The use of data from information systems in court proceedings
This paper examines data in the context of how the judiciary collects, analyses, and evaluates it as evidence, based on examples from current judicial practice in Bulgaria and within the context of the new substantive legal regulations. It explores the legal and practical challenges related to the use of data sets as evidence in court proceedings through the analysis of specific cases. In light of the new regulatory framework, the research points out that the analytical perspective should shift from "evidence as an information unit" towards "evidence as a behavioural algorithm", requiring not only technological tools but also a methodological shift and adequate preparation for collecting and assessing aggregated digital evidence.