Which of the following is a right of individuals accused of crimes under the United Nations ' (UN) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)?
A.
Right of the accused to a trial without public disclosure of the results
B.
Right of the accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty
C.
Right of the accused to unlimited appeals in criminal trials
D.
Right of the accused to be released from custody pending trial
The correct answer is B. The CFE Manual states that under the ICCPR, everyone accused of a crime shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law. This is one of the core due-process protections recognized in the criminal justice section of the Law materials.
Option A is incorrect because the ICCPR protects the right to a fair and public hearing, not a trial without public disclosure of the results. Option C is also incorrect because the Manual states that the ICCPR gives a convicted person the right to have the conviction and sentence reviewed by a higher tribunal, but it does not provide for unlimited appeals. Option D is too broad because release pending trial is not presented as an automatic right in the way presumption of innocence is. For CFE purposes, the key takeaway is that criminal defendants under the ICCPR are entitled to several important safeguards, and one of the most fundamental is that they must be treated as innocent unless and until guilt is proven according to law. Therefore, B is the correct answer.
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