Innocent until proven guilty
Is innocent until prove guilty necessary? ”Everyone charged with a penal offense has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense”(The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 11). Innocent until proven guilty is when you are accused of a crime you are still presumed innocent until proven that you are guilty. This right should be recognizwed by all countries. This is a right that everyone should have to be able to defend themselves. Although many belive this right helps guilty people that is not the cases and needs to be followed by all.
History of innocent until proven guilty In the past and in the present innocent until proven guilty has been violated by many. The phrase innocent until proven guilty is not seen in any print until the 19th century. It appears to be American in origin. As all the early printed citation of it come from there;an example, a plea to a Gettysburg court by a Samuel Chase, reported in the newspaper The Sprig Of Liberty, February 1805. “Over the past decade, as …show more content…
The most compelling reason is that in many countries you are guilty until proven innocent. To illustate this point in an article “china suspects presumed guilty until proven innocent” two chinese men were hastily convicted of rape and murder, and spent 10 years in jail. These two men did not stand a fair trial where they were proven guilty with evidence.The case was closed, but far from over. In the article by the guardian is states The Zhangs were released in late March owing to new evidence showing the possibility of another suspect, state media reported. Zhejiang province's top court reversed the ruling. DNA samples, it said, had implicated another man, and police may have used illegal methods to extract the zhangs
Is innocent until prove guilty necessary? ”Everyone charged with a penal offense has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense”(The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 11). Innocent until proven guilty is when you are accused of a crime you are still presumed innocent until proven that you are guilty. This right should be recognizwed by all countries. This is a right that everyone should have to be able to defend themselves. Although many belive this right helps guilty people that is not the cases and needs to be followed by all.
History of innocent until proven guilty In the past and in the present innocent until proven guilty has been violated by many. The phrase innocent until proven guilty is not seen in any print until the 19th century. It appears to be American in origin. As all the early printed citation of it come from there;an example, a plea to a Gettysburg court by a Samuel Chase, reported in the newspaper The Sprig Of Liberty, February 1805. “Over the past decade, as …show more content…
The most compelling reason is that in many countries you are guilty until proven innocent. To illustate this point in an article “china suspects presumed guilty until proven innocent” two chinese men were hastily convicted of rape and murder, and spent 10 years in jail. These two men did not stand a fair trial where they were proven guilty with evidence.The case was closed, but far from over. In the article by the guardian is states The Zhangs were released in late March owing to new evidence showing the possibility of another suspect, state media reported. Zhejiang province's top court reversed the ruling. DNA samples, it said, had implicated another man, and police may have used illegal methods to extract the zhangs