Place and Function of Confrontation in the European Union countries
Place and Function of Confrontation in the European Union countries

Summary/Abstract: This paper is aimed at presenting the different solutions provided by the national regulations of more EU countries with respect to confrontation, as well as their recommendation and practice on criminal tactics. Based on the data he has gathered, the author makes a distinction between two groups: the legal systems based on the anglo-saxon model, that do not have this institution and apply other means to solve the case or to convince the judges/jury, and those based on the continental traditions, most of which know this institution and apply it both in the framework of criminal procedure law and as an investigatory (truth-seeking) tool. The author concludes that, despite its modest efficiency, the present existence and practicality or future of the institution is not to be doubted. On the other hand, in the countries that do not have the institution, the question regarding the necessity of applying it has yet to arise, although there has been no will or urge to introduce it.

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