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"Innocent until proven guilty" or "innocent until proved guilty" can be found in English in, among others:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 11: "Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense."
• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, article 14.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (PDF format), article 66.1: "Everyone shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty before the Court in accordance with the applicable law."
• The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Council of Europe (aka European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR), article 6.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, article 48.1: "Everyone who has been charged shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The UK's Human Rights Act 1998 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."

Some countries that don't have English as an official language have constitutions or laws that have been translated to English as "... presumed innocent until proved guilty ...".

For more see the Presumption of Innocence article on Wikipedia.

"Innocent until proven guilty" or "innocent until proved guilty" can be found in English in, among others:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 11: "Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense."
• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, article 14.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (PDF format), article 66.1: "Everyone shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty before the Court in accordance with the applicable law."
• The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Council of Europe (aka European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR), article 6.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, article 48.1: "Everyone who has been charged shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The UK's Human Rights Act 1998 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."

One of the earliest known significant cases in the United States where this phrase was used was the 1895 Supreme Court case of Coffin v. United States.

Some countries that don't have English as an official language have constitutions or laws that have been translated to English as "... presumed innocent until proved guilty ...".

For more see the Presumption of Innocence article on Wikipedia.

"Innocent until proven guilty" or "innocent until proved guilty" can be found in English in, among others:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 11: "Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense."
• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, article 14.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (PDF format), article 66.1: "Everyone shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty before the Court in accordance with the applicable law."
• The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Council of Europe (aka European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR), article 6.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, article 48.1: "Everyone who has been charged shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The UK's Human Rights Act 1998 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."

Whilst the exact words aren't present, these rights (at least in countries with judicial systems stemming from British Common Law) largely originate from The Magna Carta and its requirement for due and impartial process.

Some countries that don't have English as an official language have constitutions or laws that have been translated to English as "... presumed innocent until proved guilty ...".

For more see the Presumption of Innocence article on Wikipedia.

"Innocent until proven guilty" or "innocent until proved guilty" can be found in English in, among others:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 11: "Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense."
• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, article 14.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (PDF format), article 66.1: "Everyone shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty before the Court in accordance with the applicable law."
• The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Council of Europe (aka European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR), article 6.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, article 48.1: "Everyone who has been charged shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The UK's Human Rights Act 1998 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."

Some countries that don't have English as an official language have constitutions or laws that have been translated to English as "... presumed innocent until proved guilty ...".

For more see the Presumption of Innocence article on Wikipedia.

"Innocent until proven guilty" or "innocent until proved guilty" can be found in English in, among others:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 11: "Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense."
• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, article 14.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (PDF format), article 66.1: "Everyone shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty before the Court in accordance with the applicable law."
• The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Council of Europe (aka European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR), article 6.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, article 48.1: "Everyone who has been charged shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The UK's Human Rights Act 1998 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."

Some countries that don't have English as an official language have constitutions or laws that have been translated to English as "... presumed innocent until proved guilty ...".

For more see the Presumption of Innocence article on Wikipedia.

"Innocent until proven guilty" or "innocent until proved guilty" can be found in English in, among others:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 11: "Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense."
• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, article 14.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (PDF format), article 66.1: "Everyone shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty before the Court in accordance with the applicable law."
• The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Council of Europe (aka European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR), article 6.2: "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, article 48.1: "Everyone who has been charged shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The UK's Human Rights Act 1998 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
• The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (which gives effect to the ECHR in domestic law), Schedule 1, Article 6.2 "Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."

Whilst the exact words aren't present, these rights (at least in countries with judicial systems stemming from British Common Law) largely originate from The Magna Carta and its requirement for due and impartial process.

Some countries that don't have English as an official language have constitutions or laws that have been translated to English as "... presumed innocent until proved guilty ...".

For more see the Presumption of Innocence article on Wikipedia.