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%—