominican Republic Bar Association (CARD) and members of civil society bodies.
The activity was attended by the members of the Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice, the presidents of the Justice and Human Rights Commissions of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, Pedro Manuel Catrain and Alexis Jiménez, respectively; the legal consultant of the Executive Power, Antoliano Peralta Romero and representatives of organizations from the public and private sectors.
You can access the document of the Regulations for the application of Law number 339-22, by clicking on the following link: https://bit.ly/3eKAdMD
