Dershowitz, Alan M.

Is there a right to remain silent? : coercive interrogation and the Fifth Amendment after 9/11 / Alan M. Dershowitz. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xx, 212 p. ; 22 cm. - Inalienable rights series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-204) and index.

What is the right against self-incrimination? -- The Supreme Court's recent decision -- The limits of textual analysis in constitutional interpretation -- The limits of precedent: which way does the "immunity" analogy cut? -- The limits of historical inquiry -- The privilege over time -- The relevance of constitutional policies underlying the right -- A matter of interpretation -- Conclusion: The case for a vibrant privilege in the preventive state.

9780195307795 (hardback : alk. paper) 0195307798 (hardback : alk. paper)

2007043079


Self-incrimination--United States.
Autoincriminación--Estados Unidos.
Right to counsel--United States.
Police questioning--United States.
Civil rights--United States.
Derecho a asesoramiento
La policía cuestiona--Estados Unidos.
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos.

KF 9668 / D438i 2008

345.73/056