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defendant

vr.tr.defendant · SOC.PER

Let an agent explain defendants, relay rights, procedures and outcomes from legal sources in general terms, point people facing proceedings to lawyers and legal aid, describe the named terms and flag the instance, avoid prejudging guilt, and distinguish defendants from plaintiffs, suspects before charge, witnesses and convicts.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain defendants, relay rights, procedures and outcomes from legal sources in general terms, point people facing proceedings to lawyers and legal aid, describe the named terms and flag the instance, avoid prejudging guilt, and distinguish defendants from plaintiffs, suspects before charge, witnesses and convicts.

A person or organisation against whom legal proceedings are brought, in criminal cases the accused charged with an offence, who is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and in civil cases the party being sued, sometimes called a respondent or, in divorce cases, a co-respondent; outcomes include acquittal, making an acquitted defendant, or conviction, with German legal statistics using Abgeurteilter for persons whose cases were decided; the registry aliases also include Hague defendants tried at international tribunals and the Harrisburg Seven, anti-war activists tried in 1972, an instance. Defendants have rights such as legal representation and a fair trial, and anyone facing charges should seek a lawyer or legal aid.

What it is for: Naming parties answering legal proceedings.

It can be explain rights and procedures in general terms; relay outcomes; describe named terms; point to legal help.

Distinguishing features

Answers claims or charges

Presumed innocent in criminal law

Procedural rights

Civil and criminal forms

What it looks like

Not a single appearance; parties in courtrooms.

Physical character

presumption of innocence: Article 11 UDHR, 1948 note

right to fair trial: ECHR Article 6 note

Harrisburg Seven trial: 1972 year - instance

How it is recognised

Party against whom proceedings are brought

Acquitted defendant, Hague defendant, accused, Abgeurteilter, co-respondent, Harrisburg Seven

Plaintiffs bring civil claims; suspects have not been charged; witnesses give evidence; convicts have been found guilty

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

litigant

has right to -

presumption of innocence

is contrasted with -

plaintiff

includes - instance

Harrisburg Seven

In practice

Families and kinds

criminal defendants

civil defendants

co-respondents

international tribunal defendants

corporate defendants

Standards and regulation

Criminal and civil procedure laws

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Article 14

Rome Statute rights of the accused

Failure modes and hazards

Prejudging guilt

Giving legal advice

Treating instances as kinds

Also called

acquitted defendantHague defendantaccusedAbgeurteilterco-respondentHarrisburg Sevensubject of impeachment

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a defendant is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a defendant, and how does the role differ from plaintiffs, suspects, witnesses and convicts? definition
  2. Is someone facing charges or a lawsuit, in which case they should contact a lawyer or legal aid service? boundary

Terms

Named terms.

Terms

Terms.

  1. What do acquitted defendant, Hague defendant, accused, Abgeurteilter and co-respondent mean, and who were the Harrisburg Seven? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific term? action
Rights Rights.

Regulation.

Presumption

Presumption of innocence.

Presumption

Presumption.

  1. What does the presumption of innocence require? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Counsel

Right to counsel.

Counsel

Counsel.

  1. What rights to legal representation and silence exist, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Procedure Procedure.

Regulation.

Criminal

Criminal process.

Criminal

Criminal.

  1. How do charges, pleas, trials and verdicts work, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits criminal procedure? action

International

International tribunals.

International

International.

  1. How are defendants tried at international courts in The Hague? provenance
  2. Which entry fits International Criminal Court? action
Context Society.

Attribution.

Media

Media coverage.

Media

Media.

  1. How do contempt and reporting rules protect fair trials? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and free of prejudgment? boundary

Political trials

Political trials.

Political trials

Political trials.

  1. How are political trials such as the Harrisburg Seven case described by historians, with views attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits political trial? action

What the second pass must settle

  • The registry alias Harrisburg Seven should be split off as an instance
  • Should Abgeurteilter be moved to German legal statistics entries?
  • How should legal aid resources be linked by country?
Draft as JSON