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.”
The manual further provides: “No one shall be compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt.”
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.”