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systems, in particular the cost/time of pursuing cases in the two countries and the idea of the search for the truth. Discussion We begin with the latter idea; the search
for truth. The difference between the two systems is simply stated: the French system is "inquisitorial" and the American system is "adversarial" (Asimow, 2008). There is a school of thought
that says the adversarial system is not truly concerned with finding truth; instead, it is concerned with presenting opposing viewpoints, weighing them, and reaching a verdict depending on which evidence
is more convincing. However, others believe that the adversarial system does reach the truth, because it assumes that "truth is more likely to result from the open competition between the
prosecution and the defence" (Trial system). Still, there can be no doubt that the adversarial system has produced some highly questionable verdicts, leading some to conclude that the system should
be abandoned in favor of the inquisitorial model. Asimow sums it up this way: In general, the adversarial system "leaves most critical pre-trial and trial decisions such as discovery, the
framing of issues, the choice of witnesses, the questions directed to witnesses, and the order of proof in the hands of lawyers" (2008, p. 651). The main idea is that
the "sharp clash of proofs" presented by the two sides, with the lawyers for each party representing that partys interest to the best of their ability, will result in a
generation of factual information upon which a neutral arbiter (the jury) can decide the case (Asimow, 2008, p. 651). In the inquisitorial system, many of these trial proceedings are
handled by a judge, rather than attorneys. In France, judges may supervise "criminal investigations or civil discovery," select "neutral expert witnesses," cross-examine witnesses, frame the issues and/or sum up the
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