The project aims to analyze the contribution that information and communication technologies (ICT) can make to improve criminal justice. The Covid-19 pandemic, the emergency legislation, and the subsequent reforms have considerably extended the application of video conferencing technologies. This raised a number of issues regarding the impact of the remote justice on three cornerstones of criminal procedure: the principle of immediacy, the right to the presence of the defendant at his own trial and the accused’s right to Be confronted with incriminating witnesses.
