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Protocol for the use of artificial intelligence in the Judicial Function (Ethics Committee)

Ethics Committee of the Judicial Function (Comite de Etica de la Funcion Judicial)

last revised 2026-06-16last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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Twenty-three-principle protocol drafted by the Judiciary Council, National Court, Prosecutor General and Public Defender: no AI may issue, replace or determine judicial decisions; public tools are barred for case data and only institutional tools allowed; independent verification is mandatory; every procedural document must declare when and how AI was used. It awaits formal adoption.

Applies to
judges, court-staff
Effective
See version history
Current version
Approved by the Ethics Committee; formal Judiciary Council resolution pending · 16 Jun 2026
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/funcion-judicial-de-ecuador-avanz…

What the document requires

  • No AI may issue, replace or determine judicial decisions; judges may not motivate rulings with algorithms or assess credibility via AI.
  • Public AI tools prohibited for case data; institutional tools only.
  • Independent verification of AI information before use.
  • Declaration of AI use in all procedural documents.
  • No AI translation or analysis of Kichwa and Shuar testimony.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Approved by the Ethics Committee; formal Judiciary Council resolution pendingcurrent2026-06-16Initial protocol; no official URL located, content from El Universo reporting.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Protocol for the use of artificial intelligence in the Judicial Function (Ethics Committee)" (Ethics Committee of the Judicial Function (Comite de Etica de la Funcion Judicial), Approved by the Ethics Committee; formal Judiciary Council resolution pending, 2026-06-16), safelegalai.com/regulation/other/ec-comite-etica-funcion-judicial-protocolo-ia-2026 (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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