1st Edition
The Presumption of Innocence in International Human Rights and Criminal Law
By Michelle Coleman
Copyright 2021
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the presumption of innocence from both a practical and theoretical point of view. Throughout the book a framework for the presumption of innocence is developed.
The book approaches the right to presumption of innocence from an international human rights perspective using specific examples drawn from international criminal law. The result is a... Read more
1. Introduction
2. The Presumption of Innocence in Context
3. Who Has the Right and When Does it Become Operable?
4. Who Carries the Duty to Uphold the Presumption of Innocence?
5. The Procedural Aspect of the Presumption of Innocence
6. The Non-Procedural Aspect of the Presumption of Innocence
7. The Relationship Between the Presumption of Innocence and Pre-Determination Detention
8. Conclusion
Biography
Dr Michelle Coleman is a Lecturer in Law at Swansea University School of Law, UK
