The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Justice unveiled a suite of artificial intelligence tools designed to dramatically reduce the time required for pretrial case review, during the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). Central to the presentation was the Agentic AI system, which the ministry said can cut the analysis and summarization of case files and evidentiary reports from 18 working days to just two hours.
According to a ministry spokesperson, judges typically contend with thousands of pages of documents and competing submissions, a process that can extend up to 18 days under traditional review methods. The newly introduced system employs a Large Language Model (LLM) developed over nine months, trained on more than 22,000 legal documents and tested against 10,000 historical case files. The development complied fully with the UAE’s Federal Decree-Law on Personal Data Protection to ensure data privacy and security.
The ministry emphasized that the AI platform acts as an advanced decision-support tool rather than a replacement for judicial authority. “The AI assists by synthesizing records and suggesting structured judgment templates, but the judge retains absolute authority to evaluate, modify, rewrite, or dismiss any automated output,” the spokesperson said. The ministry stressed that judicial independence, human discretion, due process, and integrity remain fundamental throughout the legal process.
The system uses six autonomous AI agents specialized in analyzing extensive case records, cross-referencing submissions, and condensing complex evidence into structured briefs for judges. Beyond courtroom applications, the ministry also introduced the Smart Justice Leadership Dashboard, a management tool providing real-time metrics on case clearance rates, filing volumes, and operational throughput across federal courts.
Two specific operational modules were presented at the exhibition. The Estate and Succession Analysis module automates workflows related to complex estate distributions, manages multiparty hearings, and protects the financial interests and statutory rights of minors and vulnerable beneficiaries. The Automated Document Certification module validates uploaded legal citations, verifies registry details, and applies digital institutional certifications to routine procedural filings.
These innovations form part of the UAE’s broader Future Court initiative, which aims to leverage ethical AI technologies to enhance the efficiency, accessibility, and transparency of the justice system for all court users.