The right to silence
treatment in German and American law
Keywords:
Right to silence, Self-incrimination, Interrogation, Duty to instruct, Due process of lawAbstract
The article examines the treatment of the right to silence in German and American law, starting from the definition of the purposes of criminal procedure and the dual position of the accused as subject and object of the proceeding. The exposition reconstructs the legal foundation of the right to silence in German law, based on the right of personality and human dignity, and analyzes prohibited interrogation methods, the duty to instruct, its beneficiaries, the moment of its configuration and the scope of the privilege. The investigation examines the judicial appraisal of silence and, in American law, the right to silence at trial and in police interrogation, with emphasis on Miranda v. Arizona. The text concludes that criminal procedure is a seismograph of the Constitution.
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