SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Which civilization gave us innocent until proven guilty
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Tang and Song
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Rome
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Greece
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Persia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -According to Roman law, people were considered to be innocent until proven guilty. Lawyers would present their case to a jury consisting of 32 men, who would decide on the punishment to be imposed.
Detailed explanation-2: -26 So-the answer to our question, who first uttered the principle, Innocent until proven guilty-a perfect question for the legal edition of Trivial Pursuit-is the French canonist Johannes Monachus.
Detailed explanation-3: -The presumption of innocence until proven guilty means that the burden of proof is always on the government to satisfy you that [defendant] is guilty of the crime with which [he/she] is charged beyond a reasonable doubt.
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