The article covers the issue of the scope of the adversarial principle in the canonical criminal process. In this context, consideration is given to the minimum conditions for the adversarial nature of the proceedings in the canonical process under analysis with regard to its elements, i.e. the complaint as a procedural impulse, the designation of the subject matter of the trial, the parties to the dispute and the entity entitled to settle it, the equality of the litigants, the minimum disposition of the parties, the procedural authority equipped with the attributes of independence and impartiality. In conclusion, it should be stated that the canonical criminal-judicial process generally fulfils the minimum conditions for the validity of the adversarial principle.
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