Practicing Success
Which of the following is true about an adversarial system? |
The parties are assisted by their lawyers who take a pro-active role in delivering justice to the litigants The lawyers gather evidence and even participate in cross-examination and scrutiny of evidence presented by the other disputing party The role of the judge is rather passive as the judge decides the claims based solely on the evidences and arguments presented by the parties and their lawyers All of the above are true |
All of the above are true |
The correct answer is Option 4: All of the above are true In an adversarial system • The parties in a legal proceeding develop their own theory of the case and gather evidence to support their claims. • The parties are assisted by their lawyers who take a proactive role in delivering justice to the litigants. (Option 1) • The lawyers gather evidence and even participate in cross-examination and scrutiny of evidence presented by the other disputing party. (Option 2) • The role of the judge/ decision maker is rather passive as the judge decides the claims based solely on the evidence and arguments presented by the parties and their lawyers. (Option 3) |