Aspects of validity and invalidity of electronic evidence in electronic judicial proceedings

Technological modernization and the evolution of access to these resources to the various sectors of society have profoundly changed legal careers with the introduction of the electronic judicial process, which have been adopted more and more in the Judiciary. Along with the electronic process, the electronic proof appears, a new type of proof that lacks some requirements not yet used to verify its full validity. By means of an exploratory research, based on a bibliographic and documentary procedure, the main issues involving electronic evidence were addressed, so it was demonstrated that, although there is no specific legislation regulating the subject, the legislation already admitted the possibility of its use, however, some specific requirements must be observed to verify its legitimacy, as well as the non-observance of other specific requirements may lead to the invalidation of the evidence.