On March 29-30, CLDP, in cooperation with Morocco’s National Committee for the Business Environment and the Moroccan Ministry of Justice, conducted a conference on international best practices in the automation of court procedures. The conference was led by a U.S. federal judge and a senior judge from the Dubai Commercial Court, and it featured private sector representatives from global technology companies who highlighted the latest technological solutions to automating court systems. The Moroccan Minister of Justice gave opening remarks and discussed Morocco’s latest efforts to modernize its court systems. 

On April 2, CLDP, in cooperation with the Tunisian Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the Tunisian Bar Association, the Tunisian Judiciary, and the Tunisian Young Lawyers Association, held a conference on international best practices on the automation of court procedures. The conference was led by a U.S. federal judge and a senior judge in Dubai's Commercial Court and included presentations from Tunisian lawyers and MoJ officials tasked with developing Tunisia’s e-platform for case management. This event is part of CLDP’s ongoing Contract Enforcement program in the MENA region to strengthen and streamline the dispute resolution process in the national courts. More than 70 Tunisian judges, lawyers, and MoJ officials participated in the conference, which included overviews of the court systems and the transition from paper-based processes in U.S. Federal Courts and Dubai Courts, which are some of the most advanced systems in the world. The conference showed how court automation can create a more transparent, predictable, and efficient dispute resolution process, which is essential for economic development. 

On April 3-4, CLDP, in coordination with the Tunisian Court of Cassation, Tunisia’s highest civil court, conducted a workshop for 45 judges from trial and appellate courts from across Tunisia. The workshop focused on how to develop an effective electronic case management system and how to improve specialized commercial courts. It was led by U.S. and UAE judges and included presentations from Tunisian judges on current procedural challenges that delay the adjudication of cases and create uncertainty for commercial actors. A major accomplishment of the workshop was that it addressed the judiciary’s resistance to automation due to a lack of understanding of the goals and implications of an electronic system. At the conclusion of the workshop, judges expressed their support for the Ministry of Justice’s e-platform plans and provided constructive feedback on how to address their concerns about the risks of violating the privacy of litigants and ensuring the security of the platform. 

These conferences are part of CLDP’s ongoing Contract Enforcement program in the MENA region to strengthen and streamline the dispute resolution process in the national courts. The conferences exhibited how court automation creates a more transparent, predictable, and efficient dispute resolution process, which is essential for economic development.