DIGITALIZATION OF LAW: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
The article deals with the problems associated with digitalization of the legal environment and some types of legal activities. The problems under consideration include the increase in electronic document flow, the so-called «electronic justice», electronic communication technologies in legislative and law enforcement activities. The author substantiates the premise concerning the inevitability of transformation of the legal system under the influence of information and communication technologies. The article describes the experience of some foreign countries where the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution have been used for quite a long time. The problems that arise due to the use of digital technologies in the legal sphere are outlined. The author highlights the role of digital information and its importance for managerial and administrative decision-making and maps changes associated with legal forms of the activity of the State. Predictions are made regarding the development of the legal system and the system of legislation, legal profession and some types of legal activities in the short term. The author substantiates the premise that the development of technologies is almost the main factor of competitiveness of a modern State.