http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/c3a237eaf8049fd3 https://verfassungsblog.de/compelled-decryption-of-phone/ Compelled Decryption of a Mobile Phone - The Right Against Self-Incrimination in Minteh v. France Escobar Veas, Javier eng 2026-06-30 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Article 6 ECHR EU Minteh v. France decryption self-incrimination EU Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In Minteh v. France, decided in May 2026, the ECtHR held that compelling a suspect to reveal the password to a mobile phone does not violate the right against self-incrimination. And while courts across jurisdictions have adopted different frameworks, the ECtHR unanimously found no violation. In my view, rather than analyzing whether evidence exists independently of the suspect’s will, courts should explore whether the defendant is compelled to actively participate. This approach would tackle why compelling defendants to reveal their passwords is different from taking their fingerprints.