Number: 98-490 Title: FIFTH AMENDMENT PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION: MAY IT BE EXTENDED IN CASES WHERE ONLY A FOREIGN PROSECUTION IS POSSIBLE? Authors: Paul S. Wallace, Jr., American Law Division Abstract: Several courts in the various circuits have considered whether the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination applies to fear of incrimination in foreign countries, and they have come to divergent conclusions. The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in United States v. Balsys, and will decide the issue of whether a witness can invoke the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in which only a foreign prosecution is possible. Pages: 5 Date: Updated July 16, 1998