PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE:FROM CESARE BECCARIA TO THE PRESENT DAY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1063546/batstw93Keywords:
principles of criminal proceedings; the principle of presumption of innocence; constitutional principle of criminal procedure; criminal procedure legislationAbstract
The article reflects a historical overview of the development of the principle of the presumption of innocence, which from a simple thesis was transformed into a constitutional, international, sectoral principle of criminal proceedings. The author of the article analyzed all stages of the development of the principle of the presumption of innocence in international and domestic law. An in-depth analysis of the development of criminal procedural legislation allowed the author to come to the conclusion that the Kazakh legislator keeps pace with international standards for the protection of human rights caught in the orbit of criminal prosecution. There is an urgent need to reject the accusatory bias in all its forms and manifestations. Society and the state must recognize a citizen as law-abiding and decent before the court pronounces a guilty verdict.
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