noun
inquisitorial system; nonadversarial system
Legal term referring to a judicial system where the court actively investigates and determines facts, as opposed to an adversarial system.
大陸法の国々では、職権主義が採用されていることが多い。
In civil law countries, the inquisitorial system is often adopted.
Refers to the adversarial system, where the parties control the proceedings and the court acts as a neutral arbiter, contrasting with 職権主義.
Compound of 職権 (official authority) and 主義 (principle, doctrine), literally 'principle of official authority'.