民事全判決データベース化　紛争解決に活用―法務省検討会

　民事判決のデータベース（ＤＢ）化を議論する法務省の有識者検討会（座長・山本和彦一橋大教授）は２９日、報告書をまとめた。民事訴訟と行政訴訟の全判決を収録し、運用を担う「情報管理機関」の新設を盛り込んだ。ビッグデータに基づく判決分析を可能にし、紛争の予防・解決に活用する。法務省は来年の通常国会に関連法案を提出、２０２６年度の運用開始を目指す。
　民事裁判の手続きを全面的にＩＴ化する改正民事訴訟法は２２年５月に成立。２６年までに施行される予定で、判決は電子データとして管理される。（2024/07/29-18:28）

An expert panel under Japan's Justice Ministry has compiled a report calling for the creation of a database of all rulings in civil and administrative lawsuits.
   In the report finalized Monday, the panel, chaired by Hitotsubashi University professor Kazuhiko Yamamoto, called for the establishment of a new information management organization to manage the proposed database, which is expected to enable the use of big data analytics to find ways to prevent and resolve disputes.
   The ministry plans to submit a related bill during next year's ordinary session of the Diet, with a view to launching the database in fiscal 2026.
   In May 2022, the civil procedure law was revised to fully digitalize civil court procedures. The revised law, under which court rulings will be managed in electronic data, will take effect by 2026.
   The envisioned nonprofit information management organization would collect rulings from courts across Japan and redact personal information in the rulings, such as names, birth dates and parts of addresses. The database would be made available to law professionals and researchers for a fee.