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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: kumar who wrote (44483)9/16/2002 11:13:16 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
one could be justified presuming guilt

Yes. That's how burdens of proof operate. As a lawyer I call them BOP (Burdens Of Proof) and who has the BOP matters quite a bit.

In the common law (English) system, ordinarily one wouldn't be forced to prove ones' innocence because proving a negative is well known to be difficult if not pointless.
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