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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Eileen Skinnider

Senior Associate

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Frances Gordon

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