Where can i find Statutes/Acts for all countries?

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   This presumption of innocence does not actually appear in Magna Carta.
   Rather it is that a presumption of innocence exists until such time as the burden of proof or a jury of their peers decides otherwise.
   
   This presumption has in fact been enshrined in law in some countries but others take it as read
   
   The EU has put it in one of the conventions so in that respect all EU countries have it in their law as all EU countries abide by this convention.
   
   The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Council of Europe says (art. 6.2): "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law". This convention has been adopted by treaty and is binding on all Council of Europe members. Currently (and in any foreseeable expansion of the EU) every country member of the European Union is also member to the Council of Europe, so this stands for EU members as a matter of course. Nevertheless, this assertion is iterated verbatim in Article 48 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

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