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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART III
BASIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES

The Right to Equality

13. Equality before the law

(6) To ensure equality before the law, the state authority shall make procedures which are appropriate or which take into account the following principles, namely :

(b) no person charged with a criminal offence shall be treated as guilty of the offence until proved guilty of that offence ;

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 66
Presumption of innocence
1. Everyone shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty before the Court in accordance with the applicable law.
2. The onus is on the Prosecutor to prove the guilt of the accused.
3. In order to convict the accused, the Court must be convinced of the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.