Justice should not depend on whether the aggrieved appears in court. That's a structural weakness of US law.

is there a country where if you don't show up to court you don't lose by default?

	▲	philistine 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Exactly, how can you credibly mount a defence if you're unwilling to appear? Your defence is that, yours.
	▲	Schmerika 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Supposing that to be true... Does justice depend on what every other country is doing?
	▲	nibbleyou 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
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