Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Arbitration, Tribunal Adjudication and Alternate Dispute resolution

Question:

Assertion (A): The adversarial system is generally adopted in civil law system.
Reasoning (R): Continental Europe follows the civil law system.

Options:

Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A.

A is correct but R is false.

A is false but R is correct.

Correct Answer:

A is false but R is correct.

Explanation:

The adversarial system is generally adopted in common law countries. Major common law jurisdictions include the UK, U.S, Australia and India. On the other hand, continental Europe which follows the civil law system (i.e. those deriving from Roman law or the Napoleonic Code) has adopted the inquisitorial system.