Jordan: Launches Digital Signature System for Courts
Type
News
Date
17 Sept 2025
Provider
Middle East Newspaper Index
Jurisdiction
Jordan
Taxonomy
Legal, Litigation Procedure & Practice, Judiciary
Newspaper title
Ammon News
Issue date
17 Sept 2025
Citation
Ammon News, 17 September 2025
Summary
Ammon News, 17 September 2025: Jordan's Ministry of Justice has initiated a pilot programme for digital signatures in Amman's Court of First Instance, alongside legislative amendments to facilitate electronic transactions.
Key implementations include: Digital signature activation for over 1,000 judges, System rollout to 5,000 ministry employees, Secure documentation system with unique digital codes and New electronic transactions law pending parliamentary approval.
Justice Minister outlined a phased implementation plan: Phase One: Initial trial at Amman Court of First Instance and Digital signatures for judges and ministry staff. Phase Two: Extension to 18,000 lawyers, Integration of witnesses and expert witnesses, Electronic case filing system and Online payment processing.
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