Rights during trial - remain silent

Georgia

Georgia - Constitution 1995 (2018) EN

Chapter Two – Fundamental Human Rights
Article 31 – Procedural rights
No one shall be obliged to prove his/her innocence. The burden of proof shall rest with the prosecution.

Chapter Two – Fundamental Human Rights
Article 31 – Procedural rights
No one shall be obliged to testify against himself/herself or against his/her relatives, as determined by law.

Georgia - Criminal Procedure Code 1998 (2024) EN

Article 15 – Right to refuse testimony

No one shall be obliged to testify against oneself or other persons specified in this Code.

Rome Statute

Article 67 Rights of the accused

1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:

(g) Not to be compelled to testify or to confess guilt and to remain silent, without such silence being a consideration in the determination of guilt or innocence;