Presumption of innocence – Awareness And Constitutional Provisions

The "Presumption of Innocence" as Constitutional Doctrine

The Presumption of Innocence and the Human Rights Act

There has recently been a proliferation of case law dealing with potential inroads into the presumption of innocence in the criminal lawof England andWales, in the light of article 6(2) of the European Convention on Human Rights. This article is concerned with the nature of the presumption of innocence. It considers two central issues.The ¢rst is how the courts should address the question of wh...

Electoral provisions of the Constitutional Review Commission of Fiji

Fiji’s 1990 Constitution was designed to protect and promote the interests of indigenous Fijians‘ disproportionate parliamentary representation, more influence for the Great Council of Chiefs, affirmative action in the public service, and the reservation of the office of Prime Minister for indigenous Fijians. Its affirmation of indigenous rights attracted some sympathy in the region, but the Co...

How the Presumption of Innocence Renders the Innocent Vulnerable to Wrongful Convictions

This article argues, contrary to a straightforward reading, that the presumption of innocence and accompanying principles the burden of proof on the prosecution to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt acts in reality against the interests of those who might be innocent at every stage of the criminal justice process. This is because the „presumption‟, in effect, renders suspects of crime pas...

Innocent until Primed: Mock Jurors' Racially Biased Response to the Presumption of Innocence

BACKGROUND Research has shown that crime concepts can activate attentional bias to Black faces. This study investigates the possibility that some legal concepts hold similar implicit racial cues. Presumption of innocence instructions, a core legal principle specifically designed to eliminate bias, may instead serve as an implicit racial cue resulting in attentional bias. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL...