Country Foundations

Protection from self-incrimination

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 11. In the US Constitution: 5th Amendment.

Note on this measure. CCP names this variable MIRANDA — a US doctrine that became a global coding category.

Constitutions declaring it
80 / 158
US declares it
100%
US practices it
no measure

What the text actually says

Passages tagged with this topic, from the Constitute Project.

United States
Amendment V

Amendment V No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

South Africa

Everyone who is arrested for allegedly committing an offence has the right- to remain silent;

Every accused person has a right to a fair trial, which includes the right- to be presumed innocent, to remain silent, and not to testify during the proceedings;

Country by country

CountryDeclaredPracticed
Albania100%
Angola100%
Argentina100%
Armenia100%
Azerbaijan100%
Bangladesh100%
Barbados100%
Belarus100%
Bolivia100%
Botswana100%
Brazil100%
Bulgaria100%
Canada100%
Cape Verde100%
Chile100%
Colombia100%
Costa Rica100%
Croatia100%
Cuba100%
Dominican Republic100%
Ecuador100%
Egypt100%
El Salvador100%
Equatorial Guinea100%
Estonia100%
Eswatini100%
Ethiopia100%
Fiji100%
Georgia100%
Ghana100%
Guatemala100%
Guyana100%
Haiti100%
Honduras100%
India100%
Jamaica100%
Japan100%
Kazakhstan100%
Kenya100%
Kosovo100%
Lesotho100%
Liberia100%
Lithuania100%
Malawi100%
Maldives100%
Malta100%
Mauritius100%
Mexico100%
Mongolia100%
Montenegro100%
Morocco100%
Namibia100%
Nepal100%
Nicaragua100%
Nigeria100%
North Macedonia100%
Pakistan100%
Panama100%
Papua New Guinea100%
Paraguay100%