Artificial intelligence is increasingly part of discussions on the future of justice systems across Europe. While it can offer potential benefits, such as supporting more efficient case management or improving access to legal information, it also raises important questions. Preventing bias, ensuring transparency towards the public and preserving human judgement at the centre of judicial decision-making are among the challenges associated with the AI-driven digital transformation of justice. These questions can carry particular weight for constitutional courts, whose role involves the interpretation of constitutional principles and the protection of fundamental rights.

It is in this context that CEPEJ organised an online workshop on artificial intelligence for judges and staff of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova, bringing together national participants and Council of Europe experts. Discussions focused on how AI is reshaping judicial institutions, with particular attention to constitutional justice, and explored both the opportunities and risks that AI presents for judicial systems and their implications for judicial independence, transparency and public trust.

The workshop placed these questions within the evolving European regulatory and ethical framework, including the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, the European Ethical Charter on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Judicial Systems and their environment, and the CEPEJ Guidelines on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Courts.

Such exchanges support a balanced approach to technological innovation while preserving the principles on which justice systems are founded. They contribute to ensuring that the judiciary remains both technologically aware and firmly anchored in the principles of independence, impartiality and human judgement, thereby helping to maintain public confidence in constitutional justice.

This activity is part of the European Union and Council of Europe joint programme “Partnership for Good Governance”, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe, in the framework of the project "Support to further modernisation of court management in the Republic of Moldova.”