Party Disposition and Ex Officio Powers in the Taking of Evidence

Though the taking of evidence relies primarily on the parties' initiative, the tendency to confer the court ex officio investigative powers is diffuse and shows in the last decades a growing trend. After a brief overview of this trend throughout legal systems traditionally tied to the disposit...

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Main Author: Davide Turroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marcial Pons 2024-04-01
Series:Revista Ítalo-Española de Derecho Procesal
Online Access:https://revistasmarcialpons.es/rivitsproc/article/view/2193
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description Though the taking of evidence relies primarily on the parties' initiative, the tendency to confer the court ex officio investigative powers is diffuse and shows in the last decades a growing trend. After a brief overview of this trend throughout legal systems traditionally tied to the dispositive principle, the Author focuses on how a court is expected to manage these powers. In this context the Italian experience will serve as a test-bench for an analysis of the way the issue should be dealt with.
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spelling doaj.art-7d4967a8a422409a91ead2f26d94637e2024-04-18T16:11:52ZengMarcial PonsRevista Ítalo-Española de Derecho Procesal2605-52442024-04-0110.37417/rivitsproc/2193Party Disposition and Ex Officio Powers in the Taking of EvidenceDavide Turroni Though the taking of evidence relies primarily on the parties' initiative, the tendency to confer the court ex officio investigative powers is diffuse and shows in the last decades a growing trend. After a brief overview of this trend throughout legal systems traditionally tied to the dispositive principle, the Author focuses on how a court is expected to manage these powers. In this context the Italian experience will serve as a test-bench for an analysis of the way the issue should be dealt with. https://revistasmarcialpons.es/rivitsproc/article/view/2193
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