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Originally Posted by llamabeast
Is guilt really assumed until proven innocent in France? That sounds very unlikely, but I confess I know nothing about it.
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It is often said. It is not true. The French criminal codes asserts the presumption of innocence.
The popular criticism comes from an unfair comparison of two different legal approaches. France (and much of the continent?) uses an inquisitorial system, as opposed to the adversarial system used in Britain and the US.
And I'm nowhere near enough of an expert to go further than that.