This article proposes a new role-playing exercise for public law courses: a mocktrial simulation using the European inquisitorial system of trial procedure. By exposing students to an alternative ...
The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has demanded the setting up of a separate police force and replacing the colonial system of investigation and trial with a French inquisitorial system to deal with cases ...
Mexico is in the midst of a legal revolution, and Cristal Gonzalez is on the front lines. The U.S.-trained lawyer is one of a growing number of Mexican attorneys putting judges, lawyers, investigators ...
There had been few attempts at reviewing the Indian criminal justice system since its codification during British rule. But in 2000, a rejig was attempted when the Union Government entrusted a ...
Imagine that you’re accused of a serious crime. As you prepare for trial, you encounter many legal terms you don’t understand. To make matters worse, the legal proceedings are so complicated, you just ...
DJ Richard Chapman talks to Jean-Yves Gilg about why he believes the role of district judges must radically change and procedures be overhauled if county courts are to effectively tackle upcoming ...
Is the criminal justice system failing victims? A change to an inquisitorial system for sexual offence trials, with the investigation supervised by a judge rather than the prosecution, is among the ...
Justice minister Simon Hughes has entered the general election campaign committing Liberal Democrat support to a more ‘inquisitorial’ system of civil justice. Hughes told the Gazette that a Liberal ...
To effectively deal with the challenges faced by our criminal justice system, we must determine whether the adversarial legal system we practice meets the end of justice for our country. If it does ...
SINGAPORE — Can the current adversarial process when charges are levelled against a doctor shift to become more inquiry-based? The issue has been raised by the committee tasked to strengthen the ...
In the final part of our Hallmarks of Innocence series, WGBH's Morning Edition Host Joe Mathieu talks with Northeastern University law professor and WGBH News legal analyst Daniel Medwed about the ...
The High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh could see big changes if Tom Wood's suggestion about a new system of justice is taken up (Picture: Ian Georgeson) | Johnston Press Resell Covid-19 requires ...