Autor: Adrian ȘANDRU
Publicat în: Revista Dreptul nr. 4/2018
Revistă disponibilă: aici
Cuvinte-cheie: procedură penală; dreptul la tăcere; martor; neautoincriminare; dovezi; proces echitabil;
Right of the witness to not incriminate oneself. Right to silence in the criminal trial
Abstract: This paper appears as a response to the debate created by the new proposals to amend the criminal codes. I believe that a legal debate should start from the fundamental principles of law and be conducted academically, presenting legal arguments and also knowing the comparative law issues related to the topic debated. This is why this paper offers a historical, current and comparative perspective in terms of recognizing the right to silence to the person being heard as a witness in the criminal trial.
Keywords: criminal proceedings; right to silence; witness; non-self-incrimination; evidence; fair trial;