'Rights during investigation - arbitrary arrest or detention and deprivation of liberty' in document 'Costa Rica Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA

TITLE IV - INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND GUARANTEES

ARTICLE 37. No one may be detained without substantiated evidence of having committed an offense or without a written order issued by the judge or the authority in charge of maintaining public order, unless the person concerned is a fugitive from justice or is caught in the act; but in all cases, he shall be placed at the disposition of a competent judge within a peremptory period of twenty-four hours.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA

TITLE IV - INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND GUARANTEES

ARTICLE 39. No one shall be made to suffer a penalty except for crime, unintentional tort or misdemeanor punishable by previous law, and in virtue of final judgment entered by competent authority, after opportunity has been given to the defendant to plead his defense, and upon the necessary proof of guilt.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:
(d) Shall not be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention, and shall not be deprived of his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established in this Statute