How efficient is our system of criminal trial Does it really do the basic job we ask of it—convicting the guilty and acquitting the innocent It is often said that the British trail system is more like a game than a serious attempt to do justice. The lawyers on each side are so engrosses in playing hard to win, challenging each other and the judge on technical points, that the object of finding out the truth is almost forgotten. All the effort is concentrated on the big day, on the dramatic cross examination of the key witnesses in front of the jury. Critics like to compare our "adversarial" system (resembling two adversaries engaged in a contest) with the continental "inquisitorial" system, under which the judge plays a more important inquiring role.
In early times, in the Middle Ages, the systems of trial across Europe were’ similar. At that time trial by "ordeal"—especially a religious event--was the main way of testing gu
A. do the same as American newspapers do
B. are not interested in publishing details about the trial before it takes place
C. are not allowed to publish details about the trial before it takes place
D. are allowed to publish details about the trial before it takes place
How efficient is our system of criminal trial Does it really do the basic job we ask of it--convicting the guilty and acquitting the innocent It is often said that the British trail system is more like a game than a serious attempt to do justice. The lawyers on each side are so engrossed in playing hard to win, challenging each other and the judge on technical points, that the object of finding out the truth is almost forgotten. All the effort is concentrated on the big day, on the dramatic cross examination of the key witnesses in front of the jury. Critics like to compare our "adversarial" system (resembling two adversaries engaged in a contest) with the continental "inquisitorial" system, under which the judge plays a more important inquiring role.
In early times, in the Middle Ages, the systems of trial across Europe were similar. At that time trial by "ordeal"--especially a religious event--was the main way of testing guilt or innocence.
A. the British legal system can do the basic job well--convicting the guilty and acquitting the innocent
B. the British legal system is worse than the continental legal system
C. the British legal system is often considered to be not very fair
D. the British legal system is very efficient
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