The Presumption of Innocence: Evidential and Human Rights Perspectives

by Andrew Stumer

The presumption of innocence is universally recognized as a fundamental human right and a core principle in the administration of criminal justice. Nonetheless, statutes creating criminal offences regularly depart from the presumption of innocence by requiring defendants to prove specific matters in order to avoid conviction. Legislatures and courts seek to justify this departure by asserting that the reversal of the burden of proof is necessary to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849460361
• ISBN13: 9781849460361
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.2"