職しょっ権けん探たん知ち

noun

court-initiated fact discovery

Legal term referring to a court's authority to investigate facts on its own initiative, without relying solely on the parties' submissions.

• 行ぎょう政せい訴そ訟しょうでは、裁さい判ばん所しょが職しょっ権けん探たん知ちを行おこなうことがある。

  In administrative litigation, the court may conduct fact discovery on its own authority.