Practice question
Under ICCPR Article 14(2), is a foreign criminal defendant included in the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law?
- No, only citizens qualify
- Yes; the provision applies to everyone charged with a criminal offense
- Only if the embassy pays a fee
- Only if the defendant waives counsel
- Only if the prosecutor agrees
Legal references
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Articles 10-12, 14-15, 18, 20 and 25-27: https://2covenants.ohchr.org/About-ICCPR.html
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