ECLI:BE:CASS:2007:ARR.20070626.6 ECLI:BE:CASS:2007:ARR.20070626.6 Généré par l'IA

Civil evidence rules inapplicable in criminal proceedings; presumption of innocence prevails over civil proof methods.

Numéro de cause ECLI:BE:CASS:2007:ARR.20070626.6

Autorité / Tribunal Cour de cassation

Juridiction

Belgique (BE)

Date de la décision 2007-06-26

Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)

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The Cour de cassation dismissed the appeal regarding the application of civil evidence rules to criminal proceedings. The prosecution argued that civil presumptions of fact should apply, while the defense contended that criminal law requires strict proof standards. The court ruled that Articles 1349 and 1353 of the Civil Code are strictly inapplicable in repressive matters due to the distinct principles of criminal evidence.

Regeste Legislator

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Articles 1349 et 1353 du Code civil; The rules of evidence governing civil proceedings, including presumptions of fact, do not apply in criminal cases where the principle of in dubio pro reo and strict proof requirements prevail.

Mots-clés

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civil code applicability criminal proceedings presumption of innocence evidence rules repressive matters proof standards civil law distinction moyens

Dispositions légales citées

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Articles 1349 et 1353 du Code civil

Les articles 1349 et 1353 du Code civil ne sont pas applicables en matière

Jurisprudence citée

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Cass., 15 décembre 1999, RG P.99.1042.F

(1) Cass., 15 décembre 1999, RG P.99.1042.F ECLI:BE:CASS:1999:ARR.19991215.3 , n° 680;

Cass., 25 octobre 2000, RG P.00.1260.F

Cass., 25 octobre 2000, RG P.00.1260.F ECLI:BE:CASS:2000:ARR.20001025.6 , n° 575; Cass., 25 mai 2004, RG

Cass., 25 mai 2004, RG P.04.0189.N

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Les articles 1349 et 1353 du Code civil ne sont pas applicables en matière

répressive (1). (1) Cass., 15 décembre 1999, RG P.99.1042.F ECLI:BE:CASS:1999:ARR.19991215.3 , n° 680;

Cass., 25 octobre 2000, RG P.00.1260.F ECLI:BE:CASS:2000:ARR.20001025.6 , n° 575; Cass., 25 mai 2004, RG

P.04.0189.N ECLI:BE:CASS:2004:ARR.20040525.4 , n° 281.

Thésaurus Cassation:

PREUVE - MATIERE REPRESSIVE - Présomptions

Thésaurus UTU:

DROIT PENAL - PREUVE (DROIT PÉNAL) - Moyens de preuve

Mots libres:

C. civ., articles 1349 et 1353 - Applicabilité