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Sven Timmerbeil
Witness Coaching und Adversary System
Der Einfluss der Parteien und ihrer Prozessbevollmächtigten auf Zeugen und Sachverständige im deutschen und U.S.-amerikanischen Zivilprozess
[Witness Coaching and Adversary System. The Influence of the Parties and their Lawyers on Witnesses and Experts in German and U.S. Civil Proceedings.]
2004. XXI, 227 pages. Published in German.
- sewn paper
- available
- 978-3-16-148289-2
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While in the U.S. the adversary system including cross-examination, witness coaching and partisan experts exists, the German civil trial is dominated by the judge who also examines the witnesses. As a consequence, in Germany no cross-examination and no witness coaching takes place and in most cases the expert witnesses are appointed by the judge. Despite these differences both systems have one aspect in common, the goal of truth-seeking. Sven Timmerbeil analyzes the differences of both civil trial systems with respect to witness coaching, a topic not discussed in Germany yet.