民事裁判、全面ＩＴ化　オンラインで書面提出―改正法成立

　提訴から判決まで民事裁判の手続きを全面的にＩＴ化する改正民事訴訟法が、１８日の参院本会議で自民、公明両党や日本維新の会などの賛成多数で可決、成立した。裁判の利便性向上や迅速化が狙い。法務省は段階的に整備を進め、２０２５年度中の完全実施を目指す。
　訴状や準備書面は現在、裁判所への持参か郵送が必要。改正法施行後はオンラインでの提出が可能になる。国は「民事裁判がより利用しやすくなる」（古川禎久法相）と説明している。（2022/05/18-12:37）

The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Wednesday enacted a bill aimed at making all civil trial procedures online.
   The House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, passed at a plenary meeting the bill to amend the civil procedure law to allow the whole trial proceedings, from instituting a suit to handing down a ruling, to be conducted online, with an aim to enhance convenience and shorten the time required to complete the proceedings.
   The bill was approved by a majority vote with support mainly from the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, as well as opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party). It cleared the House of Representatives, the lower chamber, last month.
   The Justice Ministry intends to advance preparations in stages, aiming to have the revised civil procedure law fully enforced in fiscal 2025.
   At present, a written complaint and a written brief need to be brought or sent by mail to a court. The revised law will allow such documents to be submitted online.