U.S. Supreme Court Limits Self-Incrimination Protection to U.S. Prosecutions

On June 25, 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an individual’s right against self-incrimination does not apply to fear of prosecution in a foreign criminal case in the context of a criminal cooperation case in which the U.S. is the requested state. The decision, which was by a vote of 6-3, has potential implications for a variety of other international criminal cases... [more]