THE PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION A Chameleon of Criminal Procedure

This article revisits the different justifications of the privilege against self-incrimination
and examines two topical issues, the relation between the privilege and documentary
evidence and the applicability of the privilege to corporations, in light of these
justifications. Although the Presumption of Innocence Directive has recently addressed
these two issues, several lingering uncertainties remain.