LA SCRITTURA PRIVATA INFORMATICA: FIRME ELETTRONICHE, VALORE PROBATORIO E DISCONOSCIMENTO IN GIUDIZIO [ALLA LUCE DELLE MODIFICHE INTRODOTTE DALLA L. 221/2012]

Starting from the consideration that an electronic document is the written representation of relevant facts used as evidence in legal proceedings, the paper aims to demonstrate the full compatibility of the current regulatory framework (after the changes introduced into the Italian eGovernment Code in 2012), with the disavowal of electronic signatures in the court and with the signature verification procedure provided for in Articles 214 and following of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure, the purpose of which has recently been challenged by many authors.