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ACCUSATORIAL PROCEDURE [2 records]

Record 1 2003-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Rules of Court
OBS

Accusatorial, denoting the common-law system of criminal procedure, may be contrasted with the civil-law term inquisitorial ... A variant term for "accusatorial procedure" is "adversary procedure," although the latter term may suggest civil as well as criminal proceedings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Règles de procédure
OBS

Le Code de procédure pénale a conféré un caractère accusatoire à la procédure suivie devant la chambre d'accusation en introduisant dans une certaine mesure l'oralité et la contradiction des débats.

OBS

«Accusatoire» s'oppose à «inquisitoire» ou à «non accusatoire».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho penal
  • Reglamento procesal
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Record 2 2002-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private Law
  • Rules of Court
OBS

System in most common law countries whereby parties and their representatives have primary responsibility for finding and presenting evidence.

OBS

adversary procedure: Term reproduced from Law Terminology with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit privé
  • Règles de procédure
OBS

contradictoire : Se dit d'une opération (judiciaire ou extrajudiciaire) à laquelle tous les intéressés ont été à même de participer [...]

OBS

procédure contradictoire : Terme reproduit de Law Terminology avec l'autorisation du Bureau des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho privado
  • Reglamento procesal
OBS

procedimiento contradictorio: Término reproducido de Law Terminology con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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