'Rights during trial - burden of proof' in document 'Georgia - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER TWO
Georgian Citizenship. Basic Rights and Freedoms of Individual

Article 40

2. No one shall be obliged to prove his innocence. A burden of proof shall rest with the prosecutor.

3. A resolution on preceding a person as an accused, a bill of indictment and a judgment of conviction
shall be based only on the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. An accused shall be given the benefit
of doubt in any event.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 67
Rights of the accused
1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:
(i) Not to have imposed on him or her any reversal of the burden of proof or any onus of rebuttal