From principle to design: rethinking selfsufficiency in cassation appeals in the digital age.

This paper examines the principle of self-sufficiency in appeals to the Italian Court of Cassation, historically characterised by interpretative uncertainty and fluctuating case law, which has fostered increasingly lengthy and redundant pleadings. Against the backdrop of digital justice and the dematerialisation of procedural documents, it investigates the potential of assisted drafting tools, interactive templates, and emerging AI-based systems to enhance the clarity and concision of cassation appeals, in line with evolving European and national regulatory frameworks on artificial intelligence.