Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit

Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit

"Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat" (Latin: the burden of proof rests on who asserts, not on who denies), is a latin legal term used to refer to the principle of presumption of innocence.

Common law

In British common law, the term means, loosely, "the onus of proving a fact rests upon the man". [ [http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/glossary/ei-incumbit-probatio-qui.htm Clickdocs.co.uk Glossary] ] [ [http://www.lawteacher.net/Glossary.htm#e Law-Teacher.net] ] Another rough translation is, "The proof lies upon the one who affirms, not the one who denies." [ [http://www.just-quotes.com/common_latin_legal_terms.html Just Quotes web site] ] [ [http://www.lawfulpath.com/ref/bouvier/maxims.shtml Bouvier's Maxims] , citing various cases and treatises, "q.v."]

The fully stated maxim is, allegedly: "Ei incumbit probatio, qui dicit, non qui negat; cum per rerum naturam factum negantis probatio nulla sit. - The proof lies upon him who affirms, not upon him who denies; since, by the nature of things, he who denies a fact cannot produce any proof." [ [http://www.wagonerlaw.com/DKlegalquotes.html Wagoner's Legal Quotes web page] ]

Civil law

The maxim has, apparently, been adapted by many civil law systems, including Brazil, [ [http://www.gontijo-familia.adv.br/latina07.htm A Brazilian Law firm's web site] ] Italy, [ [http://www.foroeuropeo.it/latino/latino.htm ForoEuropo Italia] ] [ [http://www.assomedici.it/Doc/OnereProva.htm Assomedici.It] ]
Philippines, [ [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1998/dec1998/124329.htm People vs. Masalihit, decision of the Supreme Court of The Philippines] ]
Poland, [ [http://www.katolik.pl/forum/index1.php?st=artykuly&kategoria=prawo Katolik.pl] ] and Spain. [ [http://latin.dechile.net/?Juridico=1 Latin legal maxims in Spanish] ]

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