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An investigative interview versus an interrogation I learned that most people have a need to confess. I also learned that they don’t always confess to what they did in a troublesome past. Often enough, they will confess to what I … Continued

The prosecutor, not the judge, controls the courtroom This blog entry examines Point 3 of the three-part model of the legal system in the old Soviet Union as compared to the Swiss system: 1) evidence strictly controlled; 2) defendant history … Continued

Distorting and sullying a defendant’s true history “Did such a scientist even exist?” Inspired by the Chernobyl reenactment drama series, this blog previously illustrated the first of three parallels drawn between the old Soviet legal system and, remarkably, the Swiss … Continued

Comparing deceit in the legal system of the Soviet Union to that of the Swiss (contd.) As to Point 1: Concealment of evidence Comparing the long-dead Soviet legal system to the Swiss seems an absurdity at first thought. A totalitarian … Continued

Comparing deceit in the legal system of the Soviet Union to the Swiss. The following story describes the deliberate concealment of evidence by lawyers in a case involving both administrative and scientific misconduct at a Swiss university. What is remarkable … Continued

Conventional wisdom has it that any defense lawyer obviously wants to win every case. Why would he/she not wish to do so? After all, they can point to their record and garner more clients, in addition to enjoying personal, professional … Continued

Applying Game Theory to the Legal System It is worth pondering whether Game Theory couldn’t apply expediently to an assessment of the likelihood of a legal outcome, a legal trial. Game Theory is a process that models strategic interactions between … Continued

June 16, 2019   Lawyer subculture: Switzerland versus the U.S.A. The cultures of Switzerland and the U.S.A are distinct in many significant ways. Yet at the same time the flaws of the American legal system manifest themselves equally in Switzerland. … Continued

Swiss court follows easy narrative, eschews difficult facts   “Switzerland, it is said, suffers less from corruption. Does it really? Or does it suffer less from the revelation of evidence of corruption?”   “The defendant had no choice but to … Continued

Reality, a Swiss court, and bad lawyers   “A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.” J.R.R Tolkien “In the life of every honorable man comes a difficult … Continued