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adversarial

having or involving opposing parties or interests in a legal contest. Very broadly speaking, the Anglo-American systems prefer a system of justice where the result is obtained through the battle between the opponents without the seeking of absolute truth being a part of the process. Traditionally this meant that the judge was a referee rather than a participant and that the parties had control of the process. Recent trends are to at least have judges manage cases and seek to identify issues in dispute and to promote ever greater disclosure or discovery of material in the hands of parties and elsewhere. This system contrasts in theory with an INQUISITORIAL SYSTEM.

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It uses the classification of internal and external transparency to evaluate Chinese criminal procedure, to examine whether internal transparency is not as guaranteed as external transparency, as well as the underlying factors of the Chinese system, such as its legal culture and legal history, to evaluate whether they are compatible with the basic tenets of the adversarial system.

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He added that well-educated parents were particularly adept at using their children, and that a less adversarial approach was needed in the family justice systems.

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Speaking at a conference at Ansty, near Coventry, Sir Nicholas Wall said separating parents "rarely behave reasonably" and a less adversarial system was needed in the family justice system.