- An
inquisitorial system is a
legal system in
which the court, or a part of the court, is
actively involved in
investigating the
facts of the case. This...
- dysentery. Gui was made
Bishop of Tui on 26
August 1323,
although his
inquisitorial activities meant he was
largely absent from the see, and
Bishop of Lodève...
-
determine the
truth and p****
judgment accordingly. It is in
contrast to the
inquisitorial system used in some
civil law
systems (i.e.
those deriving from Roman...
-
acquittal of the defendant.
Criminal procedure can be
either in form of
inquisitorial or
adversarial criminal procedure. Currently, in many
countries with...
- of France,
particularly among the
Cathars and the Waldensians. The
inquisitorial courts from this time
until the mid-15th
century are
together known...
-
burned at the
stake on 30 May 1431, aged
about nineteen. In 1456, an
inquisitorial court reinvestigated Joan's
trial and
overturned the verdict, declaring...
-
reviewed the
constitutionality of laws and acts. The
Soviet Union used the
inquisitorial system of
Roman law,
where the judge, procurator, and
defence attorney...
- with
either the
adversarial system,
which is
adopted in
common law, or
inquisitorial system,
which is
adopted in
civil law. The
prosecution is the legal...
- mere
preferment of the
criminal charge". It is
sometimes said that in
inquisitorial systems, a
defendant is
guilty until proven innocent. It has also been...
- p. 213. Both of
these refer to the use of the
pendulum (pendola) by
inquisitorial tribunals. Melville, however,
refers only to its use as a
torture method...
