Future of justice: Colombia makes history by hosting its first-ever court hearing in the metaverse

Another milestone has been marked for the metaverse after Colombia held its first legal proceedings in the virtual World. On February 15, the administrative court of Magdalena – located in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta, in the north of the country – conducted a court session from the metaverse to hear a case against the Colombian Ministry of Defence and the National Police. The court magistrate, María Victoria Quiñones, accepted a direct request from the plaintiff to hold the public audience in the metaverse, which was also accepted by the defendant. During the hearing, Quiñones highlighte…

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