Add to ORKGIt is an undeniable fact that dispensation of justice is the primary objective of every legal system. This objective, however, can only be achieved when there is a fair hearing and the accused is granted the right to defend himself against any allegation made against him. Controversy, however, arises when he chooses to keep silent, as to whether this silence means acceptance of the allegation or not. This paper examines the right of the accused to silence, its origin and implication in criminal proceedings. It makes a comparative analysis of the English, Ugandan and Islamic Laws. It draws a conclusion that the right to silence is firmly grounded in the three legal systems, but an inference may be drawn in certain circumstances which might b...
The right to silence, or privilege against self-incrimination, which is protected by the common law,...
This article examines interrogation practices in detail in three systems: the American, the English ...
ThisarticleshedscomparativeandcontextuallightonEuropeanandinternationalhuman rights debates around t...
The so-called right to silence ia a two-fold : in relation to the pre-trial stage (out-of-court) sil...
The right to silence, or the privilege against self-incrimination, has long been recognised as an im...
This paper shows that innocent suspects benefit from exercising the right to silence in criminal pro...
This research focuses on whether the right to silence should have been abolished. The ‘right to sile...
A person's right not to incriminate oneself or to remain silent and not contribute to their own incr...
This paper analyzes the strategic implications of the existence of the right to silence in criminal ...
The right to silence is both a fundamental and a controversial element of the legal process. Suspect...
It is commonly understood that an arrested person has a right to remain silent and that the governme...
The right to remain silent is one of the most important symbols of a fair trial in the accusatorial ...
This article sheds comparative and contextual light on European and international human rights debat...
As the European Court of Human Rights has come to qualify the privilege against self-incrimination a...
Empirical work shows that perceptions of the procedural fairness of the criminal justice system turn...
The right to silence, or privilege against self-incrimination, which is protected by the common law,...
This article examines interrogation practices in detail in three systems: the American, the English ...
ThisarticleshedscomparativeandcontextuallightonEuropeanandinternationalhuman rights debates around t...
The so-called right to silence ia a two-fold : in relation to the pre-trial stage (out-of-court) sil...
The right to silence, or the privilege against self-incrimination, has long been recognised as an im...
This paper shows that innocent suspects benefit from exercising the right to silence in criminal pro...
This research focuses on whether the right to silence should have been abolished. The ‘right to sile...
A person's right not to incriminate oneself or to remain silent and not contribute to their own incr...
This paper analyzes the strategic implications of the existence of the right to silence in criminal ...
The right to silence is both a fundamental and a controversial element of the legal process. Suspect...
It is commonly understood that an arrested person has a right to remain silent and that the governme...
The right to remain silent is one of the most important symbols of a fair trial in the accusatorial ...
This article sheds comparative and contextual light on European and international human rights debat...
As the European Court of Human Rights has come to qualify the privilege against self-incrimination a...
Empirical work shows that perceptions of the procedural fairness of the criminal justice system turn...
The right to silence, or privilege against self-incrimination, which is protected by the common law,...
This article examines interrogation practices in detail in three systems: the American, the English ...
ThisarticleshedscomparativeandcontextuallightonEuropeanandinternationalhuman rights debates around t...