Dreptul la tăcere şi neautoincriminare al martorului

drd. Corina SCARLAT

Şcoala Doctorală de Drept,

Academia de Studii Economice Bucureşti

Avocat, Baroul Ilfov

ABSTRACT

The witness’s right to silence is a new institution in the Code of Criminal Procedure, which refers to his right not to incriminate himself, when he has become suspect or defendant. However, the text of the law on the silence of the witness will have to be supplemented with new provisions meant to ensure the observance of the most important guarantees of a fair trial when the witness, through his statement, may accuse himself.

Keywords: right to silence and non-self-incrimination, witness, right to a fair trial, presumption of innocence, right to defence, guarantees of a fair trial

REZUMAT

Dreptul la tăcere al martorului este o instituţie nouă în Codul de procedură penalăcare, se referă la dreptul acestuia de a nu se autoincrimina, atunci când a avut sau va dobândi calitatea de suspect sau inculpat. Însă, textul de lege cu...