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> The Adversarial System -- Good or Bad?, Would an Inquisitorial system be better?
Victoria Silverw...
post Nov 15 2003, 04:50 PM
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Is the Adversarial system used in trials in the United States -- the Defense versus the Prosecution -- better than other systems? Or would it be better to have an Inquisitorial system, in which the court plays a more active role in seeking out the truth?

Here are good introductions to the two systems:

The Adversarial System

The Inquisitorial System

Does the Inquisitorial system give the court too much power, at the expense of the defendant? Or does the Adversarial system lead to abuse of the legal system, at the expense of justice?
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