THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN PERU, ITS DIGITALIZATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

ABSTRACT

This research work aims to assess the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), in times of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the digitalization of the administration of justice in Peru. For this, the mixed paradigm was used, complying with the criteria of a non-experimental descriptive investigation. Theoretical and empirical methods were used, in addition to descriptive statistical methods based on graphical analysis. The results focus on the variables procedural burden, understood as the number of judicial processes and the approval rate of the judiciary. It was found that the use of ICT avoided the suspension of procedural activities in the administration of justice, it was possible to reduce the number of judicial processes, which facilitated the processing and reduced the disapproval of the judiciary. It was concluded that the application and use of ICTs in times of the COVID-19 pandemic was an ideal and convenient experience for the context, streamlining interaction in the judicial field, facilitating the performance of procedural activities and being configured as a support tool in judicial work, favoring the judicial system and its procedural actors. © 2023, University of Cienfuegos, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez. All rights reserved.