Traduction de «Rapports innocents » (Français → Anglais) :

In the legislative report accompanying the Parliament resolution of 8 June 2005, Parliament proposed an amendment to clarify the presumption of innocence and the burden of proof, in order to limit the very wide discretionary powers of Member States' authorities when assessing "suspect" shipments.

In addition, the Mack case confirms that proof beyond a reasonable doubt only applies with respect to the issue of guilt or innocence of the accused, and in the Lyons case, the right to be presumed innocent doesn't apply with regard to dangerous offender hearings.

Our report is based on hearsay and circumstantial evidence, but it makes judgments and even passes sentence with the burden on the accused of proving his innocence. In a normal system of law, it is guilt, and not innocence, that needs to be proved.

9 (a) Are you aware of problems in a cross-border context linked to the presumption of innocence other than those referred to above?

9 (a) Are you aware of problems in a cross-border context linked to the presumption of innocence other than those referred to above?

Everybody there was asking the representatives of industrialized countries: ``Do we, innocent people of the Maldives, have to pay the price for the destruction you caused, for the harm you did to the environment, for the greenhouse effect, for all the environmental problems for which we are totally blameless and for the consequences of your actions?'' (1325) I submit this is a fundamental problem and that, as a rich country with unparalleled natural resources, we must set an example for the world, especially for the developing countries which have to endure the consequences of the actions taken by industrialized countries.