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Judge of the Supreme Court in the Administrative Cassation Court Yan Bernaziuk took part in the IX International Legal Forum “Human Rights and Public Governance”.
The purpose of the event was to ensure scientific and practical discussion of current issues related to the implementation and protection of human rights, mediation, and the performance of administrative procedures by public authorities under martial law.
During the event, Yan Bernaziuk delivered a speech on the topic “AI and Automated Case Consideration: National and International Standards”.
Speaking about the prospects of using artificial intelligence for performing auxiliary tasks in the justice sector, the speaker expressed confidence that this could happen very quickly. AI can help reduce the workload on the judicial system in performing certain auxiliary tasks. At the same time, the development of technology may provoke the emergence of new types of disputes, which, on the contrary, will add work for the courts.
The speaker drew attention to an experiment initiated by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine in December of last year. The initiative involves the use of AI in the consideration of cases on administrative offences (in particular, under Articles 124, 126, and 130 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offences). If the person brought to responsibility does not object, AI can automatically prepare a draft of the relevant ruling. In connection with this initiative, the speaker emphasized the need to observe constitutional limits on the use of AI in justice. The initiative has sparked discussions, and a number of unresolved issues remain regarding the constitutionality of such an approach, the risk of AI “hallucinations”, privacy protection, and the balance between accessibility of justice, among others. Despite this, in the speaker’s opinion, if the experiment is launched, the final decision will always remain with the judge.
Addressing the students, the speaker emphasized that we live in an era of incredible opportunities. He urged young people to constantly improve their creative thinking, be demanding of their work, and follow global trends. As an example, Yan Bernaziuk demonstrated the already existing possibilities of using AI as an auxiliary tool for processing and structuring information, in particular for preparing a scientific article.
The judge also mentioned normative acts adopted in the EU and within the Ukrainian judicial system regarding the use of AI. In particular, he referred to the Code of Judicial Ethics, Article 16 of which regulates the use of AI technologies by judges, as well as the Regulation on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies by Employees of the Supreme Court Administration.
In conclusion, Yan Bernaziuk noted that most risks associated with the implementation of technologies in the justice system are actively discussed. Discussion continues in the professional community, and there is still no clear answer as to whether these risks are threatening enough to block the use of AI in justice, and what the proper limits and safeguards should be for the auxiliary use of AI without delegating to it the function of administering justice.
Yan Bernaziuk’s presentation is available at the following link: https://court.gov.ua/storage/portal/supreme/prezent2026/193_AI_Automated_Adjudication_NationalInternational_Standards_bernaziuk.pdf.
The legal forum was organized by Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
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