 The presiding judge enjoys an important discretionary power during the trial to order any additional investigative measure he considers necessary to bring the truth to light (which is a feature of the Belgian judicial system in general).In this capacity, the presiding judge has to act both "à charge" and "à décharge", which means they have to faithfully examine and consider all elements to the benefit and to the detriment of the accused.Such legal systems, where judges are actively involved in truth finding, are often referred to as inquisitorial systems.