inquisitorial system in criminal procedure

Question 1

who was the procedure initiated by

Answer 1

• private accusation
• communal denunciation

Question 2

who prosecuted individuals

Answer 2

• officers in court (judge) would investigate

Question 3

what was the outcome determined by

Answer 3

> a testimoney of two eyewitnesses
or a confession of the accused

Question 4

what was the conviction rate

Answer 4

• conviction rates were high as it was easier to go to court

Question 5

what was used to elicit confessions

Answer 5

torture

Question 6

what were some devices of torture

Answer 6

• The strappado
• thumb and leg screws
• the rack
  the Iron Chair (used in Germany)

Question 7

what was the most effective form of torture

Answer 7

• sleep deprivation
• only 2% of victims could endure it without confessing.

Question 8

what rules were established to govern the use of torture

Answer 8

> torture should not result in death
children and pregnant women are exempt from torture
the judge should establish a crime has been committed before the use of torture
testimony taken in the torture chamber was not evidence, the prisoner had to ‘freely’ confess.