This is the first volume that directly compares the practices of adversarial and inquisitorial systems of law from a psychological perspective. It aims at under

Robert Kagan examines the origins and consequences of the American system of "adversarial legalism". This study aims to deepen our understanding of law and its

Our adversarial legal system is used to evade the truth and makes winning the paramount goal. Here, a law veteran proposes we shift to an inquisitorial system s

This book outlines key aspects of the use of non-adversarial practices in the Australian justice system with reference to similar developments in the United Sta

In recent years far more attention has been paid to victims of crime both in terms of awareness of the effect of crime upon their lives, and in changes that hav