RZYMSKIE KORZENIE ZASADY DOMNIEMANIA
NIEWINNOŚCI I PRAWA OSKARŻONEGO DO OBRONY
THE ROMAN ROOTS OF THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
AND THE RIGHT TO DEFENSE
Author(s): Marta Mozgawa-SajSubject(s): Criminal Law, Civil Law, Sociology of Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Keywords: presumption of innocence; the right to defense; Roman law
Summary/Abstract: The subject of the study is the issue of whether and how Roman law influenced the positionof the accused in the criminal trial, in particular in the context of the in dubio pro reo principle andthe related presumption of innocence. The genesis of these principles can be found, according tolegal and literary sources, in the Roman criminal trial. The study shows that the trial position of theaccused is largely rooted in Roman law, while the shape of the presumption of innocence, in dubiopro reo and the right of defense in the contemporary criminal process coincides to a large extent withits ancient counterpart
Journal: Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego - Seria Prawnicza
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 104-113
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Polish