Quiz: The Right Not to Be Compelled to Confess Guilt or to Testify Against Oneself

1. The right not to be compelled to confess guilt or to testify against oneself means that an individual accused of a crime cannot be forced to provide evidence against themselves or to self-incriminate by testifying against themselves.
2. To which prohibition is the right not to be compelled to confess guilt or to testify against oneself closely linked?
3. A confession or statement obtained through coercion or torture is admissible in court as evidence of guilt.
4. What is the national framework protecting the right not to be compelled to confess guilt or to testify against oneself?
5. Which of the following activities constitute a violation of the right not to be compelled to confess guilt or to testify against oneself?
6. What international instruments protect the right not to be compelled to confess guilt or to testify against oneself?
7. At which stages of the criminal proceedings must the right not to be compelled to confess guilt or to testify against oneself be respected?
8. The prohibition of torture that is encompassed in the right not to be compelled to confess guilt or to testify against oneself is not absolute, meaning that it can be limited.
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