num_pages: 144
description: The Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination has slowly evolved into a unique American "right to remain silent." This anthology examines the protection's origins in the English court system, features famous case studies of people who have "pled the Fifth," and examines the future of this special right in the wake of twenty-first century legal developments.
language: English
title: The Right Against Self Incrimination
titlecomplete: The Right Against Self Incrimination (Bill of Rights)
publisher: Greenhaven Press