Much of the legislative style was adapted from the Roman Law Code of Justinian. As a result, Roman ecclesiastical courts tend to follow the Roman Law style of continental Europe with some variation, featuring collegiate panels of judges and an investigative form of proceeding, called "inquisitorial", from the Latin "inquirere", to enquire. This is in contrast to the adversarial form of proceeding found in the common law system of English and U.S. law, which features such things as juries and single judges. COUNT 4
QSN1 What ancient law served as the precursor to the type of legislation seen in the Roman Catholics? ANS1 Roman Law Code of Justinian QSN2 What word characterizes the type of procedure found in American and British courts? ANS2 adversarial QSN3 What term characterizes the type of procedure used in Roman Church courts? ANS3 inquisitorial QSN4 What is the English meaning of inquirere? ANS4 to enquire