What is Adversarial system?
[[File:Eo-scale2.png|thumb|right|200px]] The '''adversarial system''' or '''adversary system''' is a [[Law|legal system]] used in the [[common law]] [[countries]].<ref>David S. Clark, ''Encyclopedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives'' (Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2007), p. 321</ref> It is a system where two [[advocate]]s represent their parties' positions before an [[wikt:impartial|impartial]] person or group of people.<ref name=Binns164>Rebecca Huxley-Binns, ''Unlocking the English Legal System'', Fourth Edition (London; New York: Routledge, 2014), p. 164</ref> This is usually a [[jury]] or [[judge]] who attempt to determine the [[truth]] of the [[Legal case|case]].<ref>Tushar Kanti Saha, ''Textbook on Legal Methods, Legal Systems & Research'' (New Delhi, India: Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2010), p. 200</ref> It is in contrast to the [[inquisitorial system]] used in some [[civil law (legal system)|civil law]] systems (i.e. those deriving from [[Roman law]] or the [[Napoleonic code]]). This is where a judge or group of judges opens an official inquiry and decides the case.<ref>Harry Dammer; Jay Albanese, ''Comparative Criminal Justice Systems'', Fifth Edition (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2014), p. 128</ref> The adversarial system is the two-part system under which [[criminal law]] courts operate.<ref name=Neubauer28>David Neubauer; Stephen Meinhold, ''Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Politics in the United States'' (Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2013), p. 28</ref> On one side is the [[prosecution]] who usually represents the [[government]]. The other side is the defense who represents the [[defendant]]. Each party may call witnesses and ask questions.<ref name=Neubauer28/> Each party may present evidence based on legal [[ethics]] and that is approved by the court.<ref name=Jonakait185>Randolph N. Jonakait, ''The American Jury System'' (New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 2003), p. 185</ref> For [[example]], legal ethics prevent a [[lawyer]] from callin