The right to silence: using American and European law to protect a fundamental right
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Article Title | The right to silence: using American and European law to protect a fundamental right |
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ERA Journal ID | 33647 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Gray, Anthony |
Journal Title | New Criminal Law Review: an international and interdisciplinary journal |
Journal Citation | 16 (4), pp. 527-567 |
Number of Pages | 41 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | University of California Press |
Place of Publication | Berkeley, CA. United States |
ISSN | 1093-3514 |
1933-4192 | |
1933-4206 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1525/NCLR.2013.0038 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/NCLR.2013.0038 |
Abstract | This article considers how fundamental rights such as the right to silence can be protected in countries without a formal bill of rights. Using Australia as an example of such a country, the article traces a brief history of the right, before pointing out how the Australian case law has allowed legislatures to depart from it, using specific examples. It summarises the extent to which such a right is protected in North American and European law, before considering how such jurisprudence might be applied in Australia and elsewhere to ensure the hard-fought right to silence is preserved. |
Keywords | right to silence; Fifth Amendment; privilege against self-incrimination; evidence; fair trial; due process |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 489999. Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified |
480410. Legal theory, jurisprudence and legal interpretation | |
500202. History and philosophy of law and justice | |
Public Notes | © 2013 The Regents of the University of California. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Law |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q215x/the-right-to-silence-using-american-and-european-law-to-protect-a-fundamental-right
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