Uzbekistan to Expand Judicial Oversight and Digital Justice

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree approving the “Justice – 2030” Strategy aimed at building a people-oriented and fair judicial system in the country. The decree was issued on 14 August 2026, according to the presidential decree.

Under the document, judicial reform will be carried out in six priority areas: “people’s court,” aimed at increasing openness and transparency in the work of courts; “stronghold of justice,” focused on strengthening judicial independence; “guaranteed justice,” aimed at enhancing guarantees for restoring citizens’ violated rights; “guardians of justice,” focused on building a corps of judges with high professional and ethical standards; “digital justice,” providing for the full digitalization of judicial proceedings; and “international recognition,” aimed at implementing advanced international standards in the field of human rights.

The decree approves the strategy, an action programme for its implementation in 2026–2028 and a list of key targets.

From 1 July 2027, interregional courts will be established in Uzbekistan with a total of 319 administrative staff positions. They will be empowered to review cases handled by courts of general jurisdiction and administrative courts.

Of these positions, 227 will be created within the existing staffing levels of the courts, while 92 will come from positions cut at the Treasury Service Committee and the Extrabudgetary Pension Fund under the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

The Supreme Court has been instructed to submit draft laws by the end of 2026 granting interregional courts powers to conduct revision reviews of cases and abolishing the corresponding powers of regional courts and equivalent instances.

The decree also approves a proposal to establish district and city civil courts in all regions between 2027 and 2030.

The decree provides for stronger judicial oversight at the pretrial stage. From 1 July 2027, an investigating judge will have the authority to review the legality and justification of a person’s detention, as well as the sufficiency of grounds for suspicion or bringing charges under the international “reasonable suspicion” standard (Prima Facie).

From 1 August 2027, the Supreme Court will publicly publish and regularly update decisions of its Presidium that establish unified judicial practice in a “Precedents” register.

By 2030, one-stop service offices will be gradually established in court buildings.

By the end of 2027, the Supreme Court’s interactive services portal, my.sud.uz, is to be upgraded, including the launch of an updated mobile application and expanded search capabilities for judicial acts.

From 1 January 2028, the “Proactive Case Management” standard will be introduced in economic proceedings, requiring judges to remedy minor deficiencies during the consideration of cases.

From the same date, a judicial administration system will be introduced to provide organizational, logistical and information-analytical support for judges, relieving them of tasks unrelated to the administration of justice.