Criminal law

• 27 September 2022

The right to file a complaint under Swiss law

Author: Lawyer Enrico Gemano Pursuant to Article 30 of the Swiss Criminal Code (hereinafter CP), “If an act shall be liable to prosecution only if a complaint is filed, any ...

• 19 July 2022

Dichotomy between presumption of innocence and trail by media
Directive (EU) 2016/343 on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings

Author: Lawyer Enrico Germano The presumption of innocence is a neuralgic legal principle according to which a defendant is not considered guilty until proven otherwise. It has been adopted by ...