Origins of the Fifth Amendment
Subtitle: The Right Against Self-Incrimination
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
Published: August 25, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9781566632706
Subjects: Constitutional & administrative law; Freedom of information & freedom of speech; Politics / Current Events; Constitutional Law; History: World; USA; Self-incrimination; Constitutional; Criminal Law - General; History / United States / General; General; History; United States
Description: "Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history and a landmark in the study of constitutional origins, Leonard Levy's now-classic study appears in a new paperback edition. Origins of the Fifth Amendment probes the intentions of the framers of the Fifth Amendment and emphasizes their belief that in a society based upon respect for the individual, it is more important that the accused not unwillingly contribute to his conviction than that the guilty be punished."--BOOK JACKET.