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"ARTICLE 48 CHARTER" [2018] ELECD 32; in VerLoren van Themaat, Weijer; Reuder, Berend (eds), "European Competition Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 840

Book Title: European Competition Law

Editor(s): VerLoren van Themaat, Weijer; Reuder, Berend

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781786435460

Section: Chapter 25

Section Title: ARTICLE 48 CHARTER

Number of pages: 17

Extract:

25 ARTICLE 48 CHARTER* PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND RIGHTS OF THE DEFENCE Everyone who has been charged shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law. Respect for the rights of the defence of anyone who has been charged shall be guaranteed. ARTICLE 6(2) AND (3) ECHR 2. 3. Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law. Everyone charged with a criminal offence has the following minimum rights: (a) to be informed promptly, in a language which he understands and in detail, of the nature and cause of the accusation against him; (b) to have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence; (c) to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing or, if he has not sufficient means to pay for legal assistance, to be given it free when the interests of justice so require; (d) to examine or have examined witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him; (e) to have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court. OVERVIEW A. EXPLANATION RELATING TO ARTICLE 48 CHARTER B. PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE 1. General 25.01 2. In relation to parental liability 25.15 3. In relation to the causal link in case of a concerted practice 25.18
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