Advantages and limitations of the adversary system and the principles of justice

What this note covers

1. The purpose of the adversary system and where it sits in the TCE paper
2. Contest and party control: parties, not the court, drive the case
3. Impartial adjudicator: independence, and its limits
4. Strict rules of evidence and procedure
5. Role of the jury and the single-event nature of the trial
6. Weighing advantages against limitations: the principles of justice as the throughline
7. How Question 6 is marked, and what separates a top response

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