Origins of the Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history and a landmark in the study of constitutional origins Leonard Levys now-classic study appears in a new paperback edition. Origins of the Fifth Amendment probes the intentions of the framers of the Fifth Amendment and emphasizes their belief that in a society based upon respect for the individual it is more important that the accused not unwillingly contribute to his conviction than that the guilty be punished.