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Article 38

第三十八条

No person shall be compelled to testify against himself.

何人も、自己に不利益な供述を強要されない。

Confession made under compulsion, torture or threat, or after prolonged arrest or detention shall not be admitted in evidence.

強制、拷問若しくは脅迫による自白又は不当に長く抑留若しくは拘禁された後の自白は、これを証拠とすることができない。

No person shall be convicted or punished in cases where the only proof against him is his own confession.

何人も、自己に不利益な唯一の証拠が本人の自白である場合には、有罪とされ、又は刑罰を科せられない。

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