Using videoconference technology in criminal procIn the Jordanian legislation ? a comparative study

Modern technology has spanned all avenues of life, and justice has benefited from the positive side of this technology by using videoconference technology in criminal proceedings for the purpose of hearing witnesses, justice assistants, and teenagers, which may protect them from potential retaliation, facilitates procedures and reduce the expenses of the transfer, especially if the witness resides outside the territory of the state. Taking into consideration that many legal systems, including the Jordanian law, have introduced such modern techniques in their procedural laws, we will examine in this paper the Jordanian law approach concerning the use of video conferencing technology in criminal procedures and we will also make reference to the position of the American and French laws in this regard.