ELECTRONIC TESTIMONY AND ITS PROBATIVE VALUE, A STUDY IN THE JORDANIAN LEGISLATION

There are many means of proof in the law, and among these means is the testimony which is given either by the ordinary way (in-person) or by an electronic way. both types of testimony are equal in all cases that are proven by the testimony, but the difference is in the means of testifying, as the electronic testimony differs in that it is given through electronic means. The current study deals with the electronic testimony and its probative value in the Jordanian legislation. This study aimed at explaining the concept of electronic testimony, its types, its probative value as evidence, and the procedures for taking testimonies. The researchers used the descriptive and analytical approach by describing and analyzing the legal texts related to the topic of the study in order to reach the desired results. The researchers concluded a number of results, the most important of them is that the procedures and conditions to be met in the electronic testimony are the same that the law requires in the ordinary in-person testimony, and they have the same evidentiary value before the courts. The study recommended the necessity of stipulating the electronic testimony in the Evidence and Civil Procedure Laws and/or creating a special system dealing with the electronic testimony.