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Assessment Tool for the operationalisation of the European Ethical Charter on the use of AI in judicial systems (CEPEJ(2023)16)
European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice, Council of Europe
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A self-assessment questionnaire adopted by CEPEJ in December 2023 and revised on 5 June 2025 that lets judicial institutions evaluate an AI tool or service against the 2018 Ethical Charter before and during deployment. It is aimed at public decision-makers procuring or building AI for courts and complements the Council of Europe's HUDERIA risk-assessment methodology.
- Applies to
- court-staff, judges, providers
- Effective
- See version history
- Current version
- CEPEJ(2023)16rev · 05 Jun 2025
- Last verified
- 04 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- Structured questions for each Charter principle, applied to a specific AI system used in the judicial field.
- Intended for decision-makers in judicial institutions procuring or building court AI.
- May be supplemented by transparency, security and personal-data tools, and by the HUDERIA methodology.
- Linked to the CEPEJ Resource Centre on Cyberjustice and AI, which catalogued 125 systems by end 2024.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEPEJ(2023)16revcurrent | 2025-06-05 | Revised edition of the 2023 assessment tool. | official |
| CEPEJ(2023)16final | 2023-12-04 | First version recorded. | official |
Sources
Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Assessment Tool for the operationalisation of the European Ethical Charter on the use of AI in judicial systems (CEPEJ(2023)16)" (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice, Council of Europe, CEPEJ(2023)16rev, 2025-06-05), safelegalai.com/regulation/international/int-cepej-ai-assessment-tool (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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