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rights of the accused
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29493510X
STA
Approved
UPD
2012-03-23
DUT
rechten van verdachten
IND
1
PPN
29493510X
UDC
343.121
SN
A class of rights that apply to a person in the time period between when they are formally accused of a crime and when they are either convicted or acquitted, generally based on the maxim of 'innocent until proven guilty' and including the right to a fair trial, the right to counsel and the right to communicate.
MRF
343.121
BT1
civil and political rights
UF
defendants' rights
habeas corpus
RT
legal procedure
perpetrators
presumption of innocence
BSO
10.05 CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
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