# Which is superior, an adversarial or an inquisitorial system of justice?

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**Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-superior-an-adversarial-or-an-inquisitorial-system-of-justice/1001623/29 "2024-05-22T00:17:48Z")

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My problem with an adversarial system is that there are two “teams”, each with a proverbial dog in the fight.

> [@Napoleonic Law vs. English Common Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleonic-law-vs-english-common-law/588914/4):
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> Objective truth is less important than who wins.

IMHO this is a bad thing. I wonder why no system has ever been developed that works like a crash investigation. For example, suppose someone has been murdered. Investigators who are relevant subject matter experts would do the investigation without having favourite outcomes.

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