PUBLICATIONS
October 1, 2001
The Right to Silence: International Norms and Domestic Realities
Access to Justice / Justice Efficiency
The Right to Silence: International Norms and Domestic Realities
DATE
October 1, 2001
AUTHORS
Eileen Skinnider, Frances Gordon
YEARS
2001
POLICIES
Access to Justice / Justice Efficiency
The Right to Silence: International Norms and Domestic Realities
With the growing debate of the relevance of the right to silence, this paper examines what it means according to international norms and reviews its practical implementation in various domestic jurisdictions. This examination reveals that in exercising this right, there are different issues and debates that arise about the right to silence during police investigations (pre-trial) and during the trial itself (at trial). Furthermore, the examination reveals that the debate about the nature of the right to silence appears to fall into two categories.
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