Back in the early 1990s, there was a bar association forum devoted to the nascent and growing problem-solving court movement. After I raised some questions about the “we’re all in this together” ...

Justice is adversarial. From the presentation of arguments in a case, to the physical layout of the courtroom, the justice system is inescapably built on the presentation of opposing views by opposing ...

THE ADVERSARIAL system is a powerful means of ensuring justice, but it is not without its faults and mediation is sometimes a better way of ensuring justice. Mediation is particularly important in the ...

Colorado’s excellent criminal justice system is adversarial. “Adversarial” means both sides present arguments to a neutral judge or jury to decide the issues in a case, including, ultimately, guilt or ...

Paper favours continental-style system because adversarial process is expensive and inefficient The UK’s criminal justice system should switch to a continental-style inquisitorial process, pay defence ...

The Hon Russell Fox QC says in Justice in the 21st Century (Cavendish 2000, a snip at $135) that justice means fairness, fairness means truth, and truth means reality. Those who expect any of the ...