Compelled Decryption of a Mobile Phone - The Right Against Self-Incrimination in Minteh v. France Escobar Veas, Javier Author aut (orcid)0000-0001-9266-0396 Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-06-30 eng
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 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 Escobar Veas, Javier Article 6 ECHR EU Minteh v. France decryption self-incrimination EU 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/compelled-decryption-of-phone/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/c3a237eaf8049fd3 260630 10.59704/c3a237eaf8049fd3 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)