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PROCEDIMIENTO ACUSATORIO [1 record]

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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