FRENCH JUDICIAL REFORM.
The work of , the Special Committee appointed by M. BaTthou, Minister for Justice, to deliberate on projeots for judicial reform in France has already borne fruit iu the shape of a Bill. In the first place, the new Bill proposes that the interrogatoire shall be totally suppressed. Second, the acts d'accusation shall be also suppressed; This judicial formula has been of little use, as generally, without explaining anything, it repeated in more violent and prejudiced language the accusations contained in the indictment. I, ' In tho third ' placo, M. Barthou's Bill proposes that the Public Prosecutor shall develop tho case for the prosecution. This expose ifc 'to roplaco tho actc d'necusation. Fourth, tho rules rts to tho' hearing of evidence are to be altered so as to give both parties fair play in examining witnesses. Finally, ttic presiding judge is to be ompowered to pronounce on tho advisability of summoning witnesses cited by the' prisoner who has not the money to obtain their attendance in tho ordinary way.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 770, 19 March 1910, Page 15
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170FRENCH JUDICIAL REFORM. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 770, 19 March 1910, Page 15
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