nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/3f6233b44879b282 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251204s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/3f6233b44879b282 doi eng 342 23 Hofmann, Herwig C. H. Author aut Rethinking the Notion of the File - Access, Fair Hearing and Effective Remedies in the Age of Automation Hofmann, Herwig C. H. Verfassungsblog 2025-12-04 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier As automated decision-making reshapes administrative procedures, long-standing guarantees like access to the file, the right to be heard, and effective judicial remedies risk losing their meaning. When AI systems collect, process and weigh information invisibly, individuals and courts cannot understand or contest how decisions are made. EU procedural law must rethink the very notion of “the file” to ensure traceability, human oversight, and genuine accountability. CC BY-SA 4.0 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/rethinking-the-notion-of-the-file/ raw object