presumption of innocence

legal principle that one is presumed innocent until proven guilty
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presumption of innocence
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presumption of innocence

Summary

presumption of innocence is a general principles of French law[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • presumption of innocence's instance of is recorded as general principles of French law[3].
  • presumption of innocence's instance of is recorded as rights[4].
  • presumption of innocence's main regulatory text is recorded as Universal Declaration of Human Rights[5].
  • presumption of innocence's main regulatory text is recorded as International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights[6].
  • presumption of innocence's main regulatory text is recorded as European Convention on Human Rights[7].
  • presumption of innocence's main regulatory text is recorded as Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union[8].
  • presumption of innocence is a type of rebuttable presumption[9].
  • presumption of innocence is the opposite of presumption of guilt[10].
  • presumption of innocence's facet of is recorded as due process[11].
  • presumption of innocence's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[12].
  • presumption of innocence's partially coincident with is recorded as legal burden of proof[13].
  • presumption of innocence's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[14].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include general principles of French law[3] and rights[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for presumption of innocence include Presumption of Innocence[15], a film[16], directed by Evgeny Tatarsky[17].

Why It Matters

presumption of innocence has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Entities named for it include Presumption of Innocence[15], a film[16], directed by Evgeny Tatarsky[17].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

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  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · Jeb · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of presumption of guilt
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P461]]: [[Q19283764]]"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main regulatory text Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, European Convention on Human Rights +1
    Instance of
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Human rights
    Subclass of rebuttable presumption
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534089605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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