accusatorial procedure

a system of criminal justice which is based on an ADVERSARIAL system as opposed to an INQUISITORIAL PROCEDURE.

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References in periodicals archive

In the latter instance, it is often used interchangeably with an old expression of continental European origin, accusatorial procedure.' And is juxtaposed to the inquisitorial' or non-adversary' process.

An Analytical Study of Criminal Justice System of Pakistan (with special reference to the Province of Punjab)

While Professor Ingraham denied that a connection exists between limited, democratic government, accusatorial procedure, and the right to silence,(100) a significant body of scholarship takes a contrary view.

Comment on Ingraham's "moral duty" to talk and the right to silence

More use of accusatorial procedures, of witnesses and of torture, increased and prolonged pre-trial incarceration.

The Medieval Prison: A Social History

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