Convergence and traditions of criminal procedure: fair truth finding and the changing role of the prosecutor in the Netherlands and England and Wales

Concerning criminal procedure, this book takes a closer look at the interaction between converging tendencies and legal culture and tradition. It does so by studying the development of criminal procedure in the Netherlands and England and Wales. I have selected England because it is the birthplace of the adversarial tradition and therefore the most obvious place in Europe to look at if one wants to know how that tradition has fared in recent times. The inquisitorial tradition is represented by the Netherlands. The Dutch system has historically been a clear and strong exponent of the inquisitor... Mehr ...