38In that regard, the European Court of Human Rights has observed that, even though Article 6 of the ECHR does not explicitly mention the right to silence, that right is a generally recognised international standard which lies at the heart of the notion of a fair trial. By providing the accused with protection against improper coercion by the authorities, that right contributes to avoiding miscarriages of justice and to securing the aims of Article 6 ECHR (see, to that effect, ECtHR, 8 February 1996, John Murray v. the United Kingdom, CE:ECHR:1996:0208JUD001873191, § 45).
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