It is a contested issue whether it is admissible for parties to attend German court hearings by videolink whilst being abroad. Many, if not the majority of legal commentators argue that this is not admissible without prior approval from the foreign state concerned, because the German court thereby exercises Germany’s sovereign on foreign soil and thus violates the sovereignty of the foreign state where the parties are located. Read More
Tag: Remote Courts
Remote Courts in Germany
The situation with respect to remote courts in Germany is ambivalent. On the one hand, the law is advanced, on the other hand, both IT infrastructure and the attitute of judges and lawyers have only now started to catch up. Read More