French to English Law/Patents Law (general)

This noun and verb crop up a few times in a Swiss legal case involving a notary advising three foreigners on the purchase of property in Switzerland and the main foreigner involved with the notary does not appear at the appeal, but merely submits handwritten notes that he took of his meetings with the notary. This therefore deprives the appellant (the notary) of the "droit à la confrontation" which, "déduit de l'article 6 chiffre 3 lit. d CEDH, s'applique à toute personne qui fait une déclaration e charge, indépendamment de son rôle dans le procès".

It seems to be basically the right to "confront" your adversary and ask him questions in court about the evidence submitted by him, but I suspect that there is a specific legal term for this in English rather than just "confront" and "confrontation".

Other instances of the word being used in the source text:

"Il était dès lors fondamental que le recourant puisse être confronté à l'auteur des notes, poser des questions au principal représentant des étrangers, avec lequel il avait traité."

"L'appréciation anticipée des preuves, l’argument principal de la Cour cantonale, ne saurait, au vu de ce qui précède, empêcher l'application du principe d'égalité des armes et priver le recourant du droit à la confrontation".

Any suggestions/answers greatly appreciated.