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A silence procedure, tacit consent [1] or tacit acceptance procedure [2] (French: procédure d'approbation tacite; Latin: qui tacet consentire videtur, "he who is silent is taken to agree", "silence implies/means consent") is a way of formally adopting texts, often, but not exclusively, in an international political context.
Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. 370 (2010), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that, unless and until a criminal suspect explicitly states that they are relying on their right to remain silent, their voluntary statements may be used in court and police may continue to question them.
However, the way a policy, guideline, or procedure grows and is refined is quite different from introduction of a whole new one. Tweaks to existing ones are usually made by discussions (such as an RfC ) on the affected talk page or at WP:Village pump (policy) , or even sometimes by bold edits.
In the United States, the Miranda warning is a type of notification customarily given by police to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) advising them of their right to silence and, in effect, protection from self-incrimination; that is, their right to refuse to answer questions or provide information to law enforcement or other officials.
The right to silence in Australia is the protection given to a person during criminal proceedings from adverse consequences of remaining silent. It is sometimes referred to as the privilege against self-incrimination .
The right to silence during questioning and trial was changed substantially in the 1990s. The right had already been reduced for those accused of terrorist offences, or questioned by the Serious Fraud Office or the Royal Ulster Constabulary , but in 1994 the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act modified the right to silence for any person ...
In 1980 the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) was passed as an attempt to deal with the conflict, especially the problem of graymail. The silent witness rule (SWR) is a further attempt. [1] By 2011 the government had only attempted to use the rule a handful of times, often unsuccessfully: [1] United States v.
Pages in category "Silence" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. ... Silence procedure; Q. Quaker meeting (game) Quakers; R. Radio silence;