BOOK SECOND
LAWS OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

PART I
OF THE AUTHORITIES TO WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS ENTRUSTED

Title II Of the Court of Magistrates

Sub-title II Of the Court of Magistrates as Court of Criminal

392. (1) The examination of the accused referred to in article 390(1), shall, without threat or promise, and without oath, be made in the following manner:
(a) the court shall ask him his name and surname, his age, his place of birth and abode, his trade, profession or calling, the name and surname of his father and whether his father is alive or dead;
(b) the court shall ask the accused if and what he wishes to reply to the charge.

BOOK SECOND
LAWS OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

PART I
OF THE AUTHORITIES TO WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS ENTRUSTED

Title IV Of the Criminal Court

458. (1) When the case for the prosecution is concluded, the accused shall be asked what he has to state in his defence. He shall have the right to make his defence, either personally or by an advocate, and to call and examine his witnesses in the manner provided in the last preceding article, and to produce any other evidence he may have to offer.

Article 67
Rights of the accused
1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:
(h) To make an unsworn oral or written statement in his or her defence