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nancylebov) wrote2018-08-09 11:40 am
nancylebov) wrote2018-08-09 11:40 am
I've never liked the adversarial trial system-- Germany has a better approach
https://law.yale.edu/system/files/documents/pdf/Faculty/Langbein_Land_Without_Plea_Bargaining.pdf
Longish, but worth reading at least the first half or so.
The German legal system has efficient trials, and I don't mean railroading people, I mean not wasting time by not having an adversarial system. They don't have plea bargaining because they don't have an overwhelmed court system which creates the incentive for plea bargaining.
At this point, the German style strikes me as simply superior to the American style.
If anyone knows more about how the German legal system works out in practice, let me know.
A little more about the American system....
https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2018/07/31/are-innocent-people-pleading-guilty-a-new-report-says-yes/#795a40d35193
Longish, but worth reading at least the first half or so.
The German legal system has efficient trials, and I don't mean railroading people, I mean not wasting time by not having an adversarial system. They don't have plea bargaining because they don't have an overwhelmed court system which creates the incentive for plea bargaining.
At this point, the German style strikes me as simply superior to the American style.
If anyone knows more about how the German legal system works out in practice, let me know.
A little more about the American system....
https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2018/07/31/are-innocent-people-pleading-guilty-a-new-report-says-yes/#795a40d35193
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