Freedom Not to Speak

by Haig A. Bosmajian

Hotly contested and vigorously defended since it was first written into the Bill of Rights, freedom of speech is a basic right that all Americans hold dear. But what of the freedom not to speak? Should, for instance, a special prosecutor be able to compel a mother to testify about, and incriminate, her own daughter? The freedom not to speak is an implicit "right" that holds great relevance for all of us-the freedom not to speak when...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814712975
• ISBN13: 9780814712979
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"