Norma relacionada
New Zealand
Practice Relating to Rule 100. Fair Trial Guarantees
Section J. Compelling accused persons to testify against themselves or to confess guilt
New Zealand’s Military Manual (1992) states: “No force of any kind may be imposed upon a prisoner to cause him to plead guilty.”
New Zealand, Interim Law of Armed Conflict Manual, DM 112, New Zealand Defence Force, Headquarters, Directorate of Legal Services, Wellington, November 1992, § 932(2).
The manual further provides: “No one shall be compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt.”
New Zealand, Interim Law of Armed Conflict Manual, DM 112, New Zealand Defence Force, Headquarters, Directorate of Legal Services, Wellington, November 1992, § 1137(4)(f).
The manual also states that in cases of non-international armed conflict, one of the minimum guarantees is: “No accused shall be compelled to testify against himself or to confess his guilt.”
New Zealand, Interim Law of Armed Conflict Manual, DM 112, New Zealand Defence Force, Headquarters, Directorate of Legal Services, Wellington, November 1992, § 1815(4)(f).
